Pet Shop Boys
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Biography
[Edit]Post-modern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful groups of their era with cheeky, smart, and utterly danceable music. Always remaining one step ahead of their contemporaries, the British duo navigated the constantly shifting landscape of modern dance-pop with rare grace and intelligence, moving easily from disco to house to techno with their own distinctive image remaining completely intact. Satiric and irreverent — yet somehow strangely affecting — they also transcended the seeming disposability of their craft, offering wry and thoughtful cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of au courant synth washes and drum-machine rhythms.
Pet Shop Boys formed in London in August 1981, when vocalist Neil Tennant (a former editor at Marvel Comics who later gained some recognition as a journalist for Smash Hits magazine) first met keyboardist Chris Lowe (a onetime architecture student) at an electronics shop. Discovering a shared passion for dance music and synthesizers, they immediately decided to start a band. After dubbing themselves Pet Shop Boys in honor of friends who worked in such an establishment — while also obliquely nodding to the sort of names prevalent among the New York City hip-hop culture of the early '80s — the duo's career first took flight in 1983, when Tennant met producer Bobby "O" Orlando while on a writing assignment. Orlando produced their first single, 1984's "West End Girls." The song was a minor hit in the U.S. but went nowhere in Britain, and its follow-up, "One More Chance," was also unsuccessful.
Upon signing to EMI, Pet Shop Boys issued 1985's biting "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." When it too failed to attract attention, the duo's future appeared grim, but Tennant and Lowe then released an evocative new Stephen Hague production of "West End Girls," which became an international chart-topper. Its massive success propelled Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut LP, Please, into the Top Ten, and when "Opportunities" was subsequently reissued, it too became a hit. Disco, a collection of dance remixes, was quickly rushed into stores, and in 1987 the duo resurfaced with the superb Actually, which launched two more Top Ten smashes — "It's a Sin" and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," a duet between Tennant and the great Dusty Springfield. Later that year, "Always on My Mind," a lovely cover of the perennial Elvis Presley standard, reached number one in several countries and the Top Ten in the U.S. A documentary film titled It Couldn't Happen Here was released one year later.
In October 1988, Pet Shop Boys issued their third studio LP, the eclectic Introspective. "Domino Dancing" and "Left to My Own Devices" both reached the Top Ten in Great Britain. The following year, Pet Shop Boys collaborated with a variety of performers, most notably Liza Minnelli, for whom they produced the 1989 LP Results. They also produced material for Springfield, and Tennant joined New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in the group Electronic, scoring a hit with the single "Getting Away with It." Tennant and Lowe reconvened in 1990 for the muted, downcast Behavior, produced by Harold Faltermeyer. Their hit medley of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was released in 1991, and was followed in 1993 by Very, lauded as among the duo's finest efforts to date.
After a three-year absence, Pet Shop Boys resurfaced with Bilingual, a fluid expansion into Latin rhythms. Nightlife followed in 1999 and sparked the dance club hit "New York City Boy," whose success allowed the group to tour the U.S. for the first time in eight years. While on tour, the duo also collaborated with playwright Jonathan Harvey on a musical surrounding gay life and societal criticisms, which the three had been planning since 1997. Closer to Heaven made its West End debut in 2001 and had a successful run for most of the year; Pet Shop Boys' score of the original cast recording was also a hit in the U.K. They still had time to make a record for themselves, too — in April 2002, Tennant and Lowe issued Release, and Disco 3 was compiled for release the following year.
Pet Shop Boys continued releasing material throughout the decade's latter half. In 2005, they put together a volume of the Back to Mine series and released their soundtrack designed to accompany the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin, a soundtrack they'd performed a year earlier at a free concert/screening in Trafalgar Square. A year later, they issued Fundamental, a mature, sometimes political album produced by Trevor Horn. The live album Concrete: In Concert at the Mermaid Theatre appeared at the end of the year, and Yes — a collaborative effort with the production crew Xenomania — marked the band's tenth studio effort in March 2009. While playing shows in support of that album, Pet Shop Boys also released a hits compilation, Party, to coincide with the Brazilian leg of their tour. In 2010, the tour was documented on the CD/DVD release Pandemonium, and another greatest-hits compilation, Ultimate, arrived.
Their 2011 effort, The Most Incredible Thing, was a two-disc ballet score composed for the Sadler's Wells Theater in London, while 2012's Format rounded up the duo's B-sides and bonus tracks from the years 1996-2009. Also in 2012, the duo released the sports-themed single "Winner" and performed the track at the 2012 Olympics Summer Games, held that year in their hometown of London. The track landed on that year's album Elysium, which was produced by Kanye West affiliate Andrew Dawson. Stuart Price (Madonna, Seal, Kylie Minogue) was the producer of 2013's Electric, an album that featured no ballads, just dance tracks. In May of 2014, the duo announced more original music, this a concert piece scheduled for a July date at Royal Albert Hall, commemorating British codebreaker Alan Turing and including the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Title: BBC 6 Music Artist Collection / Pet Shop Boys At The BBC (Long Single Mix)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: UltraTraxx Remixes Side (CD2)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Title: Actually: Further Listening 1987-1988 (Remastered)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Pop
Title: Disco 2
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: UltraTraxx Remixes Side (CD1)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Title: I'm In Love With a German Filmstar (Radio Edit) - Single
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: PopArt: The Hits (Remastered)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Bilingual
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: A Man From The Future
Artist: Pet Shop Boys, The BBC Concert Orchestra
Genre: Electronica, Synth Pop, Classical
Title: Pandemonium (Live at the O2 Arena, London, 21 December 2009)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Pop
Title: Nightlife
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Fundamentalism
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Release
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Say It To Me Stuart Price Alternative Mix (Single)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Electronica, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Discovery (Live In Rio 1994, 2021 Remaster)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Title: Hotspot (Special Edition) (CD2)
Artist: ΟΡΓΑΝΙΚΟ / ORGANIKO, Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Hotspot (Special Edition) (CD1)
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Collections
Title: Synthpop Classics
Genre: Electro, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Why - We Love The 90s
Genre: Pop
Title: DMC Producer Mixes Pete Maude (Vol. 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: All Out 80s (CD2)
Title: DMC Essential Hits 206
Title: DMC DJ Promo 278 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Totally 80's Summer Hits (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Iconic 80s Party
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 037 - Pop Dance
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 070 - Covers
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 099 - Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Running To The 80s
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Born In The 70s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Everybody’s Gay - Pride Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Top Tracks
Title: 80er - Alle Hits | Mixtape
Genre: Pop
Title: All Stars Disco Vol. 2 In New Versions 2022
Genre: Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Hits Cultes / Hits Cultes 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Fanatics Synthpop 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Getting Away With It - 90's Best 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Still Cool: 80s 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 90s Top Tracks 2022
Genre: Pop
Title: Hot 90s Hits 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Hits All Over - 99 Classics 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD7)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD8)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Bravo Hits Party-80er 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All Out 80's 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Bravo Hits Party - 80er (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 80s Pop 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 80s Pop 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 80s Pop 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 80s Pop 2022 (CD6)
Genre: Pop
Title: 90s In The Meantime 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Object Of My Desire - 80s Finest 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 90s Pop 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 90s Pop 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deep Dive: 90s Pop 2022 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: UK Christmas Number 1s 2022
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Some 90s 2023
Title: Absolute 90's 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Blinded By The Light (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Some 80s Hits 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Time Capsule The 90's 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The 80's 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Hyggelige 80'er Hits 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Finest Hits
Title: Forever Young Classic 80's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 250 DJ Loaded - Edition Warmed 2023 (CD4)
Genre: House
Title: 90er - 100 Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Lost And Found 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Lost & Found 2023 (CD1)
Title: 80s Finest Dance 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90er Pop Perlen 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90's Super Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90s Road Trip 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Best Songs: The 90s 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90's Super Hits (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Country House Classic 90's 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: DMC DJ Promo 291 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Major Tom - Major 80's Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pride Parade 2023: LGBTQ Dance Anthems
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Retro All Time Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80er Hymnen 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: This Is The 90's 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Happy Nineties 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Featuring albums
Title: In and Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Star 69 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Artist: Star 69 Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Gold: Dusty Springfield
Artist: Dusty Springfield
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: Star 69 Presents: Let's Go Chumbo! (Mixed By Superchumbo)
Artist: Superchumbo
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Electrospective: Electronic Music Since 1958
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Defected Presents House Masters - Frankie Knuckles
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Five Point One (The Mark Reeder 2.0 Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Defected Presents The Closing Party Ibiza 2013
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Bronson (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Defected Presents House Masters - Frankie Knuckles
Artist: Frankie Knuckles
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Psycho (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest Hits & Remixes (CD2)
Artist: Lady Gaga
Genre: Electronica, Progressive House, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: The Power Of Classic Rock (CD2)
Artist: London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
Genre: Symphonic Rock
Title: DjPaulT's Maniacal 80's Halloween Party Vol. 2
Artist: At The Gates
Genre: Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Title: Fetenhits - The Rare Maxi Classics (CD1)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Electro, Disco, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Top Radio Songs (CD1)
Artist: Best Of Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Synth Pop
Title: "O" Records Classics (Volume One: Passion)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: In and Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 1990-2010 (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Fifty-Two Years - The Complete Singles (CD09)
Artist: David Bowie
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: I Love Lady Gaga Volume 1
Artist: Lady Gaga
Genre: Eurodance, Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Reggae, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Its The 90s
Artist: Woo-Hoo
Genre: Rock, Punk, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Blinded by the Light (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The 80s
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Electro, New Wave, Latin, Italo Disco, Synth Pop