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Release

Pet Shop Boys Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Home And Dry
2 I Get Along
3 Birthday Boy
4 London
5 E-Mail
6 The Samurai In Autumn
7 Love Is A Catastrophe
8 Here
9 The Night I Fell In Love
10 You Choose

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The Pet Shop Boys eighth studio album Release, though not the rock album it was purported to be, does have enough guitar (courtesy of ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr) and percussion to create a sound that's as sumptuous as it is unexpected. It may raise a few snooty eyebrows among synth purists, but this twosome has never really been an electronic band in the purest sense. Neil Tennant's voice is less nasal than it's often been, and the occasional use of that now ubiquitous vocal-wobbling effect (thanks, Cher) actually works very well with his trademarked, introspective-yet-precious lyrics. While there are no big sing-along anthems here, and nothing that screams "single" (with the exception of the Beatles-esque "I Get Along"), almost all of the 10 tracks are the kind of inventive pop that many better-selling artists seem incapable of producing these days. It's a return to the form that went slightly iffy somewhere between Behavior and Nightlife, and deserves to catapult Pet Shop Boys back to the top of the album charts for a very long time. Unfortunately, it's probably too clever for such a happy fate. --Rikki Price

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.45 inches; 3.74 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sanctuary Records
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 23, 2002
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sanctuary Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000657ZC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 138 ratings

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jlshopping
5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth, Polished, Pet Shop Boys
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2002
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After reviewing many of these reviews, I had to speak my mind. I own every single Pet Shop Boys(PSB) Album as well as countless CD singles and have to say that "Release" is one of their best albums. As many have stated, it is quite different, more guitar & vocal driven than techno-pop as they are know for. However, that is what makes this album so interesting and unique. This album reminds me of the "Behavior" album which is my favorite and best album PSB has released. It is sophisticated, has amazing melodies. After listening to "Home and Dry", I had to listen to it over and over and over again as I believe it is one of the best PSB songs they have ever written. It is hypnotic and rhytmic and an amazing smooth sound thatk makes you hit the repeat button again. "Autumn in Sumarai" is a great song as well, much more catchy & dance compared to the rest of the album but incredible. "London" is a fantastic song w/ great guitar rhythm and melody. Many of the other songs take a few times to really grow on you but if you are anywhere near a Pet Shop Boys fan, this is a album you need to get. I got the 2-disc set and am please to say it is well worth it, esp given the extra versions of "Home & Dry". Many of the negative reviewers of this album do not know what they are talking about and are not true PSB fans. These guys have been producing hits for close to 2 decades(20yrs); how many groups have been able to survive let alone be successful that long. Thank God PSB are experimenting and trying new things in their music but still sticking to some of their best basics which people identify them with. They did have some slow patches in the late 90s but how can one say an album like "Very" in 93 was not amazing. Go Out and Buy This Album and Relax and Enjoy It. Perfect music to put on your CD player in a convertible or open your moon roof and hit the road on a sunny day!
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Jeffery Mingo
4.0 out of 5 stars Please don't underestimate the bonus CD, actually!
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2002
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Originally, I was disappointed by the bonus CD. I thought it was just a hodgepodge of motley offerings to concede to dance music fans that PSB hasn't totally abandoned their forte. I was especially saddened because it did not stand up to the excellent bonus CD "Relentless" from almost a decade ago.
However, I was listening to the disc last night and I finally saw the light! Recently, I went to a PSB concert in Chicago where Neil kept referring to his band as the "new Pet Shop Boys." This is validated by this CD. I now see that there is a logic and sequence to the bonus CD. It proves that they can still make hardcore dance music, but it testifies to where they are heading. They haven't abandoned the genre. Instead, they are moving in more ambient and "chill-out" directions. On the bonus CD, Neil has also improved his falsetto. I found myself enjoying every selection. At this point, I enjoy the bonus CD more than the main disc! Do not underestimate its worth!
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Jack
5.0 out of 5 stars A solid reinvention
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2002
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Release makes PSB's previous album, Nightlife, look and sound like the dog's breakfast it truly was. Instead of throwing everything in the mix of maudlin ballads and iffy techno, and casting around for yet another interesting "look", Release presents PSB as 2 greying elder statesmen of pop (just check the inside back cover of the album's insert and the video of Home and Dry) - and because of the music, it works. It's surprising how good Release is. Without once relinquishing their unashamed aspiration for commercial success, PSB trim all the fat and present an album of beautifully produced, consistently tuneful songs. Nearly all the reviews have noted how much Johnny Marr's guitar features in all the songs, but the PSB trademark electronic sound is still strongly present; most of the sonic squiggles have been abandoned for a more subtle and subdued framework. It makes PSB again sound relevant and modern, something Nightlife conspicuously failed to do. A reminder of how scattered their approach has been in the last few years comes with the limited edition's bonus disc. Collected from disparate releases, it lurches from banal ballad to sub-par dance track, and is a schizophrenic listening experience. As usual, though, Release's design and packaging is up to PSB's usual standard: all shiny and modern, and ready to deteriorate at the first touch.
It's pretty unlikely Release will be a huge commercial success this late in their career, but it's good to hear there's still some juice in this duo.
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DonMac
5.0 out of 5 stars Different, but really beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2002
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Okay, I admit it - I am one of those PSB freaks. I tend to love all of their stuff - to different degrees. This CD is a bit of departure for them ... think Rent with trickly keyboards, light vocoder touches, personal, almost sweeter lyrics and some jangly guitar. It really is something! It may require a few listens, but if you like the boys and their dreamier stuff, you will like this. High spots: Home & Dry, I get Along, London, Love is a Catastrophe and You Choose.
CD2 has some neat extra cuts (particularly Sexy Northerner and Always.) Break4Love if you haven't heard it is fun - a hoot if you rmember the original RAZE version. Oh, and there is a very long, very dreamy, beautiful mix of Closer to Heaven from Nightlife.
Just saw them in Boston - they had a band. Guitars, drums ... unbelievable. An excellent show. They seem more relaxed and comfortable on stage. Try to catch the tour if you can.
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Paul Christensen
3.0 out of 5 stars not your typical PSB album
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2002
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As a die-hard PetShopBoys fan (I own every album and more than half the limited edition singles they've released over the years in the US and England), I was looking forward to their latest release.
Alas, it's a good pop album, but not great. Definitely not consistent with the up-beat standards one comes to expect from Niel and Chris. Ironically, what I consider to be the best track (Sexy Northerner) is not on the album at all - but on the bonus CD.
If you LOVE the PetShopBoys, you'll LIKE this album. I keep trying to like it - I've played it through about 10 times in the past week, but in my opinion it's near the bottom of their barrel.
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Cathy B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021
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Love the cd.
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Paolo sirtoli
3.0 out of 5 stars Bel disco
Reviewed in Italy on August 14, 2023
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Questo CD release insieme a disco 3 entrambi del 2002 fanno insieme ricordiamoci anche alla compilation sempre coeva, un'anno molto buono
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DAVID ANDRADA CALDERON
5.0 out of 5 stars Un álbum en CD que no puede faltar.
Reviewed in Spain on August 25, 2021
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Un álbum en CD que no puede faltar en la colección del magnífico grupo Pet Shop Boys. La entrega muy bien envuelta y cuidada. Muy contento.
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Autonome
5.0 out of 5 stars Pet Shop Boys, leaner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2014
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Three years after "Nightlife", an album rich in production value but reasonably poor musically, and just three months after the very colourful (and successful) CD from the musical "Closer to Heaven", the Pet Shop Boys decided to come back to something a bit more intimate, just "Neil and Chris in the studio" with a lot of guitar (Johnny Marr plays on six tracks out of ten).
The result is "Release", a lean and mean (45 minutes of music exactly) album, which is overall very beautiful musically but which is, despite appearances, also quite rich in production values.

Despite percussionist Jodie Linscott being credited on eight tracks, it is sometimes difficult to make out real instruments from electronics and, as always with the Boys, there is a lot to listen to on every track. Therefore I do not abide by the cliché on this album that the Boys restrained the production to emphasise the music. On the contrary, there is a more discreet (but still very potent) production enhancing the superb musical qualities of the album.

Where to start? First, Neil Tennant's lyric are this time spot on. By focusing on stories and feelings as opposed to the back and forth between two lovers fighting in "Nightlife", Tennant is back in top form and gives a wonderful range of song lyrics, from cinematic stories ("London", "The night I fell in love", "Birthday Boy") to very accute introspection ("love is a catastrophe", "I get along") through communication between people ("email", "you choose", "Here"). All the songs are superbly written.

But the triumph is also musical. The first single, "Home and Dry" (including a chord inspired from The Police's "Every breath you take") is a beautiful ballad and so is "I get along". "London" should be a war cry from all the foreign talents who decided to move to London to live the dream - and PSBs express this very well. "E-mail" is a very successful and sweet ballad, while "love is a catastrophe", with its haunting chords, ranks among the saddest songs PSBs have ever written. The best song in the album is probably "Here", a very catchy tune while "The night I fell in love" is a very complex song hidden under a very efficient melody. Its reasonably disturbing subject matters (homosexuality, potentially pedophilia, hypocrisy) are addressed under a very sweet and gentle ballad: highly recommended.

In typical Pet Shop Boys fashion, one will have to admire the details, as always: the booklet and the CD box are a class of their own, while the album's songs are themselves perfectly arranged. Also the order of the songs is very well-chosen: in-between ballads and more introspective songs, the Boys have inserted a very efficient dance romp, almost fully instrumental: the great "Samurai in autumn". The only slight disappointment will be "Birthday boy" a little too abstract and convoluted for my taste.

With this album, their best since "Very-Relentless", the Boys, like the eponymous Samurai, can confidently say that really things are not as difficult as they could be.

Well done boys, and keep it up.
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parismatch
5.0 out of 5 stars PSB癒しのフォークソングアルバム！！
Reviewed in Japan on July 21, 2007
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前作Nightlifeのダークな雰囲気が少々なじまなかったボクですが、
このReleaseは、ぴったり心に入り込みました！！
彼ら特有のピコピコサウンドは控え目で、メロディの美しさをストレートに伝える曲が満載です。
近年のライブでも、ニールがフォークギター１本の弾き語りで淡々と歌う、
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunkの素晴らしさは特筆でしたが、
正にその雰囲気がアルバム全体に漂っています。
PopArtから外された名曲Londonも入っています。
で、どうせ買うんなら、他の方がオススメのとおりこのボーナスCD付きがいいですよ！！
シングルSexy Northerner、Break 4 Love、
そしてCloser To Heaven (Slow Version)なんてのもコレクションできます。
更に、PCビデオHome And Dryも楽しめますね！！
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Smallone365
5.0 out of 5 stars Rebrought
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2023
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Rebrought due to scratch on disc still an excellent album second time round dispute being 26 years old.
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