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Product Identifiers

Record LabelParlophone

UPC0724385310225

eBay Product ID (ePID)21050141275

Product Key Features

Release Year1996

FormatCD

LanguageEnglish

Era1990s

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Alternative, Rock

TypeAlbum

ArtistPet Shop Boys

Release TitleBilingual

Additional Product Features

Guest ArtistJohnny Marr

Country/Region of ManufactureEngland

Additional InformationLatin-influenced and as lush as ever, the Boys' sixth album shows they aren't afraid to stretch and incorporate new sounds.

Reviews4 Stars - Excellent - "...Where once there were gleaming surfaces, there are whistles, infectious percussion and sensual jazz chords straight from a cantina in Sao Paulo....a bold step for the Pet Shop Boys and, happily, it works almost unreservedly...", "The eighth album of slick-as-a-mirror-ball pop from this droll British duo relies as much on melody as rhythm or the Boys' trademark irony, making this a near-perfect album for converting discophobes to the pleasures of dance music..." - Rating: B+, 8 (out of 10) - "...they take us to a new setting...invested in some of the rhythmic knowledge of the South Americans they met on their '94 tour....Tennant's singing like a man who's reached a certain age and feels good/bad/guilty about it....seldom has their music sounded so rich...", 8 - Very Good - "...Tennant may be too much the cynic to buy into pop platitudes, but he's also too much a realist to think ironic detachment can sustain life. So he remains fluent in both languages--and ends up with astonishingly eloquent songs.", 3-1/2 Stars - Good/Excellent - "...The quintessential '80s act...have stuck to their guns and refused to defer to passing '90s fads. While their peers would have gone trip-hop by now, Lowe and Tennant have stayed true to their disco-pop sensibility...", "...`Why would intelligent English musicians want to concern themselves with impassioned Eurodisco?...' BILINGUAL has no place in any such dialogue. The duo's ability to soil a perfectly good disco stomper by dropping in The Chord Of Mourning is well-known to fans who bought the achingly autumnal BEHAVIOUR. They've honed it to a fine art here..."