[Introspective] Oppressive (The Best Gay Possible)

[PaulDj]

On 9/3/14 7:07 AM, Wayne Studer wrote:
> As you probably know by now, a brand new Pet Shop Boys track titled "Oppressive (The
> Best Gay Possible)" -- and absolutely authentic -- appeared yesterday (Saturday)
> on SoundCloud. (Here's the link:
> https://soundcloud.com/rory-brendan/the-best-gay-possible.)

I genuinely wonder: how is it possible that our Boys manage to have such a 
distinctive sound?

Take this song as an example.
I'm not gonna lie, at the very beginning -the first 6 seconds- it would be next 
to impossible to recognize anyone's style.
But then, 7 seconds into it, the strings kick off, and IMMEDIATELY -right there- 
my brain thinks "Pet Shop Boys".
Then the kick drum. I keep thinking PSB.
And then at 1m12s the tone convinces me, this is a PSB song.
No need to wait until 2m, to hear Neil.

How come no other band comes close to this sound/style?

-- 
PaulDj