[Introspective] Final results of poll on whether PSB should give up on singles

[Wayne Studer]

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my 
site visitors whether the Pet Shop Boys should give up on releasing singles 
and should instead focus just on albums and other more "ambitious" or 
"experimental" projects. And, perhaps not surprisingly, the overwhelming 
majority response was:

* "No, they should continue to release singles just as they always have," 
chosen by a whopping 71.2% of the voters.

To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at 
http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Survey Results" button in 
the (newly designed )left navigation bar.

My new poll for the week ahead stems from a trend in recent years of artists 
performing "album concerts" -- that is, a show in which they perform one of 
their "classic" albums in its entirety, from beginning to end, more or less 
"verbatim." (These shows rarely if ever consist solely of that one album; 
rather, the "album performance" serves as the "centerpiece" of the concert, 
with the rest of the show more conventionally consisting of other songs 
taken from throughout the artist's career.) So I'm wondering whether you 
would like it if the Pet Shop Boys were to stage such a show, or even an 
entire tour of such shows (recorded, of course, for the benefit of those who 
can't make it to a live performance) -- and, if so, which of their studio 
albums you would like for them to perform in this way. Please take a moment 
to make your choice right there on my home page. And thanks to Dan Newton, 
not really for suggesting this question but rather for the email exchange 
that inspired this idea!

Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you 
all have a terrific week ahead!

Wayne
http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm