[Introspective] Final results of poll on PSB with greatest "aesthetic dissonance" with its singles

[Wayne Studer]

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my 
site visitors to choose the Pet Shop Boys albums that, in their opinion, 
have the greatest "aesthetic dissonance" in quality with their extracted 
singles. That is, what was the "best" album considering its relatively 
disappointing singles, and what was the "weakest" album considering its 
comparatively high-quality singles? And the albums that received the most 
votes were:

* "Yes," chosen by 24.4% of the voters as the "best" album compared to its 
singles, and
* "Release," chosen by 21.9% of the voters as the "weakest" album compared 
to its singles.

Interestingly, "Release" beat out "Yes" as the album that received the most 
votes in the two categories put together. So, from that perspective, 
"Release" might be considered the PSB album with the greatest aesthetic 
dissonance from its singles.

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

My new poll for the week ahead is pretty simple and straightforward compared 
to last week's. I'm simply wondering whether you're planning to buy (or have 
already ordered) the two-CD set of the Boys' ballet score "The Most 
Incredible Thing" when it's released next month. Please take a moment to 
make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page.

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

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