From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Aug 1 22:10:15 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 22:10:15 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on listening to all of PSB albums or skipping tracks Message-ID: <710EB7A07B3E4A0B8C295D8126A28DA7@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors, for each of various Pet Shop Boys albums, whether they were more likely to listen to it all the way through without skipping any tracks or to skip one or more tracks when listening to it. And the results were, interestingly enough, divided evenly between the two groups: * A majority or plurality of voters indicated they more often listened all the way through the following nine PSB albums: Behaviour (with the largest percentage of voters at 68.6%), Actually, Very, Electric, Please, Introspective, Yes, Fundamental, and Relentless. * A majority or plurality indicated they more often skipped one or more tracks of these nine PSB albums: Disco 2 (with the largest percentage of voters at 59.2%), Format, Disco 3, Release, Elysium, Nightlife, Alternative, Disco, and Bilingual. To see the details, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is inspired by a posting recently on the Pet Shop Boys' official Facebook page, in which they asked fans whether they have attended more than just one of their Electric Tour shows. So this made me wonder about your interests and behavior in this regard -- not specifically concerning the Electric Tour, but about PSB tours in general. If you have an opportunity to attend more than one show on any given PSB tour, are you more inclined to attend multiple shows, or just one? So please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. By the way, on account of other personal commitments next weekend, this poll will run one day longer than usual, concluding next Monday rather than next Sunday. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Aug 6 20:03:36 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 20:03:36 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on attending just one or multiple shows on PSB tours Message-ID: Hey there! This is a little different from my usual reminder about the upcoming conclusion of my poll this week in that tomorrow (Saturday) will NOT be the last day of this survey. Rather, it's running one day longer than usual on account of personal scheduling issues. So this poll -- which asks whether, given the opportunity, you're more inclined to attend just one show on any given Pet Shop Boys tour or to attend multiple shows -- will end on Monday instead of Sunday. Then, on Monday, I will post the final results and launch a new survey for the week ahead (which will therefore run one day *shorter* than usual). Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Aug 6 20:13:40 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 20:13:40 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on attending just one or multiple shows on PSB tours Message-ID: <4829759BDE034D138577B0B1ECD1ADC7@COMP8> P.S. -- I forgot to include my usual invitation to vote in the poll. So, if you haven't done so already, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. One little deviation from the norm and I screw up. I'm such a creature of habit. ;-) Wayne -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Studer Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2015 8:03 PM To: introspective at lists.jameslick.com Subject: Poll ends soon on attending just one or multiple shows on PSB tours Hey there! This is a little different from my usual reminder about the upcoming conclusion of my poll this week in that tomorrow (Saturday) will NOT be the last day of this survey. Rather, it's running one day longer than usual on account of personal scheduling issues. So this poll -- which asks whether, given the opportunity, you're more inclined to attend just one show on any given Pet Shop Boys tour or to attend multiple shows -- will end on Monday instead of Sunday. Then, on Monday, I will post the final results and launch a new survey for the week ahead (which will therefore run one day *shorter* than usual). Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Sat Aug 8 11:04:57 2015 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:04:57 -0500 Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 Message-ID: Hi peoples, I've been listening to a set of live tracks from the Release era that I've had on my HD for some time. It's from BBC Radio 2, date 2002 04 06; I assume this performance was along with their university tour of the UK at the time. It includes great versions of Was it worth it? and Birthday boy, among a set of 11 songs and an intro (12 files total). I noticed my files are only 112kbps, which is kind of odd and inferior. Could anyone share better quality of these with me, purrlease? If you're after something unusual audio or visual let me know; I have a decent collection, mostly well organized and labelled. Cheers for any help, lovelies! -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Sun Aug 9 21:22:08 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 21:22:08 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on attending multiple shows on a PSB tour Message-ID: <3E8ABF008A744E9AA8489B82217EB031@COMP8> I've posted the final results of my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether, if they have the opportunity to attend more than one concert during any particular Pet Shop Boys tour, they would be more likely to attend just one of the shows on that tour or to attend more than one. And the response that received the most votes was: * I'll attend more than one show if I can, but not necessarily as many as possible," chosen by 37.1% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and either select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What?s New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is based on a page in my website's "Lists" section. I've long noted there my own ten favorite Pet Shop Boys protest songs. So I'm wondering which of these *you* would consider their greatest protest song. Of course, I've also provided a "none of the above" option for those of you who might consider some other PSB song to be their greatest in this regard. So please check out the songs listed right there on my home page and make your choice. In the meantime, thanks 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 From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Wed Aug 12 09:38:07 2015 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:38:07 -0500 Subject: [Introspective] Highlights 1989 tour Message-ID: Hello again, loved ones. I would really like to get a copy of the Highlights VHS in video file. I know there are copies on youtube and I have been grabbing them but I think someone here or known to some of you probably has the best rip possible. If such a thing is not findable then I would undertake to do it/have it done (with help from a tech guru) to the highest possible standard. This is one of those things I thought about long ago but didn't really make happen. Any info or thoughts on this are welcome. Please refer anyone other acquaintances who might help to me personally if you like, email or facebook . Cheers! p.s. I'll be asking later about video of a Release concert. Later. -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Aug 13 21:53:31 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:53:31 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the greatest PSB protest song Message-ID: <6EAED9E69E4D46C1A1E405724D283E5D@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I've listed what I personally consider to be the Pet Shop Boys' ten greatest "protest songs," and I'm asking you to pick the one that you consider their greatest of all -- with, of course, a "none of the above" option if the one you actually consider their greatest protest song isn't among those listed. So if you haven't voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope it turns out that you have no reason to protest the weekend ahead! ;-) Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From mlumb at waitrose.com Sat Aug 15 07:52:12 2015 From: mlumb at waitrose.com (Matthew Lumb) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 15:52:12 +0100 Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <10F02F52767949F582AC08B718A9932C@BorisLenovoPC> Hi Derek Wow, that brought back good memories. I recorded these files from Radio 2 onto Mini Disc at the time - I've almost certainly still got the disc somewhere, so I just need to find something to play it on! I've found a YouTube recording of the tour but it's not brilliant quality. I love the versions of Was It Worth It and Red Letter Day in particular. Hope you manage to find a high quality recording, that would be fantastic! Matthew ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:04:57 -0500 From: Derek BD To: psb Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi peoples, I've been listening to a set of live tracks from the Release era that I've had on my HD for some time. It's from BBC Radio 2, date 2002 04 06; I assume this performance was along with their university tour of the UK at the time. It includes great versions of Was it worth it? and Birthday boy, among a set of 11 songs and an intro (12 files total). I noticed my files are only 112kbps, which is kind of odd and inferior. Could anyone share better quality of these with me, purrlease? If you're after something unusual audio or visual let me know; I have a decent collection, mostly well organized and labelled. 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Unfortunately I can?t find any other tracks from the same concert. > >https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm759sel8oylx3l/08%20Was%20It%20Worth%20It_%20%5BLive%5D.mp3?dl=0 > >Enjoy, >Zvonko > > >> On Aug 15, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Matthew Lumb wrote: >> >> Hi Derek >> >> Wow, that brought back good memories. I recorded these files from Radio 2 onto Mini Disc at the time - I've almost certainly still got the disc somewhere, so I just need to find something to play it on! >> >> I've found a YouTube recording of the tour but it's not brilliant quality. I love the versions of Was It Worth It and Red Letter Day in particular. >> >> Hope you manage to find a high quality recording, that would be fantastic! >> >> Matthew >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:04:57 -0500 >> From: Derek BD >> To: psb >> Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi peoples, >> I've been listening to a set of live tracks from the Release era that I've >> had on my HD for some time. It's from BBC Radio 2, date 2002 04 06; I >> assume this performance was along with their university tour of the UK at >> the time. It includes great versions of Was it worth it? and Birthday boy, >> among a set of 11 songs and an intro (12 files total). I noticed my files >> are only 112kbps, which is kind of odd and inferior. Could anyone share >> better quality of these with me, purrlease? >> >> If you're after something unusual audio or visual let me know; I have a >> decent collection, mostly well organized and labelled. >> >> Cheers for any help, lovelies! >> -- >> derekbd >> "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> introspective mailing list >> introspective at lists.jameslick.com >> http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of introspective Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 >> ********************************************* >> _______________________________________________ >> introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to somebetterplace at gmail.com >> http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/somebetterplace%40gmail.com >> http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Sat Aug 15 18:47:47 2015 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:47:47 -0500 Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 In-Reply-To: References: <10F02F52767949F582AC08B718A9932C@BorisLenovoPC> Message-ID: As soon as it started I knew it sounded very familiar. I have that recording on my compilation of favourite PSB songs (about 110 mp3s that fill a cd.) I ripped it myself from the dvd Montage. It's the Nightlife tour, which was when I first saw them live. Absolutely brilliant version. The Radio2 concert I am seeking a better copy of has a more chilling version of WIWI?, part of the reason I desire better than 112kbps. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ojqKrUqnBEZ0MyNG9BRE1OakU/view?usp=sharing btw The 3rd cd single of You only tell me you love me when you're drunk has 3 live tracks (Drunk, AOMM, BB) recorded in Houston my first night, where I was dancing at the very front for 2+ hours. Magic! While all their shows have been great none have matched that experience. Be well and happy, Derekbd On 15 August 2015 at 14:08, Matthew wrote: > Very nice - do you know where this was recorded, and who the vocalists > were? > > > ---- Zvonko Nikolich wrote ---- > > Hi Derek and Matthew, > > I have this live stripped down version of WIWI with soul vocals at 192kbps > with Neil?s spoken intro (?here is a new version of a song we did about 10 > years ago??). Unfortunately I can?t find any other tracks from the same > concert. > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm759sel8oylx3l/08%20Was%20It%20Worth%20It_%20%5BLive%5D.mp3?dl=0 > > Enjoy, > Zvonko > > > > > On Aug 15, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Matthew Lumb wrote: > > > > Hi Derek > > > > Wow, that brought back good memories. I recorded these files from Radio > 2 onto Mini Disc at the time - I've almost certainly still got the disc > somewhere, so I just need to find something to play it on! > > > > I've found a YouTube recording of the tour but it's not brilliant > quality. I love the versions of Was It Worth It and Red Letter Day in > particular. > > > > Hope you manage to find a high quality recording, that would be > fantastic! > > > > Matthew > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:04:57 -0500 > > From: Derek BD > > To: psb > > Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi peoples, > > I've been listening to a set of live tracks from the Release era that > I've > > had on my HD for some time. It's from BBC Radio 2, date 2002 04 06; I > > assume this performance was along with their university tour of the UK at > > the time. It includes great versions of Was it worth it? and Birthday > boy, > > among a set of 11 songs and an intro (12 files total). I noticed my files > > are only 112kbps, which is kind of odd and inferior. 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URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Aug 15 22:03:20 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 22:03:20 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the greatest PSB protest song Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the Pet Shop Boys' greatest protest song. And the track picked by the largest number of voters was: * "Integral," chosen by 34.5% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is actually a two-parter. First, I'm asking you to rank the Pet Shop Boys' four (to date) large-scale "special outside projects" that extend beyond the usual realm of pop music: their stage musical "Closer to Heaven," their silent film score "Battleship Potemkin," their ballet "The Most Incredible Thing," and their (for want of a more succinct term) orchestral-choral suite/songcycle "A Man from the Future." I would like for you to rank them 1 to 4, with 1 being the best or your favorite of the four, and 4 being the weakest or your least favorite. (I shoulod emphasize that a ranking of 4 doesn't mean you believe that work is "poor" or that you dislike it; it merely means that you think the others are better and/or you like the others more.) The second "bonus" question asks how you feel in general about these special projects. I'm offering four basic statements, from which you may pick the one that comes *closest* to expressing your general opinion of them. So please take a few moments to place your votes right there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks to much to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a fantastic week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From mlumb at waitrose.com Mon Aug 17 02:01:01 2015 From: mlumb at waitrose.com (Matthew Lumb) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:01:01 +0100 Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 In-Reply-To: References: <10F02F52767949F582AC08B718A9932C@BorisLenovoPC> Message-ID: <2CBFD7C710604CC082BBACDF9145E49B@BorisLenovoPC> There is still an archived page about Really on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/petshopboys.shtml It also mentions a live chat with the boys ? did any Introspective members take part? From: Derek BD Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:15 AM To: Zvonko Nikolich Cc: Matthew ; Christian . Subject: Re: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 I don't know ..Really? I though it was familiar but I as thinking of About PSB from 1996, which was 2 hour long parts. My mp3 cd follows: I must qualify the list since it is weighted to the more current b-sides and such, since I need to get to know them. Also there are plenty of other worthy songs that had to be squeezed out. I have actually made about 5 versions in the past 2 years or so. The majority of the tracks remain but I do some shifting about and a few substitutes. (You'll see my "numbering" system allows me to make changes and keep the loose chronological order of the tracks; and I have 1 unofficial remix.) A1West End girls - live Nightlife tour 2000 A2Opportunities (let's make lots of money)[full length orig] A3Two divided by zero A4Tonight is forever A5A man could get arrested [7'' b-side] B1n the night (remixed by Arthur Baker) B5One more chance B7What have I done to deserve this? C0King's Cross C1 want a dog C2Domino dancing (base mix) C3I'm not scared C5So sorry, I said - demo For Liza C6One of the crowd C7Left to my own devices (Frankie Knuckles Royal Piano) C8Generic jingle C9So hard (9inch edit) D1t must be obvious D3Being boring E1This must be the place I waited years to leave (extended) E2My October symphony E3Only the wind E4We all feel better in the dark (after hours climax) E5Nervously-The end of the world E6Where the streets have no name (I cant take my eyes off you) E7How can you expect to be taken seriously? (classical reprise) E8DJ Culture (extended mix) E9Decadence F1 Want to wake up (Johnny Marr 1993 remix) F4Liberation F7Violence (Hacienda version) F8The theatre G1 wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (Voxigen mix) G2Forever in love G4We Came from Outer Space G5Paninaro '95 G7Betrayed G8How I learned to hate rock 'n roll H1t always comes as a surprise H2Up against it H5The view from your balcony H7Saturday night forever L0To step aside (the 'sexier than Madonna' anthem) L1Delusions of grandeur L2Searching for the face of Jesus L3For your own good call me tonight L4Closer to Heaven L5For all of us (piano version) L6Was it worth it - live Nightlife 2000 L7Friendly fire L8You only tell me you love me when you're drunk L9Radiophonic M1 didn't get where I am today N1A little black dress - demo N2Positive role model - demo N3Home and dry (Sixtywinter's disco sonata) N4Closer to Heaven (slow version) N5You've got to start somewhere N6If looks could kill N7Break 4 love (USA club mix) N8Try it (I'm in love with a married man) (7'' Almighty) N9Sexy northerner P0Time on my hands P1Somebody else's business (extended mix) P2Love comes quickly (Blank & Jones mix) P3Nightlife P4Flamboyant (single mix) P5Miracles P6Bright young things - demo P7Home and dry (Blank and Jones remix) P8London (genuine piano mix) P9No time for tears (7'' mix) PSB recent years & mp3cd Q0After all Q1Sodom (Trentem?ller remix) Q2Fugitive (Richard X extended mix) Q3My girl - demo for Heaven 2008 Q4Love Etc Q6Beautiful people (Vinny Vero single mix) Q7The way it used to be R0Did you see me coming R1More than a dream R2We're the Pet Shop Boys R3King of Rome R5This used to be the future R6We're all criminals now R7Viva la vida-Domino dancing R8Glad all over R9I cried for us S1nvisible S2A certain 'Je ne sais quoi' S3In his imagination S4Baby - 2003 demo S5Hell S6Memory of the future S7Requiem in denim and leopardskin T0Leaving (PSB side-by-side remix) T1nside T3Listening T5One night T7No more ballads T8Odd man out Thumbs V0Axis (Boys Noize remix) V2Bolshy V3Love is a bourgeois construct V4Fluorescent V5Inside a dream V6Vocal (Outernationale remix) W1Entschuldigung! W2Get it online W3Vocal - instrumental Z9Miracles (Lemon Jelly remix) On 16 August 2015 at 15:33, Zvonko Nikolich wrote: Derek, thanks for sharing the Radio 2 live version. It's great and I really hope someone here has the entire concert in higher quality. Do you mind sharing a list of your 110 favorite PSB recordings? You've always been a bit of an unofficial PSB audio librarian here to me and I'm intrigued to find out what you liked the most. Speaking of low-quality recordings, does anyone have "Pet Shop Boys, Really"? It's a captivating 2-hour BBC radio documentary with many PSB collaborators interviewed and I only have it in an appalling 16kbps. It includes a priceless snippet of Dusty Springfield explaining in her voice how PSB approached her for the very sound of her voice as well as Neil's and Chris's comments on coming out and the presence of ambiguous sexuality in their music. This is the first half-hour block. If anyone is hungry for the rest, let me know: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2fd8p15vyqahyym/Radio%202%20%28Part%201%29.mp3?dl=0 From the official site: 10 October 2003 - The full story (http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/35/200310) BBC Radio 2 in Britain (which gave "Miracles" its first play this morning) is broadcasting a two-part documentary about the history of the Pet Shop Boys enititled "Pet Shop Boys, really". As well as interviews with Chris and Neil the documentary includes contributions from many others involved in the PSB story, including Richard Niles, Pete Gleadall, Chris Heath, Janet Street-Porter, Sam Taylor-Wood, Stephen Hague and Trevor Horn. Fellow musicians including Johnny Marr, Bernard Sumner, Andy Bell and Marc Almond are also interviewed. Excerpts from PSB unreleased demos are included. The documentary is presented by Jonathan Ross and the first part will be transmitted on Radio 2 on Saturday, October 25 from 9-10 pm. The second half will be transmitted a week later. On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Derek BD wrote: As soon as it started I knew it sounded very familiar. I have that recording on my compilation of favourite PSB songs (about 110 mp3s that fill a cd.) I ripped it myself from the dvd Montage. It's the Nightlife tour, which was when I first saw them live. Absolutely brilliant version. The Radio2 concert I am seeking a better copy of has a more chilling version of WIWI?, part of the reason I desire better than 112kbps. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ojqKrUqnBEZ0MyNG9BRE1OakU/view?usp=sharing btw The 3rd cd single of You only tell me you love me when you're drunk has 3 live tracks (Drunk, AOMM, BB) recorded in Houston my first night, where I was dancing at the very front for 2+ hours. Magic! While all their shows have been great none have matched that experience. Be well and happy, Derekbd On 15 August 2015 at 14:08, Matthew wrote: Very nice - do you know where this was recorded, and who the vocalists were? ---- Zvonko Nikolich wrote ---- Hi Derek and Matthew, I have this live stripped down version of WIWI with soul vocals at 192kbps with Neil?s spoken intro (?here is a new version of a song we did about 10 years ago??). Unfortunately I can?t find any other tracks from the same concert. https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm759sel8oylx3l/08%20Was%20It%20Worth%20It_%20%5BLive%5D.mp3?dl=0 Enjoy, Zvonko > On Aug 15, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Matthew Lumb wrote: > > Hi Derek > > Wow, that brought back good memories. I recorded these files from Radio 2 onto Mini Disc at the time - I've almost certainly still got the disc somewhere, so I just need to find something to play it on! > > I've found a YouTube recording of the tour but it's not brilliant quality. I love the versions of Was It Worth It and Red Letter Day in particular. > > Hope you manage to find a high quality recording, that would be fantastic! > > Matthew > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:04:57 -0500 > From: Derek BD > To: psb > Subject: [Introspective] help please, audio files - Radio 2 2002 > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi peoples, > I've been listening to a set of live tracks from the Release era that I've > had on my HD for some time. It's from BBC Radio 2, date 2002 04 06; I > assume this performance was along with their university tour of the UK at > the time. It includes great versions of Was it worth it? and Birthday boy, > among a set of 11 songs and an intro (12 files total). I noticed my files > are only 112kbps, which is kind of odd and inferior. Could anyone share > better quality of these with me, purrlease? > > If you're after something unusual audio or visual let me know; I have a > decent collection, mostly well organized and labelled. > > Cheers for any help, lovelies! > -- > derekbd > "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > introspective mailing list > introspective at lists.jameslick.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective > > ------------------------------ > > End of introspective Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 > ********************************************* > _______________________________________________ > introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to somebetterplace at gmail.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/somebetterplace%40gmail.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective _______________________________________________ introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to derekbd1970 at gmail.com http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/derekbd1970%40gmail.com http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Aug 20 21:58:02 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:58:02 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on PSB "special projects" Message-ID: <3CA7A5B0F00742F5BBD52780779EC3EB@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking not one but two related question concerning the Pet Shop Boys' large-scale "special outside projects" that go outside the typical realm of popular music. First, I would like you to rank from 1 to 4 (with 1 meaning "the best" or your favorite, and 4 meaning "the weakest" or your least favorite) the four projects of this type so far by the Boys: their musical "Closer to Heaven," their film score "Battleship Potemkin," their ballet "The Most Incredible Thing," and their orchestral-choral suite/songcycle "A Man from the Future." Then my "bonus" question asks how you feel in general about such projects of theirs. So if you haven't voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choices right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Aug 22 22:09:16 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:09:16 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on ranking the PSB "special projects" Message-ID: The final results are in for my two-part poll this past week. First I asked my site visitors to rank, from 1 to 4 (with 1 being the best or their most favorite) the Pet Shop Boys' large-scale special musical projects: "Closer to Heaven," "Battleship Potemkin," "The Most Incredible Thing," and "A Man from the Future." And the one that both had the largest number of #1 rankings and the best average ranking was: * Their film score "Battleship Potemkin," ranked #1 by 38.3% of the voters and earning an average ranking of 2.06. For the record, the overall breakdown of the other average ranking (keeping in mind that, the lower the average, the better) was "Closer to Heaven" (2.20), "The Most Incredible Thing" (2.71), and "A Man from the Future" (2.96). To see the complete, detailed results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead ventures into the realm of fantasy, or at least wishful thinking. If you had the opportunity to become part of the "PSB crew" -- that select group of people who support the Boys and their work in various ways -- which of various possible roles would you be most interested in filling? And this involves your believing that you have the skills, at least to some degree, that would be necessary to fill that role. (We're on the honor system here!) Please note that I offer my usual "catch-all" option of "Something else not listed here" as well as a "None of the above" choice for those of you who may not feel you would be able to fill any such role and/or wouldn't even want to. Thanks so much to Daniel Dannypannic for thinking of and suggesting this delightful question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a fantastic week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Aug 22 22:18:07 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:18:07 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Follow-up: The results of the second part of my poll last week Message-ID: I'm sorry, but I forgot to include the results of the *second* part of my poll this past week. I also asked voters to choose from several statements the one that most closely matched their own feelings about the Pet Shop Boys' special projects like "Closer to Heaven," "Battleship Potemkin," etc. And the one that received the most votes was: * "I love the fact that they create these large-scale special projects from time to time, and I generally like the results!" picked by a whopping 68.3% of the voters. My apologies for this oversight! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Mon Aug 24 10:43:46 2015 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:43:46 -0500 Subject: [Introspective] request for info Message-ID: I've been trying to date some video clips I have. Scouring the interweb yields good results but I am stumped on these. If anyone should happen to know precise (or informed estimate) dates of these clips ? ? ?please contact me. 1985 West end girls (edit) - The Tube (plays at end of ep and as credits roll) 1986 Opportunities, Suburbia - Peter's Pop Show, Germany 1987 It's a sin - Festivalbar 87, Italy 1987 It's a Sin, Rent - Peter's Pop Show 1987 Suburbia - DeJaren'80 2000 Philadelphia - BBC Choice broadcast (name of show?) 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On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and kick off a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Aug 29 22:08:41 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:08:41 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on preferred role in the "PSB crew" Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their hypothetical "preferred role" (such as backup musician/singer, engineer/mixer, dancer, etc.) if they could be part of the "Pet Shop Boys crew." And the option chosen by the largest number of voters was: * "None of them (I don't believe I could and/or would like to fill any substantive role of this nature for PSB)," picked by 20.7% of the voters. Of the roles that other voters did say that would most like to fill, the most popular one was that of backup musician or vocalist, chosen by 13.4%. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead lists a number of artists (some still active but others now defunct) and asks you to choose up to three that, in your opinion, are the most musically or stylistically similar to the Pet Shop Boys. And since, of course, I can't possibly list ALL of the possible candidates (I've listed only 30, which is a pretty good number, in my opinion), I've provided the usual "Some other not listed here" option as well. So please check out the list there on my home page, mull the question over, and make your choices when you're ready. And thanks so much to Jan Bayer for suggesting this intriguing question. Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a superb week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm