From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Feb 4 21:02:07 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:02:07 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on how much you like some things we know so far about "Super" Message-ID: <5BF126AF55B14AC6860DE6B78D3E9DD3@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how much you like (or dislike) several "preliminary" aspects of the Pet Shop Boys' still-unreleased new album "Super," scheduled for April 1 release: its title, its cover art, and its "taster" song "Inner Sanctum" (the only track from the album we've heard so far). If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choices right there on the 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 wonderful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Feb 6 22:14:42 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 22:14:42 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on how much you like several aspects of "Super" Message-ID: <83FE6BCE88A748A2B48D00F466EEA8EB@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how much they like (or dislike) three things we already know about the Pet Shop Boys upcoming new album "Super": its title, its cover artwork, and its preview track, "Inner Sanctum." And the responses that received the most votes were: * "I like it" (as opposed to "loving" it or having more negative feelings about it) for all three things, in each case chosen by approximately a third of the voters. To see the complete (as well as more detailed) results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select either one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. Continuing for at least one more week my string of Super-related questions, my new poll for the week ahead asks you to share your honest overall expectations for the album based on what you've read, heard, and seen so far. So please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. And thanks so much to Gilles for suggesting this question (although by the time he did so I was already thinking about running one along similar lines). Thanks as well 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 From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Feb 11 21:39:40 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:39:40 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your general expectations for "Super" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks, based on everything you've heard, read, and seen so far, your expectations with regard to the upcoming new Pet Shop Boys album "Super"? If you haven't voted yet, 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. 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 fantastic weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Feb 13 22:04:25 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:04:25 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on expectations for "Super" Message-ID: <5AB811B2F6AF4CA7BAAA06AE87CF2F28@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors their expectations, in light of what they know so far, for the upcoming new Pet Shop Boys album "Super." And the response that received the most votes was: * "I expect it to be an excellent album -- probably not their best ever, but top-notch nonetheless," chosen by 40.4% 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. Having run Super-related polls for the past three weeks, I'm switching gears with my new survey for the week ahead, which is inspired by the recent passing of rock/pop legend David Bowie. I'm wondering whether you feel the Boys ought to commemorate Bowie in some way in the weeks and months ahead and, if so, how you would most like to see them do it. Thanks to David B. for suggesting this question! Thanks as well 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 Fri Feb 19 16:09:09 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:09:09 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on if and how PSB should commemorate Bowie Message-ID: <8CCB4844F3694A17A371E0CBCFD1A5E4@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if you believe the Pet Shop Boys should commemorate the late David Bowie in some way (aside from their official website posting right after his passing) and, if so, how you think they should do so. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options posted 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 great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Feb 20 22:08:10 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:08:10 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on how PSB should commemorate Bowie Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they believe the Pet Shop Boys should commemorate the late David Bowie in some way (aside from what they've already done with their posting about him on their official website the day after his passing) and, if so, what they should do. And the response that received the largest number of votes was: * "No, I think what they've already done is sufficient," chosen by 31.3% 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. Considering the debut of the new PSB single this past week, it's probably no surprise that my new poll for the week ahead should focus on that. So I'm wondering how you feel about "The Pop Kids" as their new single -- not so much what you think of the song itself or how you would judge it within the context of the entire "PSB canon," but specifically how you would generally rate it in comparison to their singles. Do you think it's one of their best singles? One of their weakest? Somewhere in the middle? Please check out the options I'm providing right there on my home page and pick the one that most closely matches up with how you feel about it. In the meantime, thanks 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 From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Feb 25 22:05:17 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:05:17 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on how you'd rate "The Pop Kids" as a PSB single Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how you would rate "The Pop Kids" as a Pet Shop Boys single (that is, how it compares to their other singles in general). If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided there on my home page. 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 delightful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Feb 27 22:01:34 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 22:01:34 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on feelings about "The Pop Kids" as a PSB single Message-ID: <08E9302B18CD40128B6A1AE9CA3C2DCA@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how they would rate "The Pop Kids" as a Pet Shop Boys single -- that is, how it compares to other PSB singles overall. And the response chosen by the largest number of voters was: * "It's an average PSB single, with roughly as many better singles as weaker ones," picked by 34.9% 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. For my new poll for the week ahead, I'm wondering how you feel about the recent news that the Boys have collaborated with French electronic artist Jean-Michel Jarre on a track slated for release in May. So please check out the choices right there on my home page and choose the one that most closely matches your own feelings on the matter. 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