Disco 3

Comments about CAPITOL Pet Shop Boys - Disco 3:

In 2002, when the electroclash scene was flourishing, the Pet Shop Boys were wandering off in other directions, leaving their synthetic roots behind to order to experiment with contemporary rock-influences on their studio album Release. Nonetheless, it's obvious they had one ear on what was going on in the electro scene and they quickly discerned that dance music was moving back into their patch and they had a chance to influence and be part of the rising electro scene. This album contains a few remixes of tracks from Release, including thee radical remake of London by Felix Da Housecat, a self-made remix of Here, as well as Blank And Jones' remix of Home And Dry. Complementing these remixes were an array of previously unreleased tracks which all in their own way, gave a nod and a wink to their electronic roots. Their cover of the Bobby O penned Try It (I'm In Love With A Married Man) pays respect to Bobby O, the italodisco producer that heavily influenced and inspired their early sounds and even produced their early pre-EMI recordings. Somebody Else's Business samples the Pet Shop Boys' own 2nd hit single Love Comes Quickly, and tracks like Time On My Hands sound very of their time - somehow both very 2003, and very 1983 at the same time. As part of the Disco series, this was a welcome return to form after the abysmal megamix abomination of Disco 2, but doesn't quite reach "essential purchase status" in the way the original Disco album does. Nonetheless, this compendium constitutes a fine return to form, which would see them later go on to see hit singles like Miracles and Flamboyant (both to promote the PopArt compilation) and true "back to form" albums like Fundamental and Yes. At the start of the decade they were seemingly increasing tired and redundant, yet as the decade rolled on they really re-established themselves as pop geniuses. In many ways, this album was the turning point that got them back on track. Disco 3 is a fine listen in itself and despite being a collection of assorted odds and ends, sits well as an album in its own right.