Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

One of my favourites of all time

This is absolutely the Pet Shop Boys at their finest. If you're thinking of getting this disc, I second the motion! You will not be disappointed. While there are only 6 tracks on the disc, they are longer than typical length and excellent pieces of musical art. Highlights are "Left To My Own Devices" and "I'm Not Scared". Have a listen!
June 17, 2007

The Pet Shop Boys At There Finest

I love this CD. The vocals and the beat of all the song are awesome. I think Introspective is the one of the best albums The Pet Shop Boys have. If your thinking of buying it do it you wont regret it and it's at a great price. November 2, 2006

Half an album but whole in quality

`Introspective' consists of 6 tracks... short of the average 9 tracks on an album. Always On My Mind / In My House, Domino Dancing and 4 other tracks... entertaining and dynamic in sound. July 1, 2006

6 tracks worth 15-song albums.

This is an album including 6 songs but feeling an eternity of pure joy and enthuasism. Opening track Left To My Open Devices should be an anthem in showing how everything in the kitchen sink may work so fittingly...from party animals to Debussy to nasal, rap-like singing to high-backvocals to strings to drum programming. It is a joyful dazzling experience of 6-minute pop indulgence.

The rest is not so different but things go suberp again in their own rendition of "I'm not Scared" in which Neil renders one of his most heart wrenching inquiries into a lying, non-faithful, elusive love, to whom he challenges and invites her/ him to fight against those "dogs"...but as usual with PSB, relations are not that eternally happy moments.

The house club version of Always On My Mind strikes a different chord with a nice interpretation, fully swelling into the majestic and piercing high energy progress of the wonderful single version.

Another hidden gem is a former B side, I want a Dog which is specially remixed by Knuckle for the album, which harbours joyful piano moments.

Introspective is the ultimate commercial-pop combination in Pet Shop Boys' ouvre, closing the circle that started with Please and peaked in Actually, which showcases Boys' brilliance how pop is done, before the duo sadly moved into more experimental waters.

One of the most glorious pop albums of all time, Introspective is ten times the price its tag bears...more accurately, it is priceless. April 4, 2006

It's more than Alright!

This my favourite album of all time, and still in 2006 after listening to it again and again i'm still hearing new beats and hooks. This album has so many layers its incredible. A triumph in everyway.

The Mark Farrow cover is up there with anything Pete Saville has done for New Order/Joy Division. A hallmark of true greatness.

It also has the greatest piano solo ever in pop music - I Want A Dog (3:03 - 4:13). Jools Holland on The The's "Uncertain Smile" a close second.

It's Politics, Passion, Dance, Sex, Injustice, Religion and Dogs! A true classic!

Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat... need I say anymore! March 31, 2006

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