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18/07 Wolverhampton Civic All
smiles for a return to basics Pet Shop Boys, Wolverhampton Civic Hall Following the release of their new LP Release, the Pet Shop Boys have returned to basics.
Where Spinal Tap's amps were made so the volume could reach 11, it seems that the Pet Shop Boys got Marshall to make some reach minus 1, which takes away the bombast gracing tracks such as Go West, New York City Boy, and Domino Dancing, but replaces it with a touch more humanity. The
show is essentially a greatest hits set, with Neil, Chris Lowe,
and the backing musicians playing all the classic hits with so much
energy you forget that these tracks are nearly 20 years old! Despite
their new album not doing too well saleswise, they certainly don't
seem to find playing old material a chore, and even keyboard maestro
Chris found it difficult to keep his trademark dour expression in
a climatic It's a Sin. |
Gone
are the backing dancers, camp throwaway songs, and - thankfully
- the pointy hats, but one thing they can't get rid of is a collection
of some of the greatest pop songs Britain has seen in the last thirty
years. 
