Pandemonium (Live at London O2)

Pet Shop Boys

Release Date: 15th Feb, 2010
Label: Parlophone
Genre: Pop

A superb value package from the experienced electronic pop duo, combining a 22-track live DVD of their performance at the O2 Arena in London last December with a bonus 17-song highlights CD. Featuring material centred around their most recent album ‘Yes’, there’s still room for plenty of the old hits such as ‘Heart’, ‘Go West’, ‘It’s A Sin’ and ‘West End Girls’. There’s also an emphasis on keeping the tracks sounding fresh, with experiments such as merging ‘More Than A Dream’ from the new album with the vocals from ‘Heart’, and even a cheeky cover of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ proving a success. The DVD is a fine document of the great live show the boys put on, with humour and excess in equal measure. With all this coming in at around a tenner, any fans of the group or those thinking of giving it a try would be mad to miss it.

Reviewed by Pete Muscutt

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Pet Shop Boys

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Pet Shop Boys are a British synthpop/dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, additional keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. They formed in London, UK in 1982. Pet Shop Boys are one of the most commercially and critically acclaimed British groups ever. They have achieved eight platinum, two gold and four silver albums in the UK alone. Their career has spanned 25 years and is now in its fourth decade. They are still as popular as ever, touring and headlining festivals around the world in 2010. November 1st, 2010, sees the release of their "Ultimate" collection, which brings together 19 of their biggest hits, from the very first ("West End Girls") in 1985, right up to a brand new song ("Together") which will be released as a single in November. In addition to the hits, the deluxe package also includes a DVD with previously unreleased performances from the BBC as well as their 2010 headlining performance at Glastonbury. This is the first time any of this footage will be available to purchase on DVD.

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