I really love "The Way You Are", it's a forgotten gem. It's definitely a transitional song between "The Hurting" and "Big Chair" but having qualities of both is good for my ear.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
As difficult as this poll is, a poll of The Hurting would be pure torture (and I think we did it before anyway during the period of time when I got super obsessed with that album).
― OH NOES, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
Were they more American (successful in America) than some of their contemporaries because they had more "soul" or simply less of an English accent?
English acts weren't hitting #1 in America by '85, so I have to imagine their arena-ready transformation helped. The summer of '85 was about Bruce's stadium tour, No Jacket Required, Reckless and Dire Straits.
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
English acts weren't hitting #1 in America by '85
uh what? that's not true (on the singles chart, '83 had The Police, Dexys, David Bowie, The Police, Eurythmics, Macca; '84 had Yes, Culture Club, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, John Waite, Wham!; '85 had Wham!, Phil Collins, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Paul Young, John Parr)
― OH NOES, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
I should have qualified it: Paul Young and Wham! excepted, English acts hit #1 in '85 by sounding like American arena rock, not by flaunting New Pop characteristics.
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
and whoa had no idea Parr was a limey -- he could've fooled me with this mullet and obstreperous shouting.
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
*his
Head Over Heels.
Where's Everybody Wants To Run The World?
― Doran, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
2 of those were English?
― Fake Eyeball, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
I was mentally comparing them to Erasure, say.
― C.K. Dexter Holland, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 23 December 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
this is my four leaf clover
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
OTM
― OH NOES, Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:59 (twelve years ago) link
Suffer the Children and Change got robbed, should have received at least one vote each
― Bee, Saturday, 24 December 2011 04:34 (twelve years ago) link
voted for "Pale Shelter"
― Bee, Saturday, 24 December 2011 04:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Head Over Heels"? Really?
― firehorse, Saturday, 24 December 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Really!
― Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 24 December 2011 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
Obviously!
― Nemanja Vmić (Julie Lagger), Saturday, 24 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
fundamentally
― aesthetic partisan (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 24 December 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
guys this isn't the "Suggested Pet Shop Boys Album Title" thread
― Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 24 December 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
maybe...?
― OH NOES, Saturday, 24 December 2011 23:12 (twelve years ago) link
srsly
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 December 2011 23:12 (twelve years ago) link
ya rly
― Too Many Headphones (MarkG oo la showaddywaddy), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:22 (twelve years ago) link