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Daily mirro, Brixton Hall july 2002
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SHOPPER: Neil Tennant strikes a chord Of the Pet Shop Boys when they took to she Stage at Brixton Academy. They have been at the top of their musical tree for more than 15 years, so who could blame them for pitting on a show Unlit was a bit gentler on those tired and aching bones. Most of the audience probably sighed privately, too - few of them would see the right side of 40 agine Many seemed uninterested in the beer. In fact, there Would probably have been I a market for dealing in illegal Horilicks. Domino Dancing and Love Comes Quickly opened the show well and Zimmer frames were swung from side to side. But Britain's best pop act ever were just giving their older fans a chance to loosen up those stiff joints. Suddenly the lights burst on and the glitter halls started spinning. Every audience member - young, old or geriatric - threw down their walking stick and leapt to their feet. With the stage ilt as a dramatic urban street behind him, Neil Tennant launched into some of the songs that kept tile Pet Shop Boys in the Top 10 throughout the late 1980s and early 80s. including It's A Sin, West End Girls, Left To My Own Devices and Being Boring. Neil was in good voice, despite having a heavy cold, and Chris Lowe was silent as ever, playing keyboard live for the first time. He was probably concentrating on tile sheet music piled in front of him. He claimed not to know the songs by heart. Always On My Mind and Where The Streets Have No Name were weak points. 'the boys songs are far better than their 'clever'-' covers. Go West sent the gay crowd into frenzy, especially when the extra glitter balls kicked in. Old classics were interspersed with a selection of the best songs from the new album, Release. London, I get along and Home And Dry all proved that their latest offering is a return to form in after a few albums they should have known better than to release. Neil and Chris have just returned triumphant from San Francisco where a massive 1980s revival has them as the grandfathers of pop. In Britain they may be dated, but at Brttton they proved they still have what it takes - not just relying on their older well-known material but proving that their new songs make the grade. too. They kept the audience entertained for an hour and three quarters. The only problem they face is capturing a new, younger audience before the old one dies off. Daily mirror July 2002 |
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