http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68457&rws=%2Fpet-shop-boys%2Fmusic-videos.rssThe Pet Shop Boys survived one-hit wonder status after the mega success of "West End Girls" by bringing elegant melancholy, ironic humor and cinematic orchestrations to electronic Euro-Dance. While Chris Lowe handles the BPMs and all the electronic gadgets, much of their success is due to Neil Tennant, who has a detached, John Lennon-esque vocal style and a love of such downbeat troubadours as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. While the excellent <i>Behavior</i> (1990) got them as far away from the dancefloor as they are ever likely to go, <i>Nightlife</i> sounds unimaginatively like the modern disco their critics believe them to hack out. - Nick DedinaSynth Popen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:54:44 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68457&rws=%2Fpet-shop-boys%2Fmusic-videos.rss The Pet Shop Boys survived one-hit wonder status after the mega success of "West End Girls" by bringing elegant melancholy, ironic humor and cinematic orchestrations to electronic Euro-Dance. While Chris Lowe handles the BPMs and all the electronic gadgets, much of their success is due to Neil Tennant, who has a detached, John Lennon-esque vocal style and a love of such downbeat troubadours as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. While the excellent <i>Behavior</i> (1990) got them as far away from the dancefloor as they are ever likely to go, <i>Nightlife</i> sounds unimaginatively like the modern disco their critics believe them to hack out. - Nick Dedina