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75 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

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  • Summary: Trevor Horn produced the duo's first album in four years, hailed by some critics as a return to their peak 1980's form.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    The Pet Shop Boys' best album in over a decade, sitting neatly between their previous career highpoints of Very and Behaviour.
  2. E! Online
    100
    Fundamental is the group's most inspired album in nearly a decade.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    There's little on PSB's album that matches the big twizzly dunce-hatted glory of their 'Very' peak. [20 May 2006, p.33]
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  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. JamieM.
    10
    Pet Shop Boys are amazing. This latest work is no less great and fun then any of their other work over the past 2 decades (is that 3 now?) It is like a soundtrack to life. Keep it up boys!… Expand
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  2. CraigFB
    5
    to hear the lp that SHOULD have been released, keep an eye out for the limited edition double cd featuring remixes by Richard X, Michael Mayer etc...PSB's obviously were not totally sold on Trevor Horn's basic production, and wanted to give more sophisticated fans somethng fresher.… Expand
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  3. keelerc
    3
    okay; damnation you can dance to. I'm sure this CD is popular in hell. Bleah.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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