Yes - Pet Shop Boys
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71 out of 100

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  • Summary: The latest album for the dance music duo was produced with Xenomania.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. musicOMH.com
    90
    Yes is a super-concentrated hit of everything there is to enjoy about the Pet Shop Boys: danceable yet everyday pop, with irony behind the warmth and warmth behind the irony. One of their best.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    Ultimately though, the credit for the triumph of Yes is Tennant & Lowe's. While Xenomania bring a confidence and focus, the big choruses and nagging melodies are present throughout.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    For the first time in years, Pet Shop Boys sound thrillingly modern. The songs, too, are the finest in years.
  4. Uncut
    60
    'The Way It Used To Be' is the best thing here, defiantly struggling against easy nostalgia, but nevertheless suggesting that the PSB melancholy vision of perfect pop is now, commercially, a period piece.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. GerryJ
    10
    This album is extremely refreshing. As a matter of fact, it is condensed with many potential hits that we will remember even years from now. The lyrics are also very interesting and on top of that, the songs are as catchy as ever.… Collapse
  2. DougD
    10
    Truly brilliant - intelligent pop lives!
  3. ScottK
    9
    A return to form!
  4. LarryH
    5
    The only difference between this album and their previous albums is the cover. Each song sounds just like the rest, there is nothing new here by them that we haven't heard over and over and over.… Expand

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