Music Review

Bilingual (1996)

Pet Shop Boys
Reviewed by Tom Sinclair | Sep 06, 1996
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Pet Shop Boys; Genre: Pop

The eighth album of slick-as-a-mirror-ball dance pop from this droll British duo relies as much on melody as on rhythm or the Pet Shop Boys' trademark irony, making this a near-perfect album for converting discophobes to the pleasures of dance music. It's hard to imagine even those who avoid setting either left foot near a dance floor being unmoved by Bilingual's lush, sweeping songs like ''Red Letter Day'' and ''Saturday Night Forever.'' B+

Originally posted Sep 06, 1996 Published in issue #343 Sep 06, 1996 Order article reprints

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