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Of course, my favorite two albums are the first two, those that came out in the mid and late 80s and were the first ones I heard. Of course they were also the least experimental in many ways. PSB had always been known for sweeping, orchestral sounds, but they added to that, in the early 90s, a very strong 70s disco influence. I never liked disco that much, and when Behavior came out, I was initially put off by it. Somewhere along the line there, they also started to write songs that sounded very Mel Torme-ish. They certainly listened to a few too many crooning lounge lizards at some point. Those two influences are both completely alien to my tastes, so my interest started to wane with Behavior. Later, when Very came out, I was pleased to see that those influences had been greatly toned down, but this album seemed too smug, almost tired as if the boys were just going through the motions. I haven't picked up Bilingual yet, although yet another cd is now on the horizon. This isn't to say that my interest in the band has dropped, but with my tightening grad student budget, I found other things that interested me more. With any luck I'll add reviews for the next two cds soon.
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