PET SHOP BOYS Bilingual (2009 issue UK ??-track digitally remastered CD album - Originally released in 1996, 'Bilingual' is a rich, diverse album that delves deeply into Latin rhythms; an enormously subtle album, with shifting rhythms and graceful, understated melodies. Neil Tennant's voice and lyrics are nuanced, suggesting more than they actually say. Furthermore, Bilingual consists of the most optimistic, happy set of songs the Pet Shop Boys have ever recorded. Whether it's the smooth disco of 'Before' or the insistent rhythms of 'Se a Vida E,' 'Bilingual' is filled with joyous, if subdued, sounds. It's further proof that even if the Pet Shop Boys aren't gracing the top of the charts as frequently as they did during the late '80s, they are crafting albums that are more adventurous and successful than they did when they were one of the top singles acts in pop music.)