Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 [Box Set]
by Pet Shop Boys
  • Record Label: Rhino
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2023
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95

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mojo
    Jun 22, 2023
    100
    Re-contextualises them as an act who wrecked glorious havoc on their unchanging musical parameters for decades. [Aug 2023, p.95]
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  2. Uncut
    Jun 22, 2023
    90
    Demonstrates that PSB are without peer as exponents of the pop single. [Aug 2023, p.50]
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  3. AllMusic
    Jun 22, 2023
    90
    The pair has assembled this durable catalog almost without interruption, reliably delivering singles, albums, remixes, and EPs almost annually since their debut. Work ethic and quality don't always go hand in hand, but Pet Shop Boys have both in spades.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jun 22, 2023
    84
    Sometimes the single versions here are superior to the album edits, 12-inch mixes, and other edits, but not always. It is also possible to imagine a more nuanced and inventively sequenced gloss of Pet Shop Boys’ career than this chronological survey. But there is particular value to this nerdy historicism.
  6. Record Collector
    Jun 22, 2023
    80
    This collection is called Smash for a very good reason.

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8.6

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  1. Dimitrikovonjak
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    Excelente compilación. Contiene todos y cada uno de los sencillos lanzados por el dúo de música electrónica.
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