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Entertainment Weekly (11/9/90) - "...Heartfelt expressions of romantic distress, plus their best tunes yet..." - Rating: A+ Entertainment Weekly (11/9/90) - "...Heartfelt expressions of romantic distress, plus their best tunes yet..." - Rating: A+ Q (12/99, p.68) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q (11/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent - Included in Q's 50 best albums of 1990 - "Some of their dance fans may be a trifle disappointed...but the best ballads here are as wry and touching as vintage Broadway. Frank Sinatra should be calling shortly." Q (10/95, p.144) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...By 1990's BEHAVIOUR, they were wiser, looser, and more natural. The sound is lusher and warmer, with syncopated guitars and orchestras in the mix..." Q (12/99, p.68) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q (11/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent - Included in Q's 50 best albums of 1990 - "Some of their dance fans may be a trifle disappointed...but the best ballads here are as wry and touching as vintage Broadway. Frank Sinatra should be calling shortly." Q (10/95, p.144) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...By 1990's BEHAVIOUR, they were wiser, looser, and more natural. The sound is lusher and warmer, with syncopated guitars and orchestras in the mix..." Musician (1/91, p.92) - "...[Pet Shop Boys] understand that life isn't about wrestling with the zeitgeist, but managing a laugh or two as you muddle through. And that's the real difference between teen fare and grown-up pop...." Musician (1/91, p.92) - "...[Pet Shop Boys] understand that life isn't about wrestling with the zeitgeist, but managing a laugh or two as you muddle through. And that's the real difference between teen fare and grown-up pop...." Stereo Review (4/91) - Best Recording Of The Month - "A bold, ambitious album...the Pet Shop Boy's crowning achievement..it works it magic through compositional subtlety, lyrical eloquence, and thematic reach.." Stereo Review (4/91) - Best Recording Of The Month - "A bold, ambitious album...the Pet Shop Boy's crowning achievement..it works it magic through compositional subtlety, lyrical eloquence, and thematic reach.." New York Times (Publisher) (11/4/90) - "Not since the Carpenters has a group so effectively juxtaposed a dispassionate voice with such upbeat, vacuum packed pop...it's best moments...are wistful reveries with a hypnotic pulse." New York Times (Publisher) (11/4/90) - "Not since the Carpenters has a group so effectively juxtaposed a dispassionate voice with such upbeat, vacuum packed pop...it's best moments...are wistful reveries with a hypnotic pulse." Pitchfork (Website) - "'Jealousy' goes furthest in a quasi-symphonic direction. Played on keyboards but booming like a massive orchestra, it's fraught with romantic angst like their earliest work, yet it suits their new phase of unfettered emotionality."