Title: Running out of steam...
Product review: I've been following PSB for two decades now, and I'm convinced they've run out of steam. The last few albums have been extremely spotty, and this one even more so. Sure, there's always a terrific single or two. And the remixes on the bonus disc are thumpy in all the right places. But they seem incapable of pulling off an entire album of arresting and memorable moments. Nothing here begs for repeated listens, and that is what ultimately flaws this collection. Even the assistance of producer Trevor Horn doesn't inspire. From the simply humdrum to the absolutely excrutiating, "Fundamental" is the sound of the Boys who have very little left to offer.
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