July 17, 201014 yr Ah yes, MSP have a track record of releasing on unfortunate dates and entering at number 2. Empty Souls was beaten to no.1 by Elvis in 2005 and Your Love Alone is Not Enough was beaten by Shakira and Beyonce in 2007 I think you're a bit off there - Empty Souls is one of the lowest selling number 2s (11,500??) so releasing it any other week would have meant it may not have even reached number 2. They were lucky to make number 2 with Empty Souls at all. It's not as if they were cheated out of a number 1. I've always claimed that had they lead with Empty Souls instead of The Love of Richard Nixon they might have got their number 1. I could be wrong though.
July 20, 201014 yr In answer to the debate about whether they'll be any singles from the album ... yes there will be. 'It's Not War, Just The End Of Love' (which was the album's working title) is the first single, set for release 13th Sept. Wasn't 'Journey For Plague Lovers' an album made up entirely of Richie's lyrics? I seem to remember them not releasing any singles because it was more of a personal album
July 26, 201014 yr Postcards From a Young Man – album tracklisting: (It’s Not War) – Just The End of Love Postcards From A Young Man Some Kind of Nothingness (feat. Ian McCulloch) The Descent – (Pages 1 & 2) Hazleton Avenue Auto-Intoxication Golden Platitudes I Think I’ve Found It A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun All We Make Is Entertainment The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever Don’t Be Evil
July 26, 201014 yr Singles played on Chris Evans this morning http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00t5td6 around 1 hour 38. James's vocals are not great. Not impressed do far. Edited July 26, 201014 yr by tonyttt31
July 26, 201014 yr Author It's rubbish. Manics by numbers with all the tings that make them great sucked out. Bland, dumb, cliched and without any spark or edge. Easily their worst lead single since Loves Sweet Exile and nowhere near as good as that. I was going to make an mp3 of it but right now I don't think I ever want to hear it again. Edited July 26, 201014 yr by Severin
July 26, 201014 yr I'm sick of James' vocals trying too hard. It's the same lazyness that effected Oasis for the last 13 years. However, at first I was underwhelmed by If You Tolerate This, So Why So Sad, Richard Nixon and Your Love Alone and all improved with time.
July 27, 201014 yr l03oC-oRlGw This gets worse with each play. Comparisons to - You're Love Alone, That's No Way to Tell a Lie (James Dean Bradfield), Bad Day (Daniel Poweter), Tonite, Tonite (Smashing Pumpkins), Stomp (Steps), various Rush songs.
July 27, 201014 yr Damn it, this is Stomp by Steps. I'm assuming the band didn't bother playing this to anyone else before sending it to radio.
July 28, 201014 yr However, at first I was underwhelmed by If You Tolerate This, So Why So Sad, Richard Nixon and Your Love Alone and all improved with time. I have exactly the same feeling So Why So Sad. Now I think it's one of their best singles. The whole Know Your Enemy album is very underrated.
July 28, 201014 yr :lol: this really sounds like Stomp. Not good. Steps and Manics...Really don't go together Edited July 28, 201014 yr by SKOB
July 28, 201014 yr Know Your Enemy is great in places and far better than the embarrassing Send Away the Tigers. Dead Martyrs Baby Eliane Epicenter Foreign Correspondent Miss Europa Disco Dancer Intravenous Agnostic all great
July 28, 201014 yr I thought how could they possibly make a song that sounds like 'Stomp' by Steps when I read these comments, but I listened and they've copied the melody exactly... my god.
July 28, 201014 yr I like it more than This Is My Truth. The opening quartet (Found That Soul, So Why So Sad, Intravenous Agnostic, Ocean Spray) is brilliant. The lo-fi disco of Miss Europa always delights me
July 28, 201014 yr I like it more than This Is My Truth. The opening quartet (Found That Soul, So Why So Sad, Intravenous Agnostic, Ocean Spray) is brilliant. The lo-fi disco of Miss Europa always delights me The final synth part of Miss Europa is great - could have done without the "Braindead Mutherf***er" lyrics.
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