July 28, 201014 yr The final synth part of Miss Europa is great - could have done without the "Braindead Mutherf***er" lyrics. Listening to the album now... My Guernica should've been a single The lo-fi thing I was referring to...Was thinking about Wattsville Blues and its lazy beat. Nicky's vocals fit the song.
July 28, 201014 yr Know Your Enemy should have been kept at 10 tracks and it would have been much better. Although agreeing on what those 10 tracks should be would be difficult. I could lose So Why So Sad, Watsville Blues, Freedom of Speech and possibly Ocean Spray
July 28, 201014 yr Freedom of Speech is quite bad I agree. 10 or 11 songs could've make it a masterpiece. Same with This Is My Truth. You Stole the Sun.., Tsunami and I'm Not Working are a bit of filler. Nobody Loved You and SYMM are the ultimate standouts and interestingly the last two songs on the album.
July 28, 201014 yr Freedom of Speech is quite bad I agree. 10 or 11 songs could've make it a masterpiece. Same with This Is My Truth. You Stole the Sun.., Tsunami and I'm Not Working are a bit of filler. Nobody Loved You and SYMM are the ultimate standouts and interestingly the last two songs on the album. Tsunami has always been one of my favourites. Great strings. I would actually get rid of SYMM and Nobody Loved You and replace them with Black Holes for the Young and Prologue for History. I've just put on Send Away the Tigers and it isn't half as bad as I remembered.
July 28, 201014 yr Apparantly the video for Just the End of Love features Michael Sheen as Gary Kaspirov in a re-creation of a 70s chess match. Sounds like the video will be a right laugh.
July 29, 201014 yr I've just put on Send Away the Tigers and it isn't half as bad as I remembered. That happens with favourite acts..If you don't listen to the worse albums in a while you start liking them or at least finding elements that "are not so bad". Hmm this might be worth a separate thread
August 16, 201014 yr I've just noticed that the single releases for It's Not War... will feature 5(!) new, original b-sides. Come on Manics, show them how it should be done. Edited August 16, 201014 yr by Brett-Butler
August 16, 201014 yr Apparantly the video for Just the End of Love features Michael Sheen as Gary Kaspirov in a re-creation of a 70s chess match. Sounds like the video will be a right laugh. This is becoming a trend. Deep Blue on the new Arcade Fire album is about the computer that beat Kasparov in 1997.
August 16, 201014 yr I've just noticed that the single releases for It's Not War... will feature 5(!) new, original b-sides. Come on Manics, show them how it should be done. Excellent. Double cd pack with two extra tracks each. I can see this going Top 5 on physicals alone. Does anyone know what the physical sales for You're Love Alone was in week 1.
August 16, 201014 yr Author Excellent. Double cd pack with two extra tracks each. I can see this going Top 5 on physicals alone. Does anyone know what the physical sales for You're Love Alone was in week 1. I'm not convinced. A LOT of long time Manics fans are finding the single appalling and if the single is indicative of the albums quality it could be the final straw. I'll probably not buy the single, and that'll be the first one I haven't since the original issue of You Love Us on Heavenly in 1991 and I'll definately be listening to the album before I part with any cash for it
August 16, 201014 yr What on earth? Just heard this for the first time :lol: Why would they want to make a song that sounds like one of Steps' worst singles? Bizarre... All things considered though, I don't hate it. It just feels incredibly cheesy.
August 16, 201014 yr What on earth? Just heard this for the first time :lol: Why would they want to make a song that sounds like one of Steps' worst singles? Bizarre... All things considered though, I don't hate it. It just feels incredibly cheesy. I personally think it was their best song. I'm just waiting to hear what the Manics have to say about this issue, and if it was intentional or not.
August 18, 201014 yr Author http://soundcloud.com/stayloose/manic-stre...ou-for-solitude Manics give away track for free download. Apprently not on the album. It's far better than the single and a bit Beatles-y I feel
August 19, 201014 yr http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com The demo of The Girl from Tiger Bay is available to listen to on the site. It's much better than the new single.
August 19, 201014 yr This single is still rubbish. I do like The Girl from Tiger Bay though. They should have released that instead.
August 19, 201014 yr Author Girl From Tiger Bay is all very well and good but it was written for Shirley and the lyrics wouldn't make sense about anyone else. 59k4YfVHrqA
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