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hummingbird 02-10-2020 21:55

They paired door to the river with small black flowers...WHICH ONE DO I PICK ? *


*spoiler : small black flowers but it was CLOSE

raven 02-10-2020 23:23

I'm not arguing against Suicide...being a great song ...take or leave it as you please
but I do love Autumnsong....very melodic/anthemic...ok true the verse lyrics sound a bit banal....they might relate to youth/boredom/rebellion or they may reference Richey and/or there are some throwbacks to earlier lyrics (thrown in for the fans? Cos they're that kinda band...ha ha)but the chorus lifts it...simple but effective ....spring comes round again...

IntlDebris 03-10-2020 11:03

Yeah, I don't get the hate for Autumnsong, I think it's lovely.
Suicide is Painless straddles the 'angst' line with me and I have to be in a very particular mood to not just find it a bit cringey.

Routine Builder 03-10-2020 13:15

Autumn Song on its own is fine. The first live recording of it before the album released got me quite excited. The production is what buries it, the swelling strings seem to push an emotional catharsis that doesn't exist in the lyrics.

Porco 03-10-2020 22:59

It’s just the main guitar riff that grates on me in Autumnsong. I think I get, and admire, what JDB was going for with it - it's like autumn leaves falling by way of a Sweet Child O’ Mine homage, but there’s something about the squealy tone+the melody that my ears just don’t really enjoy on a visceral level. I do enjoy the rest of it, including the string swells, especially the mid8 and guitar solo, weirdly enough given my issue with the main riff’s tone (so maybe it is just that melody? Or a bit of both).

I actually like some of the lyrics, but overall the words are a bit too much on the hairy side... :lol: ... as it were.

Borderliner 04-10-2020 11:30

Indian Summer is Design For Life on steroids.

raven 04-10-2020 21:59

Much as I've argued for it it doesn't hold a candle to Sweet Child O' Mine

Indian Summer? Outshining A Design...?! Come now

Winterlovers.......for the hat trick

What happened to spring

blackflower 05-10-2020 10:30

I listen to Indian Summer much more than I listen to A Design For Life these days. Design is amazing but it's so wrapped up in huge emotions and memories - the thrill of their return after Richey disappeared, the many many gigs where I've hollered along to it arms aloft - that it almost feels wrong to just pop it on a playlist and listen to it any old time. Indian Summer is a brilliant song with a similar feel to it, and it doesn't wallop me in the face with epic nostalgia every time I listen to it, so I'm much more likely to listen to that if I'm in the mood for a stirring Manics tune.

rosetree 05-10-2020 10:34

I think Borderliner was meaning Indian Summer is like Nicky was seeing 2020 when they wrote the lyrics, Covid-19 Steroid drugs? Design for Life is how it is now rather than outdoing the song. I think the whole album could be 2020 Winterlovers and Autumnsong.

Borderliner 05-10-2020 19:28

I can sense more energy in Indian Summer but Design for Life is all about hopelessness.
I don't even think about covid, 2020 is shite even without it.

raven 05-10-2020 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borderliner (Post 2684950)
I can sense more energy in Indian Summer but Design for Life is all about hopelessness.
I don't even think about covid, 2020 is shite even without it.

I've always thought of A Design for Life as a defiant song

Borderliner 05-10-2020 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven (Post 2684951)
I've always thought of A Design for Life as a defiant song

I agree. I always thought A Design for Life's got some "I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea" (Fyodor Dostoevsky) attitude.

Son of Stopped 21-10-2020 12:36

Bastards! They've removed that video of the GATS Japanese shows from YouTube!
*Comes to FD to see if the link in it's thread is still active
Oh! PIECES of SLEEP!! Not Truth And... Pieces Of Sleep!

UEF 21-10-2020 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Son of Stopped (Post 2685056)
Bastards! They've removed that video of the GATS Japanese shows from YouTube!
*Comes to FD to see if the link in it's thread is still active
Oh! PIECES of SLEEP!! Not Truth And... Pieces Of Sleep!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzPLoVWG54

relic 21-10-2020 22:41

If the Manics were to cover a Queen song, which one would it be?

p2 22-10-2020 01:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by relic (Post 2685059)
If the Manics were to cover a Queen song, which one would it be?


Tie Your Mother Down :cool:

UEF 22-10-2020 05:50

Princes of the Universe sounds quite JDB-ish

hummingbird 22-10-2020 08:45

One Vision

Son of Stopped 22-10-2020 16:31

How about this for a gun to the head? Had to pick a unique number to log into bank
So picked the album numbers from KYE, THB, Lifeblood, JFPL and TIMTTMY.
But there we go! Wonder world of purchase power and I used Manics albums to decide.

LA ex 22-10-2020 16:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by relic (Post 2685059)
If the Manics were to cover a Queen song, which one would it be?

Somebody to Love.... oh, they've already done it (kind of)!

Borderliner 23-10-2020 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by relic (Post 2685059)
If the Manics were to cover a Queen song, which one would it be?

Early glam-rock Manics would've made a great Liar cover.

Son of Stopped 23-10-2020 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by relic (Post 2685059)
If the Manics were to cover a Queen song, which one would it be?

Tenement Funster was tailor (hahaha) made for James's voice!

usagainstyou 28-10-2020 00:36

Doesn't this song sound a little like Concrete Fields?

Dennis' Twist - Tu dis que tu l'M

Porco 28-10-2020 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by usagainstyou (Post 2685110)
Doesn't this song sound a little like Concrete Fields?

Dennis' Twist - Tu dis que tu l'M

Yes, I can definitely hear what you mean, nice. :)

relic 28-10-2020 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by p2 (Post 2685060)
Tie Your Mother Down :cool:

Hmm, can't quite see that one. Maybe the intro as a teaser though ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by UEF (Post 2685061)
Princes of the Universe sounds quite JDB-ish

I get that. Yeah, in a Firefight sort of way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hummingbird (Post 2685063)
One Vision

PLEASE YES!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LA ex (Post 2685067)
Somebody to Love.... oh, they've already done it (kind of)!

Clarify please!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borderliner (Post 2685075)
Early glam-rock Manics would've made a great Liar cover.

James multi-tracking like a demon ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Son of Stopped (Post 2685076)
Tenement Funster was tailor (hahaha) made for James's voice!

YES!

raven 29-10-2020 22:43

Who Wants to Life Forever

Son of Stopped 30-10-2020 17:39

Rather than bring an old thread back to life, I'm listening to Lipstick Traces. Bought it on release in... 2003, eh?!
Well anyway, has it been remastered since? I've got the CD flip out box thing version.
I know my hearing going, but it seems more tssh tssh tssh than I remembered.

LA ex 30-10-2020 17:45

Explanation - Postcards from a Young Man (the song) borrows a significant amount from Need Somebody to Love. Nicky has commented in the past that when playing it live he would be singing the Queen song during the outro!

UEF 13-11-2020 07:58

The Archives of Pain curse claims another victim

http://news.sky.com/story/yorkshire-...tands-12131042

socialist cook 13-11-2020 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by UEF (Post 2685237)
The Archives of Pain curse claims another victim

http://news.sky.com/story/yorkshire-...tands-12131042

I was unaware that the voice of the woman was from a Newsnight documentary until today.

raven 13-11-2020 22:06

Who cares
Shame he didn't die many years ago before he harmed anyone
Victims and families have to go out and through it all again but at least now he's gone and done with and we have a better chance of forgetting the pointless nobody

UEF 13-11-2020 22:12

Indeed - thanks to FD https://fb.watch/1KLyKXME72/

LA ex 19-11-2020 13:39

I've just listened to a bootleg recording from 2005 where Motown Junk was preceded by a bit of Paradise City. I'm going to be honest, James sounded more like Freddie Mercury than Axl Rose!

VCK 22-11-2020 19:12

Yourself wouldn't sound out of place on THB.

Son of Stopped 24-11-2020 16:08

Manics Facebook song poll page is down!
It was really dramatic. Some great tracks, even from JFPL voted out in the first round.
Last time I checked it was 189th or something.
And then it was gone! Nothing done up in a search.
I enjoyed voting in them and was humoured enough (plus Poll Clerk experience, yeah, you don't get what you want!) at the polling results.
Would have made a spectacular playlist!

LA ex 29-11-2020 17:40

Does the world need a cover of Motorcycle Emptiness by Pete Doherty with a slightly reggaesque feel? Not helped by the quality of the recording but I'm going to have to say no.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pete-...pecial-2827808

rosetree 29-11-2020 22:41

I think it's ok, maybe his thought of lockdown. At least he knows the words.

Porco 29-11-2020 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by LA ex (Post 2685350)
Does the world need a cover of Motorcycle Emptiness by Pete Doherty with a slightly reggaesque feel? Not helped by the quality of the recording but I'm going to have to say no.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pete-...pecial-2827808

It was definitely g. ... hhnb.. ... ycle Empti. ... hfbanbnmmgl.p and then tne bit with thh . . H jhdnabbbkmnndfeeer guitar line hhggg,m nxccikk w. .. ahhggg except not a lot of the solo.

rosetree 29-11-2020 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porco (Post 2685357)
It was definitely g. ... hhnb.. ... ycle Empti. ... hfbanbnmmgl.p and then tne bit with thh . . H jhdnabbbkmnndfeeer guitar line hhggg,m nxccikk w. .. ahhggg except not a lot of the solo.

It's possible he's on something...

Porco 30-11-2020 00:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by rosetree (Post 2685358)
It's possible he's on something...

Yeah, I was thinking he looked and sounded like he was on a late 1990s Realplayer stream... or maybe an early 2000s mobile phone camera adapter. ;)


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