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Originally Posted by counterlanguage
The first six tracks are possibly the best line of six consecutive songs on any Manics album, but then it really fizzles out. Be Natural and especially I'm Not Working should be taken off there, along with SYMM.
And of course Prologue should be the last track - I can see why people call it Nicky Wire's Holy Bible because so many of the lyrics are so dark, with an air of defeat / resignation. Prologue would have provided an uplifting end to the album, and a bit of relief.
And I would've put Black Holes on there, so the track list would have been:
The Everlasting
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
You Stole the Sun from My Heart
Ready for Drowning
Tsunami
My Little Empire
Nobody Loved You
You're Tender and You're Tired
Born a Girl
Black Dog on My Shoulder
Black Holes For The Young
Prologue To History
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The B-sides from that time were great. I'd definitely agree with Prologue but 'Black Holes...'? It's not one of the best.
'Be Natural' isn't a strong one but I've come round to 'I'm Not Working' with its menacing synth and bass sound.
I could quite happily skip the first three tracks and still enjoy the album. 'The Everlasting' is a great track but the whole refugee line kills it for me in the same way some people feel about the Godfather 3 reference in 'The Future...' from PFAYM.