What if the Manics broke up after The Holy Bible?

[stanley lambchop]

i got into them at a bit of a random time 95 almost prior to richey's disappearance so EMG era was the start of my fandom although at that time it was the back catalogue i was listening to/that cemented my love of them

With all due respect to Richey i don't think they'd have survived carrying on in THB vein (obviously on a personal level - certainly not commercialy) I love that album but it's dark and painful (which is why it's fab but to many it's just too obscure)

EMG was the album that kind of made them a part (albeit at the latter stages) of Britpop ADFL was massive as those that were around at the time will prob agree...suddenly my older brother/sister/friends were listening to them, they appeared on mainstreem Shine type compilations and they were taken a bit more seriously/gained recognition

I don't think the Nirvana/foo fighters comparison is along the same line (and i was a Nirvana fan too) for the obvious reason that Richey wasn't the singer and therefore 'frontman' and Foo Fighters at least at the start was basically Dave

Personally i think they would have disappeared into obscurity after THB had they not carried on maybe cult status but to a small few not in the main

[yanushka]

Hmmm maybe then Wire would actually do something that has to do with his politics degree?

[Manualex16]

Originally Posted by yanushka

Hmmm maybe then Wire would actually do something that has to do with his politics degree?

I haz a politics° The Movie on cinemas on summer of 1996

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by Manualex16

I haz a politics° The Movie on cinemas on summer of 1996

And it would have got a 2.2 rating on IMDB.

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

On a more serious note, yes I'd agree with this. I reckon James would have done a couple of solo albums, along with producing the odd album like he would go on to do anyway with Northern Uproar.

With the band, I reckon they would still have become mythologised, but not any more so than they are now, as they would have remained slightly more unknown and obscure to the mainstream; and more people would have forgotten about them, like some of the other early/mid-90s bands they shared the same small level of success with.

I doubt James would've had the confidence to go it alone back then. He probably would've joined another band. Therapy wanted him if the manics split.

[Bartek Wyre]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

Therapy wanted him if the manics split.

JDB joining Therapy? ? How awesome would that be???

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Bartek Wyre

JDB joining Therapy? ? How awesome would that be???

no idea. Only really know Screamager though i do have Troublegum somewhere

EDIT: Digged out Troublegum and played it a couple times. I think I agree with you

[yanushka]

Originally Posted by Manualex16

I haz a politics° The Movie on cinemas on summer of 1996

:-) :-)

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

And it would have got a 2.2 rating on IMDB.

maybe even that would be generous:-)

[Bartek Wyre]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

no idea. Only really know Screamager though i do have Troublegum somewhere

EDIT: Digged out Troublegum and played it a couple times. I think I agree with you

I prefer Infernal Love to Troublegum, but the latter's still a great album. Too bad they've fallen into obscurity in the noughties.