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It was a cool statement and a good idea 27 49.09%
It was a sales push but that's fine 19 34.55%
Meh 5 9.09%
It was a sales push and that's a bit sad 2 3.64%
It was unequivocally a bad idea 0 0%
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Old 04-07-2013, 19:42
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are people over-analyzing this? Didn't they play The Big Day Out festival in 1999 in Australia somewhere? They would've been promoting the truth album. Tolerate is probably their best known song probably and that's why they played it
yes, please keep it simple!
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yes, please keep it simple!
*tolerate is probably their best known song probaby*

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So the Manics appearing on the Australian version isn't really that shocking [.....]
New Zealand.

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are people over-analyzing this?
I don't think so. The thread title asks for thoughts.
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Doesn't mean it can't be overanalysed
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Doesn't mean it can't be overanalysed
Let's consider what makes you say that. Is it because it's a Thursday and the year is an odd number? Do you own a hamster?
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New Zealand.
Oops my mistake (no offence intended to any New Zealanders on the forum)! Either way though, we're seemingly talking about a version of the X-Factor that has a different calibre of guests to the UK format, which was my point.
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Disclaimer: the band are, of course, entitled to do whatever they want to do, for whatever reason - just as we're entitled to hold an opinion on that, whatever our reasons.
In your opinion. Trololol
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