Random Manics thoughts...

[Deets]

there's a copy of Futurology LP in my local music store and I didn't remember if I got that one so I called my mum to check my stuff. and yeah, I have that one.
man, I keep forgetting what I have and what I don't. that's a fucking problem!

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Deets

there's a copy of Futurology LP in my local music store and I didn't remember if I got that one so I called my mum to check my stuff. and yeah, I have that one.
man, I keep forgetting what I have and what I don't. that's a fucking problem!

I keep forgetting what vinyl singles I have...

[Lord Revan]

Never noticed before now that Empty Souls and New Year's Day by U2 have the same kind of vibe to them.

[gracie]

Casually wondering whether Nicky was a student communist or anarchist.

If I met the 16-year-old me I think I’d like him. He’s opinionated but still quite withdrawn. He’s excited by the possibility of life. In a few years he’ll become more rampant, he’ll talk in extremes. I can totally understand now why my dad would shake his head and tell me to shut up, in the most loving way. By then I was full of talk about how my band would rule the world. I had these strong, harsh political views, I talked a lot about ‘year zero’. We thought it was intellectual nihilism but a lot of it was just shock-value stuff. I think the post-uni Nicky would deeply annoy the older me.

[gracie]

Muahahaha I just posted this in the wrong thread -

I'm totally freaking out over what to wear for Edinburgh

[Son of Stopped]

I was going to make it a thread, but how much of a monster is "Walk me To The Bridge" live?
Really hope it becomes a regular in their sets.
And it seems like only yesterday when we were laughing about it sounding a bit like "Yellow Pearl"! (which is itself a great track anyway)

[Lord Revan]

Loving the bass line in the verse of Interiors.

[slop101]

Originally Posted by Lord Revan

Never noticed before now that Empty Souls and New Year's Day by U2 have the same kind of vibe to them.

I think most of Lifeblood has a U2 vibe to it, and not in a bad, hacky way either.

[solitude]

The middle bit of Black Square sounds a whole lot like Boy/October-era U2. It's cool, I love those albums.

[sculptureofabloke]

Just updated my "Manics songs seen live" list. Do have a few dilemmas about this though... Before these gigs I'd seen intros to Condemned To Rock N' Roll and Suicide Alley but not put either on me list, don't think snippets count. But there are loads of songs I've seen full band and acoustic versions of which I count twice. So do I count Everlasting acoustic + backing track? Also, guest appearance vocalists I tend to count separately, so this has me listing Your Love Alone three times.. Is it worth drawing a line between guest vocalists and guest musicians? Cos if I don't, I can also count You Love Us (feat. Andy Cairns) and Kevin Carter and Ocean Spray (feat. Andy Cato).

Fucking love lists but there are so many flexible unwritten rules, such a pain in the arse.

[allisvanity]

Walked into the work canteen earlier and Return Of The Mack by Mark Morrison was on the radio...

[BeautyBeyondLust]

Originally Posted by allisvanity

Walked into the work canteen earlier and Return Of The Mack by Mark Morrison was on the radio...

I still don't completely, 100% hate that song. Even though I know I should, really.

[Strawberry]

Originally Posted by BeautyBeyondLust

I still don't completely, 100% hate that song. Even though I know I should, really.

Get out.

[Strawberry]

Also, I watched Couples Come Dine With Me a couple of hours ago and one of the contestants looked like Patrick Jones.

[Porco]

Originally Posted by BeautyBeyondLust

I still don't completely, 100% hate that song. Even though I know I should, really.

But I do. But I dooo-doo-dooooo!