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21-09-2010, 22:24
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+ James got thin again after this which gave me hope. - Nicky writing Nicky lyrics rather than Manic lyrics. 'Kleenex kitchen towels and teletext TV', 'sick and PALE', 'What have I said again? I regret everything', 'My bedroom wall recalls what's in my head', 'Wattsville Blues'. I've come to feel this is one of big flaws of the album which instead of songs from an everyman perspective, it's Nicky telling us how bored he is. From Manics songs examining society, we have Manics songs watching Nick remove fluff from his bellybutton (Sorry everyone). It's actually a one-off in this regard until that is Hazelton Avenue which is just a remake of Ritual No1 almost made album-worthy by the beautiful riff and the change of setting. - Difficult politics in rock and roll songs (Baby Elian) unfortunately didn't work, exposing a flaw in the band that took a while to recover from. Perhaps a misunderstanding in what the band actually was. + Ocean Spray, Found That Soul - Wattsville Blues, Baby Elian ? Epicentre (I still have no idea what this is about) 
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22-09-2010, 01:11
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I'll reply to this properly if I remember. Out of interest, does anyone else like Miss Europa Disco Dancer? I like it and I really like the lyrics.
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22-09-2010, 03:03
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22-09-2010, 04:04
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+ It's a mish mash of all sorts of ideas so is the most diverse of all their albums
+ It signalled a departure from the somewhat overproduced sound of TIMT - It's a mish mash of all sorts of ideas so feels somewhat disjointed - It's too long. Could easily be trimmed to 12 songs Best songs - Found That Soul, Wattsville Blues (yes, I really do love that song) Worst Songs - Dead Martyrs (yawn), My Guernica (what a bloody mess that song is)
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22-09-2010, 04:06
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22-09-2010, 06:38
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+ The production and sound in general: good rock sound, not too pop, not pseudo-hard, no stadium rock. Probably, KYE has my most favourite manics sound ever.
+ The fact that I have a rather unique item in my collection: official Russian edition of KYE on cassette. I can sell it one day and get super rich  - This album is too long? Nah, it's too short! It should be a double album. - "The band is wonky with it and refuses to play its brilliant live songs live" (c) + His Last Painting, The Convalescent - Let Robeson Sing, Baby Elián (actually I don't think these are bad tracks, they're just a bit worse than others)
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22-09-2010, 07:52
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+ The little handfull of great songs it has
+ The energy - Too long - Generally terrible lyrics Best: So Why So Sad, Ocean Spray Worst: Wattsville Blues, Freedom of Speech
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22-09-2010, 10:29
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+ The adventurous spirit found within. Coming after the single-minded (but awesome) TIMTTMY it's cool to see them putting together an album with so much variety in the sounds they explore.
+ The sneaky manner in which it sounds disjointed, but after a... well... a LOT of listening, it comes together surprisingly well. - LIKE GT before it, could've knocked off 4/5 lesser tracks and come off much better as an album. - Lack of true classic tracks. There are good songs scattered across the disc, but overall the best tracks don't stand up too well compared to the best tracks from most of their other albums. Best: Ocean Spray (didn't think so much of it to begin with, but context makes this a real heartbreaker), The Year of Purification Worst: Royal Correspondent, Epicentre
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22-09-2010, 12:01
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+ LOUD. The best songs rock a fair old bit.
+/- This is weird because although I like the fact that it's messy and convoluted I still think they could have chopped 4 or 5 songs off and have a great fuzzy rock record. I like the attitude, but that attitude resulted in some pants songs! I'm not explaining this very well. - The fact that they felt they had to react with Lifeblood, which is great but lacking in confidence. It was seen as horrific mistake for a while, but they seem to be acknowledging it more now. Best: The Convalescant, Dead Myrtyrs Worst: Epicentre, MEDD (sorry) Bonus +: Awesome B-sides.
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22-09-2010, 12:23
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+ the excellent screensaver you could download off the internet that the band hates that went with the album
+ the audacious decision to release two singles on the same day from it - the absolute rubbish, imagination free cover - they can go to Cuba and do a gig because they wrote Baby Elian, yet they can't come to South Africa and do a gig despite the fact they wrote Kevin Carter? + We Are All Borgeouis Now + Ocean Spray - Intravenous Agnostic (just gets on my tits) - Freedom Of Speech Won't Feed My Children (a good idea gone bad. very bad.)
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22-09-2010, 12:25
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2 Positives - Lots of loudness and energy; a record made by a band who were not afraid to fuck up.
2 Negatives - Too much blandness inbetween; poor lyrics which occasionally lapse into self parody. 2 Favourite Tracks from Know Your Enemy - Dead Martyrs, Let Robeson Sing 2 Worst Tracks from Know Your Enemy - So Why So Sad; Royal Correspondent.
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