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Old 11-04-2011, 21:28
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It's not my favourite thing. The lyrics / delivery of them is/are the worst aspect for me, but I just think it's a horrible mess, as opposed to the glorious mess I think they were aiming for. It would have made an appropriate B-side to Watsville Blues if that had ever been a single. Bluetooth was more topical then as well.
Yeah. Don't know what Nicky's all about, but I've got Android, dude. Balls to wanky old Bluetooth, I'll just run an FTP server on my phone, start an ad-hoc WiFi network, and since I'll be pretty worn-out after the three taps necessary to make that happen, I'll just kick back and play Angry Birds while my mate plunders my entire MP3 collection, at a rate that translates roughly as 1 album every 20 seconds, or the entire Manics discography in about 4 minutes.
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Old 11-04-2011, 21:59
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I only listened to it once and it was instantly unmemorable. So I don't even remember what I thought about it.
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Old 11-04-2011, 22:14
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Right, I have just downloaded and listened to it. What lets it down totally is Nicky's complete lack of menace. James would have made it sound EVIL! Shame as I like the electronic edge of it. Oh well.
Does this make it sound evil enough for you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=490DN1EA_eY
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Never heard it before so just Spotified it. It was horseshit.
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Old 12-04-2011, 02:05
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Someone youtube it FFS.
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Old 12-04-2011, 04:14
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I agree with everything you said !! I hope they record this 70s songs album and it packed with songs like Engage With Your Shadow. The impact could be very similar to Generation Terrorists, people hate it or they love it..... at least they would be making some kind of artistic statement, something worthy of a listen.
No, when they try too hard to be artistic, it bombs. They need to make music they are happy with, not to be popular, not to be artistic, not to gain back fans, not to alienate fans, not to try and revisit the holy bible, not to try and revisit everything must go. Just good music.
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:57
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I can't wait for the 50 track album after hearing this.... thing.
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Oh, I love "Engage With Your Shadow"!

Love the guitar, love Nicky's vocal. Me gusta.
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Old 12-04-2011, 08:41
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I like it, it's different. JDB's guitar is great!
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Old 12-04-2011, 09:03
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It's on youtube now folks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVAae4m24b4
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What did Youtube do to deserve that?
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It sounds like something a hipster dick of a character would have done on Nathan Barley to show that they were a "serious artist"...

The guitar is the best bit.
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It sounds like something a hipster dick of a character would have done on Nathan Barley to show that they were a "serious artist"...
"Bad Uncle"!
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Old 12-04-2011, 09:10
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The guitar is the best bit.
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Right, I have just downloaded and listened to it. What lets it down totally is Nicky's complete lack of menace. James would have made it sound EVIL! Shame as I like the electronic edge of it. Oh well.
Yeah like this, which it ripped off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wBWhyKgW0


But still, i'm amazed the Manics had the guts to put this on the B-Side of one of their most MOR songs of their career.
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