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Old 12-04-2011, 11:11
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I like it, it's different. JDB's guitar is great!
Nah, would've been even better if they'd put some white noise over the top instead of the guitar.
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:55
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Just listened to this. It's good to hear them experimenting a bit musically but it's not very satisfying overall. Still, do love the wry delivery of the line "I feel as useless..... As a VHS".
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Old 12-04-2011, 12:40
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I like it
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Old 12-04-2011, 12:45
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I love it, but I can see why it didn't make the MOR record.

It would have made a good album title "Engage with your shadow". Sounds pretty cool.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:32
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it is dreadful.

the accompanying photo on youtube, however, is perfect.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:47
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Dinnae buy it! I think it's on spotify. And I agree with Wilka. I've only listened to it once and that was enough.
Same here. Awful, awful, awful.
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Old 12-04-2011, 16:01
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At least the Manics are still able to divide opinion!
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Old 12-04-2011, 16:04
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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.
I can listen to Throbbing Gristle's vocalist quite happily! Disagree about Postcards being MOR.
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Old 12-04-2011, 20:18
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Can't be bothered finding the other b-side thread but Time Aint Nothin sounds like Nicky singing over the top of I Think I Found It with The Bluebells helping out in the background! Like the tweaky guitar bit by James in the middle!
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Old 12-04-2011, 20:20
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The Passing Show - ok. Nicky's finest vocal moment is still Lady Lazarus for me! Shame we can't have instrumental versions of the Nicky sung b-sides!
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Old 12-04-2011, 20:35
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James' cover versions.
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Old 12-04-2011, 20:38
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James should just sing all the songs that Nicky has ever sung. It's only fair that we get the chance to compare!
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Old 13-04-2011, 11:56
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Nicky does sound a bit like a deeper voiced version of Genesis P Orridge on this. Maybe they should do a version of United as a B side soon too.
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Old 13-04-2011, 18:00
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Nicky does sound a bit like a deeper voiced version of Genesis P Orridge on this. Maybe they should do a version of United as a B side soon too.
This.
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Old 15-04-2011, 21:28
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'Engage With Your Shadow' is great and makes me hope for a follow up to 'I Killed The Zeitgeist', which is one of my favourite Manics-related albums.

Can't understand the hatred for the track - it's unusual for the Manics but it's hardly way out there, and all the comments about it giving people a headache and making them want to vomit...I mean, honestly, get out more.

Favourite b-side from the 'Postcards' single is 'Midnight Sun' though, which has grown and grown and grown on me. They're a great band now, but what a band they were in 2001.

I suppose I'm lucky. I like music that's beautiful (i.e. the best of the 'Postcards' album) and music that's ugly ('EWYS') and don't feel the need to chose between them.

Oh, and to all the haters moaning about how 'EWYS' is negative about internet culture - the first words of the title are 'Engage With' not 'Reject'.
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