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Old 31-08-2013, 16:02
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A big rating thread

Waiting for RTW I'm listening to Manics very much...
1) rate all albums, b-sides (non-album) eras.
2) Pick three albums that means to you the most emotionally
3) Pick three albums that you like to listen to the least and say why

1-10, 1-worst 10-best. Both 1 and 10 have to be included in both albums and eras rating

if you like

ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists
Gold Against the Soul
The Holy Bible
Everything Must Go
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Know Your Enemy
Lifeblood
Send Away the Tigers
Journal for Plague Lovers
Postcards from a Young Man

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era
Generation Terrorists era
Gold Against the Soul era
The Holy Bible era
Everything Must Go era
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era
Know Your Enemy era
Forever Delayed era
Lifeblood era
Send Away the Tigers era
Postcards from a Young Man era

Emotional 3:


Listen to the least 3:
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Old 31-08-2013, 16:11
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ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists 6
Gold Against the Soul 6
The Holy Bible 10
Everything Must Go 9
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 2
Know Your Enemy 3
Lifeblood 5
Send Away the Tigers 2
Journal for Plague Lovers 9
Postcards from a Young Man 1

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era 1
Generation Terrorists era 2
Gold Against the Soul era 10
The Holy Bible era 7
Everything Must Go era 10
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era 9
Know Your Enemy era 9
Forever Delayed era 5
Lifeblood era 4
Send Away the Tigers era 4
Postcards from a Young Man era 4

Emotional 3:
The Hole Bible - I still remember myself at 14 when I was amazed by the album although I was unable to recognize the songs from each other - they were too heavy for me
Lifeblood - released in a very special part of my life. I listened to it a lot, played all the songs on guitar, very emotional memories
Journal for Plague Lovers - again released in a special time for me and amazed me musically. again I spent so much time playing the songs on guitar

Listen to the least 3:
Postcards - horrible album, I never listened to it 2011-now and probably never will listen to it again, trying to foget all the songs.
Generation Terrorists - I like the album, I like the songs, but it was recorded badly, the drum machine, the bass, the overall sound, the length...it all prevents me from listening unfortunately - but not last weeks
This is My Truth Tell Me Yours - what can I say, the songs are too poppy and too focused on be liked,
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Old 31-08-2013, 16:32
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ALBUMS
Generation Terrorists 6
Gold Against The Soul 9
The Holy Bible 9
Everything Must Go 8
This is My Truth 7
Know Your Enemy 5
LIfeblood 10
Send Away The Tigers 6
Journal for Plague Lovers 5
Postcards 2
Rewind the Film (what I have listened to so far ) 0

Never listen to B sides so can't rate them

Too old to be emotional

Listen to the least 3
Postcards
Generation Terrorists
Know Your Enemy
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Old 31-08-2013, 17:01
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Littlesue I really really don't understand how and why you have never listened to B sides!!
Some of them (most) are outstanding and it makes me sad knowing what you're missing out on
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Old 31-08-2013, 17:03
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I think its from the past when I had the 45's. B sides were always crap then. Also I find it hard to listen to new music so can only just about manage to listen to an album nevermind all what comes with it!
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Old 31-08-2013, 17:24
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ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists 7.5
Gold Against the Soul 7.5
The Holy Bible 10
Everything Must Go 9.5
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 8.5
Know Your Enemy 6.5
Lifeblood 8
Send Away the Tigers 5.5
Journal for Plague Lovers 9.5
Postcards from a Young Man 5

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era 4
Generation Terrorists era 5
Gold Against the Soul era 7.5
The Holy Bible era 7
Everything Must Go era 9
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era 9
Know Your Enemy era 9
Forever Delayed era 7
Lifeblood era 6.5
Send Away the Tigers era 5.5
Postcards from a Young Man era 5

Emotional 3:
TIMTTMY
JFPL
THB

Listen to the least 3:
SATT
PFAYM
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Old 31-08-2013, 17:57
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Following the ignoring the OP trend (sorry Donkey) and giving straight up out-of-ten ratings.

ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists 6/10
Gold Against the Soul 6/10
The Holy Bible 9/10
Everything Must Go 8/10
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 8/10
Know Your Enemy 7/10
Lifeblood 8/10
Send Away the Tigers 7/10
Journal for Plague Lovers 10/10
Postcards from a Young Man 2/10

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era 6/10
Generation Terrorists era 5/10
Gold Against the Soul era 5/10
The Holy Bible era 7/10
Everything Must Go era 8/10
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era 9/10
Know Your Enemy era 7/10
Forever Delayed era 9/10
Lifeblood era 7/10
Send Away the Tigers era 8/10
Postcards from a Young Man era - haven't listened to any of it.

Emotional 3:
Lifeblood, it was important to me at a significant point in my life.
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, came to me in the first flush of adolescent navel-gazing.
Postcards From a Young Man, the emotion is shame and this gives it to me in abundance.

Listen to the least 3:
Postcards From a Young Man, because it's just awful.
Everything Must Go, just not an album I reach for these days.
Generation Terrorists, because it's aged horribly.
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ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists 6
Gold Against the Soul 4
The Holy Bible 9
Everything Must Go 8
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 7
Know Your Enemy 8
Lifeblood 9
Send Away the Tigers 3
Journal for Plague Lovers 8
Postcards from a Young Man 6

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era 7
Generation Terrorists era 8
Gold Against the Soul era 8
The Holy Bible era 6
Everything Must Go era 7
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era 8
Know Your Enemy era 8
Forever Delayed era 7
Lifeblood era 7
Send Away the Tigers era 7
Postcards from a Young Man era 6
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Old 31-08-2013, 20:27
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Following the ignoring the OP trend (sorry Donkey) and giving straight up out-of-ten ratings.
Shame it's ignored, it's a brain-demanding rule.
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Old 31-08-2013, 20:29
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Well I could've done it but by arbitrarily assigning one a 10 and one a 1 it essentially boils down to ranking the records (again), and even the dreadful PFAYM isn't really a 1/10 record, nor are any of the b-side eras.
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ALBUMS:
Generation Terrorists 6
Gold Against the Soul 7
The Holy Bible 9
Everything Must Go 8
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 8
Know Your Enemy 9
Lifeblood 9
Send Away the Tigers 7
Journal for Plague Lovers 9
Postcards from a Young Man 4

b-sides/non-album eras

pre-Generation Terrorists era 0
Generation Terrorists era 5
Gold Against the Soul era 6
The Holy Bible era 4 (Very little b-side material for it actually. I love TCH and LTUU, but two songs and live stuff?)
Everything Must Go era 7
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours era 8
Know Your Enemy era 8
Forever Delayed era 7
Lifeblood era 8
Send Away the Tigers era 8
Postcards from a Young Man era 6 (But EWYS at least 9)

Emotional 3:
Know Your Enemy (It took it's time to win me over, but now it's there)
Journal For Plague Lovers
Lifeblood

Listen to the least 3:
The Holy Bible (Seriously, can't be arsed with it sometimes)
Generation Terrorists (I was right time but wrong place)
Postcards From A Young Man
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Old 31-08-2013, 21:13
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Oh man! Too tired at the moment to get my brain round this! Truth is my emotional number 1!
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Old 31-08-2013, 21:17
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Oh man! Too tired at the moment to get my brain round this! Truth is my emotional number 1!
I will do it for you Tracey
Generation Terrorist 10
Gold Against the Soul 10
Holy Bible 10
Everything Must Go 10
This is My Truth 10
Know Your Enemy 10
LifeBlood 10
Send Away The Tigers 10
Postcards 10
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Old 31-08-2013, 22:33
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Oh man! Too tired at the moment to get my brain round this! Truth is my emotional number 1!
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I will do it for you Tracey
Generation Terrorist 10
Gold Against the Soul 10
Holy Bible 10
Everything Must Go 10
This is My Truth 11
Know Your Enemy 10
LifeBlood 10
Send Away The Tigers 10
Postcards 10
I've fixed it
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Generation Terrorists 8
Gold Against the Soul 8
The Holy Bible 10
Everything Must Go 7
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 5
Know Your Enemy 2
Lifeblood 6
Send Away the Tigers 8
Journal for Plague Lovers 7
Postcards from a Young Man 9

b-sides/non-album eras

This is a brain demanding rule. I can't think what songs have been a b side to what and what era that places said side b and whether that era is considerably more favourable to that era so roughly in sort of order including songs that aren't technically b-sides but can be under the Misc. Era

4 ever delayed
First republic
Sepia
Too cold here
Just a Kid
Lady lazarus
Welcome to the dead zone
Judge Y'self
Bright Eyes
Alien Orders/Invisible Armies
Velocity Girl
This is the Day


Emotional 3:

The Holy Bible. It was my Always Look on the Bright Side of Life at that time in a way

Everything Must Go Probably cos after Holy Bible it's the release I remember most vividly....that time of year and the fact they were continuing

Postcards....Cos it hit the right nerve at the time And because I wondered if after Journal they might be considering the end and this felt like they'd actually truly found their feet .... their Holy Bible second coming. Looking through all the other scores on this score you're clearly listening to some other version on another planet

Listen to the least 3:

Know Your Enemy cos why put meself through the whole thing when y'can just skip to the coupla tracks I like. I don't want to know my enemies.

This Is My Truth....I'm not keen on around half of it. That's my truth.

And. My favourite one The Holy Bible. Because. It is bleak. And if you spend too long looking into the abyss it will look back into you.

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I think its from the past when I had the 45's. B sides were always crap then. Also I find it hard to listen to new music so can only just about manage to listen to an album nevermind all what comes with it!
The band made Lipstick Traces just for you. All in one neat tin. No need to try to play the flip side of those CDs anymore.
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