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I'm going to miss Teletext!
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It's not the repeatition of the hits that annoys me. Of course they have to play Motorcycle Emptiness and Design For Life and I would be devastated if they dropped songs like that. It's the other 'filler' songs in the setlist - Ocean Spray, Little Baby Nothing, Everything Must Go, La Tristesse, The Everlasting etc that piss me off. I used to love Little Baby Nothing and now the opening chords make me want to slip into a coma. Yes, they brought back Sorrow 16 for the recent tour, woo fucking hoo, but they only played it on alternate nights and when they did drop it it was for Autumnsong! Yes, that rarely played fan favourite... Fans shouldn't be in a position, with a band that has a ridiculously large back catalogue, of clamouring for one or two new inclusions a tour. It's sad. Good morning all. Last edited by Mary Chain; 08-12-2009 at 08:39. |
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I guess Australia counts as bringing back as well as aside from the festivals in 2007 they hadn't played that since 2005 so I guess for a lot of newer fans they probably hadn't seen it, it wasn't long enough for me to get particularly excited about Australia though. The last tour is hard to compare though with that whole album thing, usually you could mix it up a bit more. I'm still in two minds as to whether the whole thing worked as there was almost a feeling of relief every night once the first set finished and we were on to the hits - though I don't know how much thats associated with the general air of misery around the tour. Last edited by Amanda; 08-12-2009 at 12:22. |
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I know, I'm just being critical because I expect more. Last tour was an exception in terms of the first setlist and the new album, but how they still manage to find room for some songs that have been done to death and don't even qualify as hits baffles me. Tsunami was fantastic though.
Mm, I'm in two minds about the first set too. At first I was very excited about it as a novel idea, but I do remember looking forward to Motorcycle Emptiness after the first couple of dates. It did give us a chance to hear some great songs they probably won't play that much again though, like Pretension Repulsion and Bath Of Bleach. William's Last Words was excellent each night also. |
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I think it gets a fair amount of sort of cheap throw away comments and criticism due to the fact its the most straightforward work they've released. Its a fairly easy target to have a go at really.
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I dunno, obviously the last tour was an extreme but I just don't think they've ever really done it any other way to give people grounds to expect anything more, and even of the ones you listed by and large you can see why they are there. EMG got played to death when it was released and you'd expect either that or Australia in addition to ADFL for that whole 96 sound they could mix them up more I suppose but they are pretty interchangeable for me, and I definitely approve of the fact by and large you get an EMG non-single as well as they could just stick to the hits.
LTD I'd say is the most recognisable thing off GATS, I wouldn't say its the best single from the album but its the easiest reference point, and they do vary it with FDTW and RITH. Then the Everlasting is just in the accoustic section anyway, so that just leaves LBN and Ocean Spray, and seemingly Ocean Spray is there for some kind of sentimental reasons (though I'd rather it wasn't but its a hard one to criticise given the lyrical theme), and I love LBN so thats 100% fine by me. It was so amazing when it came back in the set in 2007 as apart from the greatest hits tour it stopped being a definite after 97 and I was never entirely happy about that. Part of me I think quite likes the continuity of it all theres something nice and familiar about it all- perhaps thats what threw me by the two sets, but little things like not playing YLU last (which took about 6 years to come to terms with) and playing ADFL second on the PPF tour (never came to terms with that) unsettle me. Quote:
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I'd hate to see La Tristesse Durera dropped from the setlist, I think it's definitely amongst Manic Street Preachers best songs. I do agree though that they could throw in a few different songs now and again just to freshen it up. I wouldn't mind hearing Black Dog on my Shoulder, Stay Beautiful or Bored Out of My Mind being played live.
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Like Amanda said, whether it's just cos they've always done it that way and are now too set in their ways to change. Who knows? Would be nice to hear a few more rarer songs.
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I can't help but feel this thread has gone off topic a bit. Great discussion, but it's not really about when the next album is due to be released.
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Very true! I suppose it's cos we know we've got longer to wait now than expected!
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Just goes to show they can do it if they try. |
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Was GUTTED when I went to Nottingham that year and heard from a mate that they played Revol in Birmingham. I was like 'Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'
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