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Generation Terrorists 2011/12 Tour, Interesting Possiblity?
With the recent Pixies tour for Doolittle and Iron's Maiden's Somewhere Back In Time tour I started thinking if it might be interesting for the Manics to do a Generation Terrorists tour for the 20th anniversary. An entire tour where they only played tracks from the Generation Terrorists era and earlier with some of the look recreated for it.
I was too young to see it the first time round and would absolutely love to see something like this happen. I'm partly biased as I really like the Generation Terrorists album itself but I was always think the look and live performances of this era was one of them most vivid of their career and would be a joy to revive for a one off tour. I was curious if I was alone in this or if anyone else liked the idea?
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Do you not think that would be monumentally embarrassing? I mean, I'm a huge fan of James' voice and guitar skills, but I have no desire to see him with his shirt off in white jeans (calm down JDBAS). I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the six pack he had in the Slash & Burn video anymore...
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One minute Nicky says he hates these "Album played in full gigs" and then the next they play JFPL in full?
I can't see the anniversary being ignored but I'd rather they just got on with the next album and see what happens next? |
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In fact, they have been doing a GT tour without a break since they released it. There were gigs when they played Slash'nBurn, ME, You Love Us, Stay Beautiful and Little Baby Nothing in 2002 - I was there once and gigs they played Born To End instead of Slash'n'Burn plus Condemned To R'n'R intro in 2007 - I also was there once. Compare this to the recent US tour when they played 4 songs off JFPL!
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No more anniversaries! GT doesn't deserve it, and I'd rather see them do something new.
Also, I highly doubt that we're going to get Sean to grow his hair again
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Pretty sure Richey will be up for it even if the others are not.
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I would love a tour with a heavy GT theme, but please no more albums in order! It's too predictable and boring.
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Love it!
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I would sell my child for this...
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Can't see it happening, but I'd be gagging for it. Not so sure about the tight white jeans and leopard print these days though..
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maybe a 20th aniversary DVD!
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I think it'd be cool but there's no way they'd do it.
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I wouldn't mind them doing it, but as long as there's videos out there from the real era, I'm happy - it wouldn't be anywhere the same if they did a GT tour today anyway...
(I just don't think they could deliver Democracy Coma with the same poise as back then)
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Surely this is what tribute bands are for. I would rather go and see a tribute band recreate the old look than have the real band distracted from their excellent efforts to make new music.
New albums though, I quite like them in full. If the running order works on record why not live too. And if you get a whole nother set afterwards well what's not to like? In fact I think the convention should become for all bands to play their whole new albums live. It might stop some of them padding their records out with so much s**t. |
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James would still look cool in his fluffy pink coat!
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