Futurology - Delux Edition

[wireobsessed]

Well what does anyone else think about this? Got to say its very glossy and beautifully put together but I was expecting something more. There's no additional quotes, information, or things we haven't seen before. I love the demo's and the aditional tracks but think the book itself lacks something.

[allisvanity]

It’s pretty much what I expected to be honest. It’s nice though, I like it.

[Dancing Kirby]

There was a point to the JFPL book, and the PFAYM one was the best thing about owning that album*, but everything since has been book packaging for the sake of it. And they still scratch the CDs.


*specifically this...

[allisvanity]

I always thought that "Petty Hate Machine" bit was pretty fucking pathetic to be honest.

Agree about the case scratching the CDs though. That is annoying.

[Porco]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

There was a point to the JFPL book, and the PFAYM one was the best thing about owning that album*, but everything since has been book packaging for the sake of it. And they still scratch the CDs.


*specifically this…
[image *snip* ]

The next page was dedicated purely to tom drums if I remember rightly.

My Manics CDs all get losslessly ripped straight away these days so my CDs don't get much of a chance to misbehave.

[AK47]

The packaging is a little bit armatage shanks for me.

[Takk]

To buy or not to buy the Japanese version. hmmm.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Think they were going for a 'arty/futuristic' type vibe with it. I love the album cover anyways!

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by Takk

To buy or not to buy the Japanese version. hmmm.

Not. The exclusive tracks are on the much cheaper Japanese standard edition and the book is exactly the same as the UK deluxe release.

[UEF]

Originally Posted by allisvanity

I always thought that "Petty Hate Machine" bit was pretty fucking pathetic to be honest.

Agree about the case scratching the CDs though. That is annoying.

Well, didn't the band always say how they wanted to release an album coated in sandpaper so it would destroy the discs within and anything stacked next to them? They're just doing a more polite version of that.

[allisvanity]

Originally Posted by UEF

Well, didn't the band always say how they wanted to release an album coated in sandpaper so it would destroy the discs within and anything stacked next to them? They're just doing a more polite version of that.

Perhaps they are just very slowly completing their manifesto. They might just sell sixteen million albums and headline Wembley Stadium yet...

[cdrw1992]

We can live in hope rather than expectation!

It's a shame the inside is a let down - ok there's some good quality photos of the band, berlin, art and architecture but once you've seen them once that's it really. As you say wireobsessed, some quotes or more of the lyric sheet scribbles would have definitely been appreciated. However the book version does look nice especially when stacked together, is well made and the demo versions and extra tracks make it worth the extra outlay for me.

[Geranium Terrorists]

The booklet is just them moping around Berlin. Nothing to see here, move along etc.

[everlasting]

Got it today in the post. Nice package as always, few band shows of them in Berlin which I like to see, lyrics in which is good, but there's like 8 full pages (sorry, just counted, it's 12 pages) of wasted nothingness! Complete waste of paper, reminds me of Nicky's crappy photograph book with all the empty white pages. Gonna play the 2nd CD later on though

[Borderliner]

They should make cds of antimatter. You open jewel case and get annihilated.