Forever Delayed - The Independent Manics Forum  

Go Back   Forever Delayed - The Independent Manics Forum > Manic Street Preachers > Manic Street Preachers Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 14-07-2014, 20:40
Monkeynews Monkeynews is offline
Born to end
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 32
Futurology (single)

Am I the only person who doesnt get the instrumental section on the opening track? This is a great opener but I was gearing up for a searing JDB solo that doesn't really arrive. Or am I just missing the point? Still a 9/10 from me though

Last edited by Monkeynews; 14-07-2014 at 20:41. Reason: spelling
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 14-07-2014, 23:56
scott_laconia's Avatar
scott_laconia scott_laconia is offline
I am purity, they call me perverted
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Durham
Age: 42
Posts: 445
This song confuses the life out of me they play it live
__________________
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff December 31st 1999
The Barrowlands, Glasgow 2nd April 2001
Newcastle Area, Newcastle 10th December 2002
o2 Academy, Newcastle 15th May 2007
Manchester Central, Manchester 5th December 2007
o2 Academy, Newcastle 27th September 2010
Carlisle Sands, Carlisle 2nd November 2010
o2 Arena, London 17th December 2011
First Direct Arena, Leeds 28th March 2014
The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 3rd April 2014
The Barrowlands, Glasgow 8th December 2014
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff 5th June 2015
First Direct Arena, Leeds 20th May 2016
Newcastle Arena, Newcastle 23rd April 2018
Barbican, York 27th May 2019
City Hall, Newcastle 26th September 2021

@cav81
www.scottmichaelcavagan.co.uk
www.facebook.com/scottmichaelcavagan
www.soundcloud.com/visionsofmadness
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-08-2014, 09:59
JWW JWW is offline
Born to end
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkeynews View Post
Am I the only person who doesnt get the instrumental section on the opening track? This is a great opener but I was gearing up for a searing JDB solo that doesn't really arrive. Or am I just missing the point? Still a 9/10 from me though
To me it seems like the most obviously Rush-inspired section they've had
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-08-2014, 07:53
Dac X Lee's Avatar
Dac X Lee Dac X Lee is offline
I live to fall asleep
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: I live in Seoul (S. Korea), but I'm from Umag (Croatia)
Posts: 3,031
Ssssoooo.... What do you think about the video, everybody?

I like the dynamicity of it, the movements of the effects on the slideshow fit in the song pretty well. Although I found it slightly too fast for my brain sometimes, but I think it fits.

The funny thing is, however, the intro to the video would make me expect a darker sound if I wouldn't know Futurology.
__________________
100 0100 110 0001 111 0010 110 1001 110 0001
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-08-2014, 17:44
hummingbird's Avatar
hummingbird hummingbird is offline
Builder of routine
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: in a quiet corner
Posts: 19,463
the slideshow was too fast and gave me a headache. Won't be watching it again
__________________
IS IT MANICS O'CLOCK YET?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 16-08-2014, 19:49
rosetree rosetree is offline
I am purity, they call me perverted
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: leeds
Posts: 420
I like the record than the live version they played on tour, though i'd like to hear it again live
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 16-08-2014, 20:40
Takk's Avatar
Takk Takk is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chasing ManBearPig through the Alps
Age: 40
Posts: 47,786
The chorus is about hemorrhoids I have decided.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 16-08-2014, 22:09
Nature's Discontent Nature's Discontent is offline
Winterlover
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Back in the Eighties
Age: 34
Posts: 5,242
Quote:
Originally Posted by Takk View Post
The chorus is about hemorrhoids I have decided.
Genuine LOL
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 16-08-2014, 22:15
Porco's Avatar
Porco Porco is offline
Doors slowly closing
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 9,778
Quote:
Originally Posted by Takk View Post
The chorus is about hemorrhoids I have decided.
That'd be one way to sell piles of records.
__________________
'Those Manics are great mun ent'it!' | Miyazaki-San, Arigato | POPCORN!


| PorcoTunes: SC=fdporco YT=PorcoForever |
---“...but the pigs are getting into our garden, and just digging holes, looking for truffles or something…"---
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 16-08-2014, 22:57
Nature's Discontent Nature's Discontent is offline
Winterlover
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Back in the Eighties
Age: 34
Posts: 5,242
They'll find talking about the song as uncomfortable as discussing Lifeblood in a few years.
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 17-08-2014, 11:59
Valley_Girl's Avatar
Valley_Girl Valley_Girl is offline
Knowlede Is Power
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: not far from Valley
Posts: 1,334
I think the Demo, with Nicky singing all of it, makes much more sense. The part James is singing is not melodic enough for him.
This said, I can't stop humming it after I've heard it once in a day.

P.S. Sony music Germany has posted a link to the video for us "overseas people" to watch without problems: http://www.vevo.com/watch/manic-stre...9/GB1101400488
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 17-08-2014, 21:03
almostfamous's Avatar
almostfamous almostfamous is offline
Freed from the century
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 762
Now on the B list at 6Music....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/playlist

Not on R2 yet but surely will be.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 17-08-2014, 21:08
hummingbird's Avatar
hummingbird hummingbird is offline
Builder of routine
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: in a quiet corner
Posts: 19,463
B list ? aww
__________________
IS IT MANICS O'CLOCK YET?
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 17-08-2014, 22:25
nocultureicons's Avatar
nocultureicons nocultureicons is offline
Doors slowly closing
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Birmingham
Age: 41
Posts: 9,780
Quote:
Originally Posted by Porco View Post
That'd be one way to sell piles of records.
ARF!
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 18-08-2014, 20:54
Aestivate's Avatar
Aestivate Aestivate is offline
Bored of being bored
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Picking up dog shit
Posts: 1,535
This is the first single since Faster not to include the song title within the chorus, or indeed the song. (unless you include the fact that "then" isn't in the title of If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next). Indeed there are only 3 singles without the title in the song Stay Beautiful, Faster, Futurology.
__________________
Once you are real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 14:27.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.