Originally Posted by Oh Nick...! (Post 2698187)

Waugh was just using a long standing phrase, which probably comes from Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbons. Published 1777, as the Enlightenment and neo-classical revival were really taking off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...e_Roman_Empire

Originally Posted by Lee (Post 2698179)

Yeah that’s fair and what we all expected given what we’ve heard recently and previous experiences. But this sort of random and cryptic email is very, very unlike them which makes me think everything is unexpectedly very close.

Or we might be getting FD / Lipstick Traces part two with a new song. Dunno. But it’s out of character.

Originally Posted by Symmanine (Post 2698190)

My wild guess is the album will be called "The Decline and Fall of Manic Street Preachers" 🙃

Originally Posted by Symmanine (Post 2698190)

My wild guess is the album will be called "The Decline and Fall of Manic Street Preachers" 🙃

Originally Posted by TheUglyLie (Post 2698191)

I’m starting to think more and more, that a b-sides/rarities compilation called The Decline And Fall of The Manic Street Preachers, 20 years on from Lipstick Traces, sounds plausible 😁 But that doesn’t explain the GT font use…(maybe a new additional song on the album evoking that era? 🤷🏻*♂️).

Originally Posted by Lee (Post 2698194)

You’ve made me check and Lipstick Traces has the GT font too :D

Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid (Post 2698201)

Manics supporting Oasis next year (just as in 1996)isn't an unrealistic possibility, I don't think. The cryptic message seems to be quite well timed with all the noise coming from the Oasis camp too.

Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid (Post 2698201)

Manics supporting Oasis next year (just as in 1996)isn't an unrealistic possibility, I don't think. The cryptic message seems to be quite well timed with all the noise coming from the Oasis camp too.