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Originally Posted by Porco
I hear lots of bits of other Manics songs in Brushstrokes of Reunion, but International Blue wasn’t one that hit me so far.
I get vibes/reminders of:
Misguided Missile
A Billion Balconies
Boxes and Lists
Black Square
Cardiff Afterlife
& at least one other track I can’t quite place yet.
Non-manics wise:
Take On Me (Ah-Ha)
Because of You (Dexy’s Midnight Runners - song used for old TV show Brush Strokes(!))
I will happily listen to Eringa-produced Manics for as long they continue to make records, but also agree it would be nice to shake it up a bit, give the man an album or two off.
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Oh yeah, I was specifically referencing the keys in the chorus which have an IB feel to them. The rest of the song doesn't sound like it, although the vocals have a similar type of processing applied to them.
Musically the opening bit of the song sounds a bit reminiscent of Push by The Cure or most other things by them from around 1985.
Don't get me wrong, I like Dave, met him twice and he's a lovely guy and I'll happily admit that Distant Colours is one of my favourite Manics songs which he played a big part in producing. Think he needs a break for an album and they should bring back Greg Haver or someone like that to give them a chance to reset and not fall into Manics-by-numbers again.
I sound really negative but the three other songs are brilliant. BOR is still 100 times better than the two singles off TUVL which I thought were dog shit.