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[franny]

'can you still walk back to happiness when youve nowhere left to run'the the xx

Yay, great band.

[MSPKYE]

My did I misread that 4th word wrong

[franny]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

My did I misread that 4th word wrong

elaborate or it didn't happen

edit: for a teenage boy that took me far too long.

[MSPKYE]

'the beaten generation reared on a diet of prejudice and misinformation'-what a lyric what a song timeless xx

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

'the beaten generation reared on a diet of prejudice and misinformation'-what a lyric what a song timeless xx

Make a lovley acoustic full band cover for a radio session, please

[Phil C]

Originally Posted by Napoleon Bonaparte

Make a lovley acoustic full band cover for a radio session, please

The Manics really should do a The The cover. They're the great influence on them that they've rarely acknowledged, and somehow The The have been forgotten by the general public and hardly ever seem to get mentioned in the music press (i.e. retrospectives). Plus this year they (well...he) released their first album on 10 years - the soundtrack to the film 'Tony'. It's absolutely bloody brilliant - and this from someone who doesn't listen to much instrumental music. Frankly Matt Johnson needs to get another proper vocal album out and reclaim a bit of the attention he richly deserves.

[mrvitaminpill]

Originally Posted by franny

Is anyone else starting to not give a shit about what Nicky is listening to?

I'd like to hear James' recommendations though

I never really gave a shit. This 3 songs for the day bollocks was the reason why I deleted them off my feed.

[Clarence Pistoldinner]

Originally Posted by Phil C

The Manics really should do a The The cover. They're the great influence on them that they've rarely acknowledged, and somehow The The have been forgotten by the general public and hardly ever seem to get mentioned in the music press (i.e. retrospectives). Plus this year they (well...he) released their first album on 10 years - the soundtrack to the film 'Tony'. It's absolutely bloody brilliant - and this from someone who doesn't listen to much instrumental music. Frankly Matt Johnson needs to get another proper vocal album out and reclaim a bit of the attention he richly deserves.

Sorry, I know we're going off topic, but I love The The (saw them on the Vs the World Tour). Matt was a bit of a one man Manic back in his day, wasn't he? I'm sure I used to have an early pic of him, flanked by guys in balaclavas with 'Art Terrorists' written on the wall. Sort of foreshadowing GT and THB at the same time.

[Frankster]

Originally Posted by mrvitaminpill

I never really gave a shit. This 3 songs for the day bollocks was the reason why I deleted them off my feed.

I'm quite fond of it. It's a bit like the lists section on manics.co.uk. Don't we all want to know what's going on in the Manics' cosmos?

[StandAndStare]

Amazing review-Clash magazine-stunning totally gets the ideas of'postcards'xx

[StandAndStare]

Great review in 'word'magazine as well-'charming-invigorating-this wonderfully odd national treasure'xx

[Dancing Kirby]

Well, that seems to be that, then. They've gone through all the major monthly music magazines (unintentional alliteration overload!) in the UK I can think of without getting a bad review.

[franny]

So they're doing something right at least.

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Hiring those fluffers really worked out.

[Phil C]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

Well, that seems to be that, then. They've gone through all the major monthly music magazines (unintentional alliteration overload!) in the UK I can think of without getting a bad review.

Then they've done something they've never done before - got good reviews for three albums in a row.

The Mojo review only gave it three stars, but the review itself read more like a four-star.