70 Songs Of Failure & Hatred

[Siouxsie Sway]

I would buy this so fast my wallet wouldn't have the chance to recognize it's loss!

<3

[MRK]

The quality of their output has steadily declined over the years, with JFPL being just slightly better than anything else post EMG.

So a record of 70 songs from a flagging band would be absolute, mind numbing, skull crushing torture. The amount of filler would be incredible.

[corporatetom]

I think it would be great actually, bound to be some shit when there's that many songs (by "shit" I mean "songs where Nicky sings", hehe!), but I think it would give them the freedom to explore avenues they don't normally dare, because they're too worried about being commercial, which is the version of the Manics I least like. But still like obviously.

[starstruck]

if they thrashed out 70 one-minute mental numbers and released it that would be quite class.

if they have been lurking on here and have compiled a list of the 70 posters they consider to be the biggest cunts and the songs are all one minute tirades inspired by the log on names, well, so much the better.

[franny]

Originally Posted by MRK

The quality of their output has steadily declined over the years, with JFPL being just slightly better than anything else post EMG.

So a record of 70 songs from a flagging band would be absolute, mind numbing, skull crushing torture. The amount of filler would be incredible.

oh come on, JFPL was a masterpiece, they still have the ability to do anything they put their mind to, of course there'd be some duff tracks but if we got 50 genunely good songs then I wouldn't complain one bit.

[MRK]

I just don't think that they have the stamina in them write any more than an albums worth of good songs. In fact, I know they don't because they've been shockingly inconsistent for many years now. I suppose, objectively speaking, JFPL has better songs on it than the norm and probably makes it their best post-EMG album, even if I didn't quite "get it". But the Manics, as much as I love them, are a band who have written two consistently good records out of ten.

70 songs would be painful.

[franny]

I dunno, they release a plethora of b-sides with every album, some of which are often better than the album tracks, I'd happily wait 3-4 years for them to do it but I think it could be done, 70 would only be a small fragment of the amount of songs they've produced in the past.

I can see why people are anxious (although this isn't necessarily the next album plan anyway) but the band wouldn't do it if they thought the songs would just be filler.

[MRK]

There's a certain amount of self inflicted pressure though. If the band say "we're doing 70 songs" then the quality control goes out the window in order to fulfil that promise. No one can write 70 good songs for the one record. Some of the greatest artists in the world would be incapable of such a feat.

[BrianPowell]

I can't really see them doing 70 songs for an album, but I would say it's a point in the direction they'll be going.
I can see them doing something different as after 10 albums they may be a little dry on ideas for album number 11.
I'd definitely entertain a double album of 25 songs with a radical change in music direction.
I'd LOVE to see the manics return to their Guns N Roses, Generation Terrorists and Gold Against The Soul roots and not a word uttered about The Holy Bible or Everything Must Go in the process of making the album.

[Porco]

Work-in-progress track listing.

Manic Street Preachers 11 - 70 Songs Of Failure & Hatred

Disc 1 - Assorted Failure & Hatred
1. Vitriolic Vanity
2. Daggers For Eyes
3. Nails Scraping Down A Blackboard Loudly
4. Permanent State Of Slight Annoyance At Everyone
5. Titanic Tantrums
6. Where Are The Losers, That's Right You Don't Know (Because You Are One)
7. Jug Of Bile
8. I Smashed Your Favourite Vase, And I'm Not Sorry
9. Hitler Was A Right Loser
10. The Epic Fail Of Lord Nelson's Breakfast
11. Sour-Faced Mountain Of Vindictiveness
12. Velcro Eye Massage
13. Caustic Cola
14. He Doesn't Like You
15. I Don't Like You Either
16. I'll Be Careful / You'll Be Dead
17. Spirit Level Manufacturer Of Pisa
18. Socks With Sandles
19. Violence Ensued
20. Dysons Suck Amazingly But You Suck More
21. The Worthlessness Of My Woolworths Vouchers
22. One Jigsaw Piece Missing, Waste Of Three Days
23. Hamsters Make Bad Guard-Dogs

Disc 2 - Cycle Of Violence
24. Punch
25. Kick
26. Slap
27. Knee
28. Grip
29. Lock
30. Thwack
31. Wind
32. Crack
33. Break
34. Burn
35. Scratch
36. Revenge
37. Instigator
38. Grudge
39. Random
40. Drag
41. Punish
42. Splatter
43. Trickle
44. Faint
45. Hospital
46. Scorn
47. Scar

Disc 3 - Hatred & Failure 4Ever
48. More Sofa Ads Please (There's Just Not Enough)
49. I Sell C-90s By The Sea-Shore
50. Sealed Plastic Packaging That You Need Scissors For, What Is Up With That For The Love Of All That Is Holy?!
51. Red Squirrels Ain't Doin' Too Well
52. And Then The Bees Disappeared
53. Truncat-
54. The Yesterday 4Ever Enough Love Song
55. Antiques Phobia
56. Recalcitrant Panda Attack
57. The Unbearable Smugness Of Title-Writing
58. Troublesome Lego
59. Don't Stack Cards On Windy Days
60. My Greenhouse, Your Rock: Financial Consequences
61. Stupid People That Walk In Front Of You In The Street
62. Car Crash
63. Bike Accident
64. Untied Shoelaces
65. Cash 4 Gold Episode (At Least 2 Things Went Wrong)
66. Drinking Venomous Words Like Sugar-Water
67. Sober Deshizzons
68. So Hot It's Cool
69. So Cool It's Hot
70. Hailure & Fatred

[allisvanity]

Originally Posted by Porco

Disc 3 - Hatred & Failure 4Ever

56. Recalcitrant Panda Attack

Hope this makes the final cut!

[less than zero]

Originally Posted by La Bohéme

Manic Street Preachers - Sandinista! II (and then some).

That was my first thought too! Even the drummer sings a song on that album. Maybe Sean could cover When Ivan Meets GI Joe for it?

[Scout Finch]

Hahah Porco if this album gets made they won't be able to better those titles for sure!

[deadmartyr]

Originally Posted by Karen Anna

Hahah Porco if this album gets made they won't be able to better those titles for sure!

I think Nicky would genuinely love some of them, and have a good giggle at them all.

[JDMANIC]

Can you imagine a tour in support of this album, where they perform the whole thing in its entirety? LOL. If you said, on average, that each song would be 3 1/2 minutes... you'd be looking at over a 4 hour show, not taking into account breaks, etc. Plus then the obligatory "greatest hits" set afterwards. LOL.

As for the album, there would have to be a deluxe edition with 70 demos as well... 140 tracks total, maybe 8 discs?