Postcards From A Young Man Thread

[hummingbird]

aww stop dissing hazleton avenue peeps ..its lovely and summery and makes me smile in this shitty cold weather

[Archivesoftherevollover]

Auto - Intoxication sounds to me like it could of easily been on JFPL its got angry James and very similar structure

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

How could anyone hate Some Kind Of Nothingness!

I think its position on the album is what's most problematic. They finish the title track with 'This world will not impose its will, I will not give up and I will not give in' and then on SKON you're immediately faced with 'The sky is falling in on you, crushed any happiness you knew'.

And I'm like, so much for that outpouring of defiance...

[Son of Stopped]

I liked SKON when I heard it on the radio... but compared to the rest of the album, for me it's the weakest link of PFAYM.
Was gutted last night the album crashed out of the top ten, but still think things can be saved! All hopes rest on Golden Platitudes in a last ditch attempt...

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

I think its position on the album is what's most problematic. They finish the title track with 'This world will not impose its will, I will not give up and I will not give in' and then on SKON you're immediately faced with 'The sky is falling in on you, crushed any happiness you knew'.

And I'm like, so much for that outpouring of defiance...

It's referring to a pet dog dying I believe so it's not really from a human standpoint. Or rather it's a human looking on as their beloved pet gets older and eventually passes away. Something like that. So for me it doesn't detract from the defiance of the previous song. There's me being all analytical there!

[Nabby]

Being in Italy for 4months I never managed to get it.

My parents arrived today for a visit and my dad brought it with him (to be fair I did ask, but I thought he'd forget) so this is the first I've heard apart from the single.

Loving it! But that might just be excitement, I've waited too long.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Nabby

Being in Italy for 4months I never managed to get it.

My parents arrived today for a visit and my dad brought it with him (to be fair I did ask, but I thought he'd forget) so this is the first I've heard apart from the single.

Loving it! But that might just be excitement, I've waited too long.

He! He! Well that's a good start! Hope it doesn't wear off for you!

[set phasers to stun]

Just got the album on Monday because I was skint the previous week. Its a bit underwhelming isnt it? A lot of the songs sound the same and they dont hold my attention for long. I really can't understnd how the Manics can listen to the record and think people would really want to hear it. If I was in a band I wouldnt release anything unless I thought it was some of my best material. Surely they cant think its great. I hope it grows on me because Manic Street Preachers are my favourite band and I listen to them all the time.

[Radiomanic]

Originally Posted by set phasers to stun

Just got the album on Monday because I was skint the previous week. Its a bit underwhelming isnt it? A lot of the songs sound the same and they dont hold my attention for long. I really can't understnd how the Manics can listen to the record and think people would really want to hear it. If I was in a band I wouldnt release anything unless I thought it was some of my best material. Surely they cant think its great. I hope it grows on me because Manic Street Preachers are my favourite band and I listen to them all the time.

I agree really, i'm liking it more than before but it's not a patch on the last album. I'm hoping they move on from it quickly, the songs just aren't as strong as their usual standard. Banging alot of strings over songs doesn't make them great, the best songs on the album are the stripped down ones. Originally when i first bought it, it was third from last in my list of albums. I possibly prefer it to SATT now but only just.

[The Gutless Wonder]

It'll grow on you. Trust me! Well I'm listening to it in my car all the time. Especially love driving past a cyclist when All Me Make Is Entertainment kicks in. Yahooo!

[JamesyEsquire]

its growing on me slightly...

getting out the next single quickly has been a good move i think, cant see postcards doing better than INWJTEOL though

[FacelessSenseOfVoid]

Originally Posted by JamesyEsquire

getting out the next single quickly has been a good move i think, cant see postcards doing better than INWJTEOL though

Have I missed something? Has this been announced somewhere???

[JamesyEsquire]

Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid

Have I missed something? Has this been announced somewhere???

I presume so? its been playing on the radio since Monday and routinely introduced as their next single lol

[FacelessSenseOfVoid]

Originally Posted by JamesyEsquire

I presume so? its been playing on the radio since Monday and routinely introduced as their next single lol

Damn, I must have missed that then but that's good to know at least. Glad SKON isn't the second single!

[Beat Poet]

Originally Posted by Radiomanic

I agree really, i'm liking it more than before but it's not a patch on the last album. I'm hoping they move on from it quickly, the songs just aren't as strong as their usual standard. Banging alot of strings over songs doesn't make them great, the best songs on the album are the stripped down ones. Originally when i first bought it, it was third from last in my list of albums. I possibly prefer it to SATT now but only just.

PFAYM did actually have a positive effect for me, it reinvigorated my interest in SATT. I loved it when it came out, but I had got bored with it to the point where I thought TSGD was the only good song, but PFAYM made me appreciate it again. PFAYM's just a polished turd.