Manics on Twitter

[Mr Richey]

Is anybody else waiting with nervous terror for Nicky to tweet something facepalmingly stupid about the riots?

[Ken Korda]

I'm surprised he's not done so already. Let's face it, he'd probably just tweet Clash/Smiths lyrics.

[MSPKYE]

Originally Posted by Mr Richey

Is anybody else waiting with nervous terror for Nicky to tweet something facepalmingly stupid about the riots?

He's too busy looting copies of Postcards From A Young Man so there's an excuse why it's not selling

[Deets]

Originally Posted by Mr Richey

Is anybody else waiting with nervous terror for Nicky to tweet something facepalmingly stupid about the riots?

after the recent Morrissey KFC/Norway comment I can expect everything.

[Phil C]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

He's too busy looting copies of Postcards From A Young Man so there's an excuse why it's not selling

I do wonder why so many of the 'Postcards' haters on here are so bitter that they have to create a whole new reality in which everyone agrees with them - why do they feel so insecure about the fact that an album they hate has been critically and commercially successful?

'Postcards' sold well and people like it. No amount of claiming otherwise will change that. Get over it.

[Europa Gluten Free]

Originally Posted by Phil C

'Postcards' sold well and people like it. No amount of claiming otherwise will change that. Get over it.

Doesn't mean it's any good enough. Easily their worst album.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Phil C

I do wonder why so many of the 'Postcards' haters on here are so bitter that they have to create a whole new reality in which everyone agrees with them - why do they feel so insecure about the fact that an album they hate has been critically and commercially successful?

'Postcards' sold well and people like it. No amount of claiming otherwise will change that. Get over it.

Well said.

Originally Posted by proevpete

Doesn't mean it's any good enough. Easily their worst album.

Disagree!

[Littlesue]

Originally Posted by Phil C

I do wonder why so many of the 'Postcards' haters on here are so bitter that they have to create a whole new reality in which everyone agrees with them - why do they feel so insecure about the fact that an album they hate has been critically and commercially successful?

'Postcards' sold well and people like it. No amount of claiming otherwise will change that. Get over it.

Its still the one of the worst things they have done though, and it only sold well on the basis of how Manic albums sell now not well for other albums in general

[MarilynRoxie]

Just because something sold well doesn't mean that it's a fabulous album, just have a look at the current Billboard charts.

[The Gutless Wonder]

It sold well cos it's a good record in my opinion! I don't think the music rags were praising it for the good of their health!

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by MarilynRoxie

Just because something sold well doesn't mean that it's a fabulous album, just have a look at the current Billboard charts.

Just because some people don't like it doesn't mean it's not a good album does it?

[MarilynRoxie]

All it means is that some people think it's good and some people don't then I suppose, haha. My point about the Billboard charts was that they are a terrible reflection of what good things are out there though, by which I mean a lot of great albums around nowadays don't appear on there at all or if they do, are rather low.

It was the Manics' bid for "mass-communication" after all, much more radio-friendly than JFPL, so it's not too surprising, just not my cup of tea. I don't think PFAYM is their worst album though, that would be GATS.

[The Gutless Wonder]

I'm listening to Postcards right now! GT always ends up at the bottom of my pile. I still love it of course I just think they have got better as they have got older.

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[Phil C]

Originally Posted by proevpete

Doesn't mean it's any good enough. Easily their worst album.

That's not my point. If people hate 'Postcards' that's fine with me. What i'm talking about is the bizarre way that people who hate the album keep making comments about it selling badly (which it didn't) and being badly reviewed (which it wasn't). There's a massive difference between disliking something and inventing an entire parallel reality in which everyone dislikes it just so you don't have to face the concept that your opinion isn't objective fact. It's sad that people are so insecure that they have to do it, and irritating for other people reading it.