Album 15

[Son of Stopped]

Currently in obsessive play stage. It's a great sunlight album isn't it?

[Porco]

Originally Posted by Son of Stopped

Currently in obsessive play stage. It's a great sunlight album isn't it?

Yes it is.

Originally Posted by Mr.Selfdestruct

I bought 3 different vinyls, a CD and tape of the last Sea Power album. [….]

If being a completest nowadays means instead of buying 2 or 3 versions of singles, that have different b-sides and 7" vinyls, And all you're doing is just buying different colours of the same thing or different artwork etc, then I'm done.

However, if one is happy to do this, then go for it.

I think being (or attempting to be) a completist for the Manics became impossible a long time ago, even the band themselves cannot own everything they’ve released… maybe there’s some kind of comfort in that, that whether one collects multiple versions of everything they can or strictly one copy of each album or whatever amount in between, we all have incomplete, imperfect collections.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Think I love the mix of underlying rage, tearjerking heartbreak and beats you can dance to along the way with this one. It's with Lifeblood and SATT somewhere for me I think. I hate attempting to list them as I can never decide which one to put at the bottom of the pile!

[ForeverDelayed.com]

just wanted to say that the piano version of people ruin paintings is stunning. Thanks to the kind person that allowed me to hear.
It really is a beautiful song, perhaps the best on this album, but what a version.

[IntlDebris]

Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid

I really wasn't having a go at people for not buying the multi-format bundle or anything to that effect, it was more aimed at the general fan base. If you look at how many concert tickets they'll have sold, if you converted those concert sales into album sales then they would have probably won hands down. And yes, I wouldn't put this effort into any other band, although I do probably like Queen and The Beatles more overall, but the Manics are *my* band and aside from reissues, those two bands aren't putting anything new out so I will go all out for the boys. I've always seen the Manics as supporting a football team, some seasons it'll be a shit show and you'll lose every game (PFAYM), or some seasons you'll get into Europe or win a cup (TIMT) and some seasons you'll go on a 20 game winning run and win the league (Lifeblood).

Sadly, the casual fans turn up when the going is good. I don't personally care what people think of the album individually, and I know how much it means to the band to get a number 1, and it could easily drive their ambition to record another album or they could just give up and call it a day. I'd rather they kept going, of course.

I think you're overreacting a little. The album reached number 2, which is good for any band, ever, and was only beaten by one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now; also, this is their 12th album not to reach number 1, have you felt the same about the rest? I can't imagine it's bothered them that much. Maybe if it reached number 51...

[ForeverDelayed.com]

Originally Posted by IntlDebris

I think you're overreacting a little. The album reached number 2, which is good for any band, ever, and was only beaten by one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now; also, this is their 12th album not to reach number 1, have you felt the same about the rest? I can't imagine it's bothered them that much. Maybe if it reached number 51...

I mean, he’s got a point. And I’m pretty sure everyone understands that his point is aimed towards the casual fan, or listener. Most of us here obviously bought multiple versions.

Even if they got to the TUVL sales, I think they’d make it to the top. And I’m not even saying anything 10-15 years ago. The game has definitely changed. I think there was legitimately a chance to have a number one album, which may not mean a lot to us, but he definitely means something to the band, and as long as that keeps them going, then I’m OK with chart success and stuff.

[savemejebus]

Originally Posted by ForeverDelayed.com

I think there was legitimately a chance to have a number one album, which may not mean a lot to us, but he definitely means something to the band, and as long as that keeps them going, then I’m OK with chart success and stuff.

It's not real chart success though. It's a deception, a fraud. It's like boasting to the world about how you made your partner orgasm 15 times when you know that they faked at least 7 of them to impress the neighbours who may be listening through thin walls.

If chart success was all that kept them going then I would honestly prefer the band break up that keep plodding on, lying to themselves about the impact/popularity of their new music and fleecing the fans that pander to such bullshit in order to appear more relevant than they are.

[robg1979]

Don't check the site for a few days and now I hear I missed out on the piano versions!! So annoying!

[Scarecrow]

Originally Posted by savemejebus

On the bright side it's miles better than PFAYM and marginally better than RIF and TUVL but then again, compared to the rest of their discography that's like saying it's less annoying to step in cow shit than dog shit. At the end of the day it's still shite. Bottom tier material in their dicography.

If there's one thing I've taken from the past decade and their songwriting mode that produced RIF, TUVL and CT, it's that around I once thought they had reached their nadir and couldn't sink any lower and they've managed to prove me wrong.

There are some songs I really don't like on PFAYM but also some I do genuinely love, and listening through the last three albums recently made me realise that I'd probably rank them lower than that album now.