70 Songs Of Failure & Hatred

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by Kieslowski

I would love that, as The Vorticists is by far my most listened to Manics song since THB (1985 is maybe up there too). I can't believe such a great piece of music was left to rot as a fucking b-side on a vinyl single, whereas dross like Autumnsong appears to have become a live staple. There's that bit from their last "blog" (i.e. interview) where Nicky says

That bit pissed me off, because by saying their THB/JFPL side is them at their best, he's effectively admitting that he knows their EMG/SATT side is shit. So in other words, they know perfectly well that they're putting out substandard songs, at least in comparison to what they can do. No band should be putting out albums that deep down they KNOW is not the best they can do. It's fucking cheeky.

What pissed me off about Nicky's statement was:

a) Nicky only admits to two versions of the Manics, the EMG/SATT/GT and THB/JFPL. He completely ignores the Lifeblood version.

b) He more or less declared that the Manics won't be trying anything new from now on. He's the only artist other than Oasis who I've read to admit to making a conscious effort to repeat themselves in a bid to reclaim former glories. Very sad.

Go on Manics. Expand on 'The Vorticists' territory. Do something exciting and surprise us.