What did Richey play on the records?

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Originally Posted by Amanda

I could be wrong but I think the originaly comparision isn't so much of the people per se but more the role they played in those bands respectively - which obviously is somewhat flawed as Richey wrote a lot of the lyrics as well, but its the idea of both people although perhaps not musically contributing to their respective bands still being vital to them as some kind of leader/embodiment of the spirit of what makes the band etc - which I guess in the happy mondays case might be getting of your head and dancing and for the manics I suppose something a bit more nihilistic? At least thats the way I've always taken the reference, VCK may have meant something completely different...

I know what you're saying, I think that probably is what was meant.
Regardless of how they may be vaguely comparable in some ways, it still annoys the hell out of me because to me, Richey just shouldn't be put alongside that twat in any light.
That's essentially what my contribution boils down to, ha.