What Do You Think Of The New Single

[mr bowlase]

Originally Posted by Midlands_Junk

the thing i used to love about the manics is that they never made the same album twice. it looks like those days are gone...

you haven't even heard the album yet!

[deadmartyr]

It's a good song and that's what I thought on the first listen. The lyrics are good, and the chorus is catchy as many have said. However I don't get the hit song feeling from it as I did with YLAINE, but I do think I'll eventually prefer this to that song.

I'd have rather had no Nicky vocal in there at all, but it's worse that it's like half a line rather than a full line, making it seem more pointless. His prominent bass cameo in the song is much better and should've been left at that.

And I think the end of the first "and I'll pay mine" line is a bit clunky, and should've been stretched a bit.

[James1985]

manics have made all kind of different albums this is another route..i like it

[manicbill]

Originally Posted by Rottenstain

NO stop it, please stop it.

NICE means it fucking mediocre, it doesn't provoke an reaction, nice is an insult, but i am guessing your using it in a different way.

stop with blind faith.

Nice does not mean mediocre. Ridiculous statement. Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles...nice and genius.

[someone, somewhere, soon]

I like the verses, but falls down a bit on the chorus for me. to my ears, it doesn't hook in as much as 'your love alone' did - that was an immediate, unprecedented 4 minutes of mass communication, that they haven't replicated here.

[Tom]

The lyrics don't mean anything. They don't mean anything!

[Lindz Delirium]

I just played it to Mr Delirium and he said "it sounds like the Manics".

Is that good, or bad?

[sculptureofabloke]

Originally Posted by Lindz Delirium

I just played it to Mr Delirium and he said "it sounds like the Manics".

Is that good, or bad?

GOOD

[Abstract Unknown Girl]

Originally Posted by mattiasbrundin

the idea of a lazy and unfair comparison to THB by mentioning JFPL is, well, lazy and unfair in itself

The only reason I mentioned both albums in the same sentence was because people have mentioned songs from both those albums in this thread, saying they wish they'd do more stuff in a similar vein to those. I never said the two albums were similar to each other.

[Thomas]

[One Man Gang]

The R factor was a massive thing for JFPL. I dare say making that album was a chore in so much that the band aren't those people anymore but wanted to leave a fitting legacy for a friend. It was hard work (and it showed as it was an excellent album).

So expecting them to do it again (especially so soon) is a little naive especially when the band said this record will be light and fluffy and they veer from sound to another so often. We may see some songs like JFPL again, but not on this record and not in such quantity.

[sculptureofabloke]

They really are a fucking weird band. Can't think of anyone else who divides fans as much as they do, and it's prolific for anyone to put albums out in consecutive years these days. Definitely looks like a massive transition from JFPL too!

Suppose THB and JFPL comparisons are fair enough really.. If I had to compare two Manics albums, I'd probably go for those two.

[StrawberryWine]

it's not love (nor is it any good)

[exopotamie]

Originally Posted by sculptureofabloke

They really are a fucking weird band.

The best truth anyone's said on this thread yet.

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by mr bowlase

you haven't even heard the album yet!

aye, but Nicky himself has said "it's SATT pt 2," which this single reinforces. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there will be some amazing songs on there, I just don't think the Manics are going to try anything new from now on. I don't want them to get on this treadmill of just rehashing a diluted version of EMG over and over. Hopefully the album will prove me wrong, I sincerely hope it does.