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View Poll Results: What Do You Think Of The Single?
Its F**king Brilliant - Awesome - Unbelievable 27 9.47%
Its Great - Excellent - Very Good 121 42.46%
Its Ok - So So - Average 85 29.82%
I Don't Know Whether I Love It Or Hate It... 17 5.96%
I Don't Like It - Its Lazy - I'm Disappointed 35 12.28%
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Old 26-07-2010, 09:45
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I can see it being a great opener with a nice little clap along to begin
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Old 26-07-2010, 09:50
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It's close to what I expected, since they had said the album would be in the EMG/SATT vein and not the THB/JFPL one. Very much like YLAINE, a happy catchy song everyone will like.
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Well, after first listen it's not amazing, but yes very catchy.

At the moment though it sounds to me like a TBTGOG B-side. It didn't have the same impact on me as when I heard Peeled Apples.
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Old 26-07-2010, 09:51
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ARRRGH...it sounds like the sort of song i should hate...but damn it's just too catchy not to like it. Very much reminds me of Human Touch-era Springsteen, could've even been on Lifeblood. I'm a fan.
That's right... Give in to it... Don't be ashamed to like it...
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Old 26-07-2010, 09:52
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Very reminiscent of JDB's solo work, with a slight hint of ELO in there too. It's not a belter of a tune but the strings are very lush and the melody is strong. Certainly sounds more like EMG than SATT. At this stage, I'm going to say I like it. I don't love it, but I do like it. 3 stars out of 5.

NOTE: This is a radio rip, so anyone making comments on the production is a buerk. It's not a clear representation of the mix.
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Old 26-07-2010, 09:54
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On my first listen now and it's just an average song, not very catchy to me. Solo was alright, ooo Nicky popped up (almost missed that, probably due to this not being a crystal clear rip) but it's OK. I'm sure my opinion will change after I've drilled it into my brain today about 50 times
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Old 26-07-2010, 10:02
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its not great, i feel like i did when i heard nixon for the first time,

its a lazy effort.
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Old 26-07-2010, 10:04
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I just love the fact that you know it's the Manics as soon as you hear it. James guitar in the middle is so him...I LIKE IT!!!
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Old 26-07-2010, 10:05
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Well, I like it. Good commercial rock.
But truth to say I'm not a big fan of, you know, heavy and dirty sound of the Manics, I'd prefer something more "polished" like TIMT or LB or GATS...
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its not great, i feel like i did when i heard nixon for the first time,

its a lazy effort.
I feel this way also. I'm not impressed at all. I'm a little disappointed but at the same time, Nixon was a horrible single and I loved Lifeblood. I guess I'll just have to wait for the rest of the album to get a better opinion.
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Old 26-07-2010, 10:08
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I feel this way also. I'm not impressed at all. I'm a little disappointed but at the same time, Nixon was a horrible single and I loved Lifeblood. I guess I'll just have to wait for the rest of the album to get a better opinion.
i love nixon now though! was shit for the first year, then i started appreciating it! lol!

its an average effort
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Old 26-07-2010, 10:12
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Overall I like it a lot whilst not totally loving it, but it feels like a grower.

I'd characterise the song as having simple yet not simplistic lyrics (which is what I think they need if they're going for the mass communication thing).

I'm a sucker for strings, so that won me over, and though I'm not a fan of brass that element was not too overdone.

I loved the solo a lot. I really could have done without the Nicky Wire interjection, I think it smacked of YLAINE regurgitation in a bad way (as opposed to the 'it's never enough' line which smacked of YLAINE regurgitation in a good way for me!).

I think the production sounds good, as far as one can tell from a radio play with all the radio weirdness* applied. It's a shame about the horrible edit 25 seconds in... (nah, only joking )

I think more than being bowled over by the track itself I am encouraged for the album.

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Overall I like it a lot whilst not totally loving it, but it feels like a grower.

I'd characterise the song as having simple yet not simplistic lyrics (which is what I think they need if they're going for the mass communication thing).

I'm a sucker for strings, so that won me over, and though I'm not a fan of brass that element was not too overdone.

I loved the solo a lot. I really could have done without the Nicky Wire interjection, I think it smacked of YLAINE regurgitation in a bad way (as opposed to the 'it's never enough' line which smacked of YLAINE regurgitation in a good way for me!).

I think the production sounds good, as far as one can tell from a radio play with all the radio weirdness* applied. It's a shame about the horrible edit 25 seconds in... (nah, only joking )

I think more than being bowled over by the track itself I am encouraged for the album.

*technical term.
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