New Kieron Evans film - Pieces of Sleep

[UEF]

Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzPLoVWG54

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37iW1P_ponI

Story https://www.nme.com/news/music/manic...-sleep-2689956

Comes out this Thursday (on GOP TV) (actually YouTube)

[jl45]

Just saw the article in the nme, I am so excited about this. I would definately have paid for the film and they are just giving it away for free. I can not wait!

I am more excited about this than i was about the reissue

[UEF]

It would be brilliant if they've tracked down some of those Japanese ultra fans from the videos around that time... I wonder what they're up to now

[LA ex]

Looking forward to this - the Gold Against the Soul live era seems to be one that there is a lack of live footage of compared to other albums, especially with Evans' comment that they were already performing songs live in the style we now associate with the Holy Bible.

[Europa Gluten Free]

Funny how the materiality of the reissues means very little to me but when I see a video or old concert footage it makes me feel that sense of melancholy for the 90s.

[hummingbird]

Shall I start the moaning about not physically available?

Looking forward to this .. hopefully it'll hang around for repeated watches as it's on YouTube

[Porco]

This looks really cool, can’t wait to watch it

[Routine Builder]

Any idea where the voice-over is from? (Doesn't sound like it's Manics related)

[Son of Stopped]

Well Pink Floyd and your Genesis and bands of many others put up their concert films and such during "lockdown". I really wanted the Manics to do something like that.
I hope it stays up and is permanent.
Now I want no bitching it should have been in the book!

[Europa Gluten Free]

There are different programs out there for ripping things off YouTube if anyone is so inclined.

I hope there is not too much talking and there is a lot of riffing.

I think I've seen some of this footage before back in the 90s on a VHS but I might be imagining it. Is this the JDB Mickey Mouse t-shirt gig?

[UEF]

Originally Posted by Routine Builder

Any idea where the voice-over is from? (Doesn't sound like it's Manics related)

Sounds like an attendee of the Japanese tours looking back on their time as a young person engrossed in rock n roll. Only guessing though!

[Routine Builder]

Sounded a bit too intense and like an extract from a movie. It wouldn't surprise me if it's the inspiration for the line in Sleepflower.

[Glyn]

From the NME story I was taking it that the voice over is 'fictionalised' by Keiron and has been written from the point of view of a fan at that time. Sounds a bit odd to me to be honest (am sure they could have found a real person to speak to?) but looking forward to the 'raw' live footage.

[UEF]

oh yeah

the film is fictionally narrated in the style of one of the many hardcore fans that followed the band around on the tour.

So not a real person then.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Glyn

From the NME story I was taking it that the voice over is 'fictionalised' by Keiron and has been written from the point of view of a fan at that time. Sounds a bit odd to me to be honest (am sure they could have found a real person to speak to?) but looking forward to the 'raw' live footage.

That’s erm, an interesting approach.

Hopefully it’ll be 90% live music and 10% chat.