Biggest Manic Folly? - Page 9 - Forever Delayed

starstruck · #**121** 15-10-2011, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Heart2Heart

I don't know how to respond to this without sounding silly or a poser, but I liked it the moment I heard stuff from it -- on Youtube (I don't have the album; I'll just collect all the other Manics stuff that's currently in my neighbourhood record shop and when I'm done with that I'll place an order for it).

everyone starts somewhere

if you can, try and order the "10th Anniversary Edition" of it from the UK; the DVD has an excellent set of documentaries, interviews and performances on it.

The Gutless Wonder · #**122** 15-10-2011, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Heart2Heart

I don't know how to respond to this without sounding silly or a poser, but I liked it the moment I heard stuff from it -- on Youtube (I don't have the album; I'll just collect all the other Manics stuff that's currently in my neighbourhood record shop and when I'm done with that I'll place an order for it).

Any probs getting hold of anything just say!

Manualex16 · #**123** 15-10-2011, 21:23

NOT having real drums in GT, you hear Stars And Stripes versions and they are on a different level(shame that ME didnt got that lurxury).

Heart2Heart · #**124** 16-10-2011, 04:37

Thanks starstruck and Gutless. Yup, I'll definitely try to get the 10th anniversary edition, and thank you too for the reminder that the best place to ask around if I can't get it will be this forum! I've been thinking about what I would do if the record store can't get the Manics stuff I want, haha. ^^;

The Gutless Wonder · #**125** 16-10-2011, 08:26

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Originally Posted by Heart2Heart

Thanks starstruck and Gutless. Yup, I'll definitely try to get the 10th anniversary edition, and thank you too for the reminder that the best place to ask around if I can't get it will be this forum! I've been thinking about what I would do if the record store can't get the Manics stuff I want, haha. ^^;

No problems mate!

Industrial Symphony No.1 · #**126** 16-10-2011, 09:06

Ripping off the Toys 'R Us advert music for the chorus of their big number one smash hit.

slatex · #**127** 16-10-2011, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Industrial Symphony No.1

Ripping off the Toys 'R Us advert music for the chorus of their big number one smash hit.

??! "There's millions, said JDB, all under one roof?"

Evidence please!

PaulTMA · #**128** 16-10-2011, 13:58

'Deluxe' editions, bought exclusively by overpaid, gullible twats.

Midlands_Junk · #**129** 16-10-2011, 14:18

Heeeere it comes...

hummingbird · #**130** 16-10-2011, 14:25

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Originally Posted by PaulTMA

'Deluxe' editions, bought exclusively by overpaid, gullible twats.

eh?

Radiomanic · #**131** 16-10-2011, 16:48

I voted for 'Quickly following up JFPL with PFAYM', but would almost have gone for 'Releasing Generation Terrorists' if it was there. Releasing GT doesn't bother me as much as i wasn't into them back then, but the fact that they followed up a brilliantly thought-out album with a rushed piece of MOR is one of the biggest insults the band have given us. I'd rather they had waited another few years and given us something unique like with Lifeblood after KYE.

Radiomanic · #**132** 16-10-2011, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

Every single fan they've ever had, really. Apart from Gutless.

Their biggest folly of all was probably when they went out of their way to alienate the 'Mondeo drivers' and then spent the rest of their career (to date) failing to court them back with dross+strings and singles compilations.

They've only been doing that since 2007, which is when the great band i knew from 1994-2004 came to a halt for me. Since then, apart from JFPL (perhaps out of respect for Richey in some weird way?) they've sounded really desperate. Every album they recorded in the 10 years between 1994 and 2004 were about trying new things and not caring about what people thought. The rest have all been shameless PR pieces.

I'd like to think after the break, they go back to not caring again. Bring the true Manics back.

starstruck · #**133** 16-10-2011, 17:08

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Originally Posted by PaulTMA

'Deluxe' editions, bought exclusively by overpaid, gullible twats.

Postcards box, Complete Shambles box on the evidence we have seen - yes.

Postcards deluxe 2CD - "maybe"

THB 10th anniversary, EMG 10th anniversary, JFPL deluxe 2CD - absolutely not, those three sets are as excellent as they are essential.

i have bought the last 4 mentioned there - if i may comment on myself; overpaid no, gullible maybe, twat oh yes.

hummingbird · #**134** 16-10-2011, 17:14

you're only a twat if you go into debt to pay for something you can't afford and blaming the band for releasing it

Midlands_Junk · #**135** 16-10-2011, 17:20

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Originally Posted by PaulTMA

'Deluxe' editions, bought exclusively by overpaid, gullible twats.

...and sweeping, ill-informed generalisations are used exclusively by arseholes.

View Poll Results: Biggest Manics Folly?
not splitting after Generation Terrorists	3	2.59%
carrying on after Richey's disappearance	3	2.59%
Toiletgate at Glastonbury	6	5.17%
Lifeblood	2	1.72%
not releasing 1985 as a single	21	18.10%
Send Away The Tigers / Autumnsong single	7	6.03%
no singles from Journal For Plague Lovers	23	19.83%
quickly following JFPL with Postcards From A Young Man	27	23.28%
the singles chosen from PFAYM	6	5.17%
other, please kindly state what.	18	15.52%
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