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Old 04-09-2011, 20:07
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True...it seems to me at least, though, that they didn't really embrace being welsh until the later half of the 90s...
Very true. It seems to be that they couldn't really embrace their Welshness until Ritchie left (I don't mean that to sound as horrible as it does - hounest!) But Ritchie was often very disparaging towards Wales in interviews, I seem to remember an interview where he referred to Welsh as a dead language and wished people would get over it and in another he essentially said Wales was the same thing as England (I think Wire took him up on that point after.)
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Old 04-09-2011, 22:18
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I've always thought it wasn't him per se, but that they evolved into different people once he left. But then I think if he was still here he'd have made the evolution with them.
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Do they? thats the first I've known about that, anyone just listening to it would'nt know though
Yes, it's about Tryweryn.

r.e the welsh thing - Manics are Welsh. Hence they're nominated. End of.

...Y Niwl should win though.
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True...it seems to me at least, though, that they didn't really embrace being welsh until the later half of the 90s...
Agree. They only embraced their Welsh roots in 96 once Catatonia, Stereophonics and the Super Furry Animals started getting press attention/record sales.
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Old 05-09-2011, 15:23
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The Manics don't speak in Welsh?

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Old 05-09-2011, 15:29
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Ahaha, The Blackout nominated. Terrible band. probably better than postcards though.
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Ahaha, The Blackout nominated. Terrible band. probably better than postcards though.
Doubt it!
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Old 05-09-2011, 20:44
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haha, yes. I should point out that I was joking, I dislike postcards, but I don't hate it THAT much....
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r.e the welsh thing - Manics are Welsh. Hence they're nominated. End of.
Yup yup.

Shame really, if this award was around in 2009 when JFPL was released they'd have it in the bag. Now, no. Just no. Crossing my fingers for Joy Formidable.
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Postcards and The Big Roar jointly for me!
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I think it's tonight they announce it, quite where I don't know, but presumably somewhere in Cardiff to tie in with SWN.
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Old 21-10-2011, 16:53
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Gruff Rhys won.
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Old 21-10-2011, 20:14
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Disappointed for the Manics and The Joy Formidable. I like Gruff and everything but can't get excited about him winning it I'm afraid!
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