Manics Newspaper and magazine appearances II

[TheUglyLie]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Quote:
We were rehearsing ‘Peeled Apples’, ‘She Is Suffering’, ‘Sleepflower’ and old tracks like ‘Life Becoming A Landslide’ just for fun. There’s always a moment when you think, ‘Let’s put them in the set’, but most people just want ‘You Stole The Sun From My Heart’ – it’s a fine line.

Lord give me strength.

They played everything mentioned here tonight a PRYSM, except Sleepflower. And I have to hand it to Nicky, YSTS got one of the better responses in the earlier set!

[Routine Builder]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

We were rehearsing ‘Peeled Apples’, ‘She Is Suffering’, ‘Sleepflower’ and old tracks like ‘Life Becoming A Landslide’ just for fun. There’s always a moment when you think, ‘Let’s put them in the set’, but most people just want ‘You Stole The Sun From My Heart’ – it’s a fine line.

Sigh.....

[Scarecrow]

I said this over on the gig thread but I am impressed they played Peeled Apples and She Is Suffering. Maybe not “deep cuts” as Nicky views them but solid songs especially Peeled Apples.

[Routine Builder]

Peeled Apples would have been a single on any other album. It's one of those songs that the band can write so effortlessly. A straight rock number with a gigantic chorus. It's neither a deep cut nor a song with a tempo that slows things down to a crawl. Honestly I don't really buy the argument any more that the audience only gets excited for the staples as they seem comatose through the entire gig these days despite how much energy James emits. I'm surprised the band can tell the difference and relegate the majority of their back catalogue to never being played or one off gigs.

[TheUglyLie]

Originally Posted by Routine Builder

Peeled Apples would have been a single on any other album. It's one of those songs that the band can write so effortlessly. A straight rock number with a gigantic chorus. It's neither a deep cut nor a song with a tempo that slows things down to a crawl. Honestly I don't really buy the argument any more that the audience only gets excited for the staples as they seem comatose through the entire gig these days despite how much energy James emits. I'm surprised the band can tell the difference and relegate the majority of their back catalogue to never being played or one off gigs.

Yeah the general malaise of the audiences at their most recent gigs has made me realise I need to get towards the front at Shephards’’s Bush, so I can rock with the hardcores

[Marconi Delorian]

Today's New Cue interview is with Wire.

[Son of Stopped]

BoR currently on 10% of the vote https://www.loudersound.com/features...ebruary-3-2025

[Scarecrow]

Originally Posted by Son of Stopped

BoR currently on 10% of the vote https://www.loudersound.com/features...ebruary-3-2025

Didn't expect to see Motorpsycho in the list. Naff name but they've made some incredible prog metal albums in the past, don't often see their name on such lists.

[counterlanguage]

https://heavenlyrecordings.bandcamp....-zine-5-hvn746

Four pages of unpublished MSP photos circa 91 in the recent Heavenly Records zine.

Worth it for 50p + P&P just to read a nicely put together fanzine, reminds me of the good old zine days of the 90s.

[Europa Gluten Free]

Peeled Apples is a great song - even if the chorus is essentially Heaven 17’s Temptation! Ha!

[Glyn]

An unexpected (and non Critical Thinking related) nice reference in this news article today https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...droidApp_Other

[mishima]

Lovely article about the effect of one Manics recording:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-in-hard-times

[relic]

Originally Posted by mishima

Lovely article about the effect of one Manics recording:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-in-hard-times

That's so beautiful, I think it will stay with me for a very long time.