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It's an okay track. Nowhere near as bad as the band make out, but certainly nothing special. Door to the River is much better.
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Got a tattoo of the lyrics... Love it
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One of their best singles and an eery masterpiece live. Also the Saint Etienne remix is the second best remix the band has in their catalogue.
Brilliant b-sides in general - I remember listening to the CD singles so many times over and over again that summer.
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Reminds me I must start a remixes discussion thread (if one doesn't exist already). Last edited by Automatik; 12-04-2015 at 21:00. |
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It's a simple pop song with superb production. The killer for me was seeing it live though. Somehow I didn't quite count on it being utterly towering, but it just carried such a huge sound. Superb, and still one of my favourite Manic moments. Shame it only gets cursory outings.
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Nice to hear lots of people saying how great it was live at the o2. I was there too, and got weird looks when I said I enjoyed this and Empty Souls the most.
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I remember me being obsessed with this song at that time.
Not very fond of the lyrics but the melody is lovely and I felt really fortunate that I got the chance to hear it live twice.
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I wasn't at the 02, but James sounds a little bored singing it on the recording. But when they played it on the 2002 Forever Delayed tour it was immense.
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I think I created a remix thread ages ago but definitely time for a new one!
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Used to love watching the video of this on the single DVD. Pre-YouTube!
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I love There by the Grace of God. It's pleasantly haunting and sort of invites you into the empty spaces in a comforting way. I remember it coming on the instore radio when I worked in Virgin Megastore, and being immensely glad that a new Manics song was interrupting whatever tripe had played before it - though I also remember wondering if they really needed to steal a Marilyn Manson lyric... |
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I've been listening to a few of the newest interviews with the band and they're (rightfully) delighted with Futurology because it charted well, seems to have sold well, and that it got good reviews. Yet whenever they discuss Lifeblood, as you say, it's almost a swearword for them - a reminder of what they see as a failure - and that's just not something I understand at all. They still discuss GATS the same way too. |
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I've always thought that by playing badly reviewed or low sales songs live and pulling it off and the crowd loving it would be a good fuck you to people who don't appreciate their songs but they rarely seem to want to do it. They always seem to disown previous albums pretty quickly, with some notable exceptions. Futurology will probably be no different.
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You're right, too, that they'll be expressing reservations about Futurology soon enough. It'll be interesting to read their regrets and hindsight about that one. Ah well, we all have our idiosyncrasies. |
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