The entire "Rewind the film" on radio

[Manic Street Lurker]

Actually, Anthem For A Lost Cause and As Holy As The Soil have just shot up to a 9. Choking me up after reading Wire's comments about them!

http://thequietus.com/articles/13264...y-track-review

[Radiomanic]

Originally Posted by lukkkas

The best of it is that is really unique in manics discography...The guys show one more time that they can reinvent therselves and keep telling us that every record they release is a completely isolated work and this is why this is my favourite band. I think is the ONLY band on earth that with 11 records they have talked to us 11 times in different languages.

As much as that is true, their albums could probably be grouped like this as if they were made by different bands:

Version 1: Generation Terrorists (Doesn't really fit with anything else they've done. Totally unique for them in that it sounds like a tribute album to other artists by a band who haven't quite found their feet).
Version 2: GATS, EMG, SATT.PFAYM (The commercial 'stadium rock' band)
Version 3: THB, KYE, JFPL (The 'alternative rock' band)
Version 4: TIMTTMY, LB, RTF (The 'soft atmospheric' band)

So the Manics are 4 bands in one really i think, which of course is a brilliant thing. Most artists for their time you'd probably just have the one version of (hi Oasis).

[Manic Street Lurker]

Actually the slow, grinding, defeated longing and utter misery of 'side 2' is quite draining...in a magnificent MSP way, of course. I can see why they put Manorbier in there for some lyric-free relief!

[Dancing Kirby]

I've completed my 'listened to all the tracks once' report.

This Sullen Welsh Heart - 7/10
-It's... not bad. Could have a better ending but beggars can't be choosers.

Show Me The Wonder - 2/10
-What happens in the Neighbours theme tune should stay in the Neighbours theme tune.

Rewind The Film - 1/10
-The JDB bits are alright. The rest is someone outside of the band singing over the top of a song written by someone outside of the band. This isn't hip hop sampling, this is a waste of six minutes.

Builder of Routines - 6/10
-I can live without skipping this one while simultaneously having nothing to say about it.

4 Lonely Roads - 6/10
- Quite like this as a break from JDB singing like Chris Martin's granddad.

(I Miss The) Tokyo Skyline - 5/10
-This was going reasonably well in a Coldplay-do-this-better kind of way until the second verse repeated the first. I've warned them about this!

Anthem for a Lost Cause - 5/10
-The 'yours… cause' bit towards the end might be the cheesiest thing they've ever done. It'd be better if they hadn't PFAYM-ed the balls out of it with the production. Obvious second single. Depressingly obvious.

As Holy As The Soil - 2/10
-I'm normally a fan of Nicky tracks but can't quite get past there now being a line on a Manics album that goes "I love you so, won't you please come home". Then, to make matters worse, you're told it's about Richey.

3 Ways To See Despair - 4/10
-This one is ruined for me by it having nothing whatsoever to do with Stuart Adamson as was stated in the press release. It could be about anyone. The shift between first and third person doesn't help. Music is alright. The clip of the demo sounds more interesting.

Running Out Of Fantasy - 8/10
-I can't find much to fault with this one. Confused.

Manorbier - 5/10
- Good start, the rest never quite lives up to it.

30 Year War - 4/10
-Some of the lines make me think this should be about Operation Yewtree, or something else that's relevant today.

[Radiomanic]

Does anyone think it doesn't really 'sound' like an album? Much like KYE, i'm not sure the songs really 'gel' together. That doesn't take away from the fact that it's clearly a very strong album...but there are so many musical styles thrown in it plays like a 'Greatest Hits' of albums we haven't yet heard.

[Mrs Bradfield]

Originally Posted by slatex

I put some of them on Manic Street Mania yesterday (only Sean Keaveny/Lauren Laverne shows though.)

EDIT: OCD got the better of me, here's the full list!
Sean Keaveny: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039v38c
0hr57min This Sullen Welsh Heart (With Lucy Rose)
1hr49min Builder Of Routines
2hr20min As Holy As The Soil

Lauren Laverne: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039v38f
0hr23min 4 Lonely Roads (with Cate Le Bon)
1hr15min Show Me The Wonder
2hr56min Manobier

Radcliffe & Maconie: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039v38h
1hr23min Interview
1hr26min (I Miss The) Tokyo Skyline
1hr44min Running Out Of Fantasy
1hr56min Anthem For A Lost Cause

Steve Lamacq: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039v38k
0hr28min 3 Ways To See Despair
1hr24min 30 Year War
2hr15min Rewind The Film (With Richard Hawley)

Thanks very much for this, was very kind of you to sort and put times.

[taxexile]

1. This Sullen Welsh Heart
2. Show Me The Wonder
3. Rewind The Film
4. Builder of Routines
5. 4 Lonely Roads
6. (I Miss The) Tokyo Skyline
7. Anthem For A Lost Cause
8. As Holy As The Soil (That Buries Your Skin)
9. 3 Ways To See Despair
10. Running Out Of Fantasy
11. Manorbier
12. 30 Year War

[UEF]

Excellent, I'm on a Ryanair flight tomorrow, this should help it go by

[mar]

Originally Posted by taxexile

1. This Sullen Welsh Heart
2. Show Me The Wonder
3. Rewind The Film
4. Builder of Routines
5. 4 Lonely Roads
6. (I Miss The) Tokyo Skyline
7. Anthem For A Lost Cause
8. As Holy As The Soil (That Buries Your Skin)
9. 3 Ways To See Despair
10. Running Out Of Fantasy
11. Manorbier
12. 30 Year War

Thank you!

[Porco]

Originally Posted by UEF

Excellent, I'm on a Ryanair flight tomorrow, this should help it go by

Make sure you check for the 'Using your ears (sub-section:For listening to music )' charge first!

[scott_laconia]

Really gutted I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks and hoped I'd get my pre ordered signed copy by now to listen to while I was away..

I can't wait two weeks :-(

[astrogirl]

Ok, think I've heard them all now... Too early to say too much, but immediate thoughts... Love the two with Cate and Lucy, love how Tokyo actually sounds like Tokyo, the fact James is still having to shoe-horn too many lyrics into his melodies is making me smile. Roll on Sunday...

[Donkey]

Originally Posted by Porco

Make sure you check for the 'Using your ears (sub-section:For listening to music )' charge first!

bur check it at home.
You'll be charged if you ask the crew about it.

[James1985]

wow!!!

what a band what an album

Manic Street Preachers... i salute you

[hummingbird]

*stops waiting patiently and clicks links*

I am weak