Would You Welcome Wayne Becoming A Full Time Band Member?

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Originally Posted by PaulTMA

I wasn't on this board when the Manics used a touring guitarist for the first time. Were people having kittens over them 'replacing Richey'?

I didn't speak to many other Manics fans when they used Guy Massey for the first time. I remember voicing my support for a backing guitarist at gigs but saying it wouldn't be right somebody officially joining the band, and I still think that.

I actually quite like Wayne on songs like You Love Us and Motorcycle Emptiness, those songs sound bolstered by the simple backing chords. It's the likes of No Surface or Sleepflower which sound messy with his playing, not to mention the backing vocals. He can clearly sing, but his voice clashes with James'.