Forever Delayed - The Independent Manics Forum  

Go Back   Forever Delayed - The Independent Manics Forum > Manic Street Preachers > Manic Street Preachers Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 30-08-2017, 03:22
taxexile taxexile is offline
I am purity, they call me perverted
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, SW20
Posts: 289
Gold Against The Soul, what a song!

Yes really!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 30-08-2017, 06:54
Glass Angel Glass Angel is offline
I am purity, they call me perverted
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 208
GATS isn't my favourite album by a long way, but the songs do sound awesome live - Roses In The Hospital at Swansea remains one of my Manics Live highlights.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 30-08-2017, 09:30
Europa Gluten Free's Avatar
Europa Gluten Free Europa Gluten Free is offline
I live to fall asleep
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,451
Quote:
Originally Posted by Glass Angel View Post
GATS isn't my favourite album by a long way, but the songs do sound awesome live - Roses In The Hospital at Swansea remains one of my Manics Live highlights.
GATS is very weak in places but you could argue that after EMG and TIMT is has the strongest singles of any era.

I really don't like the production of the GT or GATS eras but I would listen to GATS before I would listen to GT.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 30-08-2017, 09:36
rosetree rosetree is offline
I am purity, they call me perverted
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: leeds
Posts: 420
I love Gold Against The Soul and all the songs on the album. It's dark and the music speaks with the lyrics. I hope they will play more songs from this album.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 30-08-2017, 10:54
UEF's Avatar
UEF UEF is offline
Doors slowly closing
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: London
Posts: 9,102
If GT was to be their Appetite for Destruction, GATS was the album that actually had the production to match it, sound-wise.
__________________
V2002 • Move 2003 • V2006 • KoKo 2006 • Culture Show 2007 • Album Chart Show 2007 • XFM 2007 • V2007 • Glastonbury 2007 • Astoria 2007 • London Brixton 2007 • NME Awards 2008 • NME Big Gig 2008 • Forever Heavenly 2008 • Roundhouse 2009 • Forum 2009 • Concert for Care 2009 • XFM Winter Wonderland 2010 • Brixton Academy 2011 • Blackwood Miners Institute 2011 • Roundhouse 2011 • O2 2011 • Rough Trade East 2012 • Shepherds Bush 2013 • Brixton 2014 • Glastonbury 2014 • Rough Trade East 2014 • Acoustic Guitar Show 2014 • London Roundhouse 2014 • Cardiff Castle 2015 • London On Blackheath 2015 • London Royal Albert Hall 2016 • Swansea Liberty Stadium 2016 • Wembley Arena 2018 • Shepherds Bush 2019 • Kingston Pryzm 2021 x2 • Wembley Arena 2021 • Glastonbury 2023 • Alexandra Palace 2024 (40)
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 30-08-2017, 13:26
JuMeteor JuMeteor is offline
An imitation of dignity
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Marseille, FR
Age: 42
Posts: 70
Highly criminally underrated album, especially by the band.

About the song, I think it is a minor track in this great album. I really think that the album should have another name. Usually, when there's a title track on an album, it is generally the lead single or at least one of the best songs on the album. Not in the case and I think it is harming GATS reputation.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 30-08-2017, 21:51
Glyn Glyn is offline
Freed from the century
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 710
It's seemingly an unpopular view but I'm also a big fan of the song. The (clearly not Wire) bass is great and the chorus is huge with some fantastic layered vocals, you can almost hear JDB discovering the way his voice works best.

Yeah its a bit lyrically 'clunky' in places but what pre-Holy Bible tracks cant you level that accusation at ?
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 30-08-2017, 23:21
Son of Stopped's Avatar
Son of Stopped Son of Stopped is offline
Builder of routine
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: The Wirral (Been saying it wrong, didn't realise there was a THE )
Age: 49
Posts: 16,640
Quote:
Originally Posted by Glyn View Post
The (clearly not Wire) bass
I'd love it if that was actually credited as that on the album!
I do like the song, but the bit about the Pits is a bit clunky. And the middle eight.
But it's great musically and I love the slide and stomping machinery bit at the end.
Good riff as well.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 02-10-2017, 16:16
Automatik's Avatar
Automatik Automatik is offline
Freed from the century
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: There By The Grace Of God CD1
Posts: 763
The shiniest bleakest most crescendo-of-defiance song they've done, with a bullying, eerie intro and middle bits.

Love it. Have always loved it.

So there.
__________________
What a mess
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 06-10-2017, 15:22
everlasting's Avatar
everlasting everlasting is offline
I live to fall asleep
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wakefield
Age: 41
Posts: 4,658
I've always liked the song personally and really do enjoy the album overall, I don't understand the near 100% dislike for it and never have. I always used to think that weird sound in the song was like a scared dog or something, but I have no idea what it really is. I'm gonna pop the album on now and what a start with Sleepflower!!!!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 14-10-2017, 11:38
Son of Stopped's Avatar
Son of Stopped Son of Stopped is offline
Builder of routine
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: The Wirral (Been saying it wrong, didn't realise there was a THE )
Age: 49
Posts: 16,640
If I had the time and ability and resources, I'd make a video of this song to Muppet Babies footage. I'd try to get the OBE part to sync up with Gonzo looking angry that Santa Claus doesn't get any sleep.
And other footage where they look pissed off, not the wide eyed they usually are.
I imagine Scooter would be the star of such a video!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:31.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.