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Old 27-04-2018, 09:52
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I feel really bad for helping to put folk on a downer but it's not as if I *want* to be feeling like this or saying these things either I honestly hope people can enjoy the gigs, it's just a sad fact that I didn't.
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Old 27-04-2018, 11:15
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I feel really bad for helping to put folk on a downer but it's not as if I *want* to be feeling like this or saying these things either I honestly hope people can enjoy the gigs, it's just a sad fact that I didn't.
I think you’ve made some fair points - we hold this band to some very high standards. Maybe they’re just getting into their stride.
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Old 27-04-2018, 20:42
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This may be long so apologies in advance...

I was at the Glasgow show on Wed night and thought it was decent but I wasn’t blown away by any means. I’m no fan of the Hydro as a venue and the sound was awful where I was sitting off to the side so that may have slightly tainted my view. I really enjoyed the EMG show in the same venue a couple of years ago.

The band themselves were really tight and on form as always but I got a feeling they weren’t massively enjoying the show for some reason. I know Nicky has personal stuff going on at the moment, which has meant him keeping a lower profile than normal at shows. I’ve been getting a feeling of general malaise from the band during the promotion of this album. It feels similar to the Lifeblood era, where the band maybe feel like they’ve lost a little bit of direction? They’ve bounced back from plenty in the past and i’m sure they will again but for this album I think they’re maybe going through the motions a little (with regard to promotional duties).

For context, the Manics are my favourite band by a million miles and always will be so it’s not enjoyable to see them in a bit of a funk at the moment. I’ve seen them 16 times now and while this gig wasn’t the best by any means, I think some of the comments on this thread have been a little harsh and maybe we just need to go a bit easier on the boys, who it’s been pointed out previously, are held to a VERY high standard both in the studio and live due to being consistently excellent in the past.
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Old 28-04-2018, 13:21
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Old 28-04-2018, 13:33
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Interesting conversation, I have seen the Manics 5 times, the last time was the Everything Must Go anniversary tour. I saw them at the Hydro, I didn’t really enjoy the gig that much. I put it down to the venue as an arena that size just wasn’t the right venue for them. Everything must go is my favourite album so thought I’d love it, but I left feeling the performance was a bit flat.

I didn’t go this time partly because they were playing there again but also because I think RIF is pretty poor to be honest. It is just very lightweight to my ears and I have struggled to listen all the way through more than a couple of times. It’s not a patch on Futurology.
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Old 28-04-2018, 15:18
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I absolutely hate backing tracks in live shows. I always used to joke with my other half that her 'pop' acts always needed them to fill out the sound. You would think with SIX musicians onstage there would be ways of limiting backing to a necessary minimum.
Second part of you point - yes. There's no need (technically) for a backing track with that number of people onstage - and anyway playing them that way gives the songs a different feel to the record.

That said, I cannot think of a show (rock, metal, pop, dance or otherwise) that I've seen in the last decade where tracks weren't used. I know there was a movement back in the 70's to "keep music live," from people who thought backing tapes would put musicians out of work.

For guitar bands, there is an argument that there's no reason not to play the tunes. But the way music is going, pads and textures are part of a show for almost any band, and in some cases it is part of the signature sound. Compared to the 90's a rock gig these days is almost all for show. The amps aren't on, half the song is on a tape, and it's all about that big screen. Whether that's cool for you or not is obviously down to personal taste. But the days of a band turning up with nothing but some amps, cranking it to full pelt and playing (in big venues at least) are long gone.

Personally it bothers me not a jot, because for every band playing to a track - there is a band who cranks it up to 11 and keeps it simple. Different strokes etc....
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Old 28-04-2018, 16:33
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I think this link was posted in the Manics Newspaper thread.

In the Ebbw Vale paragraph, post explitives Nicky mentions his political views and that he voted to stay in the EU
http:// https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/manic-street-preachers-interview-nicky-wire-resistance-is-futile-album-tour-dates-a8306256.html
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