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The Complicated Illusions addict thread
Hi, I'm Son of Stopped. And I'm a Complicated Illusions addict. I have been unable to perform domestic tasks without breaking into DA NA DA NA DA NA DA DA... with a pause DA JA NA well etc.
MY COMPLICATED ILLUSIONS LEAVE ME WITH NO CHOICE. Well I'm going to have to get it word perfect and have shot my weekend then. No other songs, they can have their own threads. But Complicated Illusions is brilliant, isn't it? |
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I think it works better live
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Love the short Nicky demo too
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Shares a lot in common with Distant Colours which grew to become my joint favourite Manics song, even down to the similar chord structure. It's been in my head since Nicky shared a short clip of it from the test pressing and more so since hearing the live versions from the other week. I do wish it was mixed better to allow the backing vocals to shine through but I love it nonetheless.
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Literally woke up with it in my head today. And it's not necessarily my favourite from the album.
The St. David's Hall version is wonderful, especially with James using the backing vocal sample for the chorus. Makes it absolutely pop. So good. After listening to it about 10 times this morning, I went back to the PDF of the booklet and the lyrics are great too. Really like the chorus. I do wonder who is the "You" in the chorus that has the voice that Wire writes about. Would be interesting to know. |
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Interesting that it’s another of Hitmaker Nicky’s compositions (in the verses at least). It’s very him - the words seem to sigh from one line to the next. It could be a great concert closer.
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Yes, it's brilliant. Along with Afterending there's a touch of Golden Platitudes about it, which can only be a good thing.
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This is incredibly unhelpful for our addictions https://youtu.be/eplXhpe1wGg
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On a cold mids morning the sun shone bright Upon a beautiful smiling five pound note Gazing at me, from the pavement Wet with love, it wasn't there I was dreaming, you always are I see the coins that were your eyes My eyes shining like sapphires I can't think, and I can't paint, I can't love! And no one will, for money makes us up Death to monetaries! Death to monetaries! Patsy The Dolphin Dog |
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Wow! Im not usially prone to manics related hyperbole, but that was absolutly incredible! I havnt really said much about this album yet as I wanted to sit with it for a while and let it grow, but after a few weeks now im thinking it might be the best thing they have done since This Is My Truth. Its the manics album I never knew I wanted.
I just love this band! |
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It took a while; initial listens I liked but didn't place it near the top, but over the past week I can't get enough of it. It is excellent. As is the album. So many high points, multiple tracks I could choose as the favourite. Sublime, elegiac, compelling music. 14 albums in. Quite a feat.
Mentioned above, Distant Colours, a gem I agree. Still love the album RiF three years on. |
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When Wire introduced the song in Cardiff (2nd night, which I attended), he said it was about "the beautiful cadence, the joy and comfort I got from listening to my mother's voice" https://youtu.be/HJR8Y_Rm0vo I have to say, hearing him say that as the band then played it... I had a moment. I wasn't bawling or crying buckets, but there were definitely tears. I lost my mother last year, just before the pandemic hit. As you can imagine that was tough and I've felt slightly adrift in the last 20 months. So that chorus resonated with me more than it did before.
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I've loved this song since first hearing it so the context gives a real weight to it now and i really do envy those who can take such loss and turn it into a piece of art like this, it just means his mum lives on in the song doesn't it? I wish i could do that for the people i've lost.
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