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Old 15-04-2015, 17:34
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New Sarah Cracknell Ablum ft Nicky Wire

http://www.nme.com/news/saint-etienne/84566

Isn't it bad enough that his own band let him sing on their albums, let alone other people?

I think it's an album she's releasing not an 'ablum'
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Old 15-04-2015, 17:53
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That'd be a weird duet..
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Old 15-04-2015, 18:02
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The precursor to the return of the man in the pink suit....?
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Old 15-04-2015, 18:26
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The precursor to the return of the man in the pink suit....?
I hope so! And at the same time, I hope that doesn't happen. There was something perfect and also perfectly, wonderfully, inexpertly, drunkenly crap about that little capsule of Wire solo and it wouldn't be quite the same again. Still regret never actually seeing him myself on that jaunt.

Anyway, back on track, he's not yet confirmed as a guest vocalist on this track. He could be providing some slinky and elegant basslines! Or bongos. Or vege-table crunching noises.

Let's not jump to potentially inaccurate conclusions.
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Old 15-04-2015, 18:39
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This has me all excited now.
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Old 15-04-2015, 19:11
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Anyway, back on track, he's not yet confirmed as a guest vocalist on this track. He could be providing some slinky and elegant basslines! Or bongos. Or vege-table crunching noises.
"The first influences Carwyn and I started talking about were -- records where an odd instrument or noise sits right at the top of the mix and becomes the hook. I wanted to accentuate the wrong thing and try to stop people in their tracks."

Sounds like Wire vocals!
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Old 15-04-2015, 21:58
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Old 15-04-2015, 22:01
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I think Nicky adds a nice contrast-y element to other people's vocals.
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Old 15-04-2015, 22:26
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'Nothing Left to Talk About' [ft. Nicky Wire]

Final proof that there's a first time for everything? Or perhaps Nicky is there to helpfully offer suggestions for topics of conversation…?!
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Old 15-04-2015, 23:07
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possible chorus?
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Old 15-04-2015, 23:41
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Nicky's not such a bad singer. Technically maybe, he is, but art is more than techniques. And Nicky's skill seems just that of any ordinary person. And his voice colour isn't that bad either.
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Old 16-04-2015, 05:39
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Yeah to be honest I love his voice, especially when in contrast with others. This should be an interesting duet.
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Old 16-04-2015, 06:49
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Old 16-04-2015, 09:43
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I'm imagining Wire singing You're In A Bad Way and it really works, bring it on.
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Old 16-04-2015, 09:43
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Nicky's not such a bad singer. Technically maybe, he is, but art is more than techniques. And Nicky's skill seems just that of any ordinary person. And his voice colour isn't that bad either.
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Yeah to be honest I love his voice, especially when in contrast with others. This should be an interesting duet.
I agree. Nicky's voice suits certain songs perfectly (I Killed The Zeitgeist, Stab Yr Heart, Bobby Untitled, Wattsville Blues, Lazy Lazarus) - the problem is when it doesn't suit a song, it really doesn't (Engage With Your Shadow springs to mind).

Flint's point about the way Nicky's voice often complements others' is important. There are plenty of everyone's favourite Manics' songs where the vocal component consists of Nicky on backing vocals, and no one's complained.

One of the reasons I love Lady Lazarus so much is that it plays with that expectation: Nicky on lead vocals and James on backing vocals, but the wonderul contrast of their two voices is still there and works brilliantly.
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