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Old 11-09-2021, 10:02
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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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Old 11-09-2021, 10:12
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I think it works better live
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Old 11-09-2021, 10:15
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Love the short Nicky demo too
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Old 11-09-2021, 11:09
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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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Old 12-09-2021, 06:26
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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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Old 12-09-2021, 14:09
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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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Old 01-10-2021, 12:48
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This is incredibly unhelpful for our addictions https://youtu.be/eplXhpe1wGg
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This is incredibly unhelpful for our addictions https://youtu.be/eplXhpe1wGg
Total relapse. Great double break from Sean before the first chorus. Is that the trademark Manics drum break? I feel I've heard it a billion times and in a hundred variations across their material. That soft thumping tom... so cosy.
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Old 01-10-2021, 18:53
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This is incredibly unhelpful for our addictions https://youtu.be/eplXhpe1wGg
This sounds great
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Old 01-10-2021, 21:09
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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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Old 06-10-2021, 21:03
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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.
His mother.

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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Old 06-10-2021, 23:49
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His mother.

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.
I'm so sorry for your loss.

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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I expect it will be the new single.
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