Postcards From A Young Man Thread - Page 123 - Forever Delayed

Rammstein · #**1831** 01-09-2010, 10:39

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Originally Posted by Clarence Pistoldinner

Well, I think 1985 and TRG are two songs on LB which do work exactly because they are full on pop songs with singalong choruses.

I might argue that most Manics songs have singalong choruses, I would be interested to hear why they are full on pop songs? If thats the case ia all the Manics material full on pop? I couldn't imagine a boyband singing those two songs? But on first listens to postcards it could well be a Robbie Williams or Take That album, just my view of course, but I do not consider lifeblood full-on pop. Its more Depeche Mode than Erasure shall we say?

manicspain · #**1832** 01-09-2010, 10:46

send away the tigers 2007. If we don´t talk about b-sides and greatest hits.

Vogon Poet · #**1833** 01-09-2010, 10:49

Hey guys just my opinion here. Having now listened to the album properly I really like it! It is a very good album and I certainly think it is a better and a more creative album than Send Away the Tigers. I think there is quite a lot going on musically in the album. There are some really good songs on this like Hazelton Avenue, All We Make is Entertainment etc. I also think Nicky's lyrics seem to be quite good on this album (always hard to tell some of the lyrics just by ear however). Impressed at the moment I think they have really pulled this sound off even though some of hte songs are a little dull like It's Not War.

Maybe it's just me but I also thin James' voice is sounding good here. For example I think his voice sounds better on Hazleton Avenue than it did on Second Great Depression.

Just wondering are there lyrics for all these songs yet? Thanks!

franny · #**1834** 01-09-2010, 10:55

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Originally Posted by Vogon Poet

Hey guys just my opinion here. Having now listened to the album properly I really like it! It is a very good album and I certainly think it is a better and a more creative album than Send Away the Tigers. I think there is quite a lot going on musically in the album. There are some really good songs on this like Hazelton Avenue, All We Make is Entertainment etc. I also think Nicky's lyrics seem to be quite good on this album (always hard to tell some of the lyrics just by ear however). Impressed at the moment I think they have really pulled this sound off even though some of hte songs are a little dull like It's Not War.

Hazelton Avenue, really? Interesting that you like it, to me it's the one that sounds most SATT and not in a good way, it's one of the few songs they've done that's guilty of being Manics by numbers.

And it's not 'just your opinion', it's the most important thing anyone will ever read, or that seems to be the case for everyone else at least

Vogon Poet · #**1835** 01-09-2010, 10:56

Hey yeah I do think that Hazelton Avenue sounds quite like a song from SATT. However I think it is better it's what those songs perhaps could/should have sounded like on that album. As I say, just my opinion

Oh Nick...! · #**1836** 01-09-2010, 11:02

I can see why Simon Price likened it to Take That, it's an incredibly accessible and polished album. I can also see why he said it's not the 90s anymore...

Not my favourite kind of Manics but I have to admire it, and I'm 100 times more likely to listen to this than SATT.

Vogon Poet · #**1837** 01-09-2010, 11:04

I also think it's pretty damn good for a 10th album. They keep trying different sounds etc 10 albums in. Pretty good effort if you ask me. I do think they have the first single wrong though...

Slideling · #**1838** 01-09-2010, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Oh Nick...!

I can see why Simon Price likened it to Take That, it's an incredibly accessible and polished album. I can also see why he said it's not the 90s anymore...

Not my favourite kind of Manics but I have to admire it, and I'm 100 times more likely to listen to this than SATT.

Heh, not a coincidence I started listening to Take That now, then!

Lindz Delirium · #**1839** 01-09-2010, 11:35

Am I the only one who hears Lenny Kravitz's "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" in Hazleton Avenue?

Oh Nick...! · #**1840** 01-09-2010, 11:37

I really like Don't be Evil, but then The Great Escape is one of my favourite Blur albums...

Rammstein · #**1841** 01-09-2010, 11:44

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Originally Posted by Lindz Delirium

Am I the only one who hears Lenny Kravitz's "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" in Hazleton Avenue?

No Lindz, I was exactly the same, this is when i tried to remember the song and I had James voice over "It Aint over.." in my head

Napoleon Bonaparte · #**1842** 01-09-2010, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Lindz Delirium

Am I the only one who hears Lenny Kravitz's "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" in Hazleton Avenue?

You're not now.

Always/Never · #**1843** 01-09-2010, 12:39

I was eally quite worried that I wouldn't like this album because I was so underwhelmed by the single, but...I have really been enjoying it. The highlights for me so far (might change I suppose) are the title track, Some Kind of Nothingness, Golden Platitudes, A Billion Balconies, and I Think I've Found It. There are some quite average tracks, though, and I really hate The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever.

I love the big sound with the strings and choirs, and there are some great harmonies and quite beautiful music.

I hope that they get their mass communication with this as they have given themselves a really good change of doing it.

Right, back to singing along with some of these lovely tunes.

Scarecrow · #**1844** 01-09-2010, 13:01

Don't Be Evil doesn't seem to be an obvious choice for a closer, but I think it works well. Just one last straight to the point rocker.

I'm hoping they pull out a really ballsy move for their single though. Billion Balconies maybe.

Oh Nick...! · #**1845** 01-09-2010, 13:04

There are so many reference points on this album it's like being at a pub quiz, sitting there going "Oh shit, come on, what IS it?!". The 'dum dum dum da da da dum' bit in SKON is driving me mad - come on, it's something from the late 80s...

I do think all Nick's tunes are a bit, erm, the same, but massive love to him for SKON which is dominating my brain so much it keeps coming out of my mouth.