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Old 05-08-2014, 18:35
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futurology/lifeblood/there by the grace of god

after listening to futurology a lot, ( and i like it very much ), i am starting to think about what the manics themselves think about it..

i think its a bit weird that they say things like lifeblood was a bit of a mistake etc... and that there by the grace of god is their weakest single..

but then again.. im a bit confused.. im starting to think that there by the grace of god would fit perfectly in futurology. maybe as a hidden track or something, but it gives me a "futurology feeling".

so will they "hate" futurology in a few years? it seems to me that they rate their albums/singles after what sales/critics says..

probably they will love futurology because of the good critics..

not that it really matters.. the fans opinion is the most important...
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Old 05-08-2014, 18:43
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They do seem to like things on how much they sell or how much the critics rave. We all know if Lifeblood had stayed in the Top 10 for 5 weeks Nicky would be calling it their 'masterpiece'. I think James was embarrsed by the poor sales of his album which is a shame as it means he will probably never do a solo album again.
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Old 05-08-2014, 19:12
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totally agree CS .
and james solo was excellent , he should defenetly do another !!!!
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Old 05-08-2014, 19:30
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It's an interesting comparison and something I was thinking of earlier.

There's definitely a bit of a Lifeblood / Futurology crossover. I love both albums - Futurology edges it slightly (slightly rockier and it has the recent novelty factor ) - it'll be interesting to see what the Manics say about it in a couple of years' time.
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Old 05-08-2014, 19:45
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Old 05-08-2014, 19:48
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I hope we get another James solo album one day!
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Old 05-08-2014, 19:54
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I think there are some similarities, but I think TBTGOG and L are much more cold and melencholic than F. F is alot more passionate.
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Old 05-08-2014, 20:14
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Never knew that the band disliked TBGOG. I really love it but then I've always loved Lifeblood too.
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Old 05-08-2014, 22:05
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Never knew that the band disliked TBGOG. I really love it but then I've always loved Lifeblood too.
At one of the Brixton December 2007 gigs, they played Forever Delayed, and afterwards Nicky said something about leaving off the greatest hits and "releasing There By The Grace Of God instead. What a Fucking mistake that was."

Shame, really. tbtgog is really good, and certainly deserving of more live plays. Shame that and Door To The River, as obligatory new tracks on a best of, will never see the light of day live again.
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Old 06-08-2014, 07:12
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I love Lifeblood but Futurology just nicks it for me - and I mean I really love Lifeblood!
Futurology has really sunk in now. There's some genius on it and lyrically it's better tan I thought it would be.
Gotta be listened to with headphones - but the same goes for Lifeblood. So much going on in those albums
TBTGOD is also brilliant - there's times that song has sounded lush and uplifting to me, like when it unexpectedly comes on a shuffle playlist!
However it's one that works without the headphones - play it loud and it's quite epic!
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Old 06-08-2014, 07:57
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I can definitely see a similarity between these albums, so much for their "two versions of the Manics theory". I prefer Lifeblood of the two, but I completely understand why Futurology is doing better. I love the melancholic confusion of where they were at a decade or so back, but the warmth of Futurology connects so easily.

There By the Grace of God remains one of my favourite Manics songs. Silly buggers should have released a double A side or EP instead of a single, 4'Ever Delayed and the b-sides may have had more longevity.
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Old 06-08-2014, 08:55
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I think there's quite a few links to Lifeblood in both Futurology and (off topic) Rewind The Film, sonically and lyrically.

Given the reaction I don't think they'll 'hate' Futurology in the same way the openly 'hate' Lifeblood - I'm not sure if they really do tbh, I'm sure James has said fairly recently there's lots of tracks he likes on there, I think it's more the commercial performance and maybe how they went about recording it - suppose the latter is a bit like GATS.

If you go from last year, though RTF was nearly as well received by the critics, its tracks are more suited to small, intimate settings (hence the 'theatre-sized' tour) and described as an album they 'had to make.' Whereas Futurology is far more versatile I think hence why more of the tracks will survive and hopefully two/three added to the standards.

I never realised they disliked TBTGOG. I'd prefer if 4ever Delayed had been on the album but I really like both as tracks. Comes across as a bit of a bridge between KYE and Lifeblood. As for Door To The River it's absolutely beautiful and unfortunately like Prologue et al has been consigned to the 'lost gems collection' Would make a fab acoustic number too.
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:08
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Yeah, I'd certainly compare the records. I've had the same thoughts myself. Why has Futurology gone down so well, and Lifeblood didn't. I'd put them on par to be honest. And I rarely listen to Lifeblood.
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:36
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TLORN killed Lifeblood stone dead.

You have to remember it was premiered on daytime Radio 1, they were still all over mainstream TV and had set up an arena tour. Everything was in place for success. But they opted to release a single where JDB sounded bored out of his mind.

In terms of singles, Walk Me To The Bridge is almost TLORN done right.

YLAINE showed how important a lead single is. You can release a rubbish album and have a success with it as long as you promote it with one smash hit.
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Old 06-08-2014, 09:43
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Still remember watching TOTP and being surprised by TLORN but it quickly grew on me.
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