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Old 17-09-2010, 11:06
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Make a playlist for someone who has never heard of the Manics

I know this is quite similair to the dad playlist thread, but if you had a friend/colleague who never heard of the Manics, what 10 or so songs would you feature on the playlist?

1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2.You Love Us
3. If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next
4. Faster
5. Roses In the Hospital
6. Peeled Apples
7. Ocean Spray
8. Your Love Alone is Not Enough
9. Some Kind Of Nothingness
10. Revol
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Old 17-09-2010, 11:21
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I was thinking of this the other day, partially inspired by a thread on the Drowned in Sound board; looking across all 10 albums, the opening track of each pretty much sums up every phase the band's been through, and would work pretty well as a chronological and stylistic introduction to the band for a complete newbie;

1. Slash n burn
2. Sleepflower
3. Yes
4. Elvis Impersonator
5. The Everlasting
6. Found That Soul
7. 1985
8. Send Away The Tigers
9. Peeled Apples
10. It's Not War

...even flows pretty well as a mix too, the right shifts in faster / slower tracks.
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Old 17-09-2010, 11:41
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sounds like a fun idea!

01 1985
02 If You Tolerate This
03 Theme From Mash
04 You Love Us
05 Faster
06 Motorcycle Emptiness
07 Australia
08 This Is Yesterday
09 A Design For Life
10 Can't Take My Eyes Off You

tried to get the "right balance" in covering as much of the Manic rainbow as possible in ten tracks, but leaving the door open to go ahead and discover the many, many joys in the rest of the catalogue if they like those 10.
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Old 17-09-2010, 11:42
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Lee what happned to band wars?
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Old 17-09-2010, 12:26
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Lee what happned to band wars?
very good question! not sure where the thread is for it? not going to be around much this afternoon, but if you want to start a new one or regenerate the original i am always game!
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Old 17-09-2010, 12:39
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if you had a friend/colleague who never heard of the Manics, what 10 or so songs would you feature on the playlist?
01. Dancing Queen
02. Temptation
03. Drive-In Saturday
04. Somebody To Love
05. Badlands
06. Sweet Child O' Mine
07. Story Of The Blues
08. Left To My Own Devices
09. Song For Guy
10. Patience
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Old 17-09-2010, 12:50
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01. Dancing Queen
02. Temptation
03. Drive-In Saturday
04. Somebody To Love
05. Badlands
06. Sweet Child O' Mine
07. Story Of The Blues
08. Left To My Own Devices
09. Song For Guy
10. Patience
The Manics haven't been the same since Kurt Cobain left.....
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Old 17-09-2010, 12:53
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1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. A Design For Life
3. If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next
4. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
5. La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)
6. Stay Beautiful
7. Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky
8. Motown Junk
9. You Love Us
10. Roses In The Hospital
11. Yes
12. Faster
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Old 17-09-2010, 14:28
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01. Dancing Queen
02. Temptation
03. Drive-In Saturday
04. Somebody To Love
05. Badlands
06. Sweet Child O' Mine
07. Story Of The Blues
08. Left To My Own Devices
09. Song For Guy
10. Patience
Sound & Vision is a major omission.
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Old 17-09-2010, 14:47
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Sound & Vision is a major omission.
True. It should have gone in place of Drive-In Saturday, which was really just a token Bowie track I threw in without thinking. Bah, how was I to know anyone would bother to pay attention?
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Old 17-09-2010, 14:59
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If it's any comfort you got me thinking "What track sounds like Drive-In Saturday?"
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Old 17-09-2010, 22:25
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01. Dancing Queen
02. Temptation
03. Drive-In Saturday
04. Somebody To Love
05. Badlands
06. Sweet Child O' Mine
07. Story Of The Blues
08. Left To My Own Devices
09. Song For Guy
10. Patience
Hmmm, I know the Temptation/Peeled Apples and Sweet Child O' Mine/Autumnsong ones (as well as the afore-mentioned Sound & Vision/Roses one), but I have absolutely no idea which Manics songs are blatant rip-offs of the others

Well, except that one of the new ones is meant to be Song For Guy.

Would anyone care to enlighten me? Particularly 1, 4, 8 and 10, as I feel I should be able to guess them (if I'm perfectly honest, I'm not familiar enough with the others to make a guess)
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