The Friday Canon: MANIC STREET PREACHERS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The Manics (BA Hons, Swansea) are responsible for many things: a reasonably popular London club night, skyrocketing feather boa sales, the gratitude of the Goan tourist board and of course, thousands upon thousands of rabid fans desperate to bleed all over Steve Lamacq in 'tribute'. But what do you poptimists make of their back catalogue? 33 UK Top 40 singles means you get ELEVEN ticks to dish out. Eyeliner pencils at the ready!


[Poll #1105942]
Fleetwood Mac: (link)
1. Go Your Own Way
2. Dreams
3. Little Lies
4. Don't Stop
=5. Albatross
=5. Tusk
=7. Big Love
=7. Oh Well
=7. Sara
=10. Black Magic Woman
=10. Say You Love Me

Comments

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[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Actually I think there's something EVEN WRONGER when boys-wiv-guitars try to do glam and flamboyant (this way => placebo, dear christ) - however there is a lesson I wish BWGs would take from the Manics, ie singing. The Manics singer has a really, really great voice, and while it's hardly ever enough to make me care, it's the reason they don't actively anger me.

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[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Good point! Katie and Kat's friend Pete once pointed out that once bands get past the sh1t-drummer stage, the voice is a real problem because no-one thinks of practising or getting lessons at it as they would with EG the guitar, they think they should just open their mouths and out it flows.

I get the impression that Manics fans really look down on Placebo fans such as me.

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think the voice is one of the LEAST good things about them!

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[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

well yeah he's very pompous but he can hit and sustain notes which puts him waaaay ahead of most other indie boys! (the bar here is v low)