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

[martinv.livejournal.com]

Obviously I was a Manics fan. Er, was? Seen them twice in the last year. They've still got it. Send Away The Tigers is an entertaining album, Lifeblood was underrated (I ticked 'The Love of Richard Nixon', 'Your Love Alone...' and 'Autumnsong' from this period if anyone cares.) Very difficult to only choose 11, to be honest.

The only ones I would definitely not tick are 'Slash'n'Burn', 'Australia', 'You Stole The Sun' and 'Found That Soul.' I like all the others.

The large bits of the Manics canon I don't rate are half of Generation Terrorists, half of This is My Truth, and almost all of Know Your Enemy. Other than that it's all good.

Shocked at how badly 'Stay Beautiful' is doing! :o