Album Rating: 2.5
'Whats the best starting album for these guys to get into?'
From memory... err this one, although Gold Against The Soul got a ton of playtime in my early MSP days. Current me would just tell you to check The Holy Bible and then discard the rest, but perhaps that's a little disingenuous given my past affinity with their work.
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Album Rating: 4.7
Love the atmosphere on this one. So lush and beautiful yet the melancholy still comes through
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closer is so perfect
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah, one of my favourite songs by these guys
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Album Rating: 4.0
THB riles up, this soothes. Digging this a lot on first couple listens.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Over half of these songs have been constant earworms over the past couple days
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Album Rating: 4.0
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE
WE ONLY WANNA GET DRUNK
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Album Rating: 2.5
Careful - don’t start preferring post-Richey Manics, a slippery slope
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Album Rating: 4.0
Don't worry Doof mate, The Holy Bible is still solidly above this - also checked the first two albums earlier today and greatly enjoyed Gold Against the Soul (liked the debut too but that will probably need time to grow, the occasional hair-raising highlights notwithstanding)
This is one hell of a pop album though, at least to my ears
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Album Rating: 4.7
I think my top 5 these days would be
1. Holy Bible
2. Everything Must Go
3. Generation Terrorists
4. Journal for Plague Lovers
5. Gold Against the Soul
But I'm a fan of almost all their albums. Postcards and Know Your Enemy are the only ones that pretty much leave me cold
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Album Rating: 4.0
Tentative ranking of the first four:
1. The Holy Bible [4.6]
2. Everything Must Go [4.0]
3. Gold Against the Soul [3.5-4.0?]
4. Generation Terrorists [3.0-3.5?]
This Is My Truth will be next (will be next) (will be next) (will be NEEHHH-EHHHXT) - not expecting an album on this level but if there's even one or two more gold nuggets like "A Design," "No Surface," or "Australia" I'll be quite pleased. I did check "If You Tolerate This" as a standalone the other day and enjoyed it
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Album Rating: 4.0
Update after 11 and a half albums: Manics best with Richey, still good without, may he rest in peace/power/paradise
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Album Rating: 3.5
Fair play Dyl
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Album Rating: 2.5
‘still birth without’
harsh
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Album Rating: 4.0
Recently saw these guys live with The Killers. A Design For Life has to be one of the most epic live performances I have ever seen. Gave me chills!
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Also saw them open for the Killers, excellent setlist. Motorcycle Emptiness and ADFL were definitely the highlights. They still put on a great performance.
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Album Rating: 4.7
God, I love this album so much
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it's so fucking funny
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I've decided Kevin Carter is ska
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Album Rating: 4.0
First half is banger after banger. From the bridge in Kevin Carter to that contagious hook in Enola / Alone. Always love returning to this album.
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