The Lifeblood album is by far their best since Everything Must Go. I really like this song but i think i disagree with you on the twin towers line, i'm not offended by it or anything, but i feel like the Manics are trying too hard to be the Manics... if that makes sense... i.e they want to be the old Manics were they shocked people through their lyrics, i might be wrong though. It's the same with The Love Of Richard Nixon, perhaps trying to hard to be that band that politcally shocked people. But don't get me wrong, the Manics are still my favourite band, before someone tells me to piss off.
But on a more general thing, is it just me or is Lifeblood a very wintery album? Like i can imagine myself walking through a blizzard or something. Like the sparce piano on this song, the elegance of Live to fall Asleep, The cold driving guitars on To Repel Ghosts, The broken lyrics of A Song For Departure, The wishful lyrics of Solitude Sometimes Is, the funky bassline on Always/never... ok maybe i've went too far, but i think it's something to think about.
The Lifeblood album is by far their best since Everything Must Go. I really like this song but i think i disagree with you on the twin towers line, i'm not offended by it or anything, but i feel like the Manics are trying too hard to be the Manics... if that makes sense... i.e they want to be the old Manics were they shocked people through their lyrics, i might be wrong though. It's the same with The Love Of Richard Nixon, perhaps trying to hard to be that band that politcally shocked people. But don't get me wrong, the Manics are still my favourite band, before someone tells me to piss off. But on a more general thing, is it just me or is Lifeblood a very wintery album? Like i can imagine myself walking through a blizzard or something. Like the sparce piano on this song, the elegance of Live to fall Asleep, The cold driving guitars on To Repel Ghosts, The broken lyrics of A Song For Departure, The wishful lyrics of Solitude Sometimes Is, the funky bassline on Always/never... ok maybe i've went too far, but i think it's something to think about.