tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623527747238657704.post3275286755142775564..comments2023-11-02T13:45:16.611+00:00Comments on Exitainment: Album review: Manic Street Preachers- Postcards from a young manlightupvirginmaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371404648770257776noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623527747238657704.post-1852362531637145122010-09-28T15:15:50.462+01:002010-09-28T15:15:50.462+01:00Hey Lyns...interesting review...Ok-ok I'm doin...Hey Lyns...interesting review...Ok-ok I'm doing some major surfing of the internet to stay up and combat jetlag (arrived back from NYC this morning) but thought I should comment.<br /><br />I'm really torn about this album. The first track I don't like but can tolerate. I definitely agree that the title song is very good indeed and the best on offer. All in all a good first 4 tracks, and some nice lyrics in places 'there's beauty doing nothing at all'.<br /><br />However, it does sludge and lose focus somewhere in the middle, so much so that I lose interest at the end, even though I should go back and investigate the final third.<br /><br />The lush strings also get a bit grating, and there are the usual fifth-form poetry problems with some of Wire's lyrics 'still and lonely like an old school photograph'...'to feel forgiveness you gotta forgive' etc.<br /><br />i prefer send away the tigers i think, but neither that or this are great records...i sometimes wonder why i bear with the manics, it's like a family member you're tied to or a football team you feel you have to support...some kind of faith, even...journal for plague lovers was awesome....perhaps they're spreading themselves too thinly with 3 albums in 3 years?<br /><br />I'm seeing them in December and always look forward to watching them live...must be the 5th or 6th time...<br /><br />Leestrumpet_song_https://www.blogger.com/profile/10885228195979418262noreply@blogger.com