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the Manics wit in chief, stated that the reason Mumford & Sons are 'so awful' is because they eat good food. I quite agree. Argument starts below..............
For Kings of Leon, everything after Because of the Times just got progressively worse and more mainstream. A shame because they started off really well.
Mumford and Sons can fornicate themselves with an iron stick. Awful.
Never rated the manics either, they are held up like some sort of 90's mega band by some and I dont think they are close to similar 'indie' type bands of that time.
The Manics of the late 80s/early 90s were awsome. Read an interview with James Dean Bradfield the other day in which he reckoned Ritchie should've left after The Holy Bible, as there was no way he could improve on the lyrical content. Kinda gotta agree with that, maybe he'd even still be around if that had been the case.
Without him the band definitely lost their anger and so their direction. JDB's still a brilliant guitarist but they lost their core
Saw the Manics supporting Oasis at Maine road, many moons ago. They were OK without being memorable - can only remember Design For life from that particular gig.
I don't really like bands like that. Would add Stereophonics and Kings of Leon to that sort of category of band. The Bucket is the only KoL track on my ipod and I do really like that one.
Saw the Manics supporting Oasis at Maine road, many moons ago. They were OK without being memorable - can only remember Design For life from that particular gig.
I don't really like bands like that. Would add Stereophonics and Kings of Leon to that sort of category of band. The Bucket is the only KoL track on my ipod and I do really like that one.
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That's the thing, they *were* good - great, even - before 1994. After Richey's disappearance they disappeared for a bit, then came back mellow and were appropriated into the Britpop movement (shudder)
They were best when they were angriest.
And FWIW, Mumford & Sons should be stuck in a dark room somewhere well out of the way of humanity. Appallingly bland music
As an American country rock outfit the Allmans were up there with the best - if you don't like that kind of music you won't like them. If you don't like them what do you like? How about contributing something positive to the argument like some examples of what you consider to be good? I like lots of music types as long as its good within its genre and am always keen to hear what is good out there, so I would be interested to hear what you have to offer - PUoSU!
They started out during the black hole in my music loving life, at the time I had young kids. Early Manics, Stone Roses, Nirvana etc. I know virtually nothing of these things. Fair play to Oasis - my wife's niece bought me the first Oasis album to try to get me back on track, and it sort of worked a bit anyway.
When discussing music, there's always many more opinions than facts. It depends on your taste.
I'm no fan of Mumfords who, IMO, produce music for people who buy their CDs from Sainsburys or Tescos. But the Manics aren't as good as they think they are.
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Love the Manics - Holy Bible and Everything Must Go two of my all time favourite albums.
They've really struggled for an identity since Ritchie disappeared (he didn't add much musically though - he often played with his guitar not plugged in). Good tracks now and then (Send Away The Tigers and the one of old Ritchie lyrics were decent) but they've done a lot of MOR dross too. But they get a pass for me for their early work. Didn't understand someone lumping them in with the Sterophonics and KOL, - manics sound quite different.
Interesting people mentioning the Maine Road Oasis support slot. They've said a lot about that basically when they were on stage they realised that they were never going to have the mass appeal that Oasis had and that this was about as good as it was going to get
Mumford always seemed a novelty act like The Darkness. I don't mind the Manics,saw them live at knebworth supporting Oasis. I will always put them in the same bracket as all britpop bands of the 90's. Which to me isn't a bad thing. Then again i was more a cheesy quaver then britpopper.
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