all of his lyrics are dreadful, without fail

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The thirteen/fourteen year old me wants to not hate him, because of Million Dead. Seems like a lifetime ago now.

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Yeah saw him at festival a few years back and was impressed. Simply due to his lack of cynicism in a music festival that most bands were just phoning in. Seems like a right prick in interviews though.

I could probably cobble together either an EP or LP worth of decent songs by him…but equally that could be me trying to make the best of a bad situation (having to listen to him not through choice).

Is anyone else sick of the music
Churned out by lacklustre scenesters from Shoreditch?
Oh it’s all s** drugs and sins, like they’re extras from Skins,
But it’s ok because they don’t really mean it.
I want bands who had to work for their keep,
Drove a thousand miles and played a show on no sleep,
Sleeping on the floor in a stranger’s place,
Hungry just to do it all again the next day.

Put your hands on your hips, bring your knees in tight.
Yeah we do this shit together man, no fists, no fights.
We’re not trying to shape the world so people think like us,
We just want our own space to dance, no favours no fuss.
On blood sweat and vinyl we have a built ourselves a house,
So if the roof is on fire then we’re going to put it out.
Forget about the bitching and remember that you’re blessed,
Because punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest.

Somebody told me that music with guitars
Was going out of fashion, and I had to laugh.
This shit wasn’t fashionable back when I fell in love,
So if the hipsters move on why should I give a fuck?

ā€œReal rockā€ wanker

Yeah the problem is all his songs are the same.

This is probably his best IMO, purely because it changes pace at some point

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Easily his best. But they are all very simler. Pull on the same lyrical themes and emotions. The song structures arnt all that varied either. The very occasional ballad aside.

This is why his popularity is slightly baffling…without being truly awful his music is very nondescript. But he has such a large following. The only thing I can think of is that many of his fans also/used to listen to varieties of emo/punk/metal and I guess his ā€œpunk folkā€ image fits into this (helped by his Million Dead roots).

Utter drivel.

Jesus wept. Punk is a subculture and a community unto itself. It’s a collection of people fitting in with each other by virtue of sharing the same taste in clothes, music, lifestyle, etc. Hate when it’s idolised in this way. Frank, you’re as punk as my pubic hair.

Not even arsed about this just wanted to tell everyone that I’ve observed all courteeners fans as being the same

31 posts and no one, not even @guntrip has mentioned Manics fans?

shakes head sadly

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I change my answer to Radiohead.

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^has mohawk public hair

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Irked

Used to really dislike the madchester lot. People who think that The Stone Roses are the greatest band of all time and that the Inspiral Carpets werent shit. Basically lads from manchester I bumped into on a night out.But the I grew up.

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Opera
obviously

To be honest I’ve never listened to Manic Street Preachers. It’s just now impossible for me to disassociate you from Radiohead :kissing_heart:

Ha. But you must have encountered Manics fandom. Really is the worst.

Man City

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