hdnmickey

Got the two disc version of National Treasures. Read many awesome reviews before purchasing. It's rare that a "best of" set gets that many great reviews.

Giles

it also includes a cover of the The The song "This Is the Day"

Japanese edition bonus track: "Rock and Roll Genius"

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new news of the US/Canada 'Holy Bible' Tour:

Mon April 20 - Washington DC, 9.30 Club
Thurs April 23 - New York, Webster Hall
Fri April 24 - Boston, The Sinclair
Mon April 27 - Toronto, Danforth
Weds April 29 - Chicago, Metro

slop101

for West-Coast dates...

EddieMoney

Looks like I'm going to Chicago!

Giles

snagged two tix down at the club at lunchtime

slop101

After that Chicago date, they have a whole month of no shows announced until their next show in Edinburgh, during which time I hope to God they squeeze in a few West-Coast dates.

slop101

Whoo hoo!

They just added an LA show and an SF show - the LA show is at The Fonda, which is my favorite LA concert venue, AND it's on a Saturday night. I am so fucking there!

BDB

Can't wait = Tix on Sale for both shows on Friday.

Bimbo's in SF is ok venue, but will be agreat.

slop101

If any of you guys care, No Manifesto, the MSP documentary they filmed almost 10 years ago, is finally out.

Except for the fact that it stops right around 2006, when they last toured the US, it's pretty good, with a lot of participation from the band. Most of the footage was shot during the Send Away The Tigers sessions, so you kinda get a window into them making that album as well. Worth watching if you're a fan.

manicsounds

The Blu-ray is region free, by the way.

manicsounds

Blu-ray review at Rewind DVDCompare

slop101

Cool interview with JDB on the eve of their US tour.

Giles

wow - just wow! I forgot having seen the Manics twice before that 'live' their intensity is bumped up considerably and with the fact that most of 'The Holy Bible' is balls to wall aggressive to begin with - they just stormed through their 95 minute set at the 9:30 Club tonight - bloody fantastic!

slop101

Only 95 minutes? I was hoping for a full 2 hours - 1 hour for Holy Bible and 1 hour of "best of".

What else did they play for their 2nd set?

Giles

here's the full setlist - I don't like spoiling what they played since part of going to a concert is not knowing what they are going play (outside the fact that this tour IS being touted as 'The Holy Bible' album tour).


literally the first half hour of 'The Holy Bible' was played at such force and speed - it was surprising at how many songs could be crammed in. James had such an energy that it left me dumbfounded. Nicky loved how the crowd really got into the sing-along of 'Motorcycle' - he had the biggest grin on his face. It's too bad that 'Let's Go to War' wasn't included in the set, since it would have sounded a lot like 'Holy Bible's songs.

slop101

That second set is about half as many songs as I would have hoped.

slop101

Here's a sample of a brand new Manics song, well, a cover anyways; Stones' Start Me Up - I think it sounds great!

https://soundcloud.com/sounds-of-the...t-me-up-teaser

slop101

MSP's first (only?) ever American television appearance:

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slop101

Show last night was incredible.




Same set last night, only after "Small Black Flowers", we also got an acoustic "Sullen Welsh Heart", but between the two acoustic numbers, he did a quick riff of "La Bamba", and then the crowd egged him on to do the song, to which he obliged, and the whole crowd started singing it. He commented how it was weird - he was getting ready to do this whole introspective song, and all people want to do is dance. Then after Welsh Heart, he did a quick snippet of "The Everlasting" on acoustic, really belting out the words. And he lead into "You Love Us" by playing his own sarcastic version of GnR's Paradise City.