Manic Street Preachers and Hope Sandoval are playing here on the same night, same time. Neither has come to town in a decade, if not more, and who knows if either will be back. I'm not a big fan of either, but would love to see both. Part of the fun is seeing the Manic Street Preachers in a 900~ person capacity ballroom, when I know they usually play stadiums. I also really like the new Hope Sandoval album.
What I need is advice on how they are live - please tell me who the dud is!
― derrrick, Saturday, 12 September 2009 07:24 (fifteen years ago)
neither would be a dud, but the manics would be the ~anthemic~ choice.
― ABSOLUTELY NO SCRUBS WHATSOEVER, Saturday, 12 September 2009 07:50 (fifteen years ago)
Is Nicky Wire still wearing that banana suit?
― Don't Be A Ned Raggett (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 12 September 2009 07:51 (fifteen years ago)
My friends were getting their work visas at the same time as the Manics yesterday. It was reconfirmed that the drummer is very short in person
Can they really get 900 people to see them in the States?
― Kat V0n D. (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 12 September 2009 09:55 (fifteen years ago)
Hell vs Heaven
― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Saturday, 12 September 2009 10:06 (fifteen years ago)
i wouldn't like to see neither of them. hope sandoval will surely be music to fall asleep to, the manics i heard in the early 90s at the lorelei outdoor festival. they were crap. generic indie stadium rock.
― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 12 September 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago)
stay home.save money.
― Zeno, Saturday, 12 September 2009 18:51 (fifteen years ago)
Get drunk, see teh Manics. Get stoned, see Hope.
― Pullman/Paxton Revolving Bills (Pillbox), Saturday, 12 September 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago)
cuter gals at the sandoval i'm guessing
― velko, Saturday, 12 September 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago)
theres hope in hope
― Zeno, Saturday, 12 September 2009 18:59 (fifteen years ago)
i could live in hope (sorry)
― Pullman/Paxton Revolving Bills (Pillbox), Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago)
sod alex and pillbox. go hope.
― Moka, Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago)
I'd go to see Hope over Manics any day. No idea whether she's still got any charisma, but she's bound to be more interesting than the friggin Manics. She's actually playing near me next month -- must consider it myself.
― Duke, Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:31 (fifteen years ago)
answer to thread question is no
― A DOG, A BARREL... RIDICULOUS! (jjjusten), Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:39 (fifteen years ago)
Manics - they're on fine form this tour.
― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Monday, 14 September 2009 08:10 (fifteen years ago)
The Manics are so good live at the moment. All of 'Journal For Plague Lovers' especially.
― Doran, Monday, 14 September 2009 09:46 (fifteen years ago)
So this was mostly unhelpful but I should have listened to the last comment. I went to see Hope Sandoval, she left the stage after 3 1/2 songs, came back 30 min later to do just 2 more and then left for good, no explanation except for a "technical difficulties" line from the venue, yeah right. At least the Manics can put on a show. I mean if you don't want to go on stage, don't charge me $20 to get in, just stay home! don't play shows!
― derrrick, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:19 (fifteen years ago)
Well we did try to tell you.
― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:23 (fifteen years ago)
> 3 1/2 songs, came back 30 min later to do just 2 more
hope > countless random gigs you will forget anyway
― meisenfek, Thursday, 24 September 2009 19:59 (fifteen years ago)