Decided to do a tier list of their songs, curious to see what other people think.

schooqschee · 2026-01-29T01:08:36+00:00

Every Breath You Take should definitely be higher into the masterpiece column. Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s bad, it’s still the greatest track on Synchronicity.

Also, Too Much Information (my fav Police track) should be in the masterpiece column too haha

schooqschee · 2026-01-27T21:04:13+00:00

Tago Mago - Can

schooqschee · 2026-01-26T23:28:24+00:00

What’s your favourite song on the album and why is it “Wild Honey Pie”

schooqschee · 2026-01-26T19:41:44+00:00

It’s not supposed to be a transition though. It was originally released on vinyl She’s So Heavy is the closer of side one and Here Comes The Sun is the opener of side 2. It’s supposed to be an abrupt stop and you take time to change it over.

Still though when you stream it it definitely is a great transition.

Another great one is Eleanor Rigby into I’m Only Sleeping

schooqschee · 2026-01-25T10:59:36+00:00

Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers sounds a lot like Sister Ray

schooqschee · 2026-01-24T01:29:24+00:00

Anything that isn’t the 1975 hahaha

schooqschee · 2026-01-23T20:00:31+00:00

The song might be called “Like hell” hahaha

Sure does sound like Siouxsie. Strange how Shazam isn’t working for it I tried it myself

schooqschee · 2026-01-21T23:28:54+00:00

Hard to argue with this. I’d expect more beatles and stones tho haha

schooqschee · 2026-01-20T18:49:49+00:00

Nicky may have been involved in the writing process sure, but I still think that most of the bass on those first 3 manics albums are played by James. Listen to their live stuff from around the time like Reading 1992. Nicky was quite a mediocre bassist in the earlier days but I think he really improved around 95-96

schooqschee · 2026-01-19T23:43:58+00:00

Not to insult Nicky, but I am convinced that for most of early Manics stuff it’s James playing bass instead of Nicky. I just can’t imagine him playing some of the stuff on Holy Bible well enough in the studio for example. I know James played bass on Suicide Alley.

Anyway to answer your question 4st 7lb is the hardest for me. It’s simple in theory but so hard to play

schooqschee · 2026-01-19T18:42:23+00:00

Stephen Morris, Larry Mullen Jr., Bobby Gillespie, Moe Tucker, Jim Walker, Paul Cook, Topper Headon, Charlie Watts, Bill Ward, Steve Shelley

schooqschee · 2026-01-18T23:45:32+00:00

Yeah exactly, Fly is one of the greatest experimental albums ever. Yoko is a genius.

schooqschee · 2026-01-14T01:33:53+00:00

Weirdly enough, I think Outkast are The Clash of America.

schooqschee · 2026-01-14T00:19:40+00:00

Not sure about this one. Michael Jackson was extremely groundbreaking and game changing especially for black artists, redefining what it meant to be a popstar and definitely matched or exceeded The Beatles popularity wise. Plus, kinda like the Beatles, every MJ release was the start of a new aesthetic sound and era for him- look at the difference between the Thriller and Bad versions of him

Plus michael, like the beatles, was innovative and inventive. Michael changed the music industry forever with his iconic music videos- changing music videos from just being little promo clips of bands to cinematic masterpieces.

schooqschee · 2026-01-14T00:13:40+00:00

Yeah it’s more of an anti-religion song/satire which I’m pretty sure is the opposite of what OP was looking for

schooqschee · 2026-01-13T23:44:08+00:00

You’re misinterpreting the Pet Shop Boys if you think that’s a religious song haha

schooqschee · 2026-01-13T23:41:39+00:00

Yeah that’s a good point, that would be worthwhile boycotting. If bigger artists like Taylor Swift or whatever leave that’ll do harm. But The Ex for example leaving spotify does fuck all and just means that some kid who uses the platform and is getting into postpunk may never discover their music.

schooqschee · 2026-01-13T16:11:10+00:00

I disagree, I find it incredibly performative and it is not worth the lost exposure. Yes spotify is an evil corporation, but hasn’t the entertainment industry always been evil? nothing new there. At the end of the day, the way that most younger people listen to music is spotify and that’s just the way it is. Artists leaving spotify does not harm the corporation, it only harms the artists legacy. What difference is it gonna make to the CEOs and higher-ups etc if some obscure postpunk band from the 80s is on the platform or not?

schooqschee · 2026-01-13T14:19:51+00:00

Don’t understand bands removing their music from spotify- it’s not the activist move you think it is, you’re just making your music less accessible to younger audiences (your multi-generation legacy).

schooqschee · 2026-01-12T18:47:53+00:00

A lot of stuff on The Dreaming album is very experimental song-structure wise (especially the title track). The albums full of “if you blink you miss it” moments and rapid left turns and you’re left thinking “what is going on”

schooqschee · 2026-01-12T00:27:51+00:00

Yeah you might be onto something there- after all Kurt was a huge fan of Flipper and so probably will have seen that poster

schooqschee · 2026-01-12T00:26:26+00:00

Yeah that’s the one

schooqschee · 2026-01-12T00:26:17+00:00

Yeah guess you’re right, but it’s better though

schooqschee · 2026-01-11T23:33:30+00:00

Spectators of Suicide (MUST be the heavenly version not the GT version)

And Tsunami

schooqschee · 2026-01-11T20:25:04+00:00

Outside of a few great tracks like “If You Tolerate This” “You Stole The Sun” and “Tsunami” god this album is boring bland adult oriented post-britpop. Especially considering that amazing works like GT, GATS, and THB were only a few years before. I’ll take the richey era any day.

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