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Oh man, SAtT is easily the worst album I've bought by a (contemporary) band I've loved. So toothless, so banal...

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And yet when it was released, many critics were creaming their jeans over it, proclaiming it to be a return to form after Lifeblood (bullshit. Lifeblood is great) and the Manics' best album since Everything Must Go (an album which SATT supposedly resembles). I dunno, I suppose I have a sentimental attachment to SATT because at the first (and only) Manics gig I've been to, they premiered some SATT stuff live, but while I think SATT has a couple of good songs, I won't deny it's the worst MSP album out there. I think I've only listened to the whole thing from start to finish a couple of times and I've no desire to listen to it again anytime soon.

And "I'm just a patsy for your love/I need an angel from above" must surely rank as the worst lyrics Wire has ever cobbled.

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I never knew Nathan Rabin moonlighted at TW as Ziggfried!

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How I wish I could claim credit for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl."