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inn

26-02-2004, 10:48 PM

I thought media destroyed that band, especially papers like NME which rarely wrote anything good about Mansun. Now I'm not sure... perhaps they lost something on the way. Two first albums were ace but between them and Little Kix is a hudge gap. Little Kix is so average.

yea that's what I thought little kix is alright but there's something missing from it that the other two albums held.

Its a shame they spilt up...for I shall never get to see them play live :(

Decades

27-02-2004, 06:30 PM

I think the problem with Little Kix is that with AotGL and Six being so good, it ended up quite a disappointment when in theory it wasn't that bad.

J KunK

27-02-2004, 07:47 PM

Little Kix really wasn't that bad, I Can Only Disappoint You and Fool were great songs in my opinion, I do think that after Grey Lantern and then Six it was a big let down but the new songs held their own pretty well live.

gilly

02-03-2004, 10:21 PM

just listened to six for the first time in ages!!! almost forgot how good it was!

e_kee

13-04-2004, 01:18 AM

i think attack of the grey lantern is their best one.

inn

04-08-2004, 01:34 AM

Check this out,

http://mansun.net/

They're going to have another release :D

******
Almost a year to the day since Mansun announced their split, lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the band, Paul Draper, has made a statement regarding news of 'Kleptomania', a new Mansun release, and talks about his own plans for a solo career. The announcement is currently available on the front page of MANSUN.NET and MANSUN.ORG, or can be read here:
Hi everyone,

Firstly, big apologies for not updating you for such a long time. I will try to keep you informed regularly from now on about future plans for the band and myself - thank you so much for your patience. I'll try and explain why things have been so quiet, and shed a bit of light on the band's split (which was an incredibly difficult decision to make). But more of that later...

Over the past few months I've been working with Parlophone on pulling together the loose ends since the split of the band. What we have decided is that Mansun's fourth album sessions will be released later this year. These recordings will appear in a three CD package, entitled 'Kleptomania'. CD1 will be the fourth album sessions, CD2 will have the best stuff from the EPs (the tracks that weren't ever available on the albums), and CD3 will be rare and unreleased material that we have dug up from the vaults at Abbey Road. I will also be writing detailed sleeve notes for the release which should be out in the autumn of this year.

To explain... at the point of the band's split, we had completed four sessions for the fourth album, and were potentially going to go into the studio again to add a few extra songs. So the album wasn't fully completed as such, although there are more than enough tracks from which the CD1 of the forthcoming set will be compiled. New tracks appearing on 'Kleptomania' will include some of the songs that we played on the final tour in 2002, like 'Slipping Away', 'Keep Telling Myself' and 'Getting Your Way'. A full detailed running order of the whole album will be announced soon and as I get further down the road of putting this record together, I'll put up regular posts informing you of how it's progressing.

glasskite

04-08-2004, 02:07 AM

Heh. You people are so slow when getting with the news... :rolleyes:

inn

04-08-2004, 02:15 AM

Heh. You people are so slow when getting with the news... :rolleyes:

I found out quite a while ago but forgot to mention it :p

glasskite

04-08-2004, 03:49 AM

Hehe same. This lot don't tend to have the taste to appreciate mansun...

Decades

04-08-2004, 01:13 PM

I've known about that for ages but I don't know if I'm going to bother purchasing it, Little Kix was disappointing and a 3CD Set might be quite expensive... Saying that I do love Attack of the Grey Lantern and Six.

inn

04-08-2004, 08:36 PM

Hehe same. This lot don't tend to have the taste to appreciate mansun...

*giggles* from the lack of postage in this thread i might agree with ya hehe

Apocalypse King

04-08-2004, 08:45 PM

I like Mansun, I always meant to buy some of their stuff, but always ended up forgetting... hm..

inn

04-08-2004, 08:53 PM

Well stop forgetting to buy and get buying! :p

Apocalypse King

04-08-2004, 08:56 PM

Well stop forgetting to buy and get buying! :p

I shall! *salutes*

inn

04-08-2004, 09:01 PM

goood gooood :D

*has done her duty*

e_kee

04-08-2004, 11:49 PM

Hehe same. This lot don't tend to have the taste to appreciate mansun...

haha... i dont think just this lot. try in general. they are so underrated.

glasskite

04-08-2004, 11:50 PM

Not in my circles they're not. I hang out with people who have taste :p

e_kee

05-08-2004, 12:24 AM

hehe very nice.
my circle thinks they are wonderful as well.
but still, there are many people should give mansun a chance. a friend of mine just started to discover them. a couple years too late. but better late than never. :D

inn

05-08-2004, 12:32 AM

Not in my circles they're not. I hang out with people who have taste :p

I know some people who like them too :) Though I don't have circles :(

Decades

05-08-2004, 12:39 AM

A couple of my friends like them. One of them that actually got me into them last year to be truthful.

e_kee

05-08-2004, 12:41 AM

has anyone seen them live???
oh god, that had to be one of the best shows ive been to in my life.

glasskite

05-08-2004, 12:41 AM

A lot of my mates have always heard of them, but only a couple were properly into them (i say this cos my friendship group only came together a yr ago) so me and a die hard mansun fan converted everyone hehe.

They are pretty under rated though.

inn

05-08-2004, 12:43 AM

Never seen them live which is a shame now I won't get a chance to :(

I had heard of them many years ago when someone did me a casette with special/blown it on, which i liked but didn't think much of then I heard I can only disapoint you then I thought of going to check them out more and brought attack of the grey laterns and then six soon after :)

e_kee

05-08-2004, 12:52 AM

attack of the grey lantern remains one of my fav albums even now.

doddy

01-10-2004, 01:13 AM

Talk about gone and forgotten. Kleptomania came out this week guys go and buy it its great!!!

philter

01-10-2004, 01:29 AM

I like them, but sometimes it seems like the vocal's voice is quite heavy-metallic. :stunned:

Velouria

01-10-2004, 07:16 AM

Talk about gone and forgotten. Kleptomania came out this week guys go and buy it its great!!!

I'm waiting for it to arrive from Amazon, and am dying to hear it.

It got a very bad review in one of the music mags (NME, I think). :(

inn

01-10-2004, 10:13 AM

oh oh I've forgot about that.
Has anyone got it yet and listened? If so, any good?

bucephalus()

01-10-2004, 01:52 PM

it's very good indeed. particularly the songs Fragile, Harris, and No Signal No Complaints

inn

04-10-2004, 12:38 PM

excelllent will consider buying when my loan comes through

Neil

04-10-2004, 01:00 PM

I'll hopefully order it in a few hours! I want to hear the other songs :happy:

inn

08-10-2004, 03:51 PM

I have now ordered it and await it's arrival :D

Neil

08-10-2004, 11:38 PM

I hope it comes soon..

I've listened to clips to some of the b sides and new songs and they just sound SOOOO good

I personally feel I will actually prefer this to Six and attack of the grey lantern..that could be due to over-listenage though.. :$

Neil

09-10-2004, 02:34 PM

<3
I know only geeks and emo kids use that but still...

I appeal to the god of earth...

It's genius

theimpressiveclergyman

09-10-2004, 02:41 PM

<3
I know only geeks and emo kids use that but still...

I appeal to the god of earth...

It's genius
:confused:
Neil? Is that you?

Neil

09-10-2004, 03:03 PM

:confused:
Neil? Is that you?

Yeah! I wanted a name change but wasn't keen on the confusion that went along with it..but gave in, as you can see :$

inn

18-10-2004, 08:58 AM

My cd arrived the other day, only listened to the first disk, kinda mixed views on it but there are some good tracks.

bucephalus()

24-01-2005, 11:46 AM

cd3 has got some blinding tracks. if they were still together the finished article could well have seen Mansun critically acclaimed on Radiohead level

hitchy

24-01-2005, 03:10 PM

My god, how I used to adore Mansun.

I am going to listen to the tonight.

I have a signed photo of the band somewhere from the days on their mailing list.

They were fucking ace, but I agree Little Kix was a bit poor compared to past efforts.

bucephalus()

24-01-2005, 05:27 PM

...
They were fucking ace, but I agree Little Kix was a bit poor compared to past efforts.

get kleptomania. it's as good as grey lantern

inn

24-01-2005, 09:05 PM

i think the 2nd cd on klep is pretty decent, some great tunes on there

bucephalus()

25-01-2005, 12:17 AM

oh shit! i forgot to burn skin up pin up onto my "car" compilation for tomorrow's drive to cardiff

buscemi

10-03-2005, 03:46 AM

Another great band gone.. sigh,,

Bliss

10-03-2005, 03:24 PM

Another great band gone.. sigh,,

Yeah, it is a shame indeed. But I can't help wondering whether a great band can stay great forever...

tremelo

15-03-2005, 05:50 PM

Mansun were fucking brilliant.
Kleptomania is ace, but ...Grey Lantern and Six are pretty much untouchable.

buscemi

17-03-2005, 03:52 AM

Yeah, it is a shame indeed. But I can't help wondering whether a great band can stay great forever...

That's probably right...
I just hope Paul's(or Chad's) music career doesn't end here although Mansun had its end.

Clunge

22-11-2005, 02:24 PM

I've been listening to Grey Lantern a lot recently. It's a fantastic britpop album, Stripper Vicar is awesome :happy:

Ril

22-11-2005, 02:38 PM

My favourite track on that album is probably 'Mansun's Only Love Song' or whatever it's called. Quality. :happy:

Velouria

22-11-2005, 03:01 PM

I miss Mansun. :(

They has such a way with epic songs like Wide Open Space and Closed for Business, and the silly ones too. They seemed to save some of their best songs for B Sides.

Clunge

22-11-2005, 03:59 PM

I've only got ...Grey Lantern, which of their other albums are worth getting?

Velouria

22-11-2005, 09:07 PM

I've only got ...Grey Lantern, which of their other albums are worth getting?

I'd say to get Six next. Little Kix was a bit patchy, but I think it's still worth getting. For me neither of them was as good as Grey Lantern, though some people think Six was better. *shrug*

Ril

22-11-2005, 09:21 PM

I'd say to get Six next. Little Kix was a bit patchy, but I think it's still worth getting. For me neither of them was as good as Grey Lantern, though some people think Six was better. *shrug*
I agree. Grey Lantern is the bestest. :D

Max Power

17-08-2006, 08:28 AM

Am I allowed to resurrect this thread... ? :unsure:

I was listening to 'Six' again the other day and it's just stunning. Not only Mansun's best but in my top 5 albums of all time.

Attack of the Grey Lantern is also great, but the work that was put into Six gives it the edge. Love some of the stuff on Kleptomania and would have been great to have heard a finished version.

Good news is Paul Draper's website can be found at www.pauldraper.info and will be properly launched later this year. You can dubscribe to receive news and Paul's diary entries too...

Chizzleface

18-08-2006, 09:19 PM

Paul Draper's doing some solo stuff, I can't wait till it gets released :D

inn

18-08-2006, 09:39 PM

Paul Draper's doing some solo stuff, I can't wait till it gets released :D
But will it be as good as mansun?

Chizzleface

18-08-2006, 09:41 PM

But will it be as good as mansun?
Draper was mansun. And anyway, he's had Chad as a writing partner, so it'll be identical methinks :)

inn

18-08-2006, 09:45 PM

Draper was mansun. And anyway, he's had Chad as a writing partner, so it'll be identical methinks :)
Ooo...well I will be intrigued to see what they come up with.

Bunnyface

19-11-2006, 05:51 PM

He did some stuff with Skin from Skunk Anansie too.

Shouldn't be too long 'til his solo stuff http://www.pauldraper.info/ There's a mailing list you can sign up to for news updates, and the diary entries are a great read.

There's also a 'Best of Mansun' CD/DVD which is ace, look out for the live version of Taxloss, that was AMAZING live. I miss Mansun so much, thank the Lord for Muse or I don't know what I'd do. I do often wonder if Mansun had been around nowadays how different it might be for them. Hopefully Paul will have more luck with his solo stuff.

MatthewLeGrand

12-01-2007, 07:33 AM

Kleptomania is very nice.

Chizzleface

21-02-2007, 05:11 AM

Mr Draper is working with Catherine Anne Davies (who has her own thread ^_^) and also on his own solo material now, but I wish he'd just bloody get on with it and release it!

Mansun now have a myspace page to celebrate ten years of Attack Of The Grey Lantern, go and visit it :D

www.myspace.com/mansunspace

inn

21-02-2007, 07:06 AM

I want a mansun reunion dammit

Chizzleface

21-02-2007, 07:10 AM

I want a mansun reunion dammit

Never gonna happen, Stove won't come back and Andie's too happy doing voluntary work.

I've just sent Stu a dead big review of AOTGL to celebrate it's tenth anniversary :happy:

Bunnyface

21-02-2007, 07:26 PM

Paul and Chad are still pals so I reckon they'll work on some stuff together. Those two were Mansun really anyway.

Chizzleface

22-02-2007, 12:21 AM

Paul and Chad are still pals so I reckon they'll work on some stuff together. Those two were Mansun really anyway.

Well it was Paul and Stove who started Mansun, Chad was working behind the bar of the pub they formed the band in :LOL:

Jude

24-02-2007, 09:13 PM

Yay, found ths thread. Excellent stuff....

Bunnyface

25-02-2007, 03:59 PM

Well it was Paul and Stove who started Mansun, Chad was working behind the bar of the pub they formed the band in :LOL:

It's not like Stove really contributed to songwriting or anything though.

Bunnyface

25-02-2007, 04:22 PM

Did anyone from here ever post on mansun.net or mansunite?

Ril

06-03-2007, 01:50 PM

I want a mansun reunion dammit
You've been listening to a lot of Mansun lately. Ahh the memories. :LOL: Did Mansun add you on myspace? :D

inn

06-03-2007, 02:21 PM

You've been listening to a lot of Mansun lately. Ahh the memories. :LOL: Did Mansun add you on myspace? :D

Yes they did. I accepted of course :D

Jude

09-03-2007, 06:52 PM

Yeah I got an invite too. It's great he's still busy with the tunes..

rainyfilth

10-03-2007, 03:31 PM

interested to know, has anyone ever listened to live version of anti-everything?

I wonder if they played it live ....

I love this song so much

Chizzleface

10-03-2007, 03:43 PM

http://musecast.co.uk/idletalk/albums/reviews/mansun_greylantern.php

Grey Lantern review on Idle Talk :D

Ril

10-03-2007, 03:49 PM

Hehe a bit of a late review, that. :LOL:

Chizzleface

10-03-2007, 04:10 PM

Hehe a bit of a late review, that. :LOL:

It's a ten-year anniversary of grey lantern review so :p

Ril

10-03-2007, 04:12 PM

Ghey lantern. :p

Bunnyface

10-03-2007, 04:49 PM

http://musecast.co.uk/idletalk/albums/reviews/mansun_greylantern.php

Grey Lantern review on Idle Talk :D

Hey that's cool. I can't believe it's been 10 years, I feel so old!

Chizzleface

08-08-2007, 01:59 AM

Jude

13-08-2007, 11:25 AM

Hey that's cool. I can't believe it's been 10 years, I feel so old!

Awww I know, me too!

LTM

13-08-2007, 08:15 PM

Mansun where one of the very first rock bands I loved. When they was around I guess I was about 12... But Wide Open Space. Fucking hell what a great record. It's got that big anthemic sound that I relate to Muse.

Jude

20-08-2007, 10:17 AM

Chizzleface

16-12-2007, 10:23 PM

Rumour Central!!!!!

A friend of mine who lives in Chester has heard rumours that Stove wants to work with Draper again. Could this lead to a full Mansun reunion? Possible new material and tour?

Fingers crossed...

This just in from Paul Draper's fanspace...

Rumours are circulating that all may not be over as far as Mansun is concerned.

At least two of the band members have been working together recently, and there is talk from official sources of a possible tour and album.

While nothing is certain yet, you might want to add the official Mansun Myspace as a friend!

God I'm good :happy:

Velouria

16-12-2007, 10:25 PM

This just in from Paul Draper's fanspace...

God I'm good :happy:

:eek::D:happy:

I might actually get to see Mansun live?!?! :eek:

Chizzleface

16-12-2007, 10:31 PM

:eek::D:happy:

I might actually get to see Mansun live?!?! :eek:

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Although it may be a bit different as Draper had half a finger chopped off in cancer surgery. So he has trouble with some chords...

inn

16-12-2007, 11:04 PM

:eek: Masun live would be somewhat dream fufilment...

Only if they play some decent shizzle off Six and grey lantern...

Legacy live oh my

Chizzleface

16-12-2007, 11:05 PM

:eek: Masun live would be somewhat dream fufilment...

Only if they play some decent shizzle off Six and grey lantern...

Legacy live oh my

I'm just too good. I predicted this months ago :happy:

inn

16-12-2007, 11:06 PM

I'm just too good. I predicted this months ago :happy:

Pft :p

Haha ste would you like to be the boards sexiest female? ;)

Chizzleface

16-12-2007, 11:09 PM

Pft :p

Haha ste would you like to be the boards sexiest female? ;)

I already am the sexiest female on this board damnit!

inn

16-12-2007, 11:11 PM

I already am the sexiest female on this board damnit!

Oh yeh baby, show us some nippleage

Shhhhaaaawinnngggg

Chizzleface

16-12-2007, 11:15 PM

Oh yeh baby, show us some nippleage

Shhhhaaaawinnngggg

Oh ok then, seeing as you asked so nicely...

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/12/220px-FGHesTooSexyforHisFat.png

inn

16-12-2007, 11:16 PM

Oh ok then, seeing as you asked so nicely...

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/12/220px-FGHesTooSexyforHisFat.png

You know just the way I like it babeh

Chizzleface

25-01-2008, 09:31 AM

INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

EP4 is up on Mansun's myspaff for downloading...it's the Wide Open Space one with really rare tracks :happy:

Velouria

25-01-2008, 09:41 AM

Argh, I don't see how to get them. Do you have to be a friend of theirs?
I don't even have a micespace myself. :(

Chizzleface

25-01-2008, 09:42 AM

Argh, I don't see how to get them. Do you have to be a friend of theirs?
I don't even have a micespace myself. :(

I shouldn't think so, if you go to their myspace page and look at the media player there should be a link under each song for download :D

Velouria

25-01-2008, 09:44 AM

I shouldn't think so, if you go to their myspace page and look at the media player there should be a link under each song for download :D

Aahh, I could only see Wide Open Space. I'll look again.

EDIT: Nope, I can only see Wide Open Space for that EP, none of the extra tracks. :(

Chizzleface

25-01-2008, 10:17 AM

Aahh, I could only see Wide Open Space. I'll look again.

EDIT: Nope, I can only see Wide Open Space for that EP, none of the extra tracks. :(

That's weird :(

I can see all of them...I'll download them and send them over to you :D

Velouria

25-01-2008, 10:22 AM

That's weird :(

I can see all of them...I'll download them and send them over to you :D

Maybe you have to be a friend. It is the Mansun Official myspace?

I might have to get an account just so I can add bands or something.

HAHA, found it. I was looking on the wrong myspace page.

ARSEHOLES you still need to be logged in.

Chizzleface

25-01-2008, 01:01 PM

Maybe you have to be a friend. It is the Mansun Official myspace?

I might have to get an account just so I can add bands or something.

HAHA, found it. I was looking on the wrong myspace page.

ARSEHOLES you still need to be logged in.

Yeah, I only use myspace these days for music. I've found some good bands just by the random adding thing, so it's worth doing if only for that.

I'll download them later when I get finished at work and send them over :D

Velouria

25-01-2008, 01:03 PM

Cheers me ducks. :D

I must try to sort out a fairly anonymous myspace page for these purposes.

inn

25-01-2008, 01:10 PM

INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

EP4 is up on Mansun's myspaff for downloading...it's the Wide Open Space one with really rare tracks :happy:

Good god Ste, are you trying to blind me or something?

I'll go download later tonights. I'm already behind schedule on stuff doing today :(

Jude

28-01-2008, 06:58 PM

That's bloomin ace news!Check this out,

http://mansun.net/

They're going to have another release :D

******
Almost a year to the day since Mansun announced their split, lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the band, Paul Draper, has made a statement regarding news of 'Kleptomania', a new Mansun release, and talks about his own plans for a solo career. The announcement is currently available on the front page of MANSUN.NET and MANSUN.ORG, or can be read here:
Hi everyone,

Firstly, big apologies for not updating you for such a long time. I will try to keep you informed regularly from now on about future plans for the band and myself - thank you so much for your patience. I'll try and explain why things have been so quiet, and shed a bit of light on the band's split (which was an incredibly difficult decision to make). But more of that later...

Over the past few months I've been working with Parlophone on pulling together the loose ends since the split of the band. What we have decided is that Mansun's fourth album sessions will be released later this year. These recordings will appear in a three CD package, entitled 'Kleptomania'. CD1 will be the fourth album sessions, CD2 will have the best stuff from the EPs (the tracks that weren't ever available on the albums), and CD3 will be rare and unreleased material that we have dug up from the vaults at Abbey Road. I will also be writing detailed sleeve notes for the release which should be out in the autumn of this year.

To explain... at the point of the band's split, we had completed four sessions for the fourth album, and were potentially going to go into the studio again to add a few extra songs. So the album wasn't fully completed as such, although there are more than enough tracks from which the CD1 of the forthcoming set will be compiled. New tracks appearing on 'Kleptomania' will include some of the songs that we played on the final tour in 2002, like 'Slipping Away', 'Keep Telling Myself' and 'Getting Your Way'. A full detailed running order of the whole album will be announced soon and as I get further down the road of putting this record together, I'll put up regular posts informing you of how it's progressing.