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#46 Post by Flaffer »

! wrote:
Flaffer wrote: I think people may be making a mistake assuming those tracks listed in Literally are anywhere near finished
Started writing new song, "Ring road".
Finished "Ring road".
Neil: It'll probably be a b-side. It's a sort of rock song, really.

Started writing a new song, "The performance of my life".
Finished "The performance of my life".
Neil at home with flu - lay in bed and wrote lyrics for "The performance of my life"
Put vocals on "The performance of my life
Finished "The performance of my life".

quoting out of context and omitting the dates does make it look as though the songs are finished. If PSB finished these tracks as quickly as it is written in Literally do you really think that it would have taken four years between full studio albums. When Neil says finished I think he means the basic backing tracks, lyrics etc are finished not the whole track ready to be released. You only have to look at Literally to see how much tweaking goes on before they decide a track is actually finished
Still waiting to hear the Adam Freeland, Manhattan Clique and Axwell mixes of Integral.

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#47 Post by psb-freak »

I´m only waiting to hear Nu Sleaze.
Interviewer:
-What would you tell someone about yourself if you wanted to impress them?

Chris:
-I´ve got a 12-inch plonker.

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#48 Post by ! »

psb-freak wrote:I´m only waiting to hear Nu Sleaze.
When was this written or recorded?

Can somebody please post a list of known unreleased songs that was written or recorded from 2003+?

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#49 Post by psb-freak »

! wrote:
psb-freak wrote:I´m only waiting to hear Nu Sleaze.
When was this written or recorded?

Can somebody please post a list of known unreleased songs that was written or recorded from 2003+?
I only know it´s written by Chris.
Interviewer:
-What would you tell someone about yourself if you wanted to impress them?

Chris:
-I´ve got a 12-inch plonker.

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psb-freak wrote:I only know it´s written by Chris.
Ah, okey dokey!

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#51 Post by E-Mail Vampire »

Nu Sleaze is from Nightlife/Closer To Heaven recording sessions

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#52 Post by E-Mail Vampire »

Have just looked on the official site shop and looks like those are defo fake as the shop has a 2-track CD, Maxi CD and DVD listed for Numb as Numb is listed twice in CD Singles and in DVD Singles. However no vinyl so maybe the vinyl will be released a week later and will not count towards the chart.

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#53 Post by gomorrah »

Pani wrote:
dVTB wrote:It seems PSB are saving many, many songs.
Yes, there are also mentioned several song titles in
'Literally' # 30 I had never heard of before. Neil has
written on them while writing for 'Fundamental' ...
... and 'Luna Park' has already been written in 2003
for example ...

New songs have not been used for the album while
others, old ones, have found their way on it. 'Fugiti-
ve' was an old demo from '98 and has been worked
over.
oh, so Fugitive was written in 1998? so it's not about the 9/11 terrorists?
I wooooooooooooooood if I cooooooood...

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gomorrah wrote:
Pani wrote:
dVTB wrote:It seems PSB are saving many, many songs.
Yes, there are also mentioned several song titles in
'Literally' # 30 I had never heard of before. Neil has
written on them while writing for 'Fundamental' ...
... and 'Luna Park' has already been written in 2003
for example ...

New songs have not been used for the album while
others, old ones, have found their way on it. 'Fugiti-
ve' was an old demo from '98 and has been worked
over.
oh, so Fugitive was written in 1998? so it's not about the 9/11 terrorists?
Well, this is what Neil said about it in his diary from 2005, printed
in 'Literally' 30:


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I think it's just the music being that 'demo' and it's been worked over,
maybe lyrically ...

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#55 Post by Janet Street-Porter »

It's interesting what they said about God willing in Literally 30. I think that Psychological really works as the necessarily nebulous and uncertain introduction to the album. I'd love to hear the original version of God willing though.

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#56 Post by ! »

E-Mail Vampire wrote:Have just looked on the official site shop and looks like those are defo fake as the shop has a 2-track CD, Maxi CD and DVD listed for Numb as Numb is listed twice in CD Singles and in DVD Singles. However no vinyl so maybe the vinyl will be released a week later and will not count towards the chart.
Yep, that is correct.

October 16th
Numb - CDS
Numb - CDM
Numb - DVD

October 23rd
Numb - 7"
Psychological - 12"

I doubt there'll be a 7" for Numb. The tracklisting for the two CDs could still be right, though the inclusion of the "original demo" made me wonder. :think:

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#57 Post by ! »

Janet Street-Porter wrote:It's interesting what they said about God willing in Literally 30. I think that Psychological really works as the necessarily nebulous and uncertain introduction to the album. I'd love to hear the original version of God willing though.
I'm more interested in the overture. I hope it gets put in the exclusive tracks section of the OS.

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#58 Post by E-Mail Vampire »

Kool so if that is how they are releasing it surely they can chuck on another new b-side like Ring Road and Fugitive 7" mix on the 2-track or DVD as well as having Party Song, Bright Young Things. Here is hoping the artwork and finalised tracklisting is announced very very soon. Knowing my luck it will be tomorrow when I am in Cambridge all day

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#59 Post by E-Mail Vampire »

! wrote:October 23rd
Numb - 7"
Psychological - 12"

I doubt there'll be a 7" for Numb. The tracklisting for the two CDs could still be right, though the inclusion of the "original demo" made me wonder. :think:
lol you have a 7" of Numb listed. did you mean 12"

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#60 Post by ! »

E-Mail Vampire wrote:lol you have a 7" of Numb listed. did you mean 12"
I know, I was just going off the tracklisting that I posted. Erm, ignore me I've lost myself now :?

I think the 12" will be for Psychological only, I doubt there'll be any Numb tracks on it. So basically, one week we'll have the Numb formats (CDS, CDM, DVD or CDS, CDM, 7") and the following week the Psychological 12"...

Meh, it's all guesswork till the OS confirms the formats/tracklistings :wall:

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