The Manics are anything BUT pretentious!!! Anyways,they've since said of their early years :''We've always been about hypocricy''
You should go see them live ..they're a GREAT live band..they're touring UK again in April.
And the latest album 'Lifeblood' has been labelled as sounding like a cross between Fleetwood Mac and the Cardigans.It's a SUPERB album
Also,if you check the official site's top 10's lists..Lindsey is listed as James' number one guitar player
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