| Mansun were an English rock band formed in Chester in 1995.History
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2.According to Mansun's Kleptomania liner notes, frontman Paul Draper states that "Take It Easy Chicken" was their first song, and that the band really did not know how to play their instruments (let alone play together as a band) when Steve Lamacq and John Peel started to play the song on BBC Radio 1.An Open Letter To The Lyrical Trainspotter, previously featured on Three EP) proclaiming 'The lyrics aren't supposed to mean that much'.This showed the band didn't take themselves too seriously.During the early years of their career, Mansun were noted for changing fashion styles as quickly as musical styles.Such styles ranged from punk fashion, New romantic, Baggy "Madchester" clothes, army fatigues, A Clockwork Orange style "droogs" and even women's clothing.When pressed as to why they did this, the band replied "Because no one dresses like David Bowie anymore".Their sartorial experiments usually brought huge derision from the music press, and wore off during their last few years as a band.The album was a suite of connected song segments, ranging from the musically intricate to the plain weird.Mansun's third studio album, Little Kix, recorded in Pink Floyd's old studio on a boat, was plagued by the record company's desire to bring in an outside producer, and by internal schisms within the band.While containing several memorable songs, the album left much of the band's fanbase cold.May 2002, which was initially promoted under the pseudonym The Masons on Mansun fansites through the ever mysterious Dark Mavis.Due to a Mansun fan petition started on the now defunct Mansunite."Everyone Must Win" and "Railings".The Best Of Mansun, a greatest hits CD and DVD compilation, released on 18 September 2006 in the UK, brings the collection to a close.The CD from this package also provides access to download the previous unreleased "South Of The Painted Hall" demo, which was deemed to have been lost forever during the compilation of the Kleptomania set.This page was last modified 14:56, 13 January 2008."Official Mansun MySpace page."VideosThe following videos and other unseen Mansun footage can be viewed at www.Rare and unseen Mansun photos and footage coming soon!Download Mansun songs for free!Welcome to the new Mansun MySpace!The band's debut album, the sprawling and epic 'Attack of the Grey Lantern' went straight to number one in the UK album charts in its first week of release.After promoting the singles from 'Attack of the Grey Lantern', Mansun toured America whilst Paul wrote tracks for the band's second album, 'Six'.Preceeded by the chart hit 'Legacy', Mansun's second album was a far cry lyrically and sonically from their debut album.After charting at an eerie number six in the UK album charts, Mansun toured the record all over Europe and Asia.Once the promotion for 'Six' had come to an end, Paul and Chad went on a writing trip to Spain to collate lyrics and ideas for the band's third studio album.It was a huge departure from their previous work and included some beautifully structured songs including 'Butterfly (A New Beginning)', 'Until The Next Life' and the chart hit 'I Can Only Disappoint U'.News got back to Paul Draper and he set to work on sifting through the songs they had completed.By late 2004 the fans were rewarded with not just one CD of new Mansun material, but three CDs full of unreleased recordings, home demos and live material.Mansun release entitled 'The Best of Mansun' was put out by Parlophone in 2006.It included all of the band's chart hits and a DVD of rare live material plus a Mansun documentary with previously unseen footage of the band."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Hi, thanks for adding us.Hearing some of the music on the page here is great.Will you at some point add Electric man?Thank you for the add, and for making me remember the 90s.Me gusta vuestra musica.Rebel without a quilt is fantastic.One of my new favorites and so nice to stumble across these tunes years after having enjoyed so much other mansun music.Thanks for the request guys.Thank you for finding me.Hey Mansun,thanx for the addyour music is so cool.....My life would be complete.Whatever the year is, Mansun are still the best!This is not a MySpace login page, please do not enter your MySpace login information (email address or password).Do you wish to continue your form submission?"EMI
We are a collective of Mansun fans that are petitioning for the release of Mansun's fourth studio album.When the band toured the new material in May 2002, the fans reaction was very positive and we believe that the release of the finished material would sell well and would allow Mansun's career to go out on a high.EMI was created by and written by Suzi Meredith.This petition is hosted here at www.Chronological history of Mansun in large
and finest photographs.Mansun arts and wallpapers to adorn your desktop.This site is a branch of Desperate Icons.Click on the Home icon below to go back to this index page.InfluencesNirvanaDuran DuranThe BeatlesPrinceSyd BarrettDavid BowieABCPerformed Songs ByPaul DraperMore...No Credit Card, All Phones.No Credit Card, All Phones.Mansun had more in common with early '90s bands like Suede and the Manic Street Preachers, groups that stood defiantly outside of the pop spotlight, yet managed to cultivate a devoted fanbase.Enter Your Cell And Receive 10 Ringtones!Enter Your Cell And Receive 10 Ringtones!Buy MusicWant to see your products in Yahoo!Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.You can now buy Mansun CD's in our Online Shop.Stripper Vicar lyrics on front.Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to: Mansun.Please complete the section(s) below.The terms and conditions below cover the sale of all Mansun products sold via this site.Limitation of Liability
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