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2	* BrokenBase: There is a massive amount of disagreement between fans about which songs and albums are works of genius and which are indisputable proof that the Manics should have broken up after their first album/after Richey left/after ''Everything Must Go'' and many other things besides.[[http://www.foreverdelayed.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=41640 This]] extremely long thread on a fansite is testament to these many disagreements.
3	* CreatorWorship: Richey to the point of absurdity, Nicky to a lesser degree.
4	* EpilepticTrees: That nearly every song released since Richey's disappearance is about him. The only confirmed songs about him are "Sepia", "Nobody Loved You" and "Cardiff Afterlife", however.
5	* FirstInstallmentWins: Many consider the ''Generation Terrorists'' album and era to be the band's most exciting period, although some reserve this for ''The Holy Bible''.
6	* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
7	** In the ''Close Up'' documentary, Nicky's talking about the period after Richey disappeared. Most of it is a TearJerker, [[MoodWhiplash but then he talks about how they had to cancel a Japanese tour because of it]]:
8	---> "Some Japanese promoter was trying to sue us cause we cancelled a tour, and we were going 'well how do you expect us to come when he's missing', and he's going '[[AsianSpeekeeEngrish ah, but I lose honor!]]', you know, and I was like 'I don't fucking care about your honor!'"
9	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfaM-46u5_M This performance of La Tristesse Durera]], with the soundman accidentally turning Richey's amp up and James' down, thinking Richey was the lead guitarist. Sean's bemused face and the rest of the band turning to each other trying to figure out what the hell's going on is hilarious.
10	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The Manics are quite popular in Thailand. Interestingly, James Dean Bradfield once proclaimed that ''Generation Terrorists'' would sell sixteen million copies around the world, "from Bangkok to Senegal".
11	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "Askew Road", about their time living in London.
12	--> "Askew Road, a place in my heart.
13	--> [[TearJerker Forever hoping we'll all make our way back.]]"
14	* HoYay:
15	** Richey and Nicky all the damn time. The video for "Love's Sweet Exile" even has them rolling around together practically making out while implicitly naked.
16	** The cover of ''Generation Terrorists'' is a picture of a man's naked torso.
17	* NeverLiveItDown: Even if the band admit it's an OldShame, people probably won't forget that "worse than Hitler" quote anytime soon. Or wishing [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]] would die of AIDS.
18	* SignatureSong: "Motorcycle Emptiness", "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" and "A Design for Life" have proven to be their most enduring popular songs. "Yes" or "Archives of Pain" to Richey-worshippers.
19	* SophomoreSlump: ''Gold Against the Soul'' is seen as this, though its stature has improved over time.

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