BY Request

[Brian-DC]

I'd love to see them play Far Better Thing

[Shush]

I'd love to see them play Far Better Thing

100% Yes. One of my favourite songs ever. Would be very powerful to hear live

[Berko_kev]

Smalltown England  - one of my favourites - but never played for years for some reason, not even at the 30th gigs. Was the song tbat made NMA click for me way back in the 80s

[Barty]

Like Garyah, I'd probably choose Ambition as I can't remember hearing it since the Impurity Tour and it's my joint fave NMA song. After a Manchester Ritz gig (2010 I think) I had the pleasure of chatting to Nelson and I asked him why they didn't play it anymore.....he hummed the bassline and said "is that the one?!" (he was joking or maybe just being typically modest!). For me it's one of their most addictive basslines - vintage Stuart - it gives the song such a great melody. Be amazing to hear it live again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtbf2LQWdo

[purplehaze]

no mans land and 1984 and shot 18 played back to back,id dance myself stupid for that like

[dark horse]

Fireworks Night

(Yes, I know they'll probably never play it live, but I live in hope...)

There was a similar thread last year, The Price got mentioned quite a few times. Next thing you know they're playing it at the Xmas shows. Maybe someone is paying attention to this forum...

[kinkyjinks]

I've thought hard about it, checked and rechecked what I've heard live, what I've not. I'll settle for Prison, No Pain would have been a close second but I can tick that one off now 

[Amandistan]

Southwest. I doubt that by request would ever happen though. It's not very NMA like but I wish they would play a couple gigs of all slow, emotive songs.

[Bunny]

Sunset. Id like to hear Dawn and Red Earth again as hearing them live was what switched me onto them and I think theyre fantastically crafted songs.

[Johnz]

I'd love to see them play Far Better Thing

100% Yes. One of my favourite songs ever. Would be very powerful to hear live

Thirded! A fantastic tune. They would have to be JS's darkest lyrics. I vaguely remember JS playing that at a RSC gig back in the early 90s but I could be wrong. I will have to go and play that now.

[Amandistan]

I think they should just play all of their songs in a span of how ever many gigs needed.

[Rusco]

I think I've said this couple of times before here too, but Sunset, Southwest, Brother, Far Better Thing & Refugee. They're all...amazing. I can't actually see Sunset being really different than the other songs. It's like some sort of combination of Autumn, Vagabonds and Better Than Them. If I had to think about what it might lack - it might be MORE loud acoustic guitars and singalong backing vocals -> a bit more 'folky' thing.

And the deep-hearted moment: I think also that if/and when music seems to "lack" something, it means it's already perfect in the state it is. It gives emotions and inspiration about something. Somebody said: "art is perfect about being never perfect"...