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ALBUM OF THE MONTH Manic Street Preachers Critical Thinking CD Columbia IN A RECENT rare gesture of cultural heroism, Johnny Marr rebuffed the lure of several million quid to reform and tour The Smiths, an offer Morrissey let it be known he was more than keen to take up. Marr’s alleged response was that if Morrissey wanted to do the gig he could get Nigel Farage to play guitar. Nice one Johnny. I wonder what Nicky Wire thought of that. The reason I ask is that on the new Manics’ LP, their 15th in all, he’s written a track addressed to Morrissey called Dear Stephen, which confesses: “You’re, you’re still my bad habit, My dark little secret, My illicit unseen drug, My secret hidden love,” and then pleads: “Please come back…

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