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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
The Holy Bible
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Yes full track | 5:00 | 34,086 | ||
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IfWhiteAmericaToldTheTruthForOneDayIt'sWorldWouldFallApart full track | 3:38 | 27,694 | ||
| 3 |
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Of Walking Abortion full track | 3:59 | 28,246 | ||
| 4 |
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She Is Suffering full track | 4:42 | 30,951 | ||
| 5 |
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Archives of Pain full track | 5:27 | 27,708 | ||
| 6 |
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Revol full track | 3:04 | 28,468 | ||
| 7 |
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4st 7lb full track | 5:02 | 27,578 | ||
| 8 |
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Mausoleum full track | 4:12 | 23,012 | ||
| 9 |
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Faster full track | 3:52 | 48,118 | ||
| 10 |
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This Is Yesterday full track | 3:57 | 25,228 | ||
| 11 |
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Die in the Summertime full track | 3:06 | 27,013 | ||
| 12 |
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The Intense Humming of Evil full track | 6:10 | 19,831 | ||
| 13 |
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P.C.P. full track | 3:56 | 21,714 | ||
| 14 | Drug Drug Druggy (live) | 3:29 | 350 | |||
| 15 | Roses in the Hospital (live) | 4:48 | 424 | |||
| 16 | You Love Us (live) | 3:06 | 553 | |||
| 17 | New Art Riot (live) | 3:00 | 213 |
About this album
The Holy Bible was the third studio album by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on August 30, 1994 by Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony Records, unlike their two previous albums which had been released on the Columbia Records imprint. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. In August 2005 it topped Newsnight Review’s ‘Quintessential Newsnight Viewer’ top 5 favourite albums poll, pushing Radiohead’s OK Computer (a much bigger seller) into second place. It is listed on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.
It was the band’s final album recorded before the disappearance of their lyricist Richey James Edwards on February 1, 1995. It is considered to be the band’s best work by many, although some critics prefer the band’s next album, Everything Must Go, the latter demonstrating a different musical style and production outlook, reflecting the absence of the creative direction of Edwards.
The first single from the album, “Faster”, was released on June 6 and peaked at #16 on the British singles chart. The single marked a new chapter for the band as the material was both lyrically and sonically different than their previous release, the Life Becoming A Landslide EP.
Whereas lyric duties on the two previous albums were split fairly evenly between Edwards and the band’s bass player Nicky Wire, Wire has said in interviews that Edwards wrote about 70-75% of the lyrics on The Holy Bible, which may explain why the lyrical themes were much darker than on later albums following Edwards’ disappearance.
It was the band’s final album recorded before the disappearance of their lyricist Richey James Edwards on February 1, 1995. It is considered to be the band’s best work by many, although some critics prefer the band’s next album, Everything Must Go, the latter demonstrating a different musical style and production outlook, reflecting the absence of the creative direction of Edwards.
The first single from the album, “Faster”, was released on June 6 and peaked at #16 on the British singles chart. The single marked a new chapter for the band as the material was both lyrically and sonically different than their previous release, the Life Becoming A Landslide EP.
Whereas lyric duties on the two previous albums were split fairly evenly between Edwards and the band’s bass player Nicky Wire, Wire has said in interviews that Edwards wrote about 70-75% of the lyrics on The Holy Bible, which may explain why the lyrical themes were much darker than on later albums following Edwards’ disappearance.
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Shouts
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higginst wrote:
I need to own this album pronto. Ridiculously amazing.
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PinballWizard55 wrote:
Ah, the critical darling and fan favourite. I've never put this down as a favourite but it did come second at one point (just behind TIMTTMY). I'd put it fourth now but I still say it's worthy of all the accolades it has received. It's so schizophrenic and angular in its sound and the lyrics hardly have anything positive to say at all but yet it's still poppy and not as dark (at least musically) that people make it out to be. Songs like "Yes", "Die In The Summertime" and "Mausoleum" can have you singing at the top of your lungs and then you realise what they're about and you're all '...oh.' Quite perverse humour there! Also, this era is a good example of the band putting all their good eggs (and one bad one in "Revol") in one basket as none of the admittedly very few b-sides hold a candle to the stuff presented on here.
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
tom, 37, male, united kingdom is right
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manicpreacher72 wrote:
A masterpiece.
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gutlesswonder wrote:
I love all of MSP's records so I've been commenting on all of them! THB is truly awesome though and definitely HEAVY!!!
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recrimination wrote:
Amazing. Unforgettable.
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kitzz wrote:
it's definitely one of the best albums I've ever heard! The lyrics are meaningful, the emotions that come with the songs are powerful!! *listens to it some more*
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ativke wrote:
A work of Celtic Druidism
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ci-el wrote:
Wonderful cover.
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apathic wrote:
I like how there are so much more comments on this than on all of the other Manics' albums. There's justice in the world after all !
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dominic_john wrote:
Will always be my favourite album of all time. This album truly affected me upon first listen, which no other has yet to do. At 18 as well when I thought I knew all there was to know, how naive of me.
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grungegirl27 wrote:
Musical perfection. That's it.
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jojowas wrote:
Great album but the singer can't pronounce english properly. I wonder if you english-speaking guys can get we he sings. Or the welsh accent has to be fucked up
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CureVaNiNawl wrote:
what are some albums similar to this?
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kvlt-master5000 wrote:
Heaviest album ever
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EdgeLike wrote:
Their best work to date. It can't be beat. It won't be beat.
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stevo796 wrote:
Amazing. Too bad the manics never topped this one, although that's pretty much impossible :)
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andymackay wrote:
By far my favorite album of the Manic Street Preachers. It's such a dark record.
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spaceterrapin wrote:
One of the most important records of my entire life. A testament to everything gone but not forgotten.
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Brutha2 wrote:
Emotionally heavy? Simply powerful?
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