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Manic Street Preachers
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Blackwood, Wales (1986 – present)
Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as “the Manics”, they are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008.
The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken invective and songs about “culture, alienation, boredom and despair” soon gained them a loyal following and cult status. The band’s later albums retained a politicized and intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock sound. Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by carving the words “4 REAL” into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994’s The Holy Bible reflected the culmination of Edwards’ instability.
Following Edwards’ disappearance, Bradfield, Moore, and Wire persisted with the Manic Street Preachers and went on to gain critical and commercial success, becoming one of Britain’s premier rock bands. They have had eight top ten albums and fifteen top ten singles.
The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken invective and songs about “culture, alienation, boredom and despair” soon gained them a loyal following and cult status. The band’s later albums retained a politicized and intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock sound. Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by carving the words “4 REAL” into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994’s The Holy Bible reflected the culmination of Edwards’ instability.
Following Edwards’ disappearance, Bradfield, Moore, and Wire persisted with the Manic Street Preachers and went on to gain critical and commercial success, becoming one of Britain’s premier rock bands. They have had eight top ten albums and fifteen top ten singles.
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Send Away The Tigers
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This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
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Everything Must Go
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Journal For Plague Lovers
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The Everlasting
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This Joke Sport Severed
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Shoutbox
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champagneocean wrote:
maniac street pigeons come to brasil
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Hearingdamage wrote:
Manics <3
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gabethevegan wrote:
new pic is very cool.Gorgeously cool..Love it to bits ...Fave
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JamiJoe wrote:
new pic is cool :)
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Scarlett1991 wrote:
oh yay, new pic and one of my fave ones :D
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Scarlett1991 wrote:
chill :)
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gabethevegan wrote:
I think from now,Yeah! anyone found using Emo as a Tag can be called a Twat..even if they are defending the honour of one of the greatest Bands.............. Sorted
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NikoKranjcar wrote:
I was just replying to someone who called them proto-emo in a derogatory fashion, so if you're calling me a twat you can fuck right off.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Not obsessed man,just pissed,that so many shouts are about a particular tag....And Yeah..Emo in particular gets my Goat,coz its fuckin pointless..so there..Rant over..I'M calm now.............. till some other twat mentions Tags or Emo..You've been Warned..
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
We don't need music, we have tags.
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JamiJoe wrote:
cheers outlaw for the reconmendation :D
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Scarlett1991 wrote:
You seem to be obsessed with tags, too, gabethevegan :D Am I the only one who hasn't even looked the tags? Or couldn't care less? XD
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gabethevegan wrote:
Can we ban that pointless Tag Emo:its fuckin meaningless..in Fact stop this obsessing over Tagging in general..Shit! two tags needed Good Music Bad Music Former The Manics latter tag Oasis
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an_outlaw wrote:
I heard Kinesis being compared to the holy bible era manics, well their first album was anyway. The band has split now though. might be worth listening to
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JamiJoe wrote:
anyone know of any bands similar to the holy bible era manics?
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
I heard Mikey from My Chemical Romance is a big fan of MSP. Lol. And yeah, I know they're not "real emo" etc.
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NikoKranjcar wrote:
Emo before emo was cool, basically. Which they're not, really.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Wish this fuckin Obsession wiith Taggigng would cease,go trainspotting or taking car numbers,leave serious music to us ,its not about tagging,cateorgizing..Who cares if they were Proto Emo..What in Fucks name does that even mean
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NikoKranjcar wrote:
Don't really think they can be called proto-emo, I doubt any of today's big emo bands have even heard of them, let alone been influenced by them.
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
Uhm, it IS the best picture actually... xD
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News
James performs with Dame Shirley Bassey
23 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/manics
As part of the BBC Electric Proms series of live shows this year at London’s Roundhouse Dame Shirley Bassey is set to perform songs from her new album ‘The Performance’ with the BBC Concert Orchestra.. …
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