Manic Street Preachers

[skoora]

Anyone have Generation Terrorists. Always loved this album. Great fat, riffy guitar tones and nice solo's with British pop sensibility in the vocals. His Lyrics are a trip, some are wordy social dissertations that he sings with such a nice melody but when you read them you're like how the fuck did he turn that into a pop song vocal? Gotta admit I didn't find their following work to be as much fun in the guitar dept.

really cool ballad

 

[Deanmachine]

These guys are amazing the guitar tone on Generation Terrorist is killer I do think James Dean Bradfield is underrated for a singer,lead guitarist,performer ! Check out there new documentary it's called "No Manifesto " it's Exellent it was 13 years in the making ..its too bad they did not tour the states much I've seen them once but will see them again in a few weeks for the Holy Bible performance.

 

[Deanmachine]

Check out there cover of " Its so easy " it's very rockin!

 

[sytharnia1560]

I have a like/hate thing for the manic's ... Love james guitar tones and voice but I kinda get bored with a lo of the music quite quickly. The holy bible I think is one of the most depressing albums I have ever heard...I remember listening to it twice when it came out and thinking "I don't want to live anymore", have never listened to it again

 

[neilli]

Yeah, The Holy Bible was really hard work. I love GT, Gold Against the Soul and Everything Must Go. After that, IMO they became a toe curling embarrassment who shat all over their potentially great legacy with middle of the road mediocrity that would make Coldplay jealous..

 

[philnz]

Yeah, The Holy Bible was really hard work. I love GT, Gold Against the Soul and Everything Must Go. After that, IMO they became a toe curling embarrassment who shat all over their potentially great legacy with middle of the road mediocrity that would make Coldplay jealous..

+1

Generation Terrorists is still the benchmark in guitar tone for me.
Great album when they were full of piss & vinegar.

The Ritchie years albums are the best imo, despite the Holy Bible being the most bleak sounding thing I've ever heard.

James Dean Bradfield, HIGHLY underrated.

 

[lespaul6]

MSP was pretty good early on... anyone here listening to the new Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds? songwriting