Sunday, June 29, 2014

"Manic Street Preachers still have plenty to get mad about."



To know me is to know how much I love this band. It isn't just the music. It's because the Manics have no interest in their music being about music alone, and the band hasn't ever been hesitant to ponder social and political universals. Substitute "better beer" for music in the preceding, and see the connections. Here are a few informative background selections.

James Dean Bradfield looks back on the band's career

That time when the fascists stupidly borrowed a profoundly anti-fascistic song

A philosophy journal ponders the influence of Nietzsche on Manic Street Preachers lyrics

For capsules of the albums, go here.
Manic Street Preachers: The Complete Guide at Clash Music

Twenty-six years on from their debut single, 19 since the disappearance of Richey Edwards, 12 years on from their first retrospective and only 10 months on from their more acoustic, introverted 11th album, Wales’ finest, Manic Street Preachers, are set to return with one of the best records of their career.

Ahead of the band’s ‘Futurology’ and its triumphant riffery, Clash thought it would be a good time to take a tour through the Manics’ past. From the pomp and arrogance of their early years, through the mid-1990s success during difficult times, up to their latest incarnation, there’s plenty to get to know.

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