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Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers

Brit Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony BMG/Arvato Services - Released: 02/1997 - 5099747742125

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... Ten years ago, in 1994, the Manics released their third album, "The Holy Bible," which is still considered their best work and one which they will probably never top. I believe that everyone should know and love the Manic Street Preachers, but I understand that some may not. So for those of ... Read review





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as the holocaust ("The Intense Humming Of Evil"), 
prostitution ("Yes"), anorexia ("4st 7lb") and
general despair (everything  else). Needless to
say, the majority of it was written by guitarist
Richey  Edwards, just before he was hospitalised
for depression. It's not the easiest  album in the
world to listen to, with James Bradfield often
having to cram all  the words together to fit them
all in, but it's worth the perseverance. The 
dark, gothic (but never Goth) guitars compliment
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narcissistic and disgusted "Faster" (which samples
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is fascinating, and still one of the Manics
greatest moments. -- Emma Johnston
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I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing
Review of Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers by Dizzy_Lizzy

Advantages: Perfect lyrics and music
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...released their third album, "The Holy Bible," which is still considered their best work and one which they will probably never top. I believe that everyone should know and love the Manic Street Preachers, but I understand that some may not. So for those of you who aren't fans (yet), Manic Street Preachers were, as of 1994, James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitar), Richey James Edwards (rhythm guitar), Nicky Wire (bass), and Sean Moore (drums). In the ...
...all time. But when "The Holy Bible" hit stores in August 1994, it became obvious that the Manic Street Preachers had created a masterpiece. Unfortunately, in 1995, Richey mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been seen since. Did he commit suicide or is he still out there somewhere? No one knows. But anyway, let's get to the actual album review. "Yes" has a spoken intro (most of the songs on here do), with a pimp basically offering his hos for sale. ... Read review

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08.03.2005
Just Listen To What I Can Keep Silent
Review of Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers by andystrong

Advantages: A Daring, Snarling Beast Of A Record
Disadvantages: Bleak And Angry - Not Easy Listening

Album: The Holy Bible Artist: Manic Street Preachers Label: Sony Released: 1994 Aside from the irony of the Manic St Preachers being on the huge corporate beast of a label that was Sony, 1994 saw them release their finest work to date. "The Holy Bible" is an angry and uncompromisingly bleak album; an arrow into the dark heart of humanity in many ways. Following hot on the heels of "Gold Against The Soul" (an inconsistent and sterile set of songs ...
...innovative and controversial. "The Holy Bible" opens with "Yes" - a scathing critique of overt capitalism and designer science; "In these plagued streets of pity You can buy anything, For $200 anyone can conceive a god on video" The first thing that strikes you (after the initial surprise of the fourth word of the album being the C word) is that the nominal chorus, is inaccesible and rushed. The hook of the song is the wonderfully sung bridge, ... Read review

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04.02.2004
The Manics last great album.
Review of Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers by kylecoare

Advantages: Deep lyrics, great lyrics good vocals
Disadvantages: a bit too deep, not easy listening,

MANIC STREET PREACHERS - THE HOLY BIBLE --------------------------------------- So my previous review was about the Manic Street Preacher's second album, gold against the soul, so I thought what better a time to tackle their next album, 1994's The Holy Bible. Most people will be familiar with the band due to a number of chart topping singles released over the last few years, the problem is that these don't really show how good this band was in ...
...that really shows what the Manics were about. The four members of the band grew up close to each other in a small mining town in Wales The band all had a love of rock music, especially groups like 'The Clash' and 'Guns and Roses', they were also very intelligent and interested in politics etc. The band formed in the late 1980's and released a single, Suicide Alley, which was recorded by scraping all of their dole cheques together. A couple more ... Read review

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22.03.2004
A TRUTH THAT WASHES THAT LEARNT TO SPELL
Review of Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers by Chris_Padden

Advantages: Great lyrics, work of art
Disadvantages: Too dark for some

...the line up. ‘The Holy Bible’ was released in 1994, the Welsh bands third album under the Sony label. The most amazing thing about the album is the lyrics. They are the expressions of someone who was deeply troubled, but is a true artist. The quality comes across in the words, and you have to read all the words off the album to get the full impact. With his depression comes a fairly obvious dark tone to the album. This is especially obvious ...
...in ‘Die in the Summertime’ are intently dark. It is not the sort of thing to play to get upbeat, but the true genius behind this has to be seen. With Richey gone the Manics have still made records, ‘Everything Must Go’ is also excellent and another album of the 90s. They will never re-create what goes on in this album though. 1. Yes - The opening track is a fine example of this album, saying what they think is wrong with the ... Read review

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20.06.2002
Preach This Bible
Review of Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers by adsalamon

Advantages: Best album ever
Disadvantages: its not a party record!!

...Street Preachers 3rd album The Holy Bible. The Album The Holy Bible is probably one of the gloomiest and darkest records to be produced with its bleak nihilistic songs of pure vitriol. Richey, the bands enigmatic songwriter wrote this album during the deepest parts of his depression so this was not going to be any happy album. Topics that are covered in this album range from prostitution, anorexia and self-abuse to the Nazi holocaust and Hiroshima. ...
...of them and Nicky writing a few of them along side Richey. The album was dedicated to their manager Philip Hall who died of cancer 6 months before this album was released Richey the "face" of the band suffered with depression most of his life and was a person who "practised" self abuse such as cutting himself up and starvation. During this period in the Manics careers Richey Edwards was at most bleak period in his life and a few months after this ... Read review

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Holy Bible, The - Manic Street Preachers

Main specs

Title: Holy Bible, The

Performer: Manic Street Preachers

Genre: Rock & Pop

Sub Genre: Brit Pop

Release Date: 02/1997

Recomended Retail Price: 8.99 GBP

Original Release Year: 1994

Label / Distributor: Columbia / Sony BMG/Arvato Services

Engineer: Alex Silva

Producer: Steve Brown

Pieces in Set: 1

Studio / Live: Studio

Stereo: Stereo

Format: Performer

EAN: 5099747742125

Catalogue Number: 4774212

Additional notes

Album Notes: Manic Street Preachers: James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitar); Richey James (guitar); Nicky Wire (bass); Sean Moore (drums).

Album Reviews: Q (7/01, p.87) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time".

Titles on disc 1

1.: Yes

2.: Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart

3.: Of Walking Abortion

4.: She Is Suffering

5.: Archives Of Pain

6.: Revol

7.: 4st 7lb

8.: Mausoleum

9.: Faster

10.: This Is Yesterday

11.: Die In The Summertime

12.: Intense Humming Of Evil

13.: PCP

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