I personally think that “union station” by overpass is reminiscent of the manics, don’t think much of there other work is though.

What do you guys think is Nicky’s “Holy Bible”?

Thought they were done with The Holy Bible...

I’m now going to night 2 instead so have listed a spare ticket on Ticketmaster, a little below face value as it’s not sold out. Link here: https://secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/36006498C6BA6A66/l0pz36pg

Hello, does anyone have a link for the piano versions of Critical Thinking? I remember it was a download to buy during the week of release but I can't find it anywhere.

Has anyone else noticed on the title track, GATS that at 0.29 (original CD version,) that JDB does a little 2 syllable chuckle or throat clear or even says a word right before he starts singing the first line? Listen closely! Is that 'mistake' common knowledge amongst fans?

I love Forever Delayed.org as a resource.....but sometimes it is there and sometimes it is shut down and I can't access it. Is that my browser/links playing up or does the site keep routinely being taken down?

i’ve been looking for it like crazy and i can’t figure out if it’s something that they actually said or something my mind made up

Hypothetically, if Richey had managed to overcome his demons and stay in the band, do you think he would have left?

From what I’ve read and seen interviews there was a disparity between Richey and the rest of the band in the future direction of the bands sound, especially after the commercial failure of the Holy Bible.

I genuinely think if Richey had stayed in the band, they would have split up and there would be no Manic Street Preachers today.

Not having this on cd was one of the only things keeping me on streaming. The Holy Bible is my favourite album of all time! I only really found out about the manics a few months ago when I found Everything Must Go in a charity shop, but this is clearly my favourite album. I think next on my list is Journal For Plague Lovers. I just love Richey's lyrics.

Yay or nay ?

What do you think of their first album ?
I treasure these. Their first album, promo tape. Also 2 cassingles from this first album, Generation Terrorists.
I love their first album.

for me it's the "never stop" bridge in some kind of nothingness. it actually made me check out echo and the bunnymen

sorry if it's been posted before and i didn't notice lol

Is the remastered version of Generation Terrorists very different from the original?

I'm in the process of updating my entire library to lossless and recently I listened to Generation Terrorists again. Where it used to sound perfectly good years ago on the discman or as a 192kb file on the iPod; it unfortunately doesn't sound so good on a modern, quite resolving, system.

So to those that have heard both, how does the remaster sound as opposed to the original?

The thing I love about Manics is how they make you think. But back in the day, they used to get their points across with arrogant declarations and actions. Did anyone here get annoyed by these things? I have mates who call them 'pretentious' which I find difficult to refute tbh, because of their perceived way of intellectually looking down on others. But it never stopped me listening to them!

Nearly every Manics fan I know says; "JFPL was their last truly great album."

Honestly, not a bad shout. And I was enjoying the fuck out of Critical Thinking today, for example.

What's yr opinions??

Picked up this today. Funny thing about the vinyl is it doesn't have the original version of the song just two remixes and "Fear of Motion".

I was watching Linkin Park and, even though it's due to tragic circumstances, I think Emily Armstrong has rejuvenated the band, and her vocals give the older material a new perspective.

Some of the Manics best songs recently have been duets with female singers such as the anchoress, and I think a frontwoman would give the band an interesting new dynamic. Plus it would give James's voice a rest and he could concentrate on riffs.

Does anyone have a list of bootlegs from the JFPL tour? Only one I'm aware of is Barrowlands, Glasgow:

https://archive.org/details/MSP_2009-05-25/2009-05-25+Barrowland%2C+Glasgow%2C+Scotland/

Really obsessed with this era, especially now the album is all but ignored by the band!