The two greatest lyrics I have heard are in this song: ‘I know I believe in nothing, but it is my nothing’ And ‘I’ve been too honest with myself, I should have lied like everybody else.’
I recommend the rest of this album in its entirety, but Archives of Pain would be my next recommendation from the album. The lyrics are as dark as the instrumentation, I love it! Also “Sleepflower” and “From Despair to Where” from the 2nd album, Gold Against the Soul.
Archives Of Pain is totally awesome. It is also interesting that I have met some ppl over the years who share Richeys pro death penalty stance but I think he only thinks this in obvious cases as mentioned in the song like Pol Pot for example.
An absolute masterpiece of a song. Essentially it’s about no matter what you do there will always be criticism and it’s just man killing everything he creates essentially. The band therefore believe in nothing as they state in the song and this makes them better than all these supposed great thinkers like Miller & Pinter. For me it’s probably my fav song along with “Revol” from their superb album “The Holy Bible”. They have so many other great songs as people have mentioned in the comments and actually the styles of these songs can be quite different which is their great strongpoint for me but has I guess alienated some of their fan base over the years. “Motorcycle Emptiness”, “A design for life” & “If you tolerate this, your children will be next” are I would guess be the top 3 favorite songs amongst most fans. My personal other favorite song being “Kevin Carter” about the Pulitzer Prize winning Photographer who tragically committed suicide.
The Manics are brilliant and this track is from one of the best albums of all time. Please react to Archives of Pain by the Manics from the same album.
The into is John Hurt from the 1984 movie. this song was Richy comparing who he is versus the criticsim in the media. They were hounded by the British music press. A British music journalist accused Richy of being a comic book character & being not for real. Richy responded by carving "4 REAL" in his forearm with a razor blade.
Loved this song can we have more by this band please, thank you for putting up the lyrics I didn’t really know what he was singing much - I thought the manic preachers would sound like that terrible depressing sounding band the smiths. This blew me away and it was indeed faster
This was the first CD I ever bought and I still own it. A double A side so 'PCP' is also on the album and another fast tune. 'The Holy Bible' is their strongest album although later albums were more commercially successful. It's a dark, lyrically dense, raw, post punk record. From this album I'd choose 'This is Yesterday', 'Mausoleum', 'Yes' from other records there's 'Sleepflower', 'Nobody Loved You', 'You Love Us', 'No Surface, All Feeling' and 'Intravenous Agnostic'...
People crap on Know Your Enemy, but there are a clutch of good tunes on that lp. Found That Soul, or Let Robeson Sing are a couple of gems. Of course, you could do Motorcycle Emptiness or Little Baby Nothing off of the debut.
"Faster" is a good entry point into MSP (def watch the video) - _The Holy Bible_ is a landmark album from their early Clash-model era with guitarist Richie Edwards (RIP), well known across the pond as one of the towering best LPs of the '90s. Still going strong, MSP are legends w/a 30 year discography of seminal albums & a deep rabbithole of top tunes & killer b-sides. Further listening: "A Design For Life" (1996) - the famous anthem off their seminal, breakthrough Britpop album _Everything Must Go_ "I'm Not Working" / "Tsunami" / "If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next" - off 1998 album _This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours_ (the best album of 1998, imo) "Jackie Collins Existential Question Time" (2009) - off _Journal For Plague Lovers,_ the spiritual sequel to _The Holy Bible_ "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) - off their GnR-influenced debut _,Generation Terrorists_
Interesting you mention “Im not working” which I initially didn’t like that much but it has really grown on me over the years. “Black Dog on my shoulder” from this is my truth is an absolutely superb song also IMHO Oh yes their b-sides are of really high quality. Too many to list actually and I actually listen to many of them as much as the A-sides. Also, whenever they do a song cover it’s usually amazing.
@@KevinKaffy Found That Soul is a pretty badass opener too. As of course is The Everlasting, though I get the mellower epic stuff isn’t for everyone. And how about Peeled Apples? Such an underrated band.
@@beehivecluster7496 Love all of those tunes. Believe it or not Everlasting album version is one of my favorite songs of theirs…it’s quite a long opening track though and I prefer manics opening tracks to really grab my attention and be short and really rocky. Peeled apples I had forgotten about and is awesome and found that soul too is a nice rocker also 👍. Yeah such an underrated band and the number of really top quality tunes in their back catalogue is quite amazing. They also have a lot of hidden gem b-sides you should also check out if you have not done so already
You did it 😀 Awesome bro Surprised you haven’t reacted to Hi Ren yet for the instant view count you’d get off it 😉. You’re a good reactor and break down songs so you’d get a lot of love in the comments and maybe even a shout out from Ren who does comment on reactor videos 😎🏴
The holy bible album is amongst one of the greatest albums ever created.
The two greatest lyrics I have heard are in this song:
‘I know I believe in nothing, but it is my nothing’
And
‘I’ve been too honest with myself, I should have lied like everybody else.’
the line "self disgust is self obsession, honey" - a woman told that to Richey in a pub
The opening quote is John Hurt in the film adaptation of George Orwells 1984.
One of my favourites. You should definitely do the rest of the album, it sounds like you would enjoy it.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks! I hope I can listen to the rest of it at some point!
One of my favourite bands, they have a treasure chest of great songs. I'd recommend 'motorcycle emptiness' and 'a design for life'.
I recommend the rest of this album in its entirety, but Archives of Pain would be my next recommendation from the album. The lyrics are as dark as the instrumentation, I love it! Also “Sleepflower” and “From Despair to Where” from the 2nd album, Gold Against the Soul.
Archives Of Pain is totally awesome. It is also interesting that I have met some ppl over the years who share Richeys pro death penalty stance but I think he only thinks this in obvious cases as mentioned in the song like Pol Pot for example.
An absolute masterpiece of a song. Essentially it’s about no matter what you do there will always be criticism and it’s just man killing everything he creates essentially. The band therefore believe in nothing as they state in the song and this makes them better than all these supposed great thinkers like Miller & Pinter. For me it’s probably my fav song along with “Revol” from their superb album “The Holy Bible”.
They have so many other great songs as people have mentioned in the comments and actually the styles of these songs can be quite different which is their great strongpoint for me but has I guess alienated some of their fan base over the years.
“Motorcycle Emptiness”, “A design for life” & “If you tolerate this, your children will be next” are I would guess be the top 3 favorite songs amongst most fans.
My personal other favorite song being “Kevin Carter” about the Pulitzer Prize winning Photographer who tragically committed suicide.
The Manics are brilliant and this track is from one of the best albums of all time. Please react to Archives of Pain by the Manics from the same album.
Richey Edwards, the lyricist, went missing in the mid 90s and never seen again and the band triumphantly reformed as a 3 piece
Be natural is my go to...one of the best bands ever..welsh poet's spitting fire....
Motorcycle emptiness and from despair to where next you won't be disappointed.
The into is John Hurt from the 1984 movie. this song was Richy comparing who he is versus the criticsim in the media. They were hounded by the British music press. A British music journalist accused Richy of being a comic book character & being not for real. Richy responded by carving "4 REAL" in his forearm with a razor blade.
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Great! Review suggestion: Down at the tubestation at midnight of the Jam
I've heard it! It's really good.
Excellent, thanks. 4stone7 is a troubling but brutally honest song, I'd love it if you could react that one please and hanx
Loved this song can we have more by this band please, thank you for putting up the lyrics I didn’t really know what he was singing much - I thought the manic preachers would sound like that terrible depressing sounding band the smiths. This blew me away and it was indeed faster
This was the first CD I ever bought and I still own it. A double A side so 'PCP' is also on the album and another fast tune.
'The Holy Bible' is their strongest album although later albums were more commercially successful. It's a dark, lyrically dense, raw, post punk record.
From this album I'd choose 'This is Yesterday', 'Mausoleum', 'Yes' from other records there's 'Sleepflower', 'Nobody Loved You', 'You Love Us', 'No Surface, All Feeling' and 'Intravenous Agnostic'...
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People crap on Know Your Enemy, but there are a clutch of good tunes on that lp. Found That Soul, or Let Robeson Sing are a couple of gems. Of course, you could do Motorcycle Emptiness or Little Baby Nothing off of the debut.
"Faster" is a good entry point into MSP (def watch the video) - _The Holy Bible_ is a landmark album from their early Clash-model era with guitarist Richie Edwards (RIP), well known across the pond as one of the towering best LPs of the '90s. Still going strong, MSP are legends w/a 30 year discography of seminal albums & a deep rabbithole of top tunes & killer b-sides. Further listening:
"A Design For Life" (1996) - the famous anthem off their seminal, breakthrough Britpop album _Everything Must Go_
"I'm Not Working" / "Tsunami" / "If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next" - off 1998 album _This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours_ (the best album of 1998, imo)
"Jackie Collins Existential Question Time" (2009) - off _Journal For Plague Lovers,_ the spiritual sequel to _The Holy Bible_
"Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) - off their GnR-influenced debut _,Generation Terrorists_
Interesting you mention “Im not working” which I initially didn’t like that much but it has really grown on me over the years. “Black Dog on my shoulder” from this is my truth is an absolutely superb song also IMHO
Oh yes their b-sides are of really high quality. Too many to list actually and I actually listen to many of them as much as the A-sides. Also, whenever they do a song cover it’s usually amazing.
Richey Edwards.
Check out "they don't make prisons like they used to" by Stay Voiceless
Great song.
You should react to Sculpture of man also available on the same disc, very controversial and political song.
Also, they have a new old song out - Rosebud. Great stuff.
One of the great outros.
This song is deep. Lyrics are so angry and full of mixed feelings.
This whole album and Sleepflower from their second album are amazing
Oh I am sure this guy would love “Sleepflower”..really superb album opener and their best album opener with “Yes” from “The Holy Bible” of course
@@KevinKaffy Found That Soul is a pretty badass opener too. As of course is The Everlasting, though I get the mellower epic stuff isn’t for everyone. And how about Peeled Apples? Such an underrated band.
@@beehivecluster7496 Love all of those tunes. Believe it or not Everlasting album version is one of my favorite songs of theirs…it’s quite a long opening track though and I prefer manics opening tracks to really grab my attention and be short and really rocky. Peeled apples I had forgotten about and is awesome and found that soul too is a nice rocker also 👍.
Yeah such an underrated band and the number of really top quality tunes in their back catalogue is quite amazing. They also have a lot of hidden gem b-sides you should also check out if you have not done so already
Do “Rewind The Film” by the Manics. Totally different and shows their versatility.
You did it 😀
Awesome bro
Surprised you haven’t reacted to Hi Ren yet for the instant view count you’d get off it 😉. You’re a good reactor and break down songs so you’d get a lot of love in the comments and maybe even a shout out from Ren who does comment on reactor videos 😎🏴
This comes from a seminal album.
Manics a great band bro
I'm liking what I hear so far!
React to the new Muse song Kill or be Killed!
Loved it!
Listen to The Holy Bible with the lyrics in front of you 😎
That’s probably a good idea
oh shoot
Check out I am the girl who wanted to be God Manic Street preachers
Revol / lover
Is a good song tho...