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Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Blackwood, Wales, UK.Their discography consists of 14 studio albums, three compilation albums, four video albums, 71 music videos, six extended plays, 57 singles, 208 B-sides, plus appearances on various artist compilations.
Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. The band consists of Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes).
By contrast to several previous Manic Street Preachers singles, the drums are not "compressed", but are more open and free, giving a sense of disorder in the song. [2] The song features a prominent string section that commentators such as Q magazine's Tom Doyle have compared to the songs of Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound. [3]
The single was the group's first top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 40 on 10 August 1991. [5] [6] It was re-issued six years later but failed to return to the top 40 , reaching number 52 on 13 September 1997. [7] The B-sides for all formats included "R.P. McMurphy", with the CD and 12-inch versions adding "Soul Contamination".
"Revol" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in August 1994 by the Epic record label as the second single from their third studio album, The Holy Bible, which was released later in the month. The song reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart on 13 August 1994.
"Australia" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 2 December 1996 through Epic Records as the fourth and final single from the fourth studio album, Everything Must Go (1996). The song peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart and was the fourth consecutive top-10 hit for the band.
In 2011, NME ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Manic Street Preachers songs, [9] and in 2022, The Guardian ranked the song number 12 on their list of the 30 greatest Manic Street Preachers songs. [10]