total album sales

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Takk

my first manics album was a copy of truth , I found EMG boring....

I respect your honesty there Tim!

[exopotamie]

My first album was EMG - bought at the record shop I now live down the street from. Of course it was years after the fact - I missed out on all the 90s memories.

I wonder how many they've sold in America though - probably like 1000. XD

[circle-the-wagons]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

I miss 1998. Some good stuff with plenty of misery thrown in as well.

Ditto!
It was riding a crest of a wave which kept going to the Millennium gig....Truth is probably the album i've played most thinking about it because i never stopped playing it for those 2 years. Life felt good back then compared to now too.

[Littlesue]

A lot of people thought TIMT boring,in fact if you went to a Tupperware, Avon or someone's dinner party in the late 90's Truth was always one as the background music

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by franny

I had Truth first, I kind of ignored it and then was shocked to find out it's their most popular

I'll pretend you never said that Francis!

[franny]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

I'll pretend you never said that Francis!

I luvs it now, honest I do. Though I do kinda skip all the singles

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by franny

I luvs it now, honest I do. Though I do kinda skip all the singles

[Rammstein]

Originally Posted by sculptureofabloke

I find it strange to think that This Is My Truth outsold Everything Must Go and Send Away The Tigers, they're both miles more radio friendly.

I think the main reason that helps an album sell is not the theme of a whole album but the first single. Tolerate faired extremely well around the whole of europe and even made a few college radio playlists in the states, DFL was a huge hit in the UK but didn't really make waves anywhere else. Same applies to YLAINE. TLORN received very little media attention and only a cunning 3 singles for £5 (was it??) gave it the high chart postion due to the cult following the Manics have. I think if the first new single gets a huge amount of exposure the Manics can continue the 'Indian Summer' so to speak.

[circle-the-wagons]

can still remember hardly sleeping the night Truth was released and then collecting the special edition of it i'd reserved with the fancy silver blocked lettering on the cd case...it was a pretty hot day and i used to walk 3 miles to work so my first listen to it was on my sony discman on that walk to work. It blew me away so i was cocooned and immersed in this little world of beautiful sounds in my ears oblivious to the world around me just going about their daily rituals.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Come on Radio DJ's! Don't let us down!

[Rammstein]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

Come on Radio DJ's! Don't let us down!

Completely agree, it would be great if they could end the year by crawling their way back into Arenas other then small venues,

[The Gutless Wonder]

As long as they come back to the Wolves Civic soon!

[franny]

'Venue upgraded due to phemomenal demand' ooh if only

[Rammstein]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

As long as they come back to the Wolves Civic soon!

Haha myself and a mate got the wrong day for that gig, blitzed down the Motorway parked up, ran to the venue had the tickets ripped then got called back,

"Guys, don't you think its a bit quiet for a Manic Street Preachers gig?"

"Wha?"

"The gigs tomorrow"

We couldnt book the following day off, The Depeche Mode gig was cancelled the day before as well.

[Siouxsie Sway]

Originally Posted by franny

and then was shocked to find out it's their most popular

same here!