Difference between revisions of "Surviving A Manic Rollercoaster Ride - Wales Online, 26th November 2007"
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− | Considering they never really went away, it’s odd to announce that the Manic Street Preachers are back.After the Welsh trio released their seventh album, Lifeblood, late in 2004, the public saw a band seemingly coming to the end of their days | + | Considering they never really went away, it’s odd to announce that the Manic Street Preachers are back.After the Welsh trio released their seventh album, Lifeblood, late in 2004, the public saw a band seemingly coming to the end of their days - even their hardcore fans were disillusioned.Their music had become formulaic, overly earnest and something an energetic, politically-charged group should never become - boring.Thankfully, lifelong friends James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire saw the same things, and decided to stop the rot. |
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− | "It is, really," says singer and guitarist James. "There has been some kind of revival this year | + | "It is, really," says singer and guitarist James. "There has been some kind of revival this year - I guess we just got back to what we do, or know, best. |
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− | Each date on their forthcoming tour brings back special memories for James, of the days he, Nicky, Sean and Richey Edwards | + | Each date on their forthcoming tour brings back special memories for James, of the days he, Nicky, Sean and Richey Edwards - tragically missing since 1995 - travelled around in an old van, playing dodgy venues all over the country. |
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− | They were immediately propelled into the mainstream | + | They were immediately propelled into the mainstream - and inevitably the Britpop movement - but unlike many other bands from that time, the Manics managed to ride the scene’s demise in the latter part of the decade and came out the other side intact. |
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 13 August 2018
Title: | Surviving A Manic Rollercoaster Ride |
Publication: | Wales Online |
Date: | Monday 26th November 2007 |
Considering they never really went away, it’s odd to announce that the Manic Street Preachers are back.After the Welsh trio released their seventh album, Lifeblood, late in 2004, the public saw a band seemingly coming to the end of their days - even their hardcore fans were disillusioned.Their music had become formulaic, overly earnest and something an energetic, politically-charged group should never become - boring.Thankfully, lifelong friends James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire saw the same things, and decided to stop the rot.
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