It's difficult not to look at The Holy Bible as Richey James' last will and testament, yet that only makes the record all the more powerful. A remarkable step forward from the Manic Street Preachers' first two records, The Holy Bible is a tense, harrowing collection of tortured, cryptic declarations of depression -- the diary of anorexia "4st 7lb" is one of the most chilling songs in ock & roll. James' lyrics, which are punctuated by Nicky Wire's political tirades, are unflinching in their bleakness. Every song has a passage frightening in its imagery. Although the music itself isn't as scarily intense, its tight, terse hard rock and glam hooks accentuate the paranoia behind the songs, making the lyrics cut deeper.
The Manic Street Preachers and the US haven't been the best of friends. Beyond the US mix of The Holy Bible and the minor college radio success of 1998's 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next', the Welsh rock trio haven't set foot on American soil for a tour in an incredibly long time. (This probably wasn't helped by them playing to Castro in Havana and their general socialist leanin...
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| 1 Yes |
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| 2 Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart |
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| 3 Of Walking Abortion |
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| 4 She Is Suffering |
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| 5 Archives Of Pain |
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| 6 Revol |
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| 7 4st 7lb |
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| 8 Mausoleum |
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| 9 Faster |
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| 10 This Is Yesterday |
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| 11 Die In The Summertime |
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| 12 The Intense Humming Of Evil |
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| 13 P.C.P. |
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