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The Manic Street Preachers, often abbreviated to "The Manics," are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Wales, in 1986. The core members throughout most of their career have been James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitar), Sean Moore (drums, percussion), and Nicky Wire (bass, vocals). The band's early years were marked by a strong sense of political and artistic rebellion, influenced by punk rock, glam rock, and a deep literary sensibility.

Their music is characterized by anthemic choruses, powerful guitar riffs, and introspective, often poetic lyrics, typically penned by Wire and the band's former rhythm guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards. The band achieved significant commercial success and critical acclaim with albums such as "The Holy Bible" (1994), a dark and challenging work, and its more melodic, stadium-rock follow-up, "Everything Must Go" (1996), which contained their first UK number-one single, "A Design for Life."

Key albums in their discography include "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours" (1998), "Know Your Enemy" (1992), "Generation Terrorists" (1992), and "Lifeblood" (2004). Their singles often carry social and political commentary, with notable hits like "Motorcycle Emptiness," "Roses in the Hospital," "Faster," "Tsunami," and "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (featuring Nina Persson of The Cardigans).

The disappearance of rhythm guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards in February 1995 remains a significant and poignant aspect of the band's history. Despite his absence, his lyrical contributions and artistic vision continue to influence the band's work. The Manic Street Preachers are renowned for their passionate live performances and their enduring commitment to their artistic principles, consistently delivering music that is both challenging and accessible. Their career spans over three decades, making them one of the most influential and respected rock bands from the United Kingdom.

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band formed in 1986, known for their blend of alternative rock with anthemic melodies and poetic, often politically charged lyrics. Key members include James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, and Nicky Wire. Notable works include albums like 'Everything Must Go' and 'The Holy Bible,' with hits such as 'A Design for Life.' The band's career has been significantly shaped by the disappearance of former guitarist Richey Edwards in 1995.

Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Official Video) 
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More from Manic Street Preachers 
Motorcycle Emptiness: https://youtu.be/gavcjNniIvk
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough: https://youtu.be/A_OnFHJou4o
A Design For Life: https://youtu.be/TfEoVxy7VDQ

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Lyrics:

The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
So if I can shoot rabbits then I can shoot fascists

Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder

And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Will be next, will be next, will be next

Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain?
Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent

And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Will be next, will be next, will be next

And on the street tonight, an old man plays
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days

And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Will be next, will be next, will be next

Ahh ahhh, ahh ahhh
Ahh ahhh, ahh ahhh

Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Official Video)

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness (Official Video) 
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Follow Manic Street Preachers: 
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Website: https://www.manicstreetpreachers.com

More from Manic Street Preachers 
Motorcycle Emptiness: https://youtu.be/gavcjNniIvk
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough: https://youtu.be/A_OnFHJou4o
A Design For Life: https://youtu.be/TfEoVxy7VDQ

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Lyrics:

Culture sucks down words
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
Organise your safe tribal war
Hurt, maim, kill, and enslave the ghetto wall
Each day living out a lie
Life sold cheaply forever, ever, ever

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

Life lies a slow suicide
Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths
From feudal serf to spender
This wonderful world of purchase power
Just like lungs sucking on air
Survival's natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

Drive away and it's the same
This happiness, corrupt political shame
Living life like a comatose
Ego, loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Everlasting nothingness

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness (Official Video)

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life (Official Video) 
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Follow Manic Street Preachers: 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Manics
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manics
Website: https://www.manicstreetpreachers.com

More from Manic Street Preachers 
Motorcycle Emptiness: https://youtu.be/gavcjNniIvk
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough: https://youtu.be/A_OnFHJou4o
A Design For Life: https://youtu.be/TfEoVxy7VDQ

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Lyrics

Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
What price now for a shallow piece of dignity

I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face to wear the scars 
To show from where I came

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life

I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for...
Lyrics

Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
What price now for a shallow piece of dignity

I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face to wear the scars 
To show from where I came

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life

I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life

We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end

A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for...

Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life (Official Video)

Stay Beautiful

Love's Sweet Exile

You Love Us

The Word

Slash 'n' Burn

Motorcycle Emptiness

Suicide Is Painless

Little Baby Nothing

Top of the Pops

From Despair to Where

La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)

Roses in the Hospital

Life Becoming a Landslide

Faster

Revol

She Is Suffering

Later... with Jools Holland

The White Room

A Design for Life

Everything Must Go

Kevin Carter

Australia

Everything: Live at Nynex

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

The Everlasting

TFI Friday

You Stole the Sun from My Heart

Tsunami

Glastonbury Festival 1999

The Masses Against the Classes

So Why So Sad

Found That Soul

Ocean Spray

Let Robeson Sing

Louder Than War: Live in Cuba

The South Bank Show: Manic Street Preachers

Leaving the 20th Century

There by the Grace of God

Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair

The Love of Richard Nixon

Empty Souls

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

Autumnsong

Indian Summer

Jackie Collins Existential Question Time

(It's Not War) Just the End of Love

Some Kind of Nothingness

Postcards from a Young Man

The Graham Norton Show

Show Me the Wonder

Anthem for a Lost Cause

Walk Me to the Bridge

Futurology

Manic Street Preachers: Live at Cardiff Castle

No Manifesto: A Film About Manic Street Preachers

International Blue

Escape from History

Be Pure Be Vigilant Be Behave

Distant Colours

Dylan & Caitlin

Orwellian

The Tipping Point

Complicated Illusions

The One Show

Decline & Fall

Hiding in Plain Sight

James Dean Bradfield

Richey Edwards

Sean Moore

Nick Jones (5)

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of 

James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitars (1986–present)
Sean Moore – drums, percussion, vocals (1986–present)
Nicky Wire – bass, vocals, lyrics (1986–present)

Original members included Richey Edwards. The band is known for its politically charged lyrics and anthemic rock sound.

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A passionate and urgent track with a strong message about societal disillusionment.

Empty Spaces

A politically charged and defiant anthem that showcases the band's early punk-influenced aggression and social commentary.

Masses Against the Classes

A soaring, melodic track with poignant lyrics that resonated with a generation seeking escape and meaning.

An energetic and uplifting track with a strong pop sensibility that became an early fan favourite.

A fiery, politically charged anthem embodying the band's early punk ethos and anti-establishment stance.

A powerful and emotionally charged track that bridges the gap between their early aggression and more melodic tendencies.

A more commercial-sounding track that hinted at the melodic direction the band would later explore.

An aggressive and propulsive track that became an anthem for the band's more intense sound and outlook.

A raw, aggressive, and intense track that exemplifies the dark and confrontational nature of 'The Holy Bible'.

P.C.P.

A dark, brooding, and atmospheric track that further delves into the psychological themes of 'The Holy Bible'.

The Door to the Trance

An anthemic call to arms that became one of the band's signature songs and a defining track of mid-90s Britpop.

An upbeat and anthemic track about escaping the mundane and seeking something more, with a strong melody.

The title track from their most commercially successful album, a reflective and epic ballad about loss and perseverance.

A powerful ballad reflecting on mortality and the struggle for meaning, with a melancholic yet defiant tone.

La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)

An instrumental track that provides a cinematic and atmospheric interlude on the 'Everything Must Go' album.

Themes for Great Cities

A powerful and political song addressing the Spanish Civil War, featuring a distinctive string arrangement.

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