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Home > Complete List of "m-n" Artists > Manic Street Preachers > Item 6
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Everything Must Go
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by Manic Street Preachers
Sales Rank: 57199
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$2.10
At Amazon
on 10-2-2008.
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1. Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier
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2. Design for Life
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3. Kevin Carter
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4. Enola/Alone
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5. Everything Must Go
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6. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky
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7. Girl Who Wanted to Be God
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8. Removables
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9. Australia
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10. Interiors Song for Willem de Kooning
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11. Further Away
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12. No Surface All Feeling
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U.K. pressing of the new album for the anxious die hard fans. It's their first since the mysterious disap- pearance of guitarist Richey James well over a year ago and features both the title hit and 'A Design For Life'.
it's simply too hard to argue when you have quality music, lyrics, and emotion. not to mention the circumstances that threatened to destroy this album before it was even done. if you don't know the story on richey, read up, it will help you understand this album. what is most impressive is the fact that depression never really sets in - this is the most joyous and hopeful record the manics ever did. there are angry/bitter moments throughout, for sure, as in "kevin carter" and a handful of others, but the music itself is anthemic and upbeat, especially in comparison to "the holy bible", their previous release. there are at least six or seven singles on here, but that's almost irrelevant, because it just stresses how good the album truly is. "elvis impersonator," despite its strange title, gets everything started, jumping right into the fray with a powerful motif of guitar and harps lurking in the background. "a design for life," is a working-class anthem, and what many consider the best track, though i'm not sure about that. "enola/alone," is perhaps a thinly veiled tribute to their departed bandmate and it's almost as beautiful as the following title-track that asks james forgiveness for continuing without him. it's touching, but not sappy because it's not wallowing in misery or too explicit. one of my favorites is "small black flowers" - it's unlike anything they've done before, as those harps come to the front and create a warm, somewhat mysterious atmosphere that resonates well with the lyrics. "australia" is a well-known guitar-driven anthem, but the real gem at the record's end is "no surface all feeling." it might be the best thing here, with a loud heavily distorted chorus/riff that is countered by the quieter, more contemplative verse. it works surprisingly well. the unity of all these songs is really what drives this into classic album territory. if you insist on having just one manics album, get this one - i don't even think the rumored greatest hits (supposedly within the year) can do them justice, so this is the selection of choice, if not for the power of the songs, then for its beauty and message. to see a band succeed after such despair and come through with so much hope and success is at the very least inspiring as its own statement about the power of the human mind and heart. rip richey.
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Everything Must Go
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Price: $2.10
Updated on 10-2-2008.
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