Setlist: 0:00: We are from Wales, We are the Manic Street Preachers! 0:20: _The Masses Against the Classes_ 3:35: _Die in the Summertime_ 7:00: _Motorcycle Emptiness_ 13:22: _Everything Will Be_ ( _The Love of Richard Nixon_ b-side) 17:34: _Ocean Spray_ 21:50: _If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next_ 26:30: _La Tristesse Durera_ (Snippet; scream to a sigh, intro & 1st Verse cut off) 29:55: _Take the Skinheads Bowling_ (Camper Van Beethoven cover) 32:46: _This is Yesterday_ 37:38: _Australia_ 41:32: _You Love Us_ 44:21: _You Stole the Sun From My Heart_ 48:35: _A Design For Life_
It's a shame there was a cut before La Tristesse because they did Little Baby Nothing and Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (they also did You Love Us at that point), I'm gutted the entire thing isn't up on RU-vid
Love the Cuban flags. Solidarity. And the man at the front with the balaclava on with his name Rhys, aka Faster Top of the Pops and James's headwear 1994.
I was lucky enough to be there and it still stands as the greatest rock gig Ive been to - incredible passion from the band , and the atmosphere was something else..
Lets not forget they got a song called The Masses Against The Classes to number one back when getting to number one meant something. I think we can deal with some keyboards
True, though in the case of this broadcast and all the rest not overseen by the band, this is the broadcast sound engineer's interpretation of how they should sound.
As a drummer of 21 years, I disagree. Actually he is one of the reasons I play drums! I started thanks to This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours. They were the first songs I learned on drums. He is a very solid player! And a lot of their success, even from the early days, is due to his steady beat and, obviously, James' immense talent. But when you start talking about the greatest drummers of all time, people like John Bonham, Neil Peart, Danny Carrey, or the great jazz players, he is just not in that bracket, and I'm sure he would say the same. I don't think he swings at all, which is a big part of being a great drummer. You don't have to be a swing/jazz drummer to swing, you can hear it in players like John Bonham, Ringo Starr, and James Brown's incredible drummers. Even when Danny Carrey plays prog rock he sometimes sounds like he's playing hip-hop, it's just in there, understated. Anyway, he has been core to their success and is a very solid rock drummer!
@@richarddunne9802 I agree , technically there are much better drummers , but as you eluded to , they have been making music togeteher for a long time. When you grow up together making music there is a bond that is so strong that it fits like a glove , it's magical and I think that's what the Manics have.
@@daiwilliams5628 Yeah, exactly. And while Nicky and Richey were quite basic as musicians, in the beginning, James was a powerhouse of a singer and lead guitar player and Sean's tight drumming kept everything together. Like any good musician he plays to his strengths. He knows what he's good at and he does it well! Very well, indeed. His timing is excellent and I don't think I've ever heard him miss a beat. I love his drumming on The Holy Bible too, a lot of interesting little ideas that really fit the vibe of the songs.
@@richarddunne9802 Your opening paragraph effectively mirrors me! I disagree as well. Sean was a great starting point for me and when it came time to move on, I did. He's a pretty dispassionate drummer I feel, so bring on the hate. It's all very simple 2 and 4 and single stroke roll stuff, but he's had his moments. I feel he applied his style the best on THB and JFPL and played his best live drums during the TIMTTMY era. I haven't followed the band since 2010, so haven't heard a great deal since then, but when I check in on live videos (I'll throw this in there) - Sean, has there ever been a drummer who plays so minimalist and yet has such a massive kit? Jeez, got enough crashes up there mate?!
I've seen the Manics more than ten times. If Radiohead started playing in my back garden, I'd close the curtains and put a Manics album on full blast. There's no comparison.
I've heard a few possible reasons for that. The most reasonable one is that his main white les paul was in need of fixing up and probably wasn't up for doing full gigs with, hence the Sunburst one here. He still needed an acoustic sound for Tolerate (and it was still only him on guitar back then), so he still brought it out for that.
its great to look back n say i was der.....if i kinda remember i dropped sumfink an watched gig then got swept by crowd n ended up at open air cinema watchen exorcist. dats glastonbury
Over 20 years i have loved this band , real band. Gold Against The Soul era was when i jumped on the M.S.P train . Everything Must Go was the last great Album they made , no more solid Albums from that point on though.
