Richey Edwards: The Mysterious Disappearance Of the Manic Street Preachers Guitarist 

If he's alive I sincerely hope he found the peace he so desperately craved.

I believe the rest of the band know exactly where he is and some of the answers are in their songs!

@@Sal77 there is a 4 part series called tragic street preachers which is a big eye opener.

I would like to think that Richey is alive somewhere, but his mental health at the time of his disappearance does not inspire confidence in this statement. He was in a real bad way with the cutting and drinking. I think he may have taken his self harm to the point that it may have caused him to lose his life. He had gotten to that point on a couple of other occasions with his self harm previously. Where ever he is, I hope he has found the peace that he was soo desperately needing and seeking.

I’d like to think he’s still alive somewhere, but considering all the cutting, drinking, and mental issues he had at the time he either took his self-harm it too far and it cost him his life or he really did jump off the Severn Bridge and too his death

first few are deece. the following 20 or so albums are goddam terrible lol

Generation Terrorist was a fucking masterpiece

@@slowfuse haha..agreed

Not really, "The Holy Bible" is often regarded as one of the albums that defined the 90s and Britpop among critics and popular opinion. "Everything Must Go" is regarded as a prime example of a comeback album. The UK bands of the 90s are underrated only if you are talking about how the US often ignored them... in places like Japan and South America, they're anything but underrated.

Holy Bible was a great record. The rest were decent but not masterpieces

What’s that amount to $7.50 ?

Many bands do that after a member passes etc… Even Pink Floyd made sure to include Barrett songs onto compilations etc so that they could collect royalties and send them over to Syd’s family who were taking care of his money.

@@motorcity7137 about 40000 pounds

@@cactaceous Not Pink Floyd, only David Gilmour, and he didn't just deposit money, he made sure the royalties from Barrett's work went to Syd and his family. That's not a common thing, don't bastardize it. They didn't include Syd's work because they had to or because "they were angels," it had its own merits... Waters only used Syd's compositions until it was useful to him. It was Gilmour who reintroduced "Astronomy Domine" back into the band's concert in 94.

@@motorcity7137 manic street preachers are massive in the U.K.

Great comment.

I like that

I thought I was still reading a quote by the end of that, beautifully put.

He is still Loved❤ & remembered by many people. Although he was in pain, he left his mark!

Irrelevant? Not sure his family or band mates would agree 🤔

i hope you had a great time! i saw them for the first time in vancouver on nov 3rd. i was really just going to see suede and didnt know anything about the manics, but from the first second i was mesmerized. i think i like them even more than suede now!

@@robyn2628 Man I'm so jealous of both of you lol I'm a big Suede and Manics fan. They, alongside Smashing Pumpkins, are my top 3 bands of all time. I saw Suede live here in Brazil in 2012, and the pumpkins in 98 and 2010. Manics have never played here sadly.

@@HeyDeniow haha dont worry, im jealous of my two-months-ago self too. i wish i had the concert to go to again and relive. it was just such a dream pairing, the manics and suede. i even got to touch bretts sweaty back! the only way the concert could have been any better would be if i had gotten to touch nicky's sweaty back instead (how is it possible that there actually exists someone as cool as nicky wire????) im not that familiar with the smashing pumpkins but i should really look up some of their stuff if someone with the good taste to like suede and the manics recommends them! i hope you'll get to see manics one day, daniel!! i hope ill get to see them again one day too!!! (by the way, it's richey's birthday today!!

@@robyn2628 Smashing Pumpkins are or were a great American band worth checking out. However, few bands are as great as Suede and Manics. Can’t understand why they don’t have more fans in North America.

No he isn't

If he jumped from the bridge he is still there.

Love your choice of name. Would love to see iggy pop do an album as ziggy pop, as i would've loved to see bowie try that as well. Would've loved to have been a fly on the wall when they were working together

@@BigSmiley0TV yes that would be interesting

Most empathetic folk don't like to think of him jumping from the Severn Bridge. A horrible brutal lonely death. It's totally understandable to look and hope for alternatives. Sadly I think he was in a desperate place and probably sought the ultimate act of oblivion

He didn’t

thanks love their music.

They did their best work without him.

@@sandelic1 they found mainstream success after he vanished. Maybe the narrative of his disappearance made their story more marketable but their best music was when Richey was in the band and their successful breakthrough album after he disappeared features a lot of his lyrics.

@@Wheresnorth4romhereKind of similar to Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett.

Did you feel that same sense of pride when lostprophets got big

i had that cd too omg

I’m American and I’d never heard of them until 2016. I really wish I had known about them sooner!

I wonder if the lyrics didn't translate well

@@howareyou857 I think it's more that US labels didn't know how to market them. They're not grunge, pop-punk or metal, so they don't fit neatly into a marketable category. Their lyrics are angry, dark and political, which automatically makes them less commercial. The first time I ever heard of them was in '93 when the the radio in NYC played the song "Sleepflower". I really dug it and became a fan- so I guess they tried to market it to Americans, but it just didn't catch on. They just don't fit neatly into any "box"

@@Oct8pus yeah you may well be right. Tbfair they didn't particularly fit into the early 90s UK music scene either. There has always been a strong metal scene in the South Wales valleys so it's not surprising there is a Metallica influence to their music ( as well as The Clash etc). South Wales has a proud Socialist heritage with Nye Bevan being the founding father of the NHS. Hence the politicised lyrics that are certainly influence by their childhood environment.

@@Oct8pus A song like Natwest, Barclays, Midlands, Lloyds isn't going to make much sense to the US college circuit. Motorcycle Emptiness might have crossed over if marketed well. I like early Manics but probably prefer Super Furry Animals myself. I see Gruff and James out and about as they live quite locally to me now.

I've heard people say he did saw the movie although it's just people on the internet, not a reliable source. Given that the movie has references to Rimbaud's A Season in Hell, Rech's favorite poetry collection, it would be right up his alley.

Was that the Keanu Reeves film Permanent Record?

Thanks man is it just this video or consistently across all of them?

@@rnrtruestories This one was particularly quiet, but I've noticed it a few times here and there. I'm taking a listen to your last few uploads and watching my loudness meter as I go: - Def Leppard is coming in around -23.5 LUFS (on the quiet side) - Korn is averaging -16.5 LUFS (sounds just right to me) - Dave Mustaine is averaging -17 LUFS (again just about right) - Van Halen is averaging -27 LUFS (pretty quiet) - Richie Edwards/this video is averaging -34 LUFS and is definitely quiet enough to require a bump in listening volume to hear clearly. Spoken word narration doesn't necessarily need to be blaring loud so maybe shooting for -14 LUFS program loudness would be a bit much. The ones that are registering around -16 to -20 sound fine and fall right in line with other YT content without being overbearing. A quick hi-pass filter on your voice at about 80 or 90 Hz would be another good addition, just to get rid of the low frequency 'P' and 'B' plosives that frighten us subwoofer guys hehe. Anyways, I hope my ramblings are a little helpful. Keep up the great work man, I appreciate the work that you put into your videos.

Sooo many RU-vidrs do this and it bugs me. My theory is they edit with really nice headphones with the volume whacked up full and as a result master the audio at a lower level.

If he did jump, his body will not likely be found now. I wish he had thought of how his disappearance would impact his loved ones.

Yeah most likely I think

They are very much appreciated in Wales. They played a free gig for NHS staff post pandemic

Facts

So underrated. One of my all time favorites

💯

It’s fake news

Hard facts 🙌🏼

Not true.

He was seen walking along the Severn bridge by a security guard and his car was found close by. It is very likely he jumped. His body will have been carried out by the tide into the estuary. Its not a far reach for his remains not to be found. He was really not a well person at the time, sadly

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I suppose it seems a long time ago now. Pretty shocking when it happened.

Yes it does, I've tried to uplift souls, but some people just arent looking to change their minds. Sometimes it can be a terrible thing for someone to achieve their "dreams", since life sometimes doesn't offer the imagined peace, nor another dream that seems worthy of striving for, because often times in the journey of striving is where many of us find our good times. In the end we all have the same dismal destination, so we need to enjoy the journey best we can. When we feel trapped, it becomes like a fox with a foot stuck. We can choose the final shortcut, or gnaw our way out and leave the things trapping us. People sometimes don't know how to disappoint those around them by scraping their trappings. Be it spouse job or house, but their is nothing more heartbreaking than knowing someone would rather put the yoke on everyone else and completely cash out. Even when we don't know someone but through their art, we feel that we do, and those early exits from the stage hurt so much. Thier life and art seems like a beacon along the path, and suddenly they say nope sorry im out. I thought Anthony Bourdain had one of the greatest jobs, and was always so happy to see a working guy break out of the rat race sweating in kitchens with his writing, and then getting a travel show to eat drink and see the world, but bam, nope, and now have trouble even watching his show. Would've rather seen kurt cobain run and hide away and even put the guitar down than to exit so early. I think of things like that when i yearn for why doesn't a musician come out with more tunes. Whether it was shugie otis making a couple of albums and hiding away or andre 300 never coming out with a solo album or doing another outkast album. Happiness is an elusive thing and it's not derived much from stuff. People need to tend to their head

Why wouldn’t you be a fan of the band then?

@@jakedibiase7404 I just can't get into it, musical preference I suppose

Speak for yourself, they’re massive in the UK. They literally had a number 1 album in the mainstream charts last year

they are pretty well known here in Latin America at least, in fact James Dean Bradfield has come lota of times to Chile, he linda likes this place and even wrotte some stuff inspired by Victor Jara (pop singer killed by the CIA backed coup d'tat of Pinochet in 1973)

​@@miguelelgueta5830They're quite big in Japan as well I believe

I was just thinking that too. Mia rarely gets a mention when the club is talked about,

There is a video about Mia here and several on RU-vid.

He has been considered legally dead for quite a few years now. His Dad sorted it out so his sister wouldn't have that responsibility when they passed away. I believe.

He could have said that since the guy's family finally had him declared legally deceased. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Lets say that it is maybe about 1% chance that the guy is still alive. He had big mental problems. He most likely killed him self. Its sad but thats the most likely.

He was a main lyricist. His input was very important

He wrote most of the songs, though

Sid (as a Roger Taylor succinctly put it) was a moron. Richey was a working class intellectual and poet who understood he needed to hold a telecaster to reach an audience. Watch footage of Richey and I wouldn't even say he had charisma. He had intensity. The holy bible is one of the best albums of all time.

@@mowogfpv7582 Sid wasn't a moron, wrong. His version of My Way alone is more than Edwards ever achieved or got close to and he achieved that at 21. Edwards Telecaster was on par with Bez's maracas for the proficiency he had. Agree he was a talented wordsmith but they coped fine without him.