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BOT 90s albums: I Should Coco - Supergrass v The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers

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Following the bombastic stadium rock of Gold Against the Soul, the Manics retreated to a demo studio in Cardiff to take their sound back to basics for its follow-up, The Holy Bible. Adopting a sound more akin to post-punk bands like PiL, Wire and Joy Division, and bleak lyrical content dealing with subjects like prostitution, eating disorders, self harm, capital punishment and the Holocaust, this is an album like no other. Sadly, it was to be Richey Edwards' last record with the band - the at times harrowing lyrical content of this album was clearly a sign of a deeply troubled mind, and IMHO there's little doubt he took his own life soon after disappearing on the eve of a US tour in February 1995.

It's no surprise that in 2015 THB is generally deemed to be the band's finest hour - the album's stripped down sound has aged well and if it was released today it would still be hailed as masterpiece.

[video=youtube;4ZNGdD0Hxss]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZNGdD0Hxss[/video]
 
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Supergrass were a dayglo pleasure. One of those moments in time for me as I shared it (along with the La's) with my then young family on a couple of summer holidays. The Manics were certainly more interesting with Richie Edwards but that's as far as it goes for me.
 
Both albums are terrific. But going for Holy Bible. 20 years on and ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart is just as relevant.
 
Love both of these, but Manics edge this one. There was nothing like chilling with mates blasting out a bit of Supergrass, but it was probably more of an album of it's time, whereas THB was class. Form is temporary....
 
From the opening count 1-2, 1-2-3-4 and straight in to the drums of "I'd Like To Know", this is one of those albums that just leaves you with a smile on your face until the closing bars of "Time To Go".

The quintessential 1995 album.

[video=youtube;GNIMuvbiZcc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNIMuvbiZcc[/video]
 
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