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MANIC STREET PREACHERS – Loud And Clear Debut LP ‘GENERATION TERRORISTS’ Released 30 Years Ago Today

Posted on February 10, 2022 by JL

Back in time

10 February 2022

Welsh legends MANIC STREET PREACHERS released their debut album, a double one,
30 years ago today, on 10 February 1992. I fell in love with the Manics for the reasons countless fans fell in love with them at the very start. They looked utterly cool, like newborn punks and, most of all, of course, they sounded rip-riff-roaring, anthemic
and loud and clear.

Generation Terrorists overall was a hellish rock ‘n roll
tour de force and the start of a brilliant career.

NME said: “Angry as it was bright, the Manics blowtorched
their manifesto in pulverising punk guitar squeals.”

R.I.P. Richey Edwards

Key singles: Motorcycle Emptiness / Stay Beautiful / You Love Us

– MOTORCYCLE EMPTINESS –

– STAY BEAUTIFUL –

– YOU LOVE US –

Full album on Spotify…

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MANIC STREET PREACHERS: Website – Facebook – Discography

MANIC STREET PREACHERS – Debut LP ‘GENERATION TERRORISTS’ Released 25 Years Ago Today –

Posted on February 10, 2017 by JL

Looking back in time. Memorable moments in sonic history!

‘GENERATION TERRORISTS’ by MANIC STREET PREACHERS – Released 10 February 1992

Welsh legends MANIC STREET PREACHERS released their debut album, a double one, twenty-five years ago – on 10 February 1992. I fell in love with the Manics for the reasons most of us of fell in love with them at the very start: they looked bloody ‘cool’, they ranted like newborn punks and, most important of all, they sounded anthemic & really big. But in my opinion (all opinions are subjective of course) GENERATION TERRORISTS would have been a 24 Karat Gold debut album as a single not a double one with the following tracklist:

Slash ‘n’ Burn / Motorcycle Emptiness / You Love Us / Little Baby Nothing / Stay Beautiful /
So Dead / Repeat UK / Spectators Of Suicide / Crucifix Kiss and Methadone Pretty.

Anyway Generation Terrorists overall was a hellish rock ‘n roll manifesto in sound
and content and the start of a brilliant career. Here we go back in history…

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Fun to read: on the occasion of the album’s 20th birthday British music weekly NME claimed to have 20 reasons why you should love Generation Terrorists. Check them here

Young preachers – rest in peace, Richey…