Manic Street Preachers - Faster (Glastonbury 1994)

[@misakiyoshida]

Apparently, Richey was horrified when he saw this tape because of how present his guitar was in this video. I think it sounds badass.

[@sidhayward7490]

Whoever turned James' guitar down has more blood on his hands than any dictator in my eyes

[@Kperson123]

+Sid Hayward Ruined the fucking recording ffs

[@paulgrahamedwardspencer5161]

Wanna hear richey banging away on his telly

[@sidhayward7490]

sid snot Yeah nice to hear the lad play but James was going in until they turned him down

[@MrDefarr]

Wasn't quite the musical genius as he was a lyrical one, aye.

[@merseybeast76]

I've heard an audio only version of the gig and on 'Faster', this sound glitch doesn't happen

[@TheIkaraCult]

how jdb managed to coil songs around those words ill never know.

[@revol148]

such a great song - the anger and rage from James is incredible! Inspite of the looming tragedy that lay ahead this really was the very high point of this band.

[@helenwaldron5858]

I know i believe in nohing but it is not nothing!! Ih yeah! 🙏♨️♨️🎶🎸🎸🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

It's probably the best rock n roll performance ever, unbelievably special.

[@martinrose6357]

"Hindsight is a wonderful thing'

[@nicbongo]

Disagree, the gig they did at the millenium stadium in Cardiff on The Eve of Y2K. But this is immense!

[@revol148]

@@nicbongo i was at that gig - whilst it was a great evening it was tame compared to this !

[@cazb877]

Apparently they now use James's balaclava as a tea cosy in their recording studio in Wales, mint!

[@briancarballo1194]

😮😮😮

[@Jellybeantiger]

One of the greatest albums made,The Holy Bible.

[@Wakisazhi]

Oh shit, Richey actually playing guitar instead of miming! It actually sounds pretty nice if you focus in on it. Shame he didn't play often, but his lyrical genius definitely made up for that in spades.

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

It makes the song more real with his guitar.

[@bowlofnuggets]

he never mimed

[@indoctrin8]

what a song. holy bible Manics were astoundingly good. they're still not bad now, but that album made my fillings hurt.

[@helenwaldron5858]

My brother would strongly agree with this. X💯%🎸👌🔊🔊🙏🙏🙏💪🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@theenglishman3368]

It was a good time for Richie to step off the train - this just cannot be beaten - the most aggresive album i've ever heard - top top class

[@RedMachineKieran]

Soundman thought Richey was lead guitarist at the start then realised he wasnt so turned it down. Pity.. it sounded heavy as fuck

[@Andrew-fh2dx]

rookie sound-man

[@condors1972]

@@Andrew-fh2dx you can see him peeping out behind the camera man to the left of James....lol

[@zappa1144]

The most intense 3 minutes and 54 seconds on KZbin

[@manorbier]

Indeed it is. well said!

[@briandennehy6380]

Well put sir, I wanna smash my house up listening to this. In a good way

[@helenwaldron5858]

That just about covers this perfectly as a comment. Well said!! X🎸🎸🎸🔊🔊🔊

[@mynorthensoul]

Yess!!

[@mairsh]

The greatest live performance of the greatest single ever released. The mixing shambles has just become part of it. Always remember thinking there was something wrong with my "If You Want Blood...." bootleg! PIL intro, balaclava, shouting, confrontation, Richey and Nick at their peak, nailing the solo, military post - punk drum genius. The pinnacle of music.

[@guyincognito9836]

ignoring the Manics for the last ~23 years has been a wonderful idea. Now I can spend weeks listening to every single song and live recording I can find from them for the first time and scream with joy whenever I find something new. utterly fantastic band!

[@helenwaldron5858]

Weeks.. Months! Ha ha🎸😭

[@neilevans4352]

and then you get to the b sides its never ending lol

[@MrRobcfc]

If this doesn’t make your hair stand on end then nothing will. Best manics track ever in my opinion.

[@rigsby1454]

This was such an attack of a performance. love them

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

Given the circumstances this is now one of the most legendary performances of all time.

[@dazzyboy74]

i was down at the front and believe me it was awesome. the best performance of Glasto'94. Shame Richey would only be with us for another 8 months.

[@stuey104]

If there was one ever set I would loved to have been at this was it. Gutted, the Manics at their very best and Glastonbury before it went truly commercial and full of poncy glancing types and girls with short shorts and hunter wellies on. Think was even in the good old days of channel 4 doing the coverage. Still, off to see the Holy Bible gig at the roundhouse this Dec....just a shame it's not gonna be raw like this, still a fookin top ten album of mine.

[@PaulMadley]

I tried to get tickets. No joy. Not paying £150+ for two seated tickets... £200+ for standing :( Touts suck!

[@redheadedkitty]

I could watch this over and over! Probably one of the best Glasto performances!!!

[@jkthemod]

too bad... that most of "man-un-kind" would never understand this. The passion/fury, the ferocious delivery of the "live set"... the poke at PiL (if you know about THEM, you know that everything is a poke... a hint, or a reference) the wardrobe selection and the image projected all connect. Watch this twice... and take it all in. BEAUTIFUL!

[@gangrel_76]

Richey's guitar makes the sound so much grungier and fuller :D

[@markjc67]

Richey's not even plugged in

[@gangrel_76]

He is in this gig, and it surprised me

[@markjc67]

Fuck you're right

[@gangrel_76]

This is one of the first ever gigs I found where Richey is actually plugged in/turned up!!

[@Robcatist]

Yeah he’s plugged in alright, think I can remember James saying afterwards the guitar tech turned Richey up to much.

[@spodge1233]

Riff, riff, riff, all while singing like that !! I wish I had ever been within a small percentage of this man's talent during my brief stint doing the same job !! James Dean Bradfield, you sir are a bona fide rock god !!

[@raytracemusic]

my favourite version of Faster - the siren at the start and alls

[@TECHNOIR]

The best Post-punk 45 bar none, no questions asked, no quarter given. Stiff competition too, Here is clarity.

[@lysander1]

WHEN THE FLYING FUCK WILL THIS COME OUT ON DVD? it's been 20 years!

[@johnnyenfield2648]

Ludovico Street Richeys finest moment god bless him x

[@lysander1]

Johnny Enfield very true

[@owenraybould7930]

+Ludovico Street It probably would have already had it not been for the appaling sound technicians on this footage - totally screwed up an amazing gig

[@lysander1]

yeah - its top notch for the first few songs or so then totally goes to shit. Still be great to own.

[@Idol2Idol]

If you can find Copy of the tenth anniversary edition of the Holy Bible album it includes a a dvd with a couple of the glastonbury songs included.

[@ariannasurra5611]

I was 11 you, so I’ve missed it all at that time. I just wish I was 18/20 for being there! It’s only me having meloncholy of a time never lived in?🤷‍♀️

[@lysander1]

is it really 20 yeas since this album came out? fuckin hell. nothing like it been written since.

[@MissMaddyMads]

I wish I could go back in time and be there

[@richardbailey71]

The best performance of the best song ever off the best album ever by the best band ever (89-94)❤

[@omantim8727]

I was right down the front for this! 25 years!! Great memories! Thanks for posting.

[@briandennehy6380]

Imagine showing this to the kids of today? No fuckin clue. This is as good as it gets.

[@3798penisholder]

Brian Dennehy hey man.. im 16.. plenty of kids today listen to the manics.. bit of a cult following, actually. Lmao

[@hazeykayy]

I’m 18 and obsessed with the manics 😅 especially the holy bible. Can’t get enough.

[@briandennehy6380]

@@hazeykayy that's great Kay, one of the cool kids with taste 😄😎

[@ollysmoviesandmusic2047]

i'm 13 and i adore them, sooooooo

[@briandennehy6380]

To all the kids replying, that's fucking awesome 🤟

[@discohospital]

This exact performance of this very song was the highlight of the bands entire history! I had this on a bootleg back in the 90's and it would send shivers down my spine!

[@Robcatist]

I dont think the rest of the band saw it coming, Richey was in the best frame of mind he'd been in for along time.But who knows what was going round his head, i know hes still sadly missed by loads of fans.I was never lucky enough to see them as a 4 piece very jealous!!!! seen them 6 times thoe.

[@anthonywilliamson2868]

Is this the gig where Nicky asks about building a ".. bypass over this shit hole" ?

[@merseybeast76]

Yes, on 'Slash and Burn' . . it's on youtube too

[@greynotneon]

Absolutely perfect up until the 1 minute mark when James' guitar gets turned down. Sound guy assuming Richey was the lead guitarist I guess? There's a video knocking around of the same thing happening during a performance of La Tristesse Durera.

[@933Bane]

The 'La Tristesse Durera' one was hilarious.

[@PBL187]

That was worse because James was turned completely down and the guitar solo in the middle of the song couldn’t be heard at all

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

@@PBL187 Typical low tier soundboard workers, absolutely good for nothings.

[@strawspulledatrandom.]

Absolutely savage performance

[@Spooncouch2]

Hello, Hello, Hello! This is electric! Spine tingling! Such a hostile performance, they were fucked off all the way through this gig..

[@robertcreighton4635]

This was my 1st time hearing the manics all those years ago i loved it. I think i was on acid anyway been a fan ever since. If i want to annoy my kids i play holy Bible 😂😂😂

[@theenglishman3368]

They came firing out the blocks - love this - Manics at their peak

[@homeboy2166]

I was at this festival and saw them play.

[@Rectangularification]

This is better than the studio recording for sure

[@Robcatist]

The gig your looking for is one of the London Astoria gigs from Dec 94, the last they played with Richey. They played 3 nights 19,20 and 21 think its the 20th where Richey takes over lead on Motown Junk much to the delight of James im sure its on youtube somewhere.

[@giorgiorevolver8527]

The band that means so much

[@ohfoolishworkerbee]

Richey only mimed in the real early days.. he got a lot better at the end, which is why he's turned up so loud here.There's one video floating around where James' guitar dies during Motown Junk and Richey plays about half the song by himself. :)

[@PostmortemEP]

Such a powerful song. Sometimes it makes me wonder what the HELL happened to Richey... Yeah, he disappeared, but that's our truth... I wanna know his...

[@gazzaleavy]

I see what you did there!

[@Nawweh]

19 years ago, and still a strong track. this was well ahead of its time.

[@darrenlamb5640]

Nothing is ever ahead of its time. There are only ppl who are behind the times.

[@martinusdheky9438]

When he said hello hello hello, it's like public image of PIL, right?

[@re_1241]

Yes, in this album he was so influenced by Keith Levene and other post-punk bands

[@martinusdheky9438]

@@re_1241 and of course 'Yes' reminds me about Ourdoor Miner by Wire

[@indoctrin8]

magnificent.

[@homeboy2166]

I went to this! I was high on mushrooms, weed and vodka at the time. Happy days!

[@leonardotube]

Public Image at the beginning!

[@comfortcomes1984]

LOVE.

[@comfortcomes1984]

Awesome. Can't wait to see them again in a few months - twice!!

[@rufflazy2366]

It's their best banger! 💥🎸

[@XellKamikaze]

HELLO? HELLO? HELLO? THE PUBLIC IMAAAAAAGE.

[@Convectuoso86]

@Nabbymacnab John Lydon said "They're Great Blokes" :D!

[@JudgeYourself53]

AMAZING!!!

[@cantormentorsofficial206]

That was fucking cooking right up until they pulled JDBs guitar back.

[@TheIkaraCult]

man kills everything baby

[@richaquilastokes]

K, Richey is definitely playing guitar here and it sounds all good

[@handicappedhoods]

This sounds multitudes better than the studio version. It's got a lot more energy.

[@Monojahat]

LOOK AT RICHEY Yeah.. ty for all these videos!

[@revol148]

O.K perhaps it was only in the early days that his guitar was plugged in but switched off. I was actually thinking of seeing the band at one of the (three?) nights they played in the Astoria back in December 1994 but I wasn't really into the band at the time and didn't bother.Weird really considering I reckon the Holy Bible is one of my top ten fav albums of all time....I came to them a bit too late.

[@lysander1]

HELLO HELLO HELLO

[@MrGareth1980]

If you like em you gotta love this!

[@TheIkaraCult]

a morality obediant thanks for uploading this

[@zirtapot57]

Listen to "Motown Junk" live at London Astoria 94. There's a point that James' guitar cuts out and you can hear Richey covering for it. He didn't mime in The Holy Bible tour, at least.

[@nick12hudders]

its not OMG its OH MY FUCKING GOD. James Dean nodding in acceptance that this is the best opening to a Glastonbury gig ever.

[@javeirU2]

Epico, Monumental !!!

[@paulgrahamedwardspencer5161]

I taped this off the radio Jonny walker show so powerful

[@goport]

Just for a minute there, I heard the real potential of the 2 guitar line up of the manics.

[@clowninamicrowave]

Just had to watch this as an antidote after catching a brief moment of U2 at Glasto on BBC3... (shudder!)

[@猫にゃんた]

素晴らしいバンド

[@daverling9609]

woah

[@owen4585]

One of the best live performances that "shit hole" has ever witnessed..

[@zirtapot57]

Actually it was. He was only miming in the early years of the band, Generation Terrorists-era. This live performance features his guitar playing.

[@srrtb]

Even Richie playing in tune? Just about anyway

[@Robcatist]

O YEAH!!!!!

[@neilevans4352]

no mainstream band has tried to cover this song leave well alone I say.

[@IozziEric]

Damn video editor didn't let me see the guitar solo!!!

[@ngcadel433]

im pretty sure him saying hello is a reference to public image ltd

[@rigsby1454]

James does not get the credit for being one of the biggest frontmen out there. swings with no fucks

[@orkitecht85]

Should build a bypass over that there place...

[@JRebG]

Fuckin' amazing

[@iwishiwastaller7]

@ohfoolishworkerbee Reckon you could find it?

[@jonathandoucette7983]

We are manic and we are street.

[@rmccaw7]

Spine-chilling

[@robharper8276]

Pure fuckin venom. AWESOME

[@薔薇薫麻美]

always MSP is the best!

[@danilogiannibirolo1187]

Fuckin coooolllllll!!!!!!!!!

[@RazorbladeMonalisa]

It's like that at the show - notice how the vocals stay at the same level. Richey was mixed WAY loud.

[@Robcatist]

Thats pretty much describing Richeys behaviour to a t. I think Richey knew he couldnt take the band in the direction he wanted it to go in....even more extreme than The Holy Bible era, this was also a factor in his last few months with the band.In the end he did what he wanted to do.His disappearance freed the band up abit and left a massive hole in one go, is he still around? ive got my doubts.

[@waltercoyle6393]

Imagine playing drums wearing a Beret. In 1994.

[@StringSun]

Yeah Richey was there

[@felicitytoad]

😊😊😊🐸😇😇😇

[@zirtapot57]

dat balaclava

[@RC-fi8nn]

00:02:29 goddamn what a scream

[@wattsvilleblues]

Some silly sausage at the gig itself decided to turn down the mix of all the instruments. Hence the rapid reduction in volume and aggression. Clowns. What a great performance though.

[@philipnoblethe3rd695]

I KNOW I BELIEVE IN NOTHING BUT IT IS MY NOTHING!!!!!

[@iknowimcrap]

I think the beginning is a call back to Public Image, sick.

[@braeduin]

I know I believe in nothing but it is MY nothing!

[@David-h4z2s]

Why is he's wearing a balaclava

[@wattsvilleblues]

From what I hear, some goat at the mixing desk more or less sat on the level for the lead guitar and didn't fix it til the end of the song. Which is awful because the vocals and everything else about this performance were great.