Manic Street Preachers - Faster

[@unconventionalworldofrock]

It is now the 22nd of December 2024. Happy 57th birthday, Richey. We are all thinking of you and your loved ones on this day. Whenever you are, I hope you are having the greatest birthday ever.

[@nealmceneaney3771]

Whenever great guitarists are discussed; Bradfield is never mentioned. Why is that. Guy is awesome

[@jamesstewart5067]

He suffered because he came to prominence during a time where Solos were a bit out of fashion I think. He's underrated as a singer aswell.

[@fernandoaltana9172]

Becaus they are ritarded Morans 😀😃😄😁

[@realsinisterminister]

Richie is never mentioned as a fuckin posuer either?

[@rosspurchase9022]

The man is a lyrical genius and a special guitar player.

[@realsinisterminister]

@@rosspurchase9022 a genius maybe....he's a guitar player on the level of Sid Vicious

[@MichaelMitchell-nn2ig]

You can't deny that some of Richey's lyrics are some of the greatest lyrics ever written.

[@gedrooney9305]

Agreed, and the most harrowing.

[@johnnyscifi]

Michael Mitchell Totally

[@ChrisLeoThomas]

In my opinion The Holy Bible has the greatest lyrics ever. Even if you don't agree with them, you must admit that it's extremely fascinating to see what it was like in Richey's mind. The Holy Bible is my all time favourite album and I can't imagine ever liking another album more. People say it's the most depressing album of all time, it personally makes me happy, except for the thought of how it ended with Richey. For so long I thought I was alone, but then I discovered The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers.

[@warpspeedchic6932]

the first time I heard 4st 7lb I felt sick to my stomach and thought I might throw up, I do love the album though

[@mojopin70]

I've still got the original cd I bought in the summer of 94 one of the darkest albums I've ever heard , and i was no stranger to darkness I was in a death metal band at the time but with beautiful songs like this is yesterday and she is suffering, did something to me that album, I've never been the same since and I grew up in view of the Severn bridge....

[@Hupsibasse]

"I've been too honest with myself, I should have lied like everybody else" amazing

[@JonWhite82]

Hupsibasse this song spoke to me like nothing I'd ever heard when I was a teenager

[@simonc6600]

I heard it in my early 20s, couldn't believe it, like nothing else I'd heard.

[@wazzereightyseven]

Hupsibasse perfect x

[@Robcatist]

That’s a line and a half, pity Richey couldn’t of hung around.

[@jasondavies249]

@@simonc6600 I also heard this in my early 20's and always touches me when hear it 25 yrs later

[@LouisMinett]

"Self disgust is self obsession honey and I do as I please!" Rickey's most intimate lyrical writing, that's why this album is flawless!

[@Hillelfraenkel]

One of those lyrics that are the artist saying something you never knew but always felt

[@50thunderer26]

"I've been too honest with myself, I should have lied like everybody else." Probably my favourite lyric of all time.

[@pinkmoon4086]

This album was exceptional for it's rage, discontent and brutal critique of the human condition. Nothing compares.

[@deadlover80]

+pink moon nothing will ever come close either

[@fuckamericanidiot]

What about the lyrics, the riffs, the melodies, the drums too?

[@z00ts00t77]

It was the sound of someone going right to the very edge in the same way that Closer and In Utero were, and all three are absolute classics from a very dark place.

[@MrChrisBarker]

pink moon, best comment ever.

[@r.pneumo7337]

pink moon - You're so damn right. An exceptional record, without any worthy continuation.

[@Paragonpariah]

RIP Richey we still love you

[@galas062]

is he dead?......no....i think he went in hiding.....

[@dj-um7el]

​@@galas062 I hope he's out there somewhere fine.

[@mojopin70]

Incredible how Bradfield got all those words out and in time...

[@doctorwhat3683]

That man’s ability to turn lyrics like Of Walking Abortion and Mausoleum into hooks is unrivalled

[@gigi4266]

because he's a KING.

[@rosspurchase9022]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@PBL187]

You should hear him on the song P.C.P, even more impressive how he gets all the words out there

[@thomaslippiatt7107]

Richie was just at a incredible level of dark lyrical genius here but James’s ability as an arranger of music is incredible too

[@ajmurtagh27]

A perfect storm.

[@TimFisheroo]

If only we had a genius like Richey Edwards to give us lyrics to describe these dark days. You're missed, Richey, wherever you are.

[@mojopin70]

He already did on this very album ( Holy Bible) p.c.p he absolutely fucking hated political correctness and virtue signalling bastards.

[@mojopin70]

He would've hated the way liberals , the house of lords wealth and privilege are sneering trying to beat down the working class AGAIN. Don't think for one moment he would've supported your fucking stuck up middle class politically correct remoaner shit.

[@rax816]

Tim Fisher yeh his lyrics still apply so..

[@imagecarpenter]

@ mojopin 70 He was not a false teef old git like you he was continental unlike you incontinent dumbass.

[@ネオン-e2y]

You think he would’ve supported brexit? Then you don’t know richey, listen to little baby nothing, look at the phrases richey covered the video with.

[@brockit79]

I loved this song as a teenager, and I still do. Now in my mid 40s I know the poetry and having lost a brother to suicide; it breaks my heart.

[@NickNightfall1711]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@brockit79]

@@NickNightfall1711 thank you, it was 30 years ago now; that kind of loss is something you never get over.

[@rah2315]

I like how angry James sounds here, with the lyrics full of despair by Ritchie. The song and the whole Holy Bible album cheers me up whenever I am in difficult times of life.

[@Bluenose-mx5ej]

The Holy Bible is their masterpiece. Total 10 out of 10 album.

[@sury4819]

2023, I just listened the first seconds of this song, ang got hooked up inmediatly. Here I go entire album

[@dj-um7el]

Fr exactly! Great band!!!

[@reesemorgan2259]

"I've been too honest with myself, I should have lied like everybody else..." I did like that one.

[@StringSun]

Ain’t it great

[@DominicHarty]

I've lost count of how many times I've gone back to this video today.

[@OlafMcKrak]

1st 3 manics albums are ........... expletives aside.... amazing

[@dj-um7el]

​@@OlafMcKrak wdym expletives aside?

[@jameshubbardseo]

RIP John Hurt. Only you could deliver the opening lines to this song.

[@ricchardo]

I recognized John Hurts voice straight away but I can't place the film. Is it 1984?

[@jameshubbardseo]

@@ricchardo Yes, correct. 1984. Great film.

[@jhughes399]

The greatest song of all time and written by the greatest lyricist of all time.

[@goodman365]

+John Hughes Nobody comes close!!

[@ShroomRPG]

+Murmeltier616 I feel you bro. I love Ian and his lyrics, but there's such a brutal honesty and impact to Richey's writings, as opposed to Ian's more abstract and mysterious lyrics.

[@r.pneumo7337]

No, Ian Curtis wasn't better than RIchey, lyrics-wise.

[@StrangeAttractor]

that's a very bold statement dude, but sometimes - like right now - I think you may be right.

[@gavinlarkin7795]

I think yes just edges it lyrically but faster is indeed the most complete song ever written I believe, truly a transformative moment for music.

[@Koorova]

It never fails to amaze me that an album of such seething, spitting rage like The Holy Bible can also be super melodic...

[@BlastastiC]

"I am stronger than Mensa, Miller and Mailer, I spat out Plath and Pinter" is still one hell of a flex.

[@mikerophone235]

A Black Hole of an album. Once you get pulled into it's gravity, you'll never escape it again. Beautiful and Horrifying at the same time. RIP Richey, we miss you

[@joet7644]

Never been much of a Manics fan. But this is a great song.

[@TheIkaraCult]

Richeys words resonate today and they always will

[@dj-um7el]

F a c t s !

[@MarkWilliams-gf3sv]

If the stories are true about Holy Bible. Then Richey wrote the majority of the songs while under psychiatric care due to his self harming and alcoholic ways. He was a genius, and one I'm grateful I got to meet as 13 year old. The band themselves were a huge influence on me from the moment I heard New art riot. They challenged me to pick up books so I could understand what they were writing about. They got me interested in politics, history things I'd would never have been taught in school. They are more than just a band, they sent out powerful political messages that inspired the youth of Wales who we're looking to someone to be a voice for them. They were never in the industry for fame or fortune and that's why they've never been elevated to the status that has been afforded the like of Oasis, Coldplay and the likes. They are the one band that have been given the licence to do what they want, how they want because us few die hard followers will always buy they're stuff and sell out they're gigs because we understand where they came from and what they trying to do. But however hard it is for mainstream music industry and media to accept them they can't help but love them. "YOU LOVE US!"

[@iainrobb2076]

They are highly respected in the music media, however. They have been consistently loved since the Richey Edward days by Q. Of course, you could make the point that they ought to sell more albums, but they are among the only bands from the '90s onwards, from Britain, whose new albums always wind up in the top twenty album sales. You could say, "Well, what's your point?" My point is that Manic Street Preachers are actually a highly respected and very commercially succesful band. In the current climate of political correctness processed, antiseptic and derivative pop and rock they shouldn't be. Thankfully, they are.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

I have a similar story. They were the first band I went to see, when Motown Junk was the new single, and as a 16 year old managed to befriend Richey. I met up with him at loads of their Scottish gigs for the next couple of years and we always exchanged books, so I've got a nice little stash of books Richey gave me, all with slogans and bits of poetry written inside. Such a great guy, always happy to share his time.

[@abjel2851]

Hi man a bit late but what books they reccomended

[@encafeinada8]

I'd say "Leviathan" (like the song) or "Rumble Fish" by S.E. Hinton and something from Harold Pinter.

[@mikeykany1973]

Mark Williams One of the greatest comments ever written for one of the greatest albums.

[@GentyRocks]

I know I believe in nothing but it's my nothing. One of my favourite lyrics by my favourite band.

[@goodman365]

+Cally Gent My next tattoo!

[@thomaswilliams7212]

Cally Gent Gorgeous

[@thetedster7812]

Yourself is incredible too. Touches a raw nerve with me a few times. Your ritual everyday A mild shower soak in aftershave Best clothes do your best Look in the mirror go on Belittle yourself yourself yourself Belittle yourself yourself yourself [Chorus] You go on day after day Dreaming on a lie That you keep locked inside Of yourself Yourself Yourself Of yourself Yourself Yourself [Verse 2] Can you sleep tonight Cast aside for some pouting young pup Sink into a slurred veneer Alcoholic haze so now Least you can like yourself yourself Least you can like yourself yourself [Chorus] You go on day after day Reservoirs of guilt That your fixed grin always hides And yourself Yourself Yourself Of yourself Yourself Yourself And yourself Yourself Yourself Of yourself Yourself Yourself [Verse 3] You look at ads all day Everyone is perfect and you're so lame Free scent burns your skin But no smell can really cover sin Too many teenage holes to fill Too many teenage holes to fill [Chorus] You go on day after day Speak to your despised Blanking your loved ones And yourself Yourself Yourself And yourself Yourself Yourself And yourself

[@MMorris__]

A modern day work of art. The whole album will never be forgotten.

[@bryn5108]

There's an ease with which James moves between the kind of normal singing voice and the rock scream which is so exciting, and I think quite rare.

[@LdevArt]

another master-piece off The Holy Bible. Richey was one of the very few geniuses who cared enough to sacrifice his life through the suffering he endured to create his Art.

[@AndreHopkins-z2c]

Bradfield is a Awesome Guitarist. Raw Talent. Easily one of the Best.👍

[@chrispagett3367]

A classic. 10/10

[@dj-um7el]

Exactly

[@Lynseyhogan1]

to the 5 people who disliked this....have you never heard such poetry? Do you understand the brilliance of this lyrics. I am in awe of it. Every line is purity, ever line is Richey Edwards at this best. Stripped down music, and genius from star to finish. Love the manics. :) stay beautiful xxxx

[@dj-um7el]

Fr, they wouldn't know! Richey has partially inspired me to take on poetry, along with Ian Curtis, Joe Strummer, Jim Morrison, Grant Hart and many others!!!

[@mojopin70]

1:25 that look from Richey at the camera is like he is looking into your soul...can see the depression in his eyes.

[@anneascari8424]

Yes...

[@mar15115]

Damn

[@imcadam121]

Yeah.An inner sadness is definately present.Bless his soul.His legacy is priceless.

[@ChocolateMantelpiece]

Happy Birthday Richey. Everybody loves you

[@MMorris__]

This is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@virgilhilts8241]

Probably one of my absolute fave msp songs. The lyrics are totally florid and f******g amazing. JDB’s delivery leaves me breathless every time. Rough , raw and certainly 4 real.

[@dj-um7el]

So true

[@lucalallero]

PLEASE GIVE US THIS IN HD... pure love for The Manics!

[@dj-um7el]

Fr

[@sunsetman22]

somehow I think the grittiness adds to the video

[@anthonyc-carnell6596]

Richey; a tragic loss but an indelible mark on songwriting and literary work. A lyrical poet laureate 💜

[@20sovereign23]

These lyrics still move me all these years later. Self disgust is self obsession honey and I do as I please.

[@aimeethomson7806]

What a hit: got to trust them again

[@cdchantler]

This album is dark as hell, but after a few listens and adjustment you realise it’s crazy greatness

[@istvanpasztor9726]

The message of this song is more actual than it ever was.

[@alanlalthanzara288]

Every once a while i come back to binge on MSP in order to feel again. Thank you ❤️

[@davidfreyne9209]

The Manic Street Preachers wrote my life... and sang it.

[@nattyboyo2404]

Quite possibly the greatest song ever written.

[@justmadeit2]

.Missing person....Richey Edwards, 1st Feb 1995, he was an intelligent guy academically, well read, good with words, BUT he couldn't find a way to live, he couldn't find peace of mind. You see, in life, without having peace of mind, and if you are feeling tormented by guilt, shame or just your own thoughts are driving you crazy ...then........... your life will be very hard, and it will lead to massive depression, and is some cases tragedy. Peace of mind is everything.

[@rohedron]

or perhaps nothing is everything, but many things come close...? i think the trap sometimes is that peace of mind (from the perspective of being aware of the great disaster befalling human life) can resemble capitulation towards that disaster, but it is in fact, as i think you are saying, the necessary step in also learning the way that the disaster needs to be opposed, from an 'internal' position which also then opens the way to 'external' action, thank you for that comment.

[@johnbarry1965]

It would be the greatest thing that you could buy!!

[@bradenmason4824]

One of my fav MSP songs! They are a great rock band

[@dj-um7el]

True

[@joshrazorjt]

One of the best albums to experience first time

[@mar15115]

Actually took me a while to fully digest the lyrics. But it really did shook me the first time

[@jsnldn]

[@bluevalium10]

One of the best albums in history for sure

[@craigchampagne7797]

Jesus, we had such shit in 1994 but also this and In Utero. British Rock doesn't get better than this in the 90s.

[@ZuluRomeo]

Arguably their best song.

[@aiHappiness]

one of the best albums of all-time

[@Britpopsoul]

Richey Edwards truly was a pioneer.

[@cazb877]

As bleak as it gets, but some harsh truths contained in those lyrics. Way ahead of it’s time, thanks Richey, the work of any great artist always lives on ❤️

[@jamiefoyers2800]

Love the guitar work on this track...still working my way through the Manics back catalogue and hearing wonderful things...

[@StrangeAttractor]

you just stumbled upon a treasure trove...

[@johndavies8728]

Absolutely perfect, this is them at their perfection

[@Pauldjreadman]

This is their best era. great songs

[@hermanmelville8151]

THE BEST ALBUM OF THE 90'S.When this album came out it was a shock!-for those who remember

[@manicstreetpreacher3822]

This song is so cool! A true classic

[@dollybird73]

Saw them on stage T in the park in 1994. Epic live that was. One if my best days in my life so far...

[@nicolasmrn]

1:25 Richey stare gave me goosebumps

[@dj-um7el]

Yeah, I can see how.

[@ElArlequin]

Thank you, Sir Bad News of Barrett for introducing me to this AWESOME people.

[@michaelignacio4755]

haha I came for him too and now I love the manics

[@wrongjam]

"i've been too honest with myself, i should have lied like everybody else"

[@topseysasha]

The Holy Bible was a brilliant if tragic album.

[@justMe-rd4sw]

best manic song ever .....+ all others

[@virgilhilts8241]

Oooo yyeeees

[@southwestshelly]

Those lyrics... those f**king lyrics.... just outstanding!

[@markatkinson5102]

Perfect time to make a comment. 666k views. What a song. So many incredible lyrics. The music never gets enough attention on this album. Just as good as the lyrics.

[@jellypianist]

Respect to Bradfield for fitting his vocal melodies around those unweildy lyrics. While I love the Holy Bible era, the whole project (music/lyrics/concept) feels so high strung, it's (probably deliberately) quite anxiety producing. So with Everything Must Go (although the band is dealing with grief), as a record it contrasts this sense of drama with a relaxed, free atmos.

[@alfonsomango_suyu]

"The first time you see yourself naked you cried/ Soft skin now acne" I can't believe this is from 1994, it sounds contemporary and rockier than many crap you hear in radios and tv nowadays

[@dj-um7el]

Fr Feels more genuine!

[@ginabrogan1825]

One of my favorite manic songs

[@dj-um7el]

Same

[@TheForgottenKing22]

now ain't that just one of the most deliciously angry songs EVER But I guess that's true for every song on "The Holy Bible". What an awesome album!

[@signalmanmusic4225]

Legendary album.....

[@ianbale1946]

Best Manic song ever by far.

[@Dexter101x]

One of the best groups around, not over-hyped like most US groups

[@riproaringanus]

Probably not overhyped like US bands as they are valley boyos

[@dj-um7el]

Lol, I'm from the US and you're kinda right. The groups that are the least hyped up are mostly the best ones!!

[@ascent7]

brutal lyrics

[@RobbieManic]

RIP John Hurt you absolute legend

[@ratty860997]

RobbieCBPBarlow I only read 1984 a few weeks ago for the first time. As soon as I read this line in the book I immediately recognised it from the Holy Bible.

[@RobbieManic]

ratty860997 I had the same thing back in 2015 when I began to binge read again! I knew the opening quote to be Sir John Hurt and then I learnt that it was from 1984. Then I watched the clip on KZbin and heard the quote and then read the book and saw the quote and the Manic Street Preachers fan within me screamed with delight (':

[@ratty860997]

RobbieCBPBarlow Marilyn Manson also references 1984 in Disposable Teens with the lyrics 'A rebel from the waste down'. Which Winston says to Julia. That was the other line in the book that stood out to me and made me think. 'I've heard that line before'.

[@RobbieManic]

ratty860997 I've never been a fan of Marilyn Manson - I don't dislike him just never got into him really, but I do remember that quote now that you mention it! (: one of the best things about music and literature is that they're both easily dispersable between one and another and easily influential to each other too (:

[@heritagehomesJapan]

This is possibly my favourite song of all time; sorry Macca, sorry Pink Floyd, sorry Clash, sorry Bob Marley.

[@dj-um7el]

The Clash is good too! You have great taste! And yes, this is an amazing song!

[@debz4722]

Amazing band. Seen them live four times. Even better live!! How many bands can you say that about?!!!

[@jonathancoldicutt1301]

My all time favourite manic street preachers song. 3:20

[@plackdeplackable]

Love this song. Heard it everyday in my twenties

[@jasonbirch4203]

My favourite Manics song "Life is for the cold made made warm and they are just lizards"

[@homeboy2166]

I grew up on this band. I have seen them about 10 or 12 times, up until Everything Must go. They were the voice of a generation lied to and left out to dry.

[@seangambogi7901]

i love these guys

[@ごろねこたろう]

若い頃から1000回以上聞いてる

[@Ck-vx4gd]

James Dean bradfield is the most underrated modern guitarist

[@mattboardman7276]

theres a kind of crass perception that 'the holy bible' is just an album long suicide note. even if it was it beats 'closer' or 'in utero' or anything else. but i think theres a more objective wide scanning beauty in this masterpiece. for a start there's the underated, scarring, metallic, brutal sound. also, along confessional stuff like 'yes', there's the cultural and literary references, revolution, the holocaust, characters, youth, killers, political correctness etc. its all heightened by personal views and - more so - personal feelings, but there's more to richey's manics than the confessional poetry he disowned in interviews. wide ranging. and excellent.

[@UNITDW]

I think people seem to forget that Richey disappeared almost 10 months after the Holy Bible came out and they had started recording new songs (Judge Yr'self and No Surface All Feeling) and writing new songs too (Journal For Plague Lovers). The Holy Bible wasn't made to be a full stop. It still definitely beats Closer and In Utero.

[@hre2stay]

Nothing will beat Closer. Isolation is a suicide note.

[@gavinlarkin7795]

Seriously, the machine gun vocal delivery on P.C.P is JDBs greatest moment, I look at the album as a two sided coin, one side is Richey's insightful, and incredibly powerful literary work. The other side is James Dean Bradfields stunning guitar work, inspired neo-punk riffs and amazing vocals(which must have been a nightmare to create out of Richey's words) Sean's drumming on the intense humming if evil, p.c.p and Faster also stand out to me as highlights This was the height of the Richey/JDB combo Wire takes a back seat here I feel(his greatest moment would come with his melancholic genius all throughout Everything Must Go) Holy Bible is their greatest moment, and I believe musics greatest and most probing moment as well. ART IN CARNATE All hail the Manics

[@johnnyscifi]

Closer, like the joy division record?...if so, than nope, you sir are incorrect. If you mean closer, like the nin single, than possibly...;)

[@Geztime10]

Wonderful !!!!! Hope they keep going, it would be such a shame to lose such talent and class !

[@sisidraig6711]

I like that they give so much attention to the lyrics in this video. JDB's singing voice isn't particularly strong on the old enunciation and Richey and Nicky's lyrics deserve all the attention they can get. Incredible!

[@carte0000blanche]

James Dean Bradfield is fucking epic at guitar

[@pinksodasara]

we love you Richie x

[@brendahastie2408]

Should watch them do this on top of the pops, its amazing.

[@jonathanlee9146]

"So damn easy to cave in, man kills everything" !!!

[@fantomaeronautics1148]

If you dont like this song you can go forth and multiply.

[@garybell743]

I fucking love this, brutal and sensitive in equal measure. Peerless, Manics were great during this period; the Bible will stand out, phenomenal achievement.

[@fionataylor4269]

'' I should have lied like everybody else '' !!

[@ianrobinson4200]

God damn,what a voice. What a track!

[@chrispagett3367]

Faster is aggressive, brutal and upbeat at the same time!

[@dj-um7el]

EXACTLY!!! Perfectly said.

[@davidstopford3165]

The word c--t is the fourth word at the beginning of this epic yet very dark album.

[@manorbier]

This is THE perfect song!

[@dj-um7el]

Great name and pfp. Is that James Dean Bradfield?

[@manorbier]

@@dj-um7el oh no. nothing near by it 🤗 just a huge fan. I wish you were Richey though 😢🥰

[@dj-um7el]

@@manorbier cool.