Manic Street Preachers- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next REACTION & REVIEW

[@richardhowlett9424]

The finest song written about The Spanish Civil War .

[@oskarobit]

Very applicable to today. Many people from all over the world came to fight against fascism in Spain; remember that Franco received the help of Hitler and Mussolini to bathe Spain in blood; something that the brainless who vote for the ultra-right today wield with stupid pride. So many people in exile, after the Civil War, fought against the Nazis in the Second World War. For example "La Nueve" (mostly Spanish Republican soldiers* =150, men and women) took part, among other actions, in the liberation of Paris being the first Allied troop to enter the city under the orders of Le Clerc. We should be more concerned about what is happening in neighboring countries because it can be repeated in our homes: the rise of the ultra-right in the world, crazy Milei, Bolsonaro, Le Penn, Putin, Zionist genocide in Palestine, Ukraine, dictatorships of all colors.... (*) not to be confused with the U.S. Republicans, the Spaniards were leftists, for real.

[@dexstewart2450]

Working Class men left their jobs to fight against Franco's Spanish Fascists...one of the Welsh Miners was asked why he was going - and replied with the line about shooting rabbits. The title comes from a poster of a dead child, killed by German bombers, with Germany aiding the Fascists. My grandmother (born 1901), told me about the men from my area in S.Wales walking down our street, leaving to fight. Franco was allowed to stay in power after Hitler and Mussolini were killed...then the USA, on 9/11/1973, overthrew the elected government of Chile, installing the Fascist regime of Pinochet...

[@craig7248]

Heroes. True, genuine heroes

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Phenomenal masterpiece 10/10.

[@bigneon_glitter]

_This Is My Truth.._ is a glorious, beautiful album, back to front. Manics are still going strong & have been co-headlining a global tour with *Suede* since last year (more Suede is highly recommended, btw)

[@lilaelsi5766]

“Motorcycle Emptiness”, “You Love Us”, “Slash and Burn”, “Little Baby Nothing”, “Love’s Sweet Exile” are the gems from their marvelous debut album called “Generation Terrorists” ❤️🌹🔥

[@1000whispering]

^this is accurate

[@RayRay-ot5xd]

Yes!

[@MarkLikesCoffee860]

"A Design For Life", "Everything Must Go"

[@gablen23]

My favorite songs from them is "Motorcycle Emptiness", an epic rock hymn, check it out!

[@fuckamericanidiot]

A rock hymn, love that ❤

[@Richarddraper]

La Rambla is a street that runs down the centre of the old town in Barcelona. I guess the International Brigades comprised of foreign volunteers for the Republican cause, would have marched up it. I remember when I first visited Barcelona and walked that street, this song came straight into my head. I wondered if I'd been born 60 years earlier, would I have had the courage to join the International Brigades and fight the facists? I didn't know the answer then and I don't know it now. I hope I would have. Glad you liked the song. The Manics are an amazing band. Maybe try Motorcycle Emptiness, Faster or A Design For Life next.

[@craig7248]

A question I've asked myself many times

[@greghansell5115]

This song was what got me hooked onto MSP. 'Ready for Drowning' is another great song from the same album IMHO...it also has a strong message and soars and I love the organ riff so much.

[@spartacusforlife1508]

You stole the sun from my heart and design for life are probably my favourite tracks of theirs

[@gavinblenkinsop6250]

Man I feel old now. 1998 this absolute beaut of an album came out!?? I had this album on CD and I nearly wore the CD out playing it over and over again - it’s a fantastic album and this is one of the better tracks but there are some other great tracks to check out from the album….”You Stole The Sun From My Heart” and “Tsunami” are great songs too

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

A bridge over troubled waters. Cherish all our sons and daughters. Great song. R.I.P. Richey Edwards. Peace and Love.

[@jeremyb5640]

Great band, anthemic indie rock with real depth. Please check out 'A Design For Life' next. This album was the first with lyrics solely written by bassist Nicky Wire, the band taking a song about the dangers of fascism and the Spanish Civil War to number one in the singles charts. Rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards co-wrote many of the band's lyrics before his tragic disappearance in 1995. Sadly, he has never been found since and was legally declared deceased in absentia in 2008. Maybe check out 'Motorcycle Emptiness' from his time with the Manics (from their debut album).

[@Jonny_Red]

The live version of Tolerate they played to close out their set at the Isle of Wight Festival this year is well worth checking out .. very gooesbumps and emotional .. the deep message from the song is more and more relevant than ever (the video to it is pretty special too) since its release 25 years ago ... as are a lot of their songs even as far back to when they broke out in the late 80s early 90s.

[@tomoconnell2727]

i am so glad you revisited the Manics, they are well worth going deep on - it is almost too bad that La Tristesse was your introduction, it is a very different sound for them Motorcycle Emptiness is the classic, but many others are fantastic as well - a Design for Life, you stole the sun from my heart, just dive in and enjoy

[@MiguelAngelLópezMartínez-t2f]

In this vein , and even sweeter is the opening track of this same album, "the everlasting". Quite passional one

[@KevinKaffy]

Yeah and the music video for that is one of their best.

[@cadanrichards2615]

Their song Motorcycle Emptiness is one of my favourite songs by them. The Holy Bible and Everything Must Go are both great albums, Holy Bible is their best.

[@14gilbertst]

excellent ('A Design for Life' is also beautiful.)

[@alexpartenopei1021]

Yes! Was trying to remember that one. Exvellent song.

[@KevinKaffy]

Kevin Carter is also a personal fav👍

[@arkphoenix340]

I suggest Motorcycle Emptiness, my favorite by them (not their best) And Design for a Life (maybe that is their best?)

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Add in "Your Love Alone is Not Enough" and you have the perfect trilogy from them. All 3 albums they are from are worth a listen. The dividing line is the Holy Bible, true fans love it, us casuals find it hard work (a bit like Kate Bush's The Dreaming)

[@garyrobets6147]

So many great songs from this band..

[@traceyb9443]

The B Side Masking Tape is a must!❤

[@KevinKaffy]

Yeah I guess you would appreciate Motorcycle Emptiness also. A design for life was their other big uk hit(narrowly missed being number 1)

[@JJ-no2hp]

Thanks for this - you'll find that this classic grows on you

[@cgallagher4501]

One of my favourite bands of all time from sweet ballad to horror rock - always based on real feelings

[@Yufri]

Great reaction. I totally forgot that song😳 I absolutely loved it back then

[@Mouse2113]

This is their best album, one of my favourites

[@ocayul]

Some suggestions: Yes, The Everlasting, and You Stole the sun from my heart.

[@isthatthetimealready]

Loving your videos, would love you to try some house or techno stuff If you think about how long ago this tune came out. The children have grown up to be adults that easily slip into the two categories you mentioned

[@garethmurray1621]

It's a great track from a fine band. Worth mentioning that they were sued by the publishers of The Stranglers for this track's similarity to Duchess off the Stranglers Raven album. They paid a substantial sum in an agreed settlement.

[@scatterkeir]

I was convinced after your La Tristesse Durera reaction that they just weren't for you, I'm delighted that I was wrong!

[@JustJP]

I'm always happy to give more listens to a band, even if the first hit doesn't strike gold :D

[@scatterkeir]

@@JustJP Yeah, but I didn't think anything else of theirs would do it for you, I was wrong there!

[@KevinKaffy]

I personally think La tristessa durera is one of their great tracks but maybe not to everyone’s taste I guess so maybe not the best track of the manics to listen to first. After getting into them it would probably grow on them

[@traceyb9443]

Think the Gold Against The Soul album can be one of those polarising ones, you either like it or you don't kind of thing. I'm sure you will get into them more when you give some of their other albums a listen.

[@KevinKaffy]

Some great tunes on Gold against the soul. This track would be the standout track for me though. I prefer it to “From Despair to where” or “Roses in the hospital” but great tracks obviously. “Sleepflower” is a very close 2nd though 👏

[@nehemb]

So happy to see you give the Manics a 2nd try! They'll reward further listening - a wonderfully consistent band, with real depth to their lyrics. This is from their 2nd transitional album after the disappearance of their band member Richey Edwards who wrote the lyrics to their early stuff. They somehow carried on after he disappeared and actually got bigger. 'Walk Me to the Bridge' is a more recent favourite as is 'Tsunami' off the same album as 'If you tolerate...'. 'Everything Must Go' and 'A Design to Life' are classics as is 'Motorcycle Emptiness' and I'd also recommend 'There by the grace of God' and 'The Masses against the classes' for a absolute ripper! Keep up your excellent record for treading the path less travelled musically - it makes great viewing!

[@JustJP]

Appreciated nehemb! Definitely plan on checking out some more :)

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Mate, I'm not going to sugar coat this. Listen to the ENTIRE 'Holy Bible' album. Then work backwards 😂 Stay Beautiful

[@anterohoo7554]

From my favorite record of all time. Wonderful reaction, thank you!

[@gustavodean-gomes2926]

La tristessa is not the best introduction to MSP. Now you found out the real deal. ❤

[@grahamharley4895]

Love 'em. I was starting to believe I'd not hear anything I was into? Manics were on the fringes for me (can't buy everything) but invariably they are excellent.

[@happilyeggs4627]

The song title is taken from a recruiting poster for the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. It is protesting Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government, in the UK. The poster originated after the bombing of Guernica by the Luftwaffe, Hitler having despatched them to aid Franco’s Nationalist forces. Check out the Picasso painting, “Guernica Night”.

[@traceyb9443]

My favourite band of all time! ❤ Thanks for checking them out! 😊

[@JustJP]

Happily Tracey! Thank you for watching :)

[@anarchodolly]

If I remember correctly that "If I can shoot rabbits, then I can shoot fascists" line was a direct quote from a Welsh farm-worker who volunteered for the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War / Revolution. The song is contrasting the courage and idealism of the generation that went to Spain to join the fight against fascism with that of the present. A very beautiful and powerful song.

[@delorangeade]

An irresistible soaring melody that always reminds me of Duchess by The Stranglers. There's something about James Dean Bradfield's voice that hits the spot for me, and can make even the most unlikely lyrics work. The Manics always stood up for classic rock music at a time when it was very out of fashion, so I appreciated them for that. Shooting fascists is something that should never go out of style.

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

Ahah! 😂

[@jerkedevries]

@@Eduardo-Ferreira1982aha aha aha ha… if you tolerate this… In my country the Netherlands we will likely have a new government, of which one of the parties is somewhat leaning towards fascism, and Putin too. (Putler?

[@jerkedevries]

Yea! And his voice is humane and sharp

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

@@jerkedevries I know, my friend. I'm following the news. Just recently I read something like this: "a society where one expects immediate solutions to problems such as poverty, (... I forgot the other two) is a society that will go more and more towards fascism". Maybe this internet and speeded world has something to do with it, I don't know. Those are serious problems that need time and responses in various fronts. So, don't we feel the anger growing when an internet site lasts more than 10 seconds to appear on our screens? We are so unprotected we can be so easily harmed. And we'll look for immediate answers, in or with revenge towards the problems and those who causes them. That's what I'm thinking about it now. Just a thought.

[@jerkedevries]

My compliments for the songchoice. Sad to say that fascism still rises here and then in Europe. People don’t recognise it. The clip of this song is impressive by the way. 😊 The tone of the singer’s voice is just great

[@Theremedialgash]

People kind of miss the point of the song that if you accept it ffs.

[@jerkedevries]

@@Theremedialgashwhat does ffs mean?

[@carlosferreira5112]

Great band! Great song!

[@maciejkrasuski]

Surely, this is NOT the best music ever. But this IS brilliant piece of pop.

[@Owlstretchingtime78]

I remember them doing "You Love Us' with James Dean Bradfield donning a balaclava on TOTP's. They looked good, sounded better, and made a mockery of the rest of the s*** on the show that night!

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Wrong song!

[@Owlstretchingtime78]

@thesoundlikechameleons2082 Yeah you're right. Why couldn't you have named it, to save me looking it up? It didn't take much!

[@artrock101]

they did 'Faster', from the Holy Bible. @@Owlstretchingtime78

[@wilburtoo4897]

Next listen to A Design For Life. Same vibe, even better!

[@antoniocastro6345]

Great song and great band!

[@barnigranero5882]

The lead singer doesn't write the lyrics in this band. He receives the lyrics from the rest of the band and then writes music for them. This band has a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge back catalogue of amazing songs. As you like tracks with long names I'm going to recommend Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart You might need the lyric video for that one.

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

So, glad you went back to Preachers. What's next? Suede?😅😅

[@simondemarco6471]

I am seeing Suede live in 2 days time. Love their latest album.

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

@@simondemarco6471 I'm not following them but I know they can't do a bad album! If they tried...

[@JonseyWales]

"A Design for Life" next😁👍

[@RayRay-ot5xd]

For 90’s rock you must listen to Swervedriver, especially their first album. They are such an underrated band and kick serious butt. Give them a shot, JP. The first album is a classic

[@kevinkibble8342]

This song is just the tip of the iceberg of the greatness that is the Manics. Check out their Richey era stuff, when they were a hugely punk influenced band. The Holy Bible is an all time masterpiece.

[@hypercc1]

You need to understand the meaning of the song, its about Welsh volunteers who fought in the Spanish civil war against Francos Fascism.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah, this is one of their more popular pop songs. But if you really want to get "Manic" I suggest you give their later album "Know Your Enemy" a listen. It's arguably their least popular album, but I consider it their masterpiece, and I suspect it was poorly reviewed because several of the songs were inspired by the band's trip to Cuba, where they played the first rock show by a western band in front of Castro and Co. Politics aside, however, there are some stone cold classic songs on that album.

[@murdockreviews]

It's one of my favourite MSP albums, and I never got why so many think it's one of their worst 🤷‍♂️

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@murdockreviews I think it's perhaps because it's so uneven and contains so many different styles. Nicky Wire called it their "Sandinista!" which has always been famous for its sprawling nature. They did release a 20th Anniversary Edition of this album a couple of years ago, which separated the songs onto two discs. Apparently this was the band's intention all along. But I prefer the uneven "mess" of the original. Not every song is great, but at least half of them are superb. My favourite is perhaps "The Year of Purification". Total hit single, if you ask me. So of course it was never released!

[@murdockreviews]

​@@SpaceCatttttyes. Many find it too long and a stylistic mess. To me it's their 'White Album'. German issue of the Rolling Stone fave it a very good review when it was released.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Vocally he has echoes of the late Freddie Mercury.

[@LambriniSupernova]

Quality reaction, check out Design For Life, possibly the Manics biggest hit in the UK

[@jasonwebb71]

I'm still putting my vote in for Little Baby Nothing, which features Spike Edney, Queen's long-time live keyboard player (including at Live Aid), on the keys.

[@murdockreviews]

Interestingly, their biggest hit. This was a great album, but actually - if you knew their other material - very melancholic and mellow. Due to the downbeat nature of most tracks, one has to be in the mood to get through the whole disc. Nonetheless, it features some of their best tracks and epic production. On the follow-up album they came to the conclusion "Freedom of speech won't feed my children".

[@kenmack2956]

From the same time period, try out “Common People “ by Pulp!

[@chrisbanks5925]

Listen to 'A Design For Life.'

[@andkat]

A great band!

[@casm4]

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[@HippoYnYGlaw]

Only on recent live versions has this grooved sufficiently for me to embrace it more than my initial admiration for it's lyrical warnings. It plodded when it came out, especially as we were used to Faster Frantic rants. Crash and Burn, Rodney, crash & burn.

[@comawhite39]

Whoa whoa... Hakuna his tatas. (sorry, I had to)

[@pairofpints]

4st 7lbs

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

A masterpiece. I chatted to the drummer Sean Moore in December 2020! One of the best songs ever made, and that vocal. C 15 - 12 - 23

[@finglas8057]

Ahh you should have watched the video for double impact!

[@tanis7050]

It's a fantastic alternative rock song. I've loved this song since I first heard it in 1998.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Queen definitely influenced them.

[@kenhewitt7357]

James Dean Bradfeild is great as a solo artist also

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Bradfield! 🤣

[@kenhewitt7357]

​Bloody auto correct 😂🙄​@@thesoundlikechameleons2082

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

@@kenhewitt7357 🤣

[@jmurray2018]

I love that fact we have difference tastes in the world and we get to like different songs though I’m surprised you didn’t like their first song . This song was so boring and awful in comparison to that that first song (that I can’t pronounce) But hey it’s ok to be wrong 😀 I look forward to y’all viewers suggesting other songs by this band I’d like to know more about them

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Deluded.

[@jmurray2018]

@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 yes he is

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

You're not deluded! 🤗 The sadness still won't go away though! 😁

[@yw1971]

Another 'Joy Division' influence

[@Owlstretchingtime78]

There's nothing remotely Joy Division about this song. For starters, it has a melody!

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Not this song!

[@yw1971]

@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 The synth & drumming in the chorus are similar. Just as in Coldplay 'Speed of sound'.

[@Owlstretchingtime78]

@yw1971 You would say that this song is influenced by Joy Division then?

[@yw1971]

@@Owlstretchingtime78 Yes. Particularly by 'Love will tear us apart'. One of the most influential song of the Alt-rock