Manic Street Preachers Live on Butt Naked 04/06/94

[@retromuel]

JDB really did have a ludicrous amount of stuff to manage/remember when playing live. It's like reciting Nietzsche while playing Appetite for Destruction at 8000 mph. What a front man he is.

[@pauljones4236]

Ha ha. Amazing.

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

you are on the money

[@ThomDust]

This may be the most insightful comment I’ve ever read on KZbin!

[@daveh5986]

…and also introduced by the great Michael Smiley, later Tyres O'Flaherty in ‘Spaced’ and Man in Flat (‘15 Storeys High’)🤣✅

[@TheIkaraCult]

James was as important as Richey in that era.

[@StrangeAttractor]

Sean is so on point it's ridiculous. Never gets mentioned in GOAT drummer articles, but he should be.

[@DanNewton-q9e]

That’s because he is average.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Clueless 🙈

[@DylanPank71]

He's a solid enough drummer at this stage, but there's a reason they used drum machines on the first album.

[@RunOfTheHind]

@@DylanPank71 He is a very average drummer. But producers loved doing that in the late 80s and early 90s anyway. Made their job easier. Albini used to rant about it. It was more common than a lot of us probably know. Shiiiit, even when my friends band went to record a demo in '95, the local studio guy tried to convince them to use a drum machine...

[@littlejohnnyturtle8770]

The quiet one, the eccentric one, the talented one and the cool one. The perfect band.

[@stephenwright8551]

Early manics stuff the best,And will stand the test of time,the best Welsh Band ever.

[@briandennehy6380]

How fuckin talented is JDB?! My fav musician/frontman of all time

[@TheIkaraCult]

James was just unreal at this time, he's breathtaking

[@acquiescefc]

Still my favourite TV performance, the sound and energy around that time when i first got into them was nothing else like it. Just so raw and loud and amazing.

[@ОльгаКомарова-м7ф]

Can't imagine anything better than this music, this voice and these lyrics. Richey looks gorgeous as usual.

[@monkeyliver1986]

Too bad he's not plugged in here

[@edgarojeda2603]

​@@monkeyliver1986 he are connected here, check out this same concert with stereo audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWm8qnaenMqMmrc, listening to some bootlegs especially in the years 92 to 94 I could notice that Richey's guitar always it was connected only that at a low volume, at the end of 1993 onwards his guitar was no longer so low compared to the first years

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Yes he is.

[@kildogery]

Does anyone else still listen to The Holy Bible at least once a week? I

[@cassybowie2894]

yes

[@kildogery]

@@cassybowie2894 high five!

[@cassybowie2894]

@@kildogery hell yeah!

[@chucklessavini1778]

Sometimes more. ;)

[@nexionaut]

Damn right I do!

[@ThurstonWhore1]

No one makes music this good anymore!

[@zolfodor4835]

Saw the manics for the first time at reading festival this same year & totally blew me away,fucking brilliant,saw em quite a few times,JDB is one fuck of a guitarist & front man.🤘🎸❤️💯

[@ponyboycurtis5734]

Awesome guitarist and singer is the great James . Makes up for Richeys air guitar, lol. Bless him, he did pen it all mind. The Holy Bible is equally angst fuelled and haunting for obvious reasons. Masterpiece.

[@edgarojeda2603]

he are connected here, check out this same concert with stereo audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWm8qnaenMqMmrc, listening to some bootlegs especially in the years 92 to 94 I could notice that Richey's guitar always it was connected only that at a low volume, at the end of 1993 onwards his guitar was no longer so low compared to the first years

[@eugenemclemmont4045]

you can here it just when the solo starts on Roses in the Hospital , it is very low in the mix

[@mikerophone235]

Great set, builds in intensity and EXPLODES during You Love Us. They really were untouchable around this time

[@TonyMartin-xg1rd]

Holy Bible. Underrated masterpiece.

[@alfanale807]

They all thrived off of each other, live forever

[@cazb877]

‘If you keep fucking staring I will kill everything’ fantastic 😂😂

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

I always thought it was "swearing".

[@acquiescefc]

I remember hearing that every time I replayed that VHS and still think of it when I hear it since as if it's the actual line.

[@chucklessavini1778]

Clearly pissed off at the audience. Some of whom think it's a lyric. Hilarious.

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

I put my hearing aids in and I now agree that it is staring. The manics always loved irony so that's why I said swearing....after he used the f word.

[@gallaghim]

This is a blast from the past. I remember i had just got into the Manics and saw this on TV at the time of broadcast. At the end of the year i would see the band for the first time. A brilliant performance.

[@nattyboyo2404]

I remember taping this on VHS and repeatedly watching it. Can even recall the audience members years later 😂

[@JkeBoyle-vn2wi]

All manics fans know this t.v special, but most people who have heard of the manics think of tolerate this and haven’t seen this, shame!

[@imogenimeson664]

Broadcast just two days before my father died."She is suffering" reminds me of my mom suffering at the time.

[@briandennehy6380]

Sorry to hear that.

[@philipnoblethe3rd695]

Sorry to hear that. Very poignant song 😐❤️

[@darrenedwards8433]

Fan-bloody-su-bloody-perb!!!! I'm a Taffy too, and I saw them at The Whiskey in LA in 1992 and they blew me away!!!

[@Robcatist]

They were fuckin untouchable in 94!

[@keithboberson7609]

love love love james' voice!!

[@marywalsh1770]

Just doesn't get better than James xxxxx

[@davetommo4739]

Love Richie! such an amazing unsung hero. Hope your out there reading this Richie!

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

It's Richey.

[@davetommo4739]

@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 So what?

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

@@davetommo4739 Learn to spell.

[@davetommo4739]

@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 you bored?

[@barrybrown2392]

Awesome.. I remember winning an autographed copy of generation terrorists off a radio station

[@FrankPerlo]

Richey!!

[@anthfax]

Used to watch this with my dad in 94 95 we taped it so many memories !!

[@miketunky2277]

Brilliant. I remember taping this at the time and playing it so much I almost wore the tape out. I wish they'd included the whole show on the HB remaster instead of a couple of songs from it.

[@deathridergaming6097]

I was 12 when this was broadcast..stayed up till 2am to record it..but fell asleep at around 1.55..woke up just in time to press record when you love us came on..and caught the end credits...d'oh!!! (Then cried myself to sleep for about a month..lol)

[@mgthestrange9098]

I was 13 and set the video for it. I remember being on tenterhooks the next morning to see if it taped. Luckily it had! 😀

[@nattyboyo2404]

Me too! I watched non stop after. Every scene is still etched in my brain years later. Didn't think there were so many of us back then staying up late to record it on VHS. Quality footage was precious at the time.

[@manorbier]

Sean Moore is on fire in Faster!

[@attentionaddicts]

great quality for Holy Bible era! thanks for the upload!!

[@DanNewton-q9e]

I remember staying in on Friday night to watch this as a teenager.

[@jesmondazzopardi9949]

awesome....masters of pain and beauty...

[@HeyJoeHaze]

Awesome performance! Thanks for uploading this.

[@anthonybyne11]

Amazing little gig! Would have loved to have been there!

[@liakadacorfu8207]

I was. It was amazing!

[@GlassSuperstar]

The Absolute Power and Might Immortalized

[@attentionaddicts]

JDB hits a wrong note in the Roses... solo. Rare to hear that. He saves it by bending the string up to make it look intentional.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Yes.

[@charlieburnham5611]

cant beat a bit of the manics

[@Hegder]

Amazing. James is incredible. Did Nicky not sing backup live during this era or just this performance? I swear I’d seen him do it.

[@Keeleysound]

You're right, sort of! 😊 Nicky "sang" token bv's on You Love Us at Reading '94, in a very adorable/shit non-singing way. X

[@dukesilver9704]

​@@KeeleysoundLove Nicky, he's the man.

[@lupazanussi8443]

ANGRY MANICS = BEST MANICS

[@lysander1]

ROSES! in the the HOSPITAL!!!

[@steviesedge]

this is beast... !

[@eamonharvey]

I remember this, like it was yesterday. I was so gutted at the time that ritchie wasnt plugged in. Listening to it now though its awesome and captures a little bit of the original Manics of the time! (pre-everythingmustgo)

[@merseybeast76]

He is plugged in but for some reason he doesn't play constantly and is very quiet. He was playing really well at this stage but for some reason he looks moody and uninterested here . . possibly as he was in and out of hospitals and clinics at this time

[@jesuisgourde]

Apparently just a day or two before this performance he'd found out an old university mate of his had committed suicide. So I'd assume he was still processing that at the time of the show and that's why he's so distant and hidden away at the back.

[@eamonharvey]

I remember at the time that he was plugged in for Naked City, just not for this 'Butt Naked' performance. It actually sounds ok now, at the time i was really disappointed. (i agree he was playing well and the blend they used to have used to mean he just added depth anyway - why not have the sound in there?)

[@bencolemanart]

Eamon Harvey I can hear him, but only when he plays the wrong chord (a few clangers that we can all forgive!). He is almost inaudible though.

[@secallen]

@@bencolemanart You can hear his level at 21:28. Very low. May have been different in the room though.

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

It is Michael Smiley and by there`s a bit where James`s guitar cuts out and you can hear Richey scratching away. He could play adequate rhythm by this juncture.

[@janekatalane5653]

+Jimmy Pop t.v. re: Richey playing... nicely said and agreed. It makes me smile when you can hear him playing. And one ( of many ) things that I admire about Richey was that he was always honest about the fact that he could not play very well, but tried his best. His honesty in general was so attractive. Gawd dayum, I miss Richey so much. Such a sweet and pure soul. I hope one day he comes back, but regardless, I mostly just hope that he is happy, where ever he may be...

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

Me too. The coolest rock n roll star i`ve ever seen by a country mile.

[@janekatalane5653]

+Jimmy Pop t.v. hello again. That's such a nice thing to say about Richey. So nice and so very true. * nods in agreement * ;) He was / is very cool. And such a beautiful person, inside and out. I've been thinking about Richey a bit more than usual since his birthday is tomorrow (22nd). I hope it is a very happy one for him. Cheers!...

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

I think he is or would have been depending on your opinion 47. He remains an icon to me and always will with his combination of beauty and fervent intelligence. A true one off and a softly spoken genius. I hope he is somewhere out there reading Rimbaud or the beats but if i am to be realistic then i`m afraid i cannot see this being a realistic scenario...........But.

[@janekatalane5653]

+Jimmy Pop t.v. thanks for the reply and I echo your lovely sentiments about Richey. It's cool to come across someone who feels the same way I do about him. I hope as well that Richey is somewhere out there... enjoying a more low key kind of life perhaps... out of the spotlight and doing all the things that he enjoyed... like writing, reading, being surrounded by dogs, etc... However, as much as it pains me to think about, I do realize this may not be a possibility at all. But, at the same time, I will never give up hope that one day his family, band mates, friends and fans will know what happened, one way or another... Cheers to ya again, Jimmy Pop!... And thank you Martin McAvinney for uploading this brilliant footage!...

[@bassthing68]

Oh yes. My life is complete!

[@Dressagevids]

Smiley, you short changed me in the bar

[@猫にゃんた]

好きだな。 この音楽。

[@strongerthanmensamanics655]

My top 3 live performance of the manics, wish i was there with an i phone to record the magoc moment close up.

[@JohnInBlack]

Epic !!!

[@qster7777]

Voice on full throttle, love it.

[@cathallynch1]

Damn good!

[@OlafProt]

Introduced by Tyres!!

[@anthfax]

Do I really have to watch adverts with some little bell end, making a pot noodle, I think he would enjoy a hand grenade, painted as a corn of the cob more, love u Anthony xx

[@Kwakcheolyong]

1:22 Nicky Smiles After JDB Forgot His lyrics 😂

[@hwgavin]

why's Richey so low in the mix.. :'(

[@OlafProt]

Because he was shite, I’m afraid.

[@lokcachte]

He was not the best guitar player. He could barely play early on and was more or less not plugged in. At this point he was solid enough, but not enough to really carry much. Very talented lyricist, not as much a guitarist

[@kikibooboos]

Is that the actor Michael Smiley at the start??

[@oliverharper7411]

I was about to ask exactly the same thing.

[@RunOfTheHind]

"Be lucky! Oi oi!!!"

[@sarahperks4581]

Nickys double is in the audience did my head in for a moment 😳

[@mgthestrange9098]

LOL, he travelled forward from 1991 to watch himself.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Where?! That's a woman 🤣

[@attentionaddicts]

Did the TV show edit a line out of PCP? 🤔

[@TheGPUpdate]

is that tyres?

[@AttackWithStyle]

Really special band , Holy Bible is my fave Album. "Everything must go " was their last superb album , after that ...................... never enjoyed anything theyve done

[@kildogery]

Is that Michael Smiley?

[@shamrockshoredublin179]

Tires from spaced presenting

[@craigdavid9865]

22:55 that scream was almost Roger Daltery esque

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

🤣

[@plathandpinter]

It's Tires!!!!

[@Samara1875]

Samara Curtis

[@TalicniTom-tp9qz]

This is real MSP ! Not International Blue albums.

[@lysander1]

shit hot

[@charlieburnham5611]

How come Richey's guitar is turned down so much?

[@merseybeast76]

+Murmeltier616 as a guitarist I can assure you Richey COULD play, but his constant mistakes had James keep him turned down very low. If you watch him, he's playing all the correct chords . . something a non-guitar player (obviously) couldn't do

[@paulgrahamedwardspencer5161]

He plays bar chords power chords and he could play he was getting better before he went missing

[@JDBGUITAR85]

Fury punk rock an

[@smeghead3692]

Richey ‘Bez’ Edwards

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

What?

[@glimmertwin1548]

Where is Richie?

[@lil_baby_nothing]

On the left in the black shirt 😊

[@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974]

no one knows, suicide ?

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Richey!

[@runandraisans6055]

No balls no attitude the manics are utter boring now without Edwards

[@Idol2Idol]

Agreed.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Are you a politician? because you are full of 💩.

[@HeyJoeHaze]

Awesome performance! Thanks for uploading this.