Manic Street Preachers - Sleepflower - live Losheim Festival 1993 - Underground Live TV recording

[@wishiegg]

JDB is fucking sublime

[@miketunky2277]

I love GATS and never got the hatred for it. Certainly a better album than any they put out after Everything Must Go. Sleepflower is sublime and they also opened with it when i saw them on this tour .

[@conorsmith8551]

I know GATS is brilliant . Favourite songs on the album actually turn out to be the ones released as singles

[@judyhopps9380]

I know Im in that minority of manic fans, but I much much prefer Gold Against the Soul to Holy Bible.

[@ohfoolishworkerbee]

I don't know what you guys are talking about, you can clearly hear Richey come in at 0:38 and he's visibly playing all the right chords. He was never going to be as loud as James (unless you listen to the '94 Glastonbury set!) but he was a competent enough guitar player.

[@louisbatsford3583]

Who cares whether he can play well or not, this footage is nearly 39years old you think it matters anymore?

[@ohfoolishworkerbee]

@@louisbatsford3583 Apparently it matters an awful lot to a dude responding to a comment I wrote NINE YEARS AGO

[@craig8860]

@@louisbatsford3583 39?

[@lejazzetmoi1775]

a competent guitar player... 3:54 .. not really

[@brighteyes8474]

Richey don't look that bad ad a rhythm guitarist. He holds it together quite well. He was slated as useless as a musician. I have seen much much worse. Anyway he was mainly about as a lyricist. I don't care. Richey Edwards is a legend.

[@Rocknrolltkd]

It would be hard to look like a good guitarist when you're stood next to James Dean Bradfield

[@philkearney0577]

Anyone can sound good when the engineer turns you’re volume knob to zero 😂

[@lejazzetmoi1775]

@@philkearney0577 well they didn't 3:53, 3:56 ouch...

[@youfromthefuturee]

@@philkearney0577i would argue it is impossible to sound good when you literally cannot be heard

[@HelenWaldron-g3s]

Me too. ❤

[@merseybeast76]

As a guitarist I can confirm that Richey could actually play, but nothing more than the basic barre chord E-shape. If any guitarist was standing next to JDB he would seem inferior and in some live footage, Richey seems to be going through the motions but not playing but he contributed more than playing guitar. Sadly missed by many

[@mojopin70]

He is playing 5th chords too, e shape is just major and you can hear he is playing minor chords too.

[@Htheorphanarian]

agreed, JDB is an absolute beast that no-one recognises.

[@strongerthanmensamanics655]

Pre bible, post gen, pre, the best band in the uk all through the 90's and beyond.

[@DG4REAL1971]

I remember around about this time some guitarist from another band getting pissed off at Richey cause he said he was turned down on stage and never really contributed to the live sound of MSP. It never bothered me or most of the fans at all as he contributed so much more to the band, Richey will always live on in my heart for the wonderfull thought provoking lyrics he wrote and for the mere presence he brought to the stage.......

[@HelenWaldron-g3s]

Well put and totally agree . Hope he found peace ✌️

[@emmaryan7247]

Richey didn't disappear until February 1st 1995 , this is from 1993 , he is shown in this video . The lead singer is James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire is bassist and lyricist , Sean Moore is the drummer (he and James write the music ) and Richey was lyricist and controlled a lot of the artwork.

[@philboyle315]

This is on without fail every at home sesh!

[@navit123]

I love blonde James!!

[@andytraverse]

Perfect

[@2010welshy]

Class!!

[@manephewlenny6401]

There's Dave Eringa at 0:04 with his long flowing blonde hippy locks

[@ludiekmagick]

Yeah! I remember reading that comment, but I can't think who it was. As if banging on about effects pedals was a greater contribution to pop culture than the stuff Richey came up with!

[@bradwirelocustmanic6207]

All manics fans want this live/ who can blame them?

[@DragonFlagBand]

Taffys forever !!!!

[@empav1971]

3:36 - 26 seconds of sublime beauty...

[@electricmagazine1]

Richey could even palm mute the strings - check out the instrumental break.

[@briancarballo1194]

Yes 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@jonathanlawrence4970]

The best

[@jarneyjnr2316]

Band sounds good here

[@bradwirelocustmanic6207]

MORNING ALWAYS SEEM TO STALE TO JUSTIFY,LAMENT BLOSSOMS HOURS MINUTES OF OUR LIVES, FRAGMENTS CRAWLING LIKE COBWEBS ON STONE..❤❤

[@trustmeineedu]

perfect

[@dave790]

@emmgeeo A lot of the time he wasn't plugged in apparently. I think he might be here, just low in the mix, cos you can hear straight chords being played behind the lead riff. But who knows. He's onstage, that's the part I like.

[@briancarballo1194]

👏👏👏

[@sleepflower93]

He was always plugged in, even from their earliest gigs in ‘89 playing in pubs. He was never miming, just was sometimes turned down a lot. For every one gig where his guitar is barely audible, there are hundreds where it is. It just depends on the venue really, at this point they were playing lots of festivals, in which case the sound is up to the people running the thing (for instance, there are some where he’s turned up louder than James!)

[@phillipcarlroberts4640]

nice ,on other recordings I cant hear the all important solo.

[@jonedwards4232]

It's Dave Eringa on keys, no?

[@2010welshy]

It is dave eringer.

[@zararity]

Yep, definitely is...

[@DG4REAL1971]

Do you mean the guy who got pissed at richey about his lack off interest in Guitar Tech..???, you could be correct but im thinking it was from some guitarist from a band no longer around...It was defo some band who was making some waves and were in the music-press quite alot at the time this was recorded.......i might google it n see if i can find who it was as its annoying me now...... :)

[@hannahbevan4783]

Do I hear guitar behind James' lead. I THINK I FUCKING DO!

[@paulgrahamedwardspencer5161]

Yes Edwards learned to play basic bar chords around this time

[@felicitytoad]

😇

[@turnleftaticeland]

Nicky looks like Dave Davies here

[@pandahoax]

@PeSkeleton Dave Eringa, I believe.

[@2010welshy]

I'm sure it was John squire...

[@whatsmynamegirl7]

Had Richey James disappeared at this point? I have to get the bandmembers straight....what's the lead singer's name?

[@conorsmith8551]

No that’s him in the black T-shirt

[@felicitytoad]

😇👻

[@ollyg235]

Looks more like a soundcheck or the crowd is just that dead. And yeah, you can hear Richey's guitar during solo and it's severely out of tune , but who cares?

[@MrBassJon]

I believe it was someone from the 60ft Dolls

[@antonypartridge284]

Jon Ford no. No it wasnt. Lol

[@emmgeeo]

Did Ritchie ever really play live coz some of the chords he is playing in this are not real. HE WAS EVEN PLAYING A CHORD above the fret board

[@andytraverse]

Perfect