Song no 9 : Doors closing slowly
The shadow is the cross ok - judgement must be willing today
Silence is not sacrifice - crucifixion is the easy life
[Video: Vagabond Productions (C)2009]
Song no 4 : This joke sport severed
This joke sport severed - I endeavoured
To find a place - where I became untethered
[Video: Vagabond Productions (C)2009]
JOURNAL FOR PLAGUE LOVERS by 'The Manic street preachers' - press Reviews:
Q - 'Simply a phenomenal rock record' *****
Uncut - 'A brave compelling record, stands shoulder to shoulder with The Manics best' ****
Sunday Times Culture - 'Great riff follows great riff. A triumphant album' CD OF THE WEEK *****
Mojo - 'A band aligning with its purest impulses - A triumph' *****
The Fly - 'The Manic Street Preachers have re established themselves as one of the most important bands of our generation' **** ½
Maxim's Album Of The Month - 'The Welsh legends have well and truly found their voice again - This is essential'
Attitude - 'Stands up on its own as an angry, violent, unique piece of art'
Kerrang! - 'This is a record that HAD to be made, and it's an essential buy' KKKK
Independent On Sunday - 'The album of 2009 hands down no contest'
Clash Magazine - 'The spirits have lifted, the future is clear, welcome back Manic Street Preachers' 10/10
Observer Music Monthly - 'Not just a dignified salute to an absent friend but a cracking album in its own right' *****
The Guardian - 'A passionate rock album that honours the past, yet is very much of the present' *****
____
