Manic Street Preachers

 

Artist:  Manic Street Preachers

Origin:  Blackwood, Wales

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop

Original line-up:

James Dean Bradfield:  Lead Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Keyboards
Nicky Wire:  Bass, Piano, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Sean Moore:  Drums, Percussion, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
Miles "Flicker" Woodward:  Bass.

Manic Street Preachers are a Wales Alternative Rock Band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood by James Dean Bradfield (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar), Nicky Wire (Bass) and Seann Moore (Drums) as a trio band, and together with the original Bassist Miles "Flicker" Woodward, and he left the band in early 1988 and replaced by Richey Edwards on Rhythm Guitar and Nicky Wire took position on Bass.  Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995.  The band became trio band again.

Title:  Lifeblood (20th Anniversary Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  1985 (4:08)

 2.  The Love Of Richard Nixon (3:38)

 3.  Empty Souls (4:05)

Side B:

 1.  A Song For Departure (4:20)

 2.  I Live To Fall Asleep (3:57)

 3.  To Repel Ghosts (3:58)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Emily (3:34)

 2.  Glasnost (3:14)

 3.  Always/Never (3:42)

Side D:

 1.  Solitude Sometimes Is (3:21)

 2.  Fragments (4:02)

 3.  Cardiff Afterlife (3:27)

Personnel:

James Dean Bradfield:  Lead Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitar, 
Nicky Wire:  Bass
Sean Moore:  Drums, Drum Programming

Additional Musicians:

Nick Nasmyth:  Keyboards

Jeremy Shaw:  Additional Keyboards

Greg Haver:  Percussion

Lifeblood is the seventh studio album by Manic Street Preachers, originally released on November 1, 2004 by Sony Music, remastered and reissued on April 12,, 2024 by Sony Music.  2th Anniversary Edition in 2 LP along with a redesigned gatefold sleeve and 20 page booklet.