Lifeblood [Import]

Product Description
Japanese edition features two bonus tracks, 'The Soulmates' and 'Antarctic'. The Manic Street Preachers return with LifeBlood, another brave reinvention from a band that have made a career of it since losing original frontman Richie. More focused than Know Your Enemy, this is another solid addition to the Manics' canon. 14 tracks in total. Sony. 2004.

Lifeblood,Manic Street Preachers,Sony/Epic,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Fall to the floor, my baby / I no longer believe

Great return by the Manics

You Glorious Bastards

A surprisingly good return to form.

An amazing album! Best Manics album yet!

Lifeblood
Manic Street Preachers
Manufacturer: Sony Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0003V16WM
Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

1985
Love of Richard Nixon
Empty Souls
Song for Departure
I Live to Fall Asleep
To Repel Ghosts
Emily
Glasnost
Always/Never
Solitude Sometimes Is
Fragments
Cardiff Afterlife

Album Description

The Manic Street Preachers return with LifeBlood, another brave reinvention from a band that have made a career of it since losing original frontman Richie. More focused than Know Your Enemy, this is another solid addition to the Manics' canon. 12 tracks in total. Sony. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Fall to the floor, my baby / I no longer believe.......2006-08-03

It's tempting to say that Nicky Wire is a bad lyricist, but that would over-simplify things. Even on 2001's Know Your Enemy, which critics hated, he managed to come up with "Freedom Of Speech Won't Feed My Children," arguably the most nuanced and sophisticated thing he ever wrote. And in any case, he wrote half of the lyrics before 1996 too, and the works of Richey James weren't always divinely inspired either.

But now, Nicky hath declared, "Conquer yourself rather than the world." On this very boring album, he proceeds to say nothing about the state of the world, and instead reveals his innermost thoughts and dreams. And as it turns out, Nicky's innermost thoughts and dreams are not really all that special.

In "1985," Nicky declares that "God is dead, like Nietzsche said." The Manics quoted Nietzsche on their first album, too, but back then at least they put in enough effort to find a more obscure quote. Nicky then reminisces about his youth. What Nietzsche has to do with it is beyond me. Maybe Nicky is trying to encourage his young listeners to read more.

In "Solitude Sometimes Is," Nicky explains that sometimes he likes to be left alone. But he's not antisocial! He just gets tired of other people's company sometimes. One might point out that this is a minor issue that only matters to someone who is happily married and has at least two good friends, and thus wants for nothing in the way of human company. But to Nicky's sensitive soul, it's the kind of philosophical topic perfect for a mid-tempo song towards the end of an album.

Then there's "Emily." It's about Emmeline Pankhurst, who was an important figure in the women's suffrage movement. I remember this from history class. If you don't, then Nicky doesn't like you. Why, you're probably the kind of person who is obsessed with Princess Diana! Nicky doesn't like Diana, because he thinks that her image is "obviously empty." You see, unlike Pankhurst, Diana didn't really contribute to pressing social issues. Therefore, Nicky praises Pankhurst, in an album that completely ignores all pressing social issues. And even then he's just repeating himself, because he already did this in "Let Robeson Sing" on the last album. Back then he complained that nobody wrote protest songs anymore. So naturally, instead of writing them, he prefers to gaze vacuously at the distant past.

Only once on the whole album does Nicky say something sort of topical. This occurs in "The Love Of Richard Nixon," where he attempts to rehabilitate the disgraced president by pointing out his trip to China and his "war on cancer." To which I might add that Nixon supported environmental conservation and ended the war in Vietnam. But that was only after he escalated that war and covertly invaded Cambodia. Nicky, ever the defender of the common man, ignores this. The song is permeated with the self-pity that characterized Nixon. In this one regard, it's actually quite accurate.

In "Glasnost," Nicky encourages his listeners to open themselves up to love. If they do this, he says, they can find their own "glasnost." And afterwards, I guess, their lives can collapse and become governed by gangster capitalism. This is a very tasteless metaphor. Let me guess, Nicky votes Labour, watches BBC News, and likes to eat ice cream. Actually, maybe he votes Conservative now. Is there even a difference anymore? But either way, I'm sure he likes to eat ice cream. Maybe that can be the subject of the next Manic Street Preachers single.

"Cardiff Afterlife" is a wistful farewell to Richey James, the band's former lyricist and rhythm guitarist who disappeared without a trace over ten years ago. The thing is, Nicky already wrote a wistful farewell to Richey James. That was "Nobody Loved You," from the band's 1998 album. Why is Nicky returning to this topic eight years since? Maybe it's the only topic which still inspires him to any genuine emotion. Or maybe that crisis was the most interesting time of his life, and he wants to relive it.

Musically, the band has hopped onto the eighties-retro bandwagon, which allows Bradfield and Moore to use synthesizers, acoustic guitars, echo and other accoutrements. Some of the beats have a bit of an electronic tinge, and Moore's strong drumming adds energy to the right parts. But as the band's technical skill grows - James Dean Bradfield doesn't strain his voice anymore, and it sounds smoother and more confident than ever - the total fatuousness of Nicky's musings becomes obvious.

What does Nicky even do nowadays? In the last interview of his that I read, he made fun of the White Stripes. Now he can add them to his growing list of easy targets. Maybe next time he can make fun of musicians who coast on their decade-old successes and can't think of anything interesting to say.

Great return by the Manics.......2006-01-20

OK, so I'm well over a year late in writing this. I remember how excited I was late in 2004 when my friend Arron came back from London - he happened to be there when this CD was released and brought a copy back to the US for me. After the erracticness of "Know Your Enemy" (which I think, overall, is better than most give it credit for), I was interested to see what direction the Manics would take. While it doesn't have some of the epic highs that previous releases have had, I personally think this is the most consistently listenable "as a whole" album the group has released.

"1985" gets things going in grand style. Being a child of the 80's, references to George Orwell, Nietzsche (yes, he was very much someone worth reading back in my high school and college days), Morrissey and Johnny Marr brought back some memories. The song is one of those powerful openers - I recall cranking the song with the windows down zooming down Queen Anne hill in Seattle the first time I heard it. First single "The Love of Richard Nixon" is a different sound for the Manics, but it works. It's bouncy and lyrically interesting, trying to shed a positive light on one of America's more infamous presidents. Second single "Empty Souls" (along with "To Repel Ghosts") are about the closest things this album has to a burner - nice guitar work by James on both tracks.

The jewels of this CD, in my opinion, are three of the non-single tracks, "A Song for Departure", "Solitude Sometimes Is" and the closer, "Cardiff Afterlife". "A Song for Departure" has a great bass groove by Nicky and lyrically takes us to a place most of us have been at one time or another - the end of a relationship. "Solitude Sometimes Is" is my personal favorite - one of those songs that starts out quietly and builds up to a big ending. Once again, it hits home lyrically - we've all been at a point in our lives where we feel alone be it intentionally or through the events of our lives. I feel this song captures that essence perfectly. The closer, "Cardiff Afterlife", is a thing of beauty with some nice harmonica work.

"Glastnost" has some nice guitar work and is lyrically simple yet profound ("Embrace with us - make your own glastnost"). "Always/Never", "I Live to Fall Asleep" and "Fragments" also add to the overall mood of the CD. The only track that I'm not a huge fan of is "Emily". It's certainly not awful, but it's just kind of there and in my mind also the weakest song lyrically. I'd also agree with some of the other reviews that Sean's drumming on the whole seems to have been pushed to the background. I guess that's justified though when you take a look at the overall "mood" presented here...while it's not my personal prefernce, it makes total sense.

While the CD doesn't reach individual highs such as "Motorcycle Emptiness", "This Is Yesterday" or "A Design for Life" from the past, I think it's right up there, when taken as a whole, with "The Holy Bible" as MSP's most consistently listenable work. Fans of the band already have it - and if you're new to the Manics, this certainly would not be a bad place to start.

You Glorious Bastards.......2006-01-09

Welcome back, Manics. Wow. What a return to form after the so-so KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Geez. Wasn't ready for this amazing, poignant, blissful album. I'm in the minority on this but of their catalog I always liked TIMTTMY best and this is like a beautiful sequel. Pristine, cryastalline, pure. James Dean Bradfield has just the most incredible voice for pop. It's up there with Josh Groban. No kidding. I could listen to either one of them sing a Chili's menu. Okay, so, yeah, buy this album if you're into remarkable pop music with substance. "Solitude Sometimes" might just be my favorite song of the last year -- f*ckin' gorgeous. Let's stay on this course, guys, really. I like the hard and heavy stuff but, come on, we're all getting older and this is the direction you want to stay. Just beautiful music. If America had a friggin' clue music-wise, these guys would be U2 here. Seriously. God I hate American music culture...sigh...

A surprisingly good return to form........2005-10-28

I've been a Manic Street Preachers fan for many years but felt tremendously let down by their last release, 2001's Know Your Enemy. Following on from a string of great albums (The Holy Bible, Everything Must Go, This Is My Truth..), Enemy was all the more noticeable for it's sudden drop in quality. Even for a pretty loyal fan like myself, I got the distinct impression that the Manics were artistically spent and now merely topping up their pensions.

In contrast, their new album Lifeblood, is the sound of a band fighting to remain relevant (and doing so successfully), and as a consequence it's a record that crackles with energy, spirit and a renewed sense of purpose.

The singles 'The Love of Richard Nixon', and 'Empty Souls' make for an excellent one-two punch and album tracks like 'A Song For Departure' and 'To Repel Ghosts' are classic Manics tunes. In fact, in it's entirety, this is an album that succeeds in putting the Manic Street Preachers back into the frame as one of the finest British bands of their generation. Form is temporary, class is permanent, as they say.

An amazing album! Best Manics album yet!.......2005-06-08

Lifeblood represents everything a band could ever hope
to achieve within it's career. Everything from the songwriting
to it's intricate production represent a band at it's maturity.
Solid, heartfelt and beautifully crafted music.
The opening track "1985" gives the listener a taste of what's
to come. I'm not certain what the thinking was in choosing
"the Love of Richard Nixon" as it seems to be my least favorite
from an otherwise perfect album. "Empty Souls" however, ranks
as one of the Manic's gems. It grabs you and keeps you in!
The rest of the album is a nice mix of musical tapestry.
Most would say the middle of the album is their favorite, but
it's truely hard to pick an area as all tracks are exceptional.
My personal favorites include "Empty Souls" along with
"To Repel Ghosts", "Emily" and "Cardiff Afterlife". This album is a far introspective exercise then with previous albums.
While the bands lyrical content in some of the earlier work tends
toward more political and social issues, it seems the lyrical team of Nicky Wire/James Bradfield are beginning to embrace love, abandonment, self-doubt, and personal redemption in their lyrical themes.
Since I was not a big Manics fan previous to listening to this
album, I can say that it has wet my appetite for some of their
previous material. I've since purchased "The Holy Bible-Reissue".
"This Is My truth Tell Me Yours" and "Everything Must Go".
Some of the earlier material might not be for all, but it will provide one with a persepective on the beginnings of what I think is a band worth far more recognition then it recieves!
FIVE STARS AND THEN SOME!

Additional Recommedations; It is worth mentioning that the additional tracks on the singles "Love of RN" and "Empty Souls" include (total) six additional bonus tracks that really fit well with the album. "Litany", "All Alone Here", "No Jubilees",
"Askew Road", "Everyone Knows" and "Everything Is Everthing Was".
If you love this album, then ORDER THESE SINGLES! :)

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Fantastic
Brilliant.
if it weren't for Nirvana........sigh
Pretty Good

Lifeblood
Manic Street Preachers
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00069JA3I
Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

1985
The Love Of Richard Nixon
Empty Souls
A Song For Departure
I Live To Fall Asleep
To Repel Ghosts
Emily
Glasnost
Always/Never
Solitude Sometimes Is
Fragments
Cardiff Afterlife

Album Description

Details TBA. Sony. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2005-03-15

I like all their albums (not too crazy about "Generation Terrorists", though) but this one is the biggest sleeper of them all. With each listen, you discover something new. You constantly find yourself amazed by the many incredible talents these guys possess. The Manics have covered many genres since 1990, but they just keep finding new vehicles for their ideas. You will never get tired of 'em.

"Lifeblood" is the most biographical of all their records and as such might leave the more politically radical Manics fans a bit disappointed. This is by no means "The Holy Bible" or "Know Your Enemy" (I still don't understand why KYE is considered a bad album).

The music on "Lifeblood" is absolutely beautiful. Please grab a copy as soon as you can. You will not be sorry.

Brilliant........2004-12-19

This Cd is probely one of the finest I have listened too this year. From the first song to the last.This is their best work in years. Brilliant Lyriics, and instrumention. I hope these Guys come to Torontofor a concert.

if it weren't for Nirvana........sigh.......2004-12-09

It amazes me how a band as influential and talented as the Manic Street Preachers have never made it in North America. In 1992, these brilliant young welsh lads were ready to invade the USA with their punk/metal/rock debut 'Genneration Terrorists', only to be squashed by another bands debut, Nirvana's. Well that pretty much was it for the Manics in America.
7 studio albums, one missing band member, and 14 years of wonderful disasters later, we have "Lifeblood".
This is by far the Manics poppiest venture, and as the lyrics go their least political. 'Lifeblood' did take a while to sink in. I'm probably the one guy who liked 2001's 'Know Your Enemy", and have never faulted any band for doing that which they desire, and where KYE was about keeping it real and raw (some songs recorded in 4 takes), 'Lifeblood' is the polar opposite. Richly textured keyboards and guitars dominate from the opener '1985' to the finale 'Cardiff Afterlife', with nods to u2 (Empty Souls), New Order (Love of Richard Nixon}, even Abba (Song For Depature). This album is obsessed with the 80's, 'A Song For Departure' with its "Beat It" style drums, the U2-ish piano of 'Empty Souls' to the dance floor boogie of "Richard Nixon", all this definately makes for great listening. The lyrics are still relatively political, with songs about Emily Pankhurst and Dicky Nixon, as well as references to 911 (empty Souls). 'Cardiff Afterlife',however, gets personal dealing with missing member Richard Edwards. It's hard to say what songs would make great singles as they are all excellent, and no song really stands above the rest.
Living in Canada, I must constantly turn to Europe for my music. Bombarded day in and day out with crappy american mall core, depressing 3 chord (at best!) power punk, and bling bling top 40 drivell, i find the bands overseas just have more to offer. 'Lifeblood' flies in the face of this sterile american musical halocost of the last 10 years. Lifeblood has what american popular music lacks, passion, beauty, and a sense of purpose. Thumbs up to James, Nicky and Sean for my album of the year. cheers!!

Pretty Good.......2004-11-11

I picked up it today, I really like it, but not as good as "Gold against the soul", "Holy Bible" and "EMG" also "Generation Terrorist". Favorite songs include, 1985, Glasnot, To repel ghosts, Cardiff afterlife, a song for departure. Its missing alot of their edge on this album but its still good. Its a good buy for anyone who likes brit pop, indie rock and other 90's bands. Manics rule.

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Very Impressive Independent Project
Bad production values mar album...

Lifeblood

Manufacturer: Andrea Summer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAJR52
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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Very Impressive Independent Project.......2007-01-07

Andrea Summer poured more life experience, growing up, lessons learned, and passion into this album than most people will ever experience in a lifetime. Every song stands alone, every song tells a story, every song has a theme. Yet the album as a whole is even better when listened to all the way through.

Stylisticly diverse enough to satisfy fans of rock, folk, gospel, and many other genres, Summer delivers themes of heartache, fear, unconditional love, and forgiveness with her piano-driven style and unique voice that will draw all listeners to hear more than just instruments and lyrics and melodies. The themes I hear when listening to Lifeblood stay with me long after the songs end.

Bad production values mar album..........2005-12-30

The album sounds like it was recorded in a self-storage locker or something. The musicians seem more than competent and the arrangments are interesting-sounding, which is something to be said, for sure. Andrea Summer's vocals are nasally and occasionally flat, a bad impression of Natalie Merchant or something, but perhaps that's just a victim of the weak production, or the lack of numerous takes to get it right. Lyrically, most of the songs are adequate, but a few, such as Melanie, sound like bad jr. high poetry unfortunately. If she could get some good lyrics and a smooth professional production to go along with the excellent musical arrangements, she'd probably stand out some from the pack.

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Lifeblood

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ASIN: B000TNFWWE
Release Date: 2007-08-28

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Atmospheric, deep, emotional, energetic, groovey, superior.
Thunder
profound journey

The Lovers of Kali Yuga
The Primatives
Manufacturer: The Primatives
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ASIN: B00005RJBL
Release Date: 2001-10-11

Tracks:

The Dragon's Song
Here Come the Primitives
I'm in Love
Question My Love
Can't Stop
Never Again
Lovers

Album Description

[From a world seen through the eyes of an ancient and dying guardian in The Dragon's Song to the rocking bluegrass style of Can't Stop with its stark truthfull message about the life of an artist, The Lovers of Kali Yuga is a tale of life in the "age of materialism". The last track, Lovers is a soft, but not squishy, song of a truer love at last after a long history of failed love. "Because you're tough; because you've had enough"]

The Lovers of Kali Yuga began as a recording session in a remote cabin in the wild west Badlands of North Dakota. Most of the original tracks were done there. Later in PA we got together with some other musicians and recorded all the rest of the virtual tracks with the idea of going out as a rock band. However we have since abandoned that idea for a simpler style as a duo. The CD is not an exact representation of our current style but is representative of my music. It has variety, musically, and the lyrics create images that people seem to remember. The liner notes have an explanation of Kali Yuga in relation to the title. jesse s. hanson

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Atmospheric, deep, emotional, energetic, groovey, superior........2004-09-12

This is, honestly and truly, one of the greatest CDs to debut since the early seventies when musical entities such as Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Rolling Stones where in their prime and releasing pinnacle works of involved genius based on their own personal styles, philosophies, emotions and basic life.

The Primatives' The Lovers of Kali Yuga is of a similar stature and unique worth. Music is a major part of humanity, and the Primatives are a superb reflection of theirselves just like The Stones were when they played out their songs with all of their spare energy. But enough of my love affair with the bands and artists of old, let's get to the hear and now.

The Lovers of Kali Yuga is a masterpiece that I can't even articulate accurately into a massive block of words. First of all, I'll address the band's overall personal sound. This particular work from the Primatives is more produced and involves more insturments than their live performances. This fact is used to great effect, further solidifying the already excellent songs, and turning the Lovers of Kali Yuga from just an album with excellent songs, into an album with excellent songs that also serves as a complete experience with a flow and a pulse. But The Primatives as a basic band is based on the vocalist (Jesse Hanson) with an intensely emotional and tremendously good-sounding singing voice, who also plays guitar substantially well. The band also contains the percussion/flutist (Lila) and bass (Jack) who both participate in the backing harmony vocals that are totally entrancing. The Primatives come together to create one of the most satisifying band sounds, especailly of such a nature, I know of. On this CD their songs aren't as musically varied and diverse as many other of the greatest artists I've heard, but this fact actually makes for a good effect in that their band sound is fullfilling, complete, and solid enough that typical variament is not required.

To get to the songs themselves, The Primatives' songs are superbly expressive, personal, and intellectual, while still entirely retaining a stone-cold groove and entertaining playing/meldoy (good for grooving or dancing even) so that you don't even need to listen to or understand any of the lyrics. In fact, the first time I listened to the Primatives I didn't think there was anything to their lyrics because I didn't listen to them, I was just caught in their hypnotic, vigorously rythmic music of undeniably good musical content (regarding song structure). It was only after that I listened to the lyrics, and realized how deeply meaningful they are, and this continues to happen every time I listen to more Primatives lyrics. There are few bands (maybe even none!) with lyrics that I relate to so truly. The songs on The Lovers Of Kali Yuga can (lyrically) at times be very relevent to today's world, at other times provide a well articulated and intellectually interesting window into the songwriter's soul, and at other time be of a fantasy-nature, taking you away into a seperate mentality and mind. Musically their are many hard-driven acoustic guitar lines with excellent solos to accompany the soullful and power-driven singing and performing from all of the musicians. There is also itense and well-fitting electric guitar soloage, sometimes slowly mourning and crying, other times dancing with unneasy health, to accompany the music.

The CD has a number of stand-out tracks. From the opening Dragon's Song that is an epic (8 minutes +) trip into the mind and soul of a dying dragon that had been gaurding the earth, hear its anguished desires and thoughst as it makes the final flight through Earth's sky. It contains a memorable chord pattern and a sorrowful electric guitar accompaniement throughout the song, with amazing vocals & harmony. The second highlight would be Here Come The Primitives, as it uses an extremely powerful chord shuffle and acoustical solos and the heartfelt vocals to display images of life in the current world with a bit of spirtuality thrown in here and there. The song all together is breathtakingly powerful, it almost makes me break down.

The third highlight would have to be Never Again, this song is all electric guitar but it's acoustic-ish style (meaning that it's not Jimi Hendrix or Robin Trower). This song is even more breathtaking than the other great songs on the album, it is musically arranged with the guitar/vocal stylings and the drum placement to create an emotional affect that is just uncomprehendable, it's brilliant. To accompany that it has very personally-meaningful lyrics that are also easy to relate to and untouchably perfect for the song. And even on top of that it has a long, groovey style that reminds me of the long groovey style that most of the songs on Neil Young's Everybody Knows This is Nowhere have. It's a must-hear song as far as I'm concerned, because it is an accomplishment of vision and music.

Other songs to mention would be Can't Stop and Question My Love. Question My Love is another fast-paced, feeling-induced romp with strong vocals and it has electric guitar soloing accompaniment. Its lyrical content revolve around the singer's inability to truly love, and lack of faith in his emotions because of his understanding. It's one song I relate to most accurately, but the reason I like it above all else is it's overall feel and rythmic dance groove, with it's energy-using, flustered vocals and powerful production.

Can't Stop is a song that focuses on the vocal harmony of the band with a cosmic dance rythm-groove that almost rivals Question My Love in it's fast-paced style. Lyrically it's a song written from the perspective (most likely an honest pespective from the writer) of being an artist and having to face all the things that people say and do, people hating your music and all that stuff. It's pretty meaningful, especailly when given in a perspective beyond just artistry and about life in general. Another one I relate too and it seems very easy to relate to for other people (similar to songs from Robin Trower like Too Rolling Stoned, it's just something about the world that most people come in counter with, in Too Roling Stoned's case having to work your butt off), the lyrics are provacitive and interesting. But like with most of their songs, I like them so much because they're good on multiple levels, lyrically and musically, meaningfully and physically.

Truly a wonderful CD, that was put together just perfectly to convey mood and reveal its musical worth (for intellectuality or just for fun). I hope the CD will get more of the credit it deserves eventually, or rather I just hope more people can enjoy it.

Also look out for their 2nd CD when it comes out, as I have heard many of the songs on it and it will be most likely a very worthy follow-up.

Note: If you want to get this CD, since Amazon.com doesn't have it, go to www.CDbaby.com/theprimatives (FYI, Amazon.com, if this tag is against the rules, feel free to remove it from my reveiw. I just wanted to note how people could get the CD because it doesn't appear that Amazon will be getting any more in, and plus they can hear samples of the music at that site, but take any of my review off if you don't want it there.)

Thunder.......2001-10-31

Thunder: Not the loud scary kind but the rumbling under the surface rolling kind that seems to recall someplace in time and space grander than the space you're currently occupying.

That underneath kind of rolling thunder has made it's way out of the Badlands of North Dakota in the form of Jesse Hanson and his fine band The Primitives.

Haunting, soulful, voice, swirling someplace between Neil Young and Bob Dylan and lyrical content laden with a yearning for no less than the simplicity of a world we'd feel safe wrapping ourselves up when each day begins to unfold.

Feel safe, wrap yourself up one morning in your favorite blanket on your favorite old chair, cup of coffee, your lover or your dog at your side, and spend some time with your own vision of that world or better yet your memory of it.

And, oh yeah, you won't be disappointed if you bring The Primitives along with you.

profound journey.......2001-10-30

These two gentle souls take us on a profound journey into the trials and tribulations of our times, only to emerge soaring with joy and hope. Allow yourself to ride on the waves of the soft, rhythmic intensity of their music, words and images. You'll be glad you did.

Tracks:

1985
Love of Richard Nixon
Empty Souls
Song for Departure
I Live to Fall Asleep
To Repel Ghosts
Emily
Glasnost
Always/Never
Solitude Sometimes Is
Fragments
Cardiff Afterlife

Album Details

Seventh Album from UK Rock Trio Manic Street Preachers.

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Lifeblood
Manic Street Preachers
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000765IOA
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Lifeblood
Manic Street Preachers
Manufacturer: Sony/Epic
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0002ZEYXW
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

1985
Love of Richard Nixon
Empty Souls
Song for Departure
I Live to Fall Asleep
To Repel Ghosts
Emily
Glasnost
Always/Never
Solitude Sometimes Is
Fragments
Cardiff Afterlife

Album Description

Japanese edition features two bonus tracks, 'The Soulmates' and 'Antarctic'. The Manic Street Preachers return with LifeBlood, another brave reinvention from a band that have made a career of it since losing original frontman Richie. More focused than Know Your Enemy, this is another solid addition to the Manics' canon. 14 tracks in total. Sony. 2004.

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Lifeblood

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ASIN: B000HWY4B2
Release Date: 2006-10-31

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Lifeblood
Strech
Manufacturer: Repertoire/Hepcat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002B74IS
Release Date: 2002-11-08

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