Manic Street Preachers
NATIONAL TREASURES: THE SELECTED SINGLES (Sony)
CD1: 19/20 CD2: 13/20
CD1: Wonderful androgynous, gutter-glam glitz, politically-motivated, tragedy- tinged, nihilistic dream-band showcasing their desperate indie-punk to a Thatcherite generation desperate to cling onto their dreams in the midst of a Conservative nightmare. Meaningful, beautiful and real.
CD2: See the above: but with less punk, less Richie Edwards and a Labour Government.
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Words: Hulio Bourgeois