Journal for Plague Lovers (bonus disc: Original Demos)

Release details

Artist Manic Street Preachers

Title Journal for Plague Lovers (bonus disc: Original Demos)

Release type Album

Date of release 18th May 2009

Highest chart position Information not found

Record label Columbia Records

Catalogue number 88697520592

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Journal for Plague Lovers (bonus disc: Original Demos) Tracklisting

1. Peeled Apples (original demo)
2. Jackie Collins Existential Question Time (original demo)
3. Me and Stephen Hawking (original demo)
4. This Joke Sport Severed (original demo)
5. Journal for Plague Lovers (original demo)
6. She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach (original demo)
7. Facing Page: Top Left (original demo)
8. Marlon J.D. (original demo)
9. Doors Closing Slowly (original demo)
10. All Is Vanity (original demo)
11. Pretension/Repulsion (original demo)
12. Virginia State Epileptic Colony (original demo)
13. William's Last Words (original demo)

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Reviews

All I had hoped for and more...

The Manics have been my favourite band for 15 years, but I will admit I was disappointed with 'Know Your Enemy' and 'Lifeblood', but was reassured with 'Send Away The Tigers'. 'The Holy Bible' has always remained my favourite MSP album and I have listened to it probably a thousand times and never gotten sick of it. I will dare say, though I've only had 'Journal...' for 2 days, it may out-repeat THB. As James once said "We had to go there to get here..." and if they hadn't tried different musical and lyrical styles, I don't suppose 'Journal' would have been... Read full review »

66% More ?

Deluxe edition or standard edition ?

1. The deluxe edition does not have the extra track Bag Lady
2. CD2 of the who... Read full review »

Not their best, but their best in a decade ...

Well, what a surprise this was!

I'd steadily got used to the Manics becoming steadily less interesting with age (as I guess we all do) but this was a revelation. Other reviewers have remarked that it could be a sequel to THB, as if such athing was necessary, but it easily reflects the music of that album (less so the gloom however). Regarding the music, one han up I would share is that there is very little bass on the record. Sure Nicky Wire isn't Chris Squir... Read full review »

Not the Holy Bible and why would it be?

I felt that although Know Your Enemy and Lifeblood were records from a band disillusioned with its hard earned success, a little burn out perhaps. Three masterpieces preceded these two albums in Holy Bible, This Is My Truth and Everything Must Go. Send Away the tigers was almost there too, sounding to me lack a band who had again found their feet, enjoying the anthemic past of Everything Must Go and This is My Truth all the while reintroducing their guitar and rhythm albeit with a camp humour that didn't go unappreciated.

Journal for Plague Lovers seems to be a natural progression not the regression that a few have grumbled about due to... Read full review »

Are we listening to the same album?!

Oh dear, I've been telling everyone how terrible this is! I knew it wouldn't be 'Pantera meets NIN meets Screamadelica' like Richey wanted (shame!) but this is just DULL - & I desperately wanted it to be good!

Where are the big hooks like La Tristessa, Design For Life, Revol ...
... Read full review »

Lyrics

You can get the lyrics to the songs on Journal for Plague Lovers (bonus disc: Original Demos) from the Bands Only Manic Street Preachers lyrics section.