So Why So Sad

Manics at their best? Not quite, but damn close.

The Avalance remix on So Why So Sad (track 2) is worth the askning price on it's own. It is NOTHING like the manics have ever done before but it is so quirky, you will fall in love with it instantly.

The title track is a bit too...  Read full review »

Irritating

I have never liked the manic street preachers music. Sorry. I do not like their music at all but seemed forced to listen to their media driven drivel at every turn. This record sums up how dull their sound really i...  Read full review »

Beautiful and refreshing

After first hearing 'So Why So Sad', I was dumbstruck. The Manics had promised a return to their rock roots (which incidentally, can be found on the sister single 'Found That Soul'), but this was completely out of character. Blending Beach B...  Read full review »

Not as Good as FTS

It's not as good as Found That Soul, but this will probably enter higher than FTS, quite possibly no.1. FTS deserves no.1. But...  Read full review »

Yet another new style from the Manics!

Us fans have been through a lot with the Manics.

Our lives as fans began with a punk album of Epic proportions, Generation Terrorist.

Next we were immersed in Gold Against The Soul, which was all about quiet and loud, raging and caressing all at once.

We then returned to our angrier lyrics and punk with The Holy Bible, though it also had bits of lighter rock and very loud bass in it.

Next the Manic Street Preachers enjoyed, or suffered, depending on how you look at it, a re-birth with Everything Must Go. We found ourselves immersed into the world of indie rock, without Ritchie, who some might argue was the life and soul of the band. However the punk was still there here and there, and the political lyrics were still there.

This was followed by an even more indie-centred album, yet this one catapulted the Manics into the mainstream, giving them their first number one....  Read full review »