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Artist Manic Street Preachers
Title Tsunami
Release type Single
Date of release 5th July 1999
Highest chart position Information not found
Record label Sony Music Entertainment UK
Producer Information not found
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Catalogue number 6674112 (UK)
Unknown catalogue number (UK)
This touching and typically (for This Is My Truth...)string
based song was another 'hit' for the manics, a song based on The
Silent Twins from Wales, girls who remained mute for most of their
lives and were imprisoned for arson. Many see a comparison between
the twins and Richey and Nicky, and this may be apt- a Tsunami is a
wholly destructive force but even in the aftermath there can be
some relief and hope, perhaps relating the spiral Richey was caught
in and succumbed to, and the lives of all those close to him
afterwards.
James sings a haunting melody throughout the verse before crashing
into a chorus full... Read full review »
The A side, Tsunami moves away from the Manics conventional guitar sound and uses a sitah throughout, this is a refreshing change, but it doesn't have the same qualities as other singles such as 'If you Tolerate This Then Your Children will be Next' and 'The Everlas... Read full review »
This track sounds not much like any other of the manics songs I xan think of. Basically because of the slightly oriental sounding background. The Lyrics are still typical thankfully, "disco dancing with the rapists" , "doctors tell me that I'm cynical, I tell them it must be Chemical". are such ex... Read full review »
You can get the lyrics to the songs on the Tsunami singles from the Bands Only Manic Street Preachers lyrics section.