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Manic Street Preachers have always been a band of very specific charms, something that has not translated outside of the U.K. particularly well. Although it boasts a generous 20 tracks, the 2002 compilation Forever Delayed isn't likely to change that situation, even if it has the lion's share of their big singles, since a band devoted to sloganeering doesn't play outside of their province, or era, without some knowledge of their context. Plus, it's bewilderingly sequenced -- not chronologically, not as a set list, not with the hits loaded toward the front but as if you had all six albums on shuffle play on your CD carousel -- this disc careens between its 20 songs, occasionally gaining momentum through its juxtapositions (the opening one-two punch of "A Design for Life" and "Motorcycle Emptiness" captures the essence of the two phases of the band) but more often illustrating the extreme difference in the band during the Richey James Edwards and post-Richey eras. And though they certainly don't avoid Richey -- his face is on the cover, he provides the subtext of the band's entire career -- they do submerge the unsettling The Holy Bible, a record as nakedly honest and disturbing as In Utero, by just including one song, "Faster," from what is surely their best album. True, its music is too dark to sit comfortably next to the later hits, but without it, Forever Delayed is missing the pivotal point in the Manics' career, especially since Richey was at the heart of their music and worldview, even after his disappearance in 1995. His descent into despair is necessary to understanding the band, and it's what fuels their two great albums: the harrowing The Holy Bible and the triumph of Everything Must Go. Though Forever Delayed contains many excellent songs not on either, the context is so jumbled the music is somewhat diluted and novices would be better to hear either of those albums first. [Initial pressings of Forever Delayed contained a bonus disc containing new remixes of classic Manics songs, none particularly interesting. It would have been much better to offer a second disc of non-LP B-sides and rarities, since there many out there waiting to be collected.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Mike Hedges, Producer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Sean Moore, Composer - Steve Brown, Mixing Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Owen Davies, Mixing Engineer - Richey James, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - DAVE ERINGA, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Acoustic Guitar, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer, Drums - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Lee Butler, Assistant Engineer - Andy Duncan, Percussion - Nicky Wire, Bass
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - DAVE ERINGA, Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Richey James, Lyricist - Dave Bascombe, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Mike Hedges, Producer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Greg Haver, Producer - Marius de Vries, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Guy Massey, Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicholas Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Brown, Producer, Recording Engineer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Edwards, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Mike Hedges, Producer - Ian Grimble, Engineer - DAVE ERINGA, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer, Drums - Sean Moore, Composer, Drums - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Martin Ditchum, Percussion - Nicky Wire, Bass - Mike Hedges, Producer - Ian Grimble, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Piano - Sean Moore, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Trumpet - Nicky Wire, Bass, Composer - Richey James, Lyricist - Martin Ditcham, Percussion - John Green, Keyboards - Gini Ball, Violin - Anne Stephenson, Violin - Sally Herbert, Violin - Chris Pitsillides, Viola - Claire Orsler, Viola - Julie Aliss, Harp - Mike Hedges, Producer - Ian Grimble, Recording Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer, Drums - Sean Moore, Composer, Drums - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Martin Ditchum, Percussion - Nicky Wire, Bass - Mike Hedges, Producer - Ian Grimble, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - DAVE ERINGA, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Nicholas Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Butler, Assistant Engineer - Sean Moore, Composer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - DAVE ERINGA, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Richey James, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - DAVE ERINGA, Mixing Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Mike Hedges, Producer - Sean Moore, Composer - Ger McDonnell, Engineer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Sean Genockey, Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Mike Hedges, Producer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Ian Grimble, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Alex Silva, Producer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nicholas Jones, Lyricist - Mark Freegard, Mixing Engineer - Richard Edwards, Lyricist
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicholas Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Brown, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Sean Moore, Composer, Drums, Lyricist, Percussion - Marc Williams, Mixing Engineer - Owen Davies, Mixing Engineer - Richard Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - Spike Edney, Keyboards - Nicky Wire, Bass
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Mike Altman, Composer - Steve Brown, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Alex Silva, Engineer - Johnny Mandel, Lyricist
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - DAVE ERINGA, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Sean Moore, Composer - Nick Jones, Lyricist - Lee Butler, Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Dean Bradfield, Composer - Mike Hedges, Producer - Sean Moore, Composer - Ian Grimble, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Nick Jones, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Manic Street Preachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicholas Jones, Composer, Lyricist - James Dean Bradfield, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - Robin Evans, Engineer, Producer - DAVE ERINGA, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Manic Street Preachers have always been a band of very specific charms, something that has not translated outside of the U.K. particularly well. Although it boasts a generous 20 tracks, the 2002 compilation Forever Delayed isn't likely to change that situation, even if it has the lion's share of their big singles, since a band devoted to sloganeering doesn't play outside of their province, or era, without some knowledge of their context. Plus, it's bewilderingly sequenced -- not chronologically, not as a set list, not with the hits loaded toward the front but as if you had all six albums on shuffle play on your CD carousel -- this disc careens between its 20 songs, occasionally gaining momentum through its juxtapositions (the opening one-two punch of "A Design for Life" and "Motorcycle Emptiness" captures the essence of the two phases of the band) but more often illustrating the extreme difference in the band during the Richey James Edwards and post-Richey eras. And though they certainly don't avoid Richey -- his face is on the cover, he provides the subtext of the band's entire career -- they do submerge the unsettling The Holy Bible, a record as nakedly honest and disturbing as In Utero, by just including one song, "Faster," from what is surely their best album. True, its music is too dark to sit comfortably next to the later hits, but without it, Forever Delayed is missing the pivotal point in the Manics' career, especially since Richey was at the heart of their music and worldview, even after his disappearance in 1995. His descent into despair is necessary to understanding the band, and it's what fuels their two great albums: the harrowing The Holy Bible and the triumph of Everything Must Go. Though Forever Delayed contains many excellent songs not on either, the context is so jumbled the music is somewhat diluted and novices would be better to hear either of those albums first. [Initial pressings of Forever Delayed contained a bonus disc containing new remixes of classic Manics songs, none particularly interesting. It would have been much better to offer a second disc of non-LP B-sides and rarities, since there many out there waiting to be collected.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:33
- Main artists: Manic Street Preachers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SONY BMG Catalog
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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