Manic Street Preachers
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Shoppers snap up new album from Dame Shirley...girl from Tiger Bay. Web designer Jonathan Thomas, 25, of Bridgend, said her collaborations with artists such as the Manic Street Preachers and Rufus Wainwright would help her appeal to the crucial younger audience. He added: "You can see... In this article: Alexandra Burke, Leona Lewis, X Factor, Susan Boyle, Robbie Williams, and Cardiff |
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Wales Online | October 30, 2009
Music: An audience with Dame Shirley Bassey
...first album of original songs in 20 years. It's been written for her by some of the best artists working today, including Gary Barlow, Manic Street Preachers, Rufus Wainwright and Richard Hawley. It's produced by Dave Arnold, a fellow with...
In this article: Shirley Bassey, Gary Barlow, Richard Hawley, James Bond, London, Rufus Wainwright, and Monte Carlo
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 28, 2009
Shirley Bassey interview
...a raft of new material written for her by the leading lights of contemporary music, including the Pet Shop Boys, Rufus Wainwright, the Manic Street Preachers, the Kaiser Chiefs, Richard Hawley and Gary Barlow of Take That. Next month,...
In this article: Shirley Bassey, Rufus Wainwright, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant, Beatles, Alexandra Burke, Something, and Silver
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Guardian Unlimited | October 23, 2009
Sequins are forever
...grandiose epics, others tender vignettes written for her by the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Richard Hawley, KT Tunstall, Gary Barlow, the Manic Street Preachers and Bond composers John Barry and David Arnold. At times her voice booms as we...
In this article: Shirley Bassey, Big Spender, and God
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Metro | November 08, 2009
Dame Shirley's in a class of her own
...disarmingly warm delivery. Highlights include the Pet Shop Boys' climactic The Performance Of My Life and the Manic Street Preachers' Welsh romance The Girl From Tiger Bay, but it's an exceptional album overall. DSB hasn't merely reclaimed...
In this article: Shirley Bassey, David Arnold, Rufus Wainwright, and Pet Shop Boys
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Contactmusic.com | September 07, 2009
Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey Sings Chiefs Song
...to a more exotic place." Other artists who have contributed songs to the LP - the first studio record made by 72-year-old Bassey for 20 years - include Rufus Wainwright, the Manic Street Preachers and KT Tunstall. Arnold believes Bassey's...
In this article: Shirley Bassey, Kaiser Chiefs, Gary Barlow, Big Spender, Goldfinger, James Bond, KT Tunstall, David Tennant, and Ricky Wilson
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Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008.
The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken
invective and songs about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" soon gained them a loyal following and cult status. The band's later albums retained a politicized and intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock sound. Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by carving the words "4 REAL" into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994's The Holy Bible reflected the culmination of Edwards' instability.
- Name:
- Manic Street Preachers
- Origin:
- Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales
- Years Active:
- 1986–present
- Current members:
- Former Members:
- Richey James Edwards
- Genre:
- Alternative rock
- Record Label:
- SonyBMG/Columbia
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