Lifeblood
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| Studio album by Manic Street Preachers | ||
| Released | November, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 2003, New York & Wales | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Dave Eringa, Tony Visconti | |
| Manic Street Preachers chronology | ||
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| Know Your Enemy (1998) |
Lifeblood (2001) |
Send Away The Tigers (2002) |
Lifeblood is the seventh studio album by Manic Street Preachers. It was recorded in New York and Wales by Tony Visconti, Tom Elmhirst and frequent collaborator Greg Haver.
Released on November 1, 2004 and preceded by the number two single "The Love of Richard Nixon", the album entered the UK Albums Chart at #13 and only spent two weeks in the top 75.
The album includes a song about Emily Pankhurst ("Emily") but otherwise the band's earlier political lyrics have been replaced by personal reflection such as on the band's past ("1985") and former member Richey Edwards ("Cardiff Afterlife").
"Empty Souls" was the second single released and like the previous single, it debuted and peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart. No further singles were released, which signified to many fans that Sony had considered the album a commercial failure and had no longer any use promoting it. Two tracks recorded during the Lifeblood recording sessions ("Antarctic" and "The Soulmates") remain unreleased except on the Japanese version of the album, which many presume means that at least one more single had originally been scheduled for release. All of the bonus tracks on the band's previous Japanese releases have subsequently been included on singles.
Like the band's previous album Know Your Enemy, fans of the band remain divided on their opinion of the album. While many fans feel that the album is underrated and that the #13 peak did not do the album any commercial justice, others see it as too polished, with a distinct absence of Bradfield's trademark guitar riffs and solos.
[edit] Track listing
- "1985" – 4:08
- "The Love of Richard Nixon" – 3:38
- "Empty Souls" – 4:05
- "A Song for Departure" – 4:20
- "I Live to Fall Asleep" – 3:57
- "To Repel Ghosts" – 3:58
- "Emily" – 3:34
- "Glasnost" – 3:14
- "Always/Never" – 3:42
- "Solitude Sometimes Is" – 3:21
- "Fragments" – 4:02
- "Cardiff Afterlife" – 3:27
[edit] Credits
- All Songs Written By: Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore
- Additional Lyrics on "Fragments" by: Patrick Jones
- All Tracks Produced by Greg Haver except "Solitude Sometimes Is", "Cardiff Afterlife" and "Emily" produced by Tony Visconti.
- Additional Production on "1985", "The Love of Richard Nixon", "Solitude Sometimes Is", "Cardiff Afterlife" and "Emily" by Tom Elmhirst
| Manic Street Preachers |
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Band members: James Dean Bradfield - Nicky Wire - Sean Moore |
| Former members: Flicker (Miles Woodward) - Richey James Edwards |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Generation Terrorists - Gold Against the Soul - The Holy Bible - Everything Must Go - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours - Know Your Enemy - Lifeblood |
| EPs: New Art Riot - Life Becoming a Landslide - God Save the Manics |
| Compilations: Forever Delayed - Lipstick Traces |
