Louder Than War

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Louder Than War is a DVD release from the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It is a recording of their live concert in the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, Cuba in 2001. The concert holds certain historical merit as the band became the first western rock band to play in the country. Fidel Castro was a part of the audience that day, and the band also managed to meet him before the concert. The title of the DVD comes from Castro's answer to the band: after the band had told him that the concert will be very loud, Castro answers that it cannot be louder than war.

The concert's other merit is that it features several songs taken from the band's then-latest album Know Your Enemy. A large number of these songs would become very rare in the band's future tours.

The bonus live tracks are songs taken from the same concert, but taken away from the main track listing and shown in inferior sound and video quality.

[edit] Track listing

1. 'Found That Soul'
2. 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
3. 'Kevin Carter'
4. 'Ocean Spray'
5. 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next'
6. 'Let Robeson Sing'
7. 'The Year of Purification'
8. 'Baby Elián'
9. 'Miss Europa Disco Dancer'
10. 'Wattsville Blues'
11. 'You Love Us'
12. 'Motown Junk'
13. 'Australia'
14. 'Rock and Roll Music'

[edit] Bonus live tracks

1. 'So Why So Sad'
2. 'A Design for Life'
3. 'The Masses Against the Classes'
4. 'You Stole the Sun from My Heart'
5. 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head'
6. 'Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children'

[edit] Extras

• Cuba documentary
• Tour diary
• Exclusive interviews
• Photo gallery
• Discography
• Hidden easter egg video clips

v • d • e Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield • Nicky Wire • Sean Moore Flicker (Miles Woodward)  • Richey James Edwards Studio albums "Generation Terrorists" (1992) • "Gold Against the Soul" (1993) • "The Holy Bible" (1994) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours" (1998) • "Know Your Enemy" (2001) • "Lifeblood" (2004) • "Send Away the Tigers" (2007) Singles and EPs "Suicide Alley" (1989) • "New Art Riot EP" (1990) • "Motown Junk" (1991) • "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) • "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) • "Stay Beautiful" (1991) • "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) • "You Love Us" (1991) • "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) • "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) • "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) • "Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (1992) • "From Despair To Where" (1993) • "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)" (1993) • "Roses In The Hospital" (1993) • "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" (1994) • "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) • "Revol" (1994) • "She Is Suffering" (1994) • "A Design for Life" (1996) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "Kevin Carter" (1996) • "Australia" (1996) • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) • "The Everlasting" (1998) • "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (1999) • "Tsunami" (1999) • "The Masses Against The Classes" (2000) • "Found That Soul" (2001) • "So Why So Sad" (2001) • "Ocean Spray" (2001) • "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) • "There By The Grace Of God" (2002) • "The Love Of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Empty Souls" (2005) • "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) • "Autumnsong" (2007) • "Indian Summer" (2007) Promos "UK Channel Boredom" (1990) • "God Save The Manics EP" (2005) • " Underdogs" (2007) • "Ghost Of Christmas" (2007) Other releases "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1995)  • "Know Our B-Sides" (2001)  • Leviathan" (2005)  • "The Instrumental" (2006) • "Umbrella" (2008) Compilation albums "Forever Delayed" (2002) • "Lipstick Traces" (2003) Box Sets "Six Singles from Generation Terrorists" (1997) Videos "Everything Live" (1997) • "Leaving the 20th Century" (2000) • "Louder Than War" (2001) • "Forever Delayed" (2002) Official book "Forever Delayed" (2002) Related articles Manic Street Preachers Discography Manic Street Preachers B-sides