GENERATION TERRORISTS     

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 On May 21st 1991, the Manic Street Preachers signed their contract to Sony Records. This deal would secure their funds to produce their debut album. They launched the deal with their debut single on Sony with 'Stay Beautiful', which reached number 40 in the charts. They followed this up with 'Love's Sweet Exile' and a more powerful, re-invented version of 'You Love Us'.

Then in February 1992 the band released their debut album, GENERATION TERRORISTS. It is an angry, politically driven album with raw ideas. They didn't want it to be just another release, they wanted it to be a event. 

The album received mixed reviews in the press, something the Manics would suffer all their career, but the band had become used to these critical responses and really didn't care. It's part of the industry there are in and had to accept this.

 The band were on fire with album sales rising and three top forty hits already under their belt. They released 'Slash N Burn' which entered at number 20. They went to America shortly afterwards, not long after the Los Angeles riots and released the albums gem, 'Motorcycle Emptiness'. A six minute epic of emotional guitar riffs and solos, simply fantastic.

Generation Terrorists final single was 'Little Baby Nothing', with guest vocals by ex porn star, Traci Lords. Again the press kept their eye on the bands movement, still not convinced of their conviction. The Manics didn't care, the album was a success and they had put across their brand of music to a wider audience. It went in at number 13 and went on to sell 250,000 world wide.

Leaving critics and journalists in their wake, the band moved onto the next phase of their career.

1. Slash N Burn  2. NAT WEST - BARCLAYS - MIDLANDS - LLOYDS    3. Born To End  4. Motorcycle Emptiness  5. You Love Us  6. Love Sweet Exile  7. Little Baby Nothing   8. Repeat stars n stripes)  9. Tennessee   10. Another Invented Disease 11. Stay Beautiful   12. So Dead   13. Repeat U.K   14. Spectators Of Suicide  15.Damn Dog  16. Crucifix Kiss    17. Methadone Pretty  18. Condemned To Rock N Roll.            

     

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