emiliano martin ferreyra por mucho que me gustaría creer que está vivo, ya pasaron más de veinte años de su desaparición y casi diez de que lo declararon muerto. no sería ser optimista, sino más bien no querer aceptar la realidad
"Destroyed by madness. Anxiety is Freedom". Richey had a crystal ball when he wrote that one. VERY prophetic. I listened to this track for the first time yesterday and was struck by those lyrics. There's some excellent lyrics on that whole CD. Worth digging out to have a look.
Except for the part where anxiety isn't even remotely freedom. True anxiety separates you from everything and everyone you love and leaves you stranded in a Hell dimension.
i was at work listening to the Radio One Road Show 1991 and this was on - blew me away - best record i'd heard since the days of punk rock - this was punk for the 90s and I loved it - best manics single
remember seeing the video when it first came out and thought american band but the lyrics were interesting, little did i realise they lived 40 miles away from me and turned into my favourite band of all time.
I don't care if some of the lyrics sound like they were written by some angsty 17-year-old. It's still sounds like it was written by one of the smartest goddamn 17-year-olds who'd eventually go on to write some of the best lyrics in modern rock. "Love your mess and adore your failure." I'll take a failure this vital and alive sounding over bloodless studio perfection any day.
Besides after all the cheesy 80s glam and sparkly neon SHITE we had to deal with, for a kid in the middle of wales, england hell anywhere to hear this it was a real wake up call i reckon. you had to be there
Though the whole first album is great, for me, Stay Beautiful--the song, coupled with the video--sums up the band the best. "We're a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint, DIY destruction and Chanel chic" seems like a mission statement that the band had at the time, but as the band evolved and got older (and perhaps when the rock n' roll dream had ended for Richey), something about it encapsulates the band at their most enduring crossroads: your youth won't go on forever.
It's only two sentences. And if they'd used a semicolon after "best" it would've been one sentence. But I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly. The Manics in this era are up there amongst the greatest rock bands ever. (In my humble estimation.)
I was a huge fan from 92, Richey disappeared and the band blew up, the lacked any of the style and balls that I loved about them, never really liked much by them after The Holy Bible
sorry for leaving many comments.but manics is my life,their music literally saved me when i've been mollested by my father.they're still stalking,and system,security of my country is corruped.i gotta protect by myself.. in this no justice world.their music only save me and i can keep and have sanity in this insanity world.i'm educated by them.so much respect and love to MANIC STREET PREACHERS.
I agree with you totally... My god, we're all being traumatised in one way or another.. So sorry to hear what you've been through; everything is an attack on the human heart. Our planet is an anagram of heart (earth); don't let them kill your heart or soul. Much love xx
Exactly! Legend haha! I'm sick of music that has no purpose or message. This generation will ultimately fail due to the lack of originality in the music industry at this current time. We need more bands, and less computer musicians.
"Stay Beautiful" Find your faith in your security All broken up at seventeen Jam your brain with broken heroes Love your masks and adore your failure We're a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint D.I.Y. destruction on chanel chic Deny your culture of consumption This is a culture of destruction Don't wanna see your face Don't wanna hear your words Why don't you just Don't wanna see your face Don't wanna hear your words Why don't you just Babes on the run with poisoned lips Wrap your arms round this everlasting kiss Clinging to your own sense of waste All we love is lonely wreckage Your school your dole and your chequebook dreams Your clothes your suits and your pension schemes Now you say you know how we feel But don't fall in love cos we hate you still Don't wanna see your face Don't wanna hear your words Why don't you just Don't wanna see your face Don't wanna hear your words Why don't you just Destroyed by madness, oh yeah Destroyed by madness, oh yeah Destroyed by madness, oh yeah Anxiety is freedom
I still don’t get how they never crossed over in America. Unlike a lot of Brit pop bands who sound very British, these guys have a very American pop punk sound that people would LOVE
Maybe after Richey went missing a bit of exactly the vibe you are talking about went missing as well. I mean they wanted to promote in the states and the day before the big promotion tour he was just gone…
@@dj-um7el I thought the UK is Great Britain. And parts of it are like England, Scotland, Wales… I might be wrong. I‘m not british, just a german lad who tries to remember what the teacher said years ago 😂
Dig these guys since their Motown Junk single. I always saw them as punk britpop in some ways. Generation Terrorists has some killer tracks. Will always hold a place for them in my britpop 90s heart.
Culture of consumption? this is a culture of destruction! What a great line and so very true. Richey Edwards is also drop dead beautiful in that video! 😛
hey kate ...im now 55 and was an original manics fan ...heres my old mug doing THIS song ...maybe you will dig it ...i think i did a good job!ua-cam.com/video/IHPDqnziEKw/v-deo.html
Had only heard this and motown junk before going to see them at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glesga in the early 90s', what a night of stage diving that was, awesome !
Richey Edwards was an intelligent guy academically, well read, good with words, however, he couldn't seem to find a way to live, he couldn't find peace of mind. A life without peace of mind is miserable, or if you are feeling tormented by guilt or shame about something, or maybe its just your own thoughts that are driving you crazy on a daily basis, then its a tough existence. If that is how your life is then your life will be very hard and will often lead to massive depression, im not just talking about ritchie, but anyone, I know how it can be. We need to concentrate on positive thoughts and guard the ideas we take in to our minds to give ourselves a chance of turning our lives around. I'm a long way from where I want to be still
Life is a difficult thing to understand in life. I've been through depression, suicidal tendencies, and have survived through struggles beyond my belief. Here I am, at 59 years of age, a poet, watched my six boys grow, three grandchildren with another on the way, working and living and loving life, and to top it all off, been introduced to wonderful bands such as Manic Street Preachers.
Well we had Oasis,Stone Roses, Pulp,The Verve,Black Grape,The Prodigy,Chemical Brothers etc but i do get your point, it wouldn’t be the same without them. More importantly....Richey is Alive! Please see this new documentary/4 part video about Richey, part 1: m.ua-cam.com/video/5eWyLx1oGJU/v-deo.html Part 2: m.ua-cam.com/video/ceTkdsRpm9M/v-deo.html Part 3: m.ua-cam.com/video/Kqf7F8Ee4Ow/v-deo.html Part 4: m.ua-cam.com/video/L2lHNwHAYQ0/v-deo.html Journalist Richard Hall with Richey’s best friend Richard Fry expose the entire story. The rest of the band know full well what happened and that he is still alive today. If you’re a Maniacs fan and / or someone who wants to know the truth please watch all 4 parts of the documentary by Richard Hall and read the book “This Is My Truth Richey Edwards Now Tell Me Yours” by Richard Fry who was Richey Edwards best friend, here’s a link to the book: www.richplanet.net/store/books/BRF01
a public comment follows; i loved this when first released , and i mean truly feel in love with this song as it hit all the pionts of relevence of then... and now it still does, and like true art it never gets old, only better. thankyou, and thankyou from 2020.
For some strange and inexcusable reason, I gave all my Manics albums to a charity shop, sort of thinking they were kinda shit. I know, that makes me look a complete fool. Because they actually rock the house down, and I love jamming on the geeetar full blast along with them. What a band.
One of the most underrated bands of the 90's easily
They were very rated in the 90s actually
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Along with Catherine Wheel
Err.. Extremely well rated in the 90's!!
@@davidlomax4028 Not in the United States, I have a different frame of reference
Wherever you are Ritchie We hear ya….God Bless
Really love all lyrics written by Richey, he was such a talent, as legendary as Kurt
Cobain
@@suminatun660thats very helpful
Russell?
Better than Cobain
Omg they all look so pretty...
alexa
Richey is flipping gorgeous ❤️
So is James imao...
Do you get wet Lauren?
was*
Ikr
one white to another
RIP Richey. A kind, gentle soul who sadly couldnt find any inner peace, hope he is no longer suffering wherever he is.
Espero que no este muerto. sinceramente
emiliano martin ferreyra por mucho que me gustaría creer que está vivo, ya pasaron más de veinte años de su desaparición y casi diez de que lo declararon muerto. no sería ser optimista, sino más bien no querer aceptar la realidad
he may not be dead...
never will die
state of mind
I hope Richey is happy, wherever he is 😢❤
"Destroyed by madness. Anxiety is Freedom". Richey had a crystal ball when he wrote that one. VERY prophetic. I listened to this track for the first time yesterday and was struck by those lyrics. There's some excellent lyrics on that whole CD. Worth digging out to have a look.
Except for the part where anxiety isn't even remotely freedom. True anxiety separates you from everything and everyone you love and leaves you stranded in a Hell dimension.
The paradox of the illusion of our own reality
Dude listen to The Holy Bible. Those are some his greatest writings
@@davidmoyes7010 I believe he's quoting Kierkegaard.
Yeah, Kierkegaard said ‘anxiety is the dizziness of freedom’, which puts it into a better context
I just discovered this band. Crazy about the guitar player going missing. What a shame. In a positive light, this song is bad ass!!
positive
I remember. The feeling of the mid-nineties. Can’t call it, just remember it.
''love your mess and adore your failure'' what a line haha!
This has GOT to be my favourite song of The Manics. Hands down - its beautiful... stay beautiful!!!!
you are in for a major surprise then...
RICHEY.. RIP.. Stay beautiful.
rested
Love early maniacs Ritchie was a great writer miss you hope you have sorted you inner demons
Love this! Richey-era Manics very special indeed...
don't you know...
Early Manics were amazing. Those first three albums... #Chef's_Kiss
Came here because of the repeated references to this band by Of Herbs and Altars and I think I’m in love.
i knew about them before watching of herbs and altars and therefore am an objectively superior person, i love gatekeeping
James Dean Bradfield went through puberty between the first two albums.
Lmao
@@Aromatic.Bleach he looks like a little kid :)
They're all like 20/21 in this video
And boy did he turn out fine
@@kevinkibble8342 Who gets signed on at that age? I smell conspiracy.
This whole album is just timeless.
I have been a fan since 92 Great Band!
first time hearing this banger.
These kids have future in music.
Why is Welsh Music just the best?!
I swear, you guys rock!
That riff blows me away - the best I've ever heard
What a Magnificent song!! Anxiety is freedom 😊
a treat coming your way v soon
I remember seeing them in 92 at Reading university and they were amazing and beautiful with amazing lyrics and riffs especially the first album
i was at work listening to the Radio One Road Show 1991 and this was on - blew me away - best record i'd heard since the days of punk rock - this was punk for the 90s and I loved it - best manics single
One of the greatest innovative and original bands ever.
You said it!
I listen to these songs and I just will never understand why so many people in America don't know these guys.
My guess is politics. McCarthyism didn't die with McCarthy, unfortunately
remember seeing the video when it first came out and thought american band but the lyrics were interesting, little did i realise they lived 40 miles away from me and turned into my favourite band of all time.
Richey may have not been able to play guitar, but he was the heart and soul of the Manics.
What???
He is an AWESOME GUITARIST
@@AD-xi9hy Richey mimed his guitar playing and wasn't skilled at it. He guided the band's image and wrote most of the lyrics.
@@jackcarraway4707
Yeah I know...I just have respect for the missing
He could play, he was just very very bang average, and lightyears behind James' ability
@@kev277
Nope your wrong Lesbian Kev...
Best stick to your own kind...
Absolutely beautiful song, wish I was alive back in the 90s so much good music.
I will always relate to and love this band. Some things never change. UK 11/9/22
richey is so lovely, i miss him
I don't care if some of the lyrics sound like they were written by some angsty 17-year-old. It's still sounds like it was written by one of the smartest goddamn 17-year-olds who'd eventually go on to write some of the best lyrics in modern rock. "Love your mess and adore your failure." I'll take a failure this vital and alive sounding over bloodless studio perfection any day.
nicer
Besides after all the cheesy 80s glam and sparkly neon SHITE we had to deal with, for a kid in the middle of wales, england hell anywhere to hear this it was a real wake up call i reckon. you had to be there
True rockstars in this video, never gets old
Though the whole first album is great, for me, Stay Beautiful--the song, coupled with the video--sums up the band the best. "We're a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint, DIY destruction and Chanel chic" seems like a mission statement that the band had at the time, but as the band evolved and got older (and perhaps when the rock n' roll dream had ended for Richey), something about it encapsulates the band at their most enduring crossroads: your youth won't go on forever.
You could've said that in one sentence
great minds
genetics
It's only two sentences. And if they'd used a semicolon after "best" it would've been one sentence.
But I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly. The Manics in this era are up there amongst the greatest rock bands ever. (In my humble estimation.)
I was a huge fan from 92, Richey disappeared and the band blew up, the lacked any of the style and balls that I loved about them, never really liked much by them after The Holy Bible
26 years later - still sounds incredible !
vintage
As old as that!?
@@drbalbon7332 now 32 years old !
sorry for leaving many comments.but manics is my life,their music literally saved me when i've been mollested by my father.they're still stalking,and system,security of my country is corruped.i gotta protect by myself.. in this no justice world.their music only save me and i can keep and have sanity in this insanity world.i'm educated by them.so much respect and love to MANIC STREET PREACHERS.
I agree with you totally... My god, we're all being traumatised in one way or another.. So sorry to hear what you've been through; everything is an attack on the human heart. Our planet is an anagram of heart (earth); don't let them kill your heart or soul. Much love xx
Woahhhh too much info for UA-cam compadre, jeeze Louise papa cheese
The kids don’t need to hear about molestation when listening to these sounds brother man
Good gawd almighty GOTHBOICLIQUE
Simply Reading I TRAIN ON THE HEAVYYY BAAAAAGGG
This song is such a rush. Perfect melodic punk rock. This is how it's done!
I can’t believe it has no more likes. I absolutely adore this 😎
Exactly! Legend haha! I'm sick of music that has no purpose or message. This generation will ultimately fail due to the lack of originality in the music industry at this current time. We need more bands, and less computer musicians.
All the drums on this LP are computer music
May I say, what a SMASHING blouse you have on?
..it's a dress
not monsters
R.i.p Rick mayall
It’s mad that they came from my town and went my school
still amazing
This song is lyrically and musically sublime :)
Richie stayed Beautiful til the end.
Perfect rock song!!
First Manics song I heard August 1991 - never looked back since.
i love them
dotoo
Same
I remember seeing this on 120 Minutes and going straight out to get the album
Destroyed by madness! Oh yeah Anxiety is freedom!
The goddamn heartbreaking innocence.
cry divine rights
madly truely do
one of my favourite manics songs of all time.....destroyed by madness...I remember listening repeatedly to Generation Terrorists over 20 years ago...
found
FINALLY! this video is back on youtube! thanks!
this is a great song i Love It
love you richey, i want to see you, everywhere
"Stay Beautiful"
Find your faith in your security
All broken up at seventeen
Jam your brain with broken heroes
Love your masks and adore your failure
We're a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint
D.I.Y. destruction on chanel chic
Deny your culture of consumption
This is a culture of destruction
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just
Babes on the run with poisoned lips
Wrap your arms round this everlasting kiss
Clinging to your own sense of waste
All we love is lonely wreckage
Your school your dole and your chequebook dreams
Your clothes your suits and your pension schemes
Now you say you know how we feel
But don't fall in love cos we hate you still
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Anxiety is freedom
thanks, to write this was beautiful
how did
you found this where?
@@lpifitnessbrandproducts6774 The lyrics are in the line notes of the album. 🙂
Richey described modern fangirls/stans in the first verse. Prophetic.
This song is perfect.
EXACTLY!!!
Best band ever!
Agreed
love richey
100% my favourite manic street preachers album
Such an underated band
Greatest song of all time (tonight... Maybe always)
Every night
I still don’t get how they never crossed over in America. Unlike a lot of Brit pop bands who sound very British, these guys have a very American pop punk sound that people would LOVE
They're Welsh tho...
Maybe after Richey went missing a bit of exactly the vibe you are talking about went missing as well. I mean they wanted to promote in the states and the day before the big promotion tour he was just gone…
@@dj-um7el welsh is british right now. Or am I missing something?
@@pattypatintheclouds1819 isn't Welsh UK rather than British?
@@dj-um7el I thought the UK is Great Britain. And parts of it are like England, Scotland, Wales… I might be wrong. I‘m not british, just a german lad who tries to remember what the teacher said years ago 😂
Best UK band of the 90s. Bar none
best band ever
True
Dig these guys since their Motown Junk single. I always saw them as punk britpop in some ways. Generation Terrorists has some killer tracks. Will always hold a place for them in my britpop 90s heart.
Same
JDB A Masterpiece! X l love ❤️ him!x
"4 REAL"
positive
he is forever
This song is really good
Culture of consumption? this is a culture of destruction! What a great line and so very true. Richey Edwards is also drop dead beautiful in that video! 😛
drop dead cynical
hey kate ...im now 55 and was an original manics fan ...heres my old mug doing THIS song ...maybe you will dig it ...i think i did a good job!ua-cam.com/video/IHPDqnziEKw/v-deo.html
Had only heard this and motown junk before going to see them at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glesga in the early 90s', what a night of stage diving that was, awesome !
richey took this very literally.
Oh the nights spent in the Purple Turtle in Camden, drinking pitchers of Jesus Juice. Long live Stay Beautiful!
Richey Edwards was an intelligent guy academically, well read, good with words, however, he couldn't seem to find a way to live, he couldn't find peace of mind. A life without peace of mind is miserable, or if you are feeling tormented by guilt or shame about something, or maybe its just your own thoughts that are driving you crazy on a daily basis, then its a tough existence.
If that is how your life is then your life will be very hard and will often lead to massive depression, im not just talking about ritchie, but anyone, I know how it can be. We need to concentrate on positive thoughts and guard the ideas we take in to our minds to give ourselves a chance of turning our lives around. I'm a long way from where I want to be still
You obviously don't understand bipolar disorder
resueteam
rescue team
I know, toward the end he was seriously ill
Life is a difficult thing to understand in life. I've been through depression, suicidal tendencies, and have survived through struggles beyond my belief. Here I am, at 59 years of age, a poet, watched my six boys grow, three grandchildren with another on the way, working and living and loving life, and to top it all off, been introduced to wonderful bands such as Manic Street Preachers.
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Anxiety is freedom
Saw em first off stateside a promo thing they played in front of 200 insiders including me...mind blown!
God only knows what the British music scene in the 90's would have been like without this band and the Wildhearts!
Well we had Oasis,Stone Roses, Pulp,The Verve,Black Grape,The Prodigy,Chemical Brothers etc but i do get your point, it wouldn’t be the same without them.
More importantly....Richey is Alive! Please see this new documentary/4 part video about Richey, part 1:
m.ua-cam.com/video/5eWyLx1oGJU/v-deo.html
Part 2:
m.ua-cam.com/video/ceTkdsRpm9M/v-deo.html
Part 3:
m.ua-cam.com/video/Kqf7F8Ee4Ow/v-deo.html
Part 4:
m.ua-cam.com/video/L2lHNwHAYQ0/v-deo.html
Journalist Richard Hall with Richey’s best friend Richard Fry expose the entire story. The rest of the band know full well what happened and that he is still alive today. If you’re a Maniacs fan and / or someone who wants to know the truth please watch all 4 parts of the documentary by Richard Hall and read the book “This Is My Truth Richey Edwards Now Tell Me Yours” by Richard Fry who was Richey Edwards best friend, here’s a link to the book: www.richplanet.net/store/books/BRF01
@@oli3437 You forgot Ocean Colour Scene
I saw the documentary , I reckon he is still alive from the uncles reaction to Richard Hall about the wedding
The best band about,
Rock n rollers, beyond any shadow of a doubt ing thomas!!
i'm glad you are here richey
Thanks I will
Always!
Love the stop motion!
Gorgeous James
gorgeous
my tune my tune..❤i love this song!!!😍😍😍
heart
a public comment follows; i loved this when first released , and i mean truly feel in love with this song as it hit all the pionts of relevence of then... and now it still does, and like true art it never gets old, only better. thankyou, and thankyou from 2020.
another version in 2022...
I love you forever
my best favorite poet
カッコイイ！！
Exactly
For some strange and inexcusable reason, I gave all my Manics albums to a charity shop, sort of thinking they were kinda shit. I know, that makes me look a complete fool. Because they actually rock the house down, and I love jamming on the geeetar full blast along with them. What a band.
You probably made some new fans
Their first, best and one of my favourite albums, Generation Terrorists.
Wow this was really good, love the music.
Fr
I love that video,good song too:)
We all love you all xx
"Destroyed by madness"
They are so young in here,cute James:)
brash
i am old !lol ,,my cover _ua-cam.com/video/IHPDqnziEKw/v-deo.html
happy memories..
Most intelligent and intellectual band around