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| 5.0 classic | Iai EMERITUS | June 26th 06 |
Naming their third album The Holy Bible may well have been an ironic swipe at certain overly obsessive MSP fans, but one thing can't be denied - with this, they made an album genuinely worth worshipping. Sonically, it's post-punk with a rocket up its arse. Lyrically? For that, it's the best punk record ever, and by such a massive margin it's unbelievable. The Holy Bible's nihilistic, twisted characters spend 40 minutes tearing off boy's cocks, starving themselves to death, and revelling in their own fucked up little worlds. Crucially, the lyrics are always sympathetic to the protagonists, making this the most wierdly affecting experience ever set to roaring guitars, angular rhythms, and pulsating, strained, utterly convincing vocals. Make no mistake about it - even if Richey hadn't disappeared, The Holy Bible would still be one of the greatest artistic achievements of the modern era.
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| 5.0 classic | Skyline28 | March 5th 16 |
One of the most harrowing rock records ever made. If all you know of the Manic's comes from their indie stadium rock period then you will most likely be shocked and horrified by the bleak lyrical content contained within 'The Holy Bible'. Even as a listener of metal, some of which falls within the more extreme end of the spectrum I can testify that this outclasses even the most satanic and nihilistic Black Metal in its contempt for the human condition. However within this contempt there is a painful empathy as for a moment you see the world through its most wretched of eyes.
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| 5.0 classic | welshman10 | March 10th 11 |
The best album of all time. I never tire of listening to it.
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| 5.0 classic | Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | June 29th 06 |
What do you get when you put a bunch of political glam-punks in a cheap, rundown studio with a bunch of Wire and Magazine records and a library of troubled authors? If you said The Holy Bible, you're part of a very exclusive club. The Holy Bible is pseudo-musician self-abusive anorexic junkie alcoholic genius Richey James Edwards' album, from start to finish. He neither composed nor played a single note on the album, but he wrote the album in every true sense. NME called it a "vile record". And they were right. It's twisted, aching, tortured and very very sick triumph of perversity. Overlook it at your peril.
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| 5.0 classic | MeatSlapper | October 1st 14 |
I feel that a 5/5 just doesn't cut it. This may very well be the greatest album ever made.
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| 5.0 classic | SpookySkeletman | February 16th 14 |
Simply put, this is the greatest album of all time. Objectively. Fuck you if you don't agree. I'm gonna be buried with my copy of it.
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| 4.5 superb | jefflebowski | April 29th 12 |
The spectre of Richey Edwards haunts this album, from the harrowing '4st 7lb' to the blacker-than-black 'Archives of Pain'. James Dean Bradfield's committed vocals and spellbinding guitar only add to the sonic maelstrom. Pure horror, but with strangely hummable tunes ('Die in the Summertime', 'Faster', 'Yes').
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| 4.5 superb | fran tall ear | September 12th 22 |
quasi-perfect album lightly tanked by the brutality of "Yes"'s lyrics... I never know what the manics' angle on sex work, sex positivity etc. is cos on things like So Dead and this they sound 50% supportive, 50% hammer of the fucking witches. like if Diane Abbot was a rock band
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| 5.0 classic | doofy | January 7th 24 |
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| 2.5 average | Tim64T | July 5th 23 |
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| 4.5 superb | Halez | June 1st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | random | May 10th 23 |
| 3.0 good | KuyJuk | April 20th 23 |
| 2.5 average | remi | March 20th 23 |
| 3.5 great | ffs | March 8th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Lucman | January 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Tim00w | September 22nd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | LRS94 | August 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | August 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | eureka | March 16th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | nebbo | March 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryus | October 9th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | CalinD | October 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | September 28th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Oobaloo | September 8th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | kornass | September 7th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Metaxu | May 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrzg85 | February 2nd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Jimbly | January 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | October 7th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | July 18th 20 |
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| 5.0 classic | Josh | June 2nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | degina | February 29th 20 |
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| 5.0 classic | fog CONTRIBUTOR | May 21st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | April 19th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Zorg | February 5th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | bras42 | December 27th 18 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | November 16th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | dunnope | November 4th 18 |
| 3.5 great | JS19 | October 23rd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Juca89 | September 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Enzx | August 28th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Acole9 | August 14th 18 |
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| 3.5 great | Rmazer | June 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Stkyle | May 30th 18 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Honza | April 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | March 21st 18 |
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| 4.5 superb | Javier | March 9th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Rdv | December 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Crawl | November 23rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Marci | October 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | dctarga | October 23rd 17 |
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| 4.5 superb | Corney | April 4th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | 747727 | March 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | March 24th 17 |
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| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | July 29th 16 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Kiran EMERITUS | April 4th 16 |
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| 3.0 good | adr | December 13th 15 |
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| 5.0 classic | Jordan M. EMERITUS | October 7th 15 |
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| 4.5 superb | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | September 13th 15 |
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| 4.5 superb | rjk | August 2nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Lassie | July 31st 15 |
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| 3.0 good | Runeii | February 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | January 31st 15 |
| 2.5 average | rhp2015 | October 21st 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Xar | September 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | August 14th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | sabaus | August 11th 14 |
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| 5.0 classic | Surtur | July 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ethos | April 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chortles | February 21st 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Sithese | February 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | SeiGor | January 28th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | MaggieG | January 12th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Gtzk | January 5th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | December 30th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Wadlez | December 1st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Behexen | November 28th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | aa2508 | November 20th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | unkle | November 7th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Zeg | September 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | CamCar | August 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zakalwe | July 23rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | MF79 | June 28th 13 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Hoppip | January 23rd 13 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Akmol | November 25th 12 |
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