Jack White....

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What makes the Holy Bible so impressive is the fact that James Dean Bradfield managed to put very complex, wordy lyrics to music in a musical manner. 

TeleMaster

LPManic said:

The Manics are known as Old Labour champagne socialists but the Holy Bible is 80% Richey’s lyrics and vision - and it deals with a range of topics including prostitution, anorexia, (seemingly positive views towards) capital punishment, the Holocaust, and many others.... as well as the two Nicky Wire lyrics on American foreign politics and a nice nostalgic tune called This is Yesterday. Plenty for everyone....!

Maybe now they've mellowed out, but back then they much more left wing than that, with revolutionary and radical lyrics.

underdog

thecolourbox said:

StuartMac290 said:

Dan_Halen said:

Simon Neil? Or even Dave Grohl and Billie Joe Armstrong given the body of work this century and the number of (at the time) teenagers who have probably bought guitars after being introduced to them by albums like In Your Honour or American Idiot respectively.

Three good shouts there

Had to look up who Simon Neil was, I thought he was the one who played Major Campbell in Peaky Blinders! Interesting side effect of this thread I'm learning some new names and some new guitar to listen to at least

Simon Neil is bloody brilliant, and some of what he plays while singing is quite something too, excellent live band also.

cm01

stickyfiddle said:

I've seen the Manics a bunch of times. Even at Glasto in the rain promoting their b-sides collection they were still epic. Fantastic player, even better singer, and bloody nice bloke if reports are to be believed. 

He's a monster player and they're nice guys - mate of mine tech's for them