One of my least favourite Manics albums. Two years after this album they made Everything Must Go and it was such a vast improvement to their sound. Too many boring tracks on this album.

This album is a big disappointment for me :(

A superb release where the imperfections only make it more interesting. Maybe the sound was a little too hushed, and the lyrics a little too cryptic, but that only increased it's mystery. And the songs themselves were something truly out-there, covering many unusual topics and some very dark subject manner.

Or Richey's descent into hell, well whatever, it still makes for fascinating listening and with some very interesting points to make. I like it.

Great guitar driven rock with catchy melodies and biting lyrics. The Manics always reach high with their albums, and never quite reach their goal. On this album, they reached the furthest, and came the closest.

Fav.Tracks: Yes, Faster, Archives of pain.

Not exactly the most easy listening album with songs called The intense humming of evil, which is about the holocaust, but it is a complete masterpiece and i think the best album the manics have done. Incredibly deep and beautifully written.

Excellent stuff. This album is worth a good listen. Despite my high rating though, I think it is one of their weaker albums. But my username proves my love for this group. I may prefer the poppy stuff, like Lifeblood and Postcards, but I still adore this album. The best song is Yes, the worst song is Of Walking Abortion.

For me the greatest album ever. Lyrically the deepest collection of songs ever. A total moment of inspiration from the boys from Blackwood, in a still very good career. Highlights - Faster, 4st 7lbs & Yes

For Richey Edwards, Life sucks and then you die! Not bad by any stretch but I prefer In Utero, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, Grace and Definitely Maybe which were all released in 1993 and 1994.