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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Yes | |||
| 2. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart | |||
| 3. Of Walking Abortion | |||
| 4. She Is Suffering | |||
| 5. Archives Of Pain | |||
| 6. Revol | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Yes | |||
| 2. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart | |||
| 3. Of Walking Abortion | |||
| 4. She Is Suffering | |||
| 5. Archives Of Pain | |||
| 6. Revol | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Faster - Top Of The Pops | |||
| 2. Faster - Butt Naked | |||
| 3. P.C.P. - Butt Naked | |||
| 4. She Is Suffering - Butt Naked | |||
| 5. 4st 7lb - Mtv Most Wanted | |||
| 6. She Is Suffering - Mtv Most Wanted | |||
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Now, a decade further on and I have more free cash, this album is purchased and I have to say.. it's essential. It's been in the car for a fortnight now, constantly on the MP3 player and is being played to death and back.
The Holy Bible could well be an antidote to the manufactured pap that we are bombarded with at this time... pop idol, fame academy, x factor etc. it's THAT important. It isn't an easy album, but it's much preferable to the bile that we are being subjected to right now. We should take our hats off to whomever is responsible for this reissue (whatever the motives).. this album reminds us of how far the music industry has fallen.
This album demands your attention, it grabs you, it hurts you, it screams at you and makes you think, it drags you back to a time when you really felt that your views would count and could make a difference. Maybe that's stupid, maybe we're all just playing the game, but if this album insists that you take just some small piece of integrity into your life once again, then The Holy Bible has served it's purpose.
The original album superbly matches metallic art-punk with horrific yet compulsive lyrics. Musically, it is quite a departure for a band whose other albums have more of an anthemic rock element - the influences here are strictly arty (post) punk with James Dean Bradfield on superb form on vocals and guitar. The first 60% of the album is pretty near musically perfect with just a couple of not-quite-so-brilliant songs later on.
The Holy Bible has of course passed into mythical folklore with the disappearance of chief lyricist Richey James a few months after the album's release. Was the LP his extended suicide note? The words are often absolutely horrific and nihilistic yet also compulsive when they do connect. The (self) disgust of the repeated "Who's responsible. You f-king are." At the end of Of Walking Abortion is brilliant as are the more beautiful (yet still horrific) images of 4st 7lb "I want to walk in the snow and not soil its purity". Even a song whose words I don't agree with such as the pro-capital punishment Archives Of Pain is effective - "Give them the respect they deserve".
The real brilliance of The Holy Bible is how superbly the songs, playing and music match the intensity of the lyrics. The audio extras on the 10th Anniversary Edition include a whole US mix of the album (which the band prefer to the original), radio sessions and live versions of Holy Bible tracks recorded in 1994. Even better, the third disc is a DVD including TV and live appearances at the time and a new interview with the band.
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