Manic Street Preachers - Close Up Documentary Part 1

[gemma5632]

That says it all. "The past 3 years have been the most successful, but not necessarily the best" 2:45 Made me want to cry when Nicky said that!

[wodenblacksun]

great documentary, watched it the first time around, a fitting tribute to richey, thanks for uploading.

[GeorgeLikesBananas]

2:24

I'm sorry but it just looks like Richey pops up from behind the amp.

[VictimDead]

is that sean talking, at about two minutes in? oh my.

[revol148]

Thanks for the video - I've been looking for this for ages.In my opinion this IS the best Manics documentary to date.It was a shame the now defunct South Bank show never did a full hour on the band - it would have been fun to see the eyelined Nicky Wire rubbing shoulders with Melvyn Bragg.

[MrLeagueOJustice]

Oh he was 27? That explains it all.

[djboony]

ill call them mr bombastic

[rhadd91]

whats the song at 3:10?

[joesuburb]

Slash N' Burn

[shoshuj]

Where's Blackwood!!! Where's Blackwood!!?? I live about a mile away from fucking blackwood in Newport! that's where fucking blackwood is, stupid prick "where's blackwood" Grrr We have a manic's demo tape anyway, they gave one to my dad before they was famous! :)

[ahagestedt]

there's a newport near blackwood??? AWEsome.... i work in a newport (oregon)...on the western US....makes me feel closer to my gods!!! (yeah...it's a stretch...but are we to do when they took TEN FUCKING YEARs to come back?)

[Denta1]

Jesus, what the fuck is your problem!? just because YOU live near Blackwood and know it so well doesn't mean everyone does..

[shoshuj]

Yeah, i said that because he is doing an interview on the manics and basically saying that where they come from is shitty unknown place, i havent got a problem

[thisisbenisben]

right on matey! i used to live in Ponty. Blackwood (AND newport) are famous in my mind at least! Great country, great people, in fact the BEST people i've ever lived with. long live the cymru, fuck that Thatcher etc.

[Useless2112]

Nobody who doesn't live a mile away from Blackwood knows where it is.

[Orsojka]

Thank you for it.

[aliaemar22]

had this on vhs.watched it so many times the colors faded:)can it be downloaded somewhere?it's brilliant!

[RICHEY95MANICSTREET]

I wish this was shown again on tv, i missed it when it was first on.

Damn it!

[street00preacher]

does anyone know if it was patrick jones who did the narration on generation terrorists cos it really sounds like it.

[musicsnobtobe]

Yes it was. He was reading his own poetry.

[JamesMMcCann]

25 seconds in and Bradders is telling the camera man to 'get out the fucking way'? Love it.

[racefaceec90]

or gigs even!!!

[racefaceec90]

i would love to have seen them when richey was in the band,what a gig that must have been!!!

[gomzie666]

Anyone know where to find Richeys last interview?Its disappeared.

[mumrak]

i can't believe what i've just seen!!!!! i remember first watching this on german tv channel viva zwei about 10 years ago!! BIG THANS for uploading this!!

[manicmacintosh]

cheeers for the post ma man!

[agressivemuffin]

thank you so much for posting this - I taped it when it aired on TV, and lost it to the ether.

Can not wait for the new album with Richey's lyrics to be released.

Beautiful band, beautiful songs. x

[perpitbla5]

"...And we're the Manic Street Preachers"

[tikicupcake]

James DID look like Woody Allen as a kid! :)

oh and nice to get a face to the name Patrick Jones.

[ASININIUS55]

amazing

[Oscar301]

richie is the syd barrett of my generation. beautiful upload, thanks mspyke

[virusinsideus]

they were so vital, i miss the manics of the 90's, there recent records just havent done it for me, very sad

[ziggyjamesedwards]

I think Send Away The Tigers is a great album...Perspectives thing

[trigger1547]

thankyou for uploading this video. They will always be my life

[saramanic]

trip down memory lane or what? :)

[jadedviolet]

This is the best Manics documentary ever made.

I still watch my old video of it all the time!

The shots of Richey on the swing make me sad :(

[buttplug101]

@jadedviolet same here, video is a little worn these days

[cointelpro911]

Wow! Never thought I would get to see this again, feels like decades ago. Hat goes off to you for uploading this, thanks.

[luaunderground]

great

[brandybuck1984]

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! You star! I've still got this on video from when it was on TV in September 1998! I was a total Manics freak back then! Thank you, thank you thank you!

[IngvildSofie]

Ilove you! I've been looking for this documentary for ages! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[Sharn]

ahhi saw this years ago =] thankies for uploading hehe

[manicmaser]

i saw it too on czech tv ages ago, but what happened to the other parts??

[mspkye]

coming soon ;)

[revol85]

uaaaaaaaaaaaaaa GO MANICS!!thanks for upload man I sow this on a french tv years ago