 
Anyone who went to see Manic Street Preachers
play their epic 38 track ‘National Treasures’
show at the O2 Arena in December last December
will know just how important and massive the band’s
debut album ‘Generation Terrorists’
was when it was first released and still is Twenty
years on as the set was filled of classic songs
from that album such as ‘Slash ‘N’
Burn’, ‘Motor Cycle Emptiness’,
‘You Love Us’, ‘Little Baby’
nothing and many others.
Twenty years have passed since the release of
the album and Manic Street Preachers are set to
re-issue the album to mark the 20th anniversary
and it is a must by for anyone who was too young
to hear the album when it was originally released
and have never had chance to check out the album
since growing up, it is also a must have for the
hardcore Manic Street Preachers fans but the question
is which package are you going to chose and how
much are you going to spend as the album is being
bundled in 5 different packages ranging from a
straight forward download, to the single CD anniversary
edition to a double CD and single DVD legacy version
to a limited edition collectors edition which
includes everything listed previous plus a book
and 10” vinyl.
The album has been fully re-mastered so it sounds
slightly more polished to go with the digital
age of music that we are all spoilt with these
days and for the hardcore fans there are exclusive
songs and demos, unseen video footage of music,
interviews and general home footage from back
in the day as as well as a massive collection
of unseen photographs and more.
Musically for anyone who has not managed to check
out this legendary album due to being too young
when it originally came out or whatever the reason,
the album is the most energetic and punk sounding
material that the Manic Street Preachers have
ever created, the album is what put them on the
map and set them up for the extremely successful
twenty year career they have managed to enjoy
so far.
The likes of ‘Motor Cycle Emptiness’
and ‘You Love Us’ are easily the strongest
sounding tracks on the album but then you also
have the angst ridden ‘Repeat’, the
catchy ‘Stay Beautiful’ and not to
forget the theme from M*A*S*H ‘Suicide Is
Painless’.
‘Generation Terrorists’ is the Manic
Street Preachers at their best if you do not already
own this album then I would seriously recommend
that you head out and purchase the 20th Anniversary
edition as it is a great piece of musical history.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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