Staying with gigs then... If you could introduce an original #Manics B-side to their setlist which they had to include in every live show hereafter, what would it be?

The answer is apparently If You Tolerate, although we wonder if that is linked to a general air of frustration of it replacing ADFL as current set closer!? Second place goes to You Stole the Sun. Cheers for everyone's comments and votes!

We'll carry this through to this evening if you've yet to make your pick! Happy Easter if that's your thing.

Have your say - poll tweet just reposted behind this!

Which song wouldn't you mind being dropped from the #Manics setlist? 1️⃣ You Love Us 2️⃣ Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 3️⃣ If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 4️⃣ You Stole the Sun From My Heart 📊 Show results

So... a poll coming ... but not a Ranking Project one! Stemming from comments in the recent chat about favourite (or not!) #Manics tracks... Of the songs put forward in the poll, which would you be happy to see dropped from their setlist? Feel free to comment if your choice isn't there!

The Albert Hall gig got me all Nostalgic. So spending afternoon leafing through old fanzines from back int’ day. Bit weird reading stuff you wrote nigh on 30 years ago.

I have a few copies of my book Manic Street Preachers: Song by Song remaining. If you'd like to purchase a signed copy directly from me for the Manics-curious in your life, please let me know.

I've never understood why people (including the boys too I guess?) don't like Nobody Loved You, or Underdogs. Like, they're not the best songs, but they're not terrible! I actually quite like both, was especially sad Nobody Loved You got taken off the anniversary release of TIMTTMY.

On the other side of the scales...

Talking of live picks...

Nothing I really hate, but You Stole The Sun From My Heart grates on me a bit. It’s just very bland and middle of the road & there really is no need for them to play it at every gig.

But then again...

If You Tolerate This... is a brillian song but I'd rather they'd had a #1 with You Stole The Sun From My Heart or Tsunami...

Or indeed this next thought...

There was this...

Not a big fan of You Love Us, but I really like The Love of Richard Nixon

Thanks for all your takes on this! Great to see some interactions between each other to, one of the things we hope to do around here - build a welcoming community with a common joy. Will RT some to keep the conversation going, hope you don't mind!

Morning! Our favourite #Manics aren't unfamiliar with an unpopular opinion, how about you? Is their a Manics song that everyone seems to love, but you aren't a fan of (or vice versa)? No shaming here, you might even find some kindred spirits!

Thanks to all who took part in the random poll we threw out - voting, RTing, commenting! Unfortunately it has less than 25 votes and which makes the project difficult to sustain. We'll keep trying to grow the base, and hope you stick around while we mature in what we'd like to be our new home.

#poll 1/2 Pick your favourite / preferred #Manics song: 1️⃣ Strip It Down 2️⃣ Suicide Alley 📊 Show results

In the meantime, to whet your whistles, to gauge the vibe, to throw a bone... an early track pair to test your #Manics allegiance (and energy for this project!) Poll incoming...

So we hope to get scheduling regular polling action here from next month - if we can get to 200 followers in the next couple of weeks we'd be ever so grateful! It's been great to see this community grow and looking forward to your #Manics thoughts and stories as we venture forth!

Thanks for sharing recent post folks and welcome to all those who have recently boarded the #ManicStreetPreachers soul train!

Hey up #Manics fans! A reminder for those who've heard, and a heads up those who haven't (share away!) - we’re putting together something special; a huge community ranking of every studio song the band has ever released. Your favourites matter. Follow along and join so your picks can be counted!

📚| Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire will be in conversation with Keith Cameron at this years' Hay Festival on Thursday 21st May 2026. #ManicStreetPreachers | @keithcameron2.bsky.social

www.icmp.ac.uk/news/music-b... The Long Play Sessions welcomes Keith Cameron to discuss his hugely acclaimed book 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure with Will Hodgkinson. Held at ICMP Queen's Park, it's an unmissable event for Manic Street Preachers fans.

We've hit 150 followers! Thank you! No one give up on us now!

It's March! How did that happen?! Hope all well. Thanks to those who are following and we hope looking forward the launch of our #Manics polls soon here on Bluesky. Keep telling anyone you think may be interested that we're around the place!

A full scale #ManicStreetPreachers song ranking project is set to continue next month. Want to influence the outcome? Follow us as we head towards launch on Bluesky and contribute with comments, campaigning for your favourites or simply adding your vote when you have the chance!

Buzz Club: Manic Street Preachers 16 February 1991. Live video was unseen for 20 years. You can’t hear James Dean Bradfield‘s vocals at the start. However this is where Richey is playing and so it makes it all the more poignant. Full 15 minutes here - indiethroughthelookingglass.com/2020/12/30/t...

Just two weeks until I discuss my Manic Street Preachers book with the brilliant @willhodgkinson.bsky.social at London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...

Thanks to everyone for spreading the word and help grow this #Mancis community. And to everyone coming on board - lovely to see you and thanks for being with us.

Hoping to launch here The Manic Street Preachers Never-ending Song Polls next month. Literally every #Manics track against the other, one poll at a time. We hope to see you there and happy to take part. Keep looping in people who don't know we are here yet, and are fans of #Manics and #polls!

Album spotlight: Journal for Plague Lovers. A unique piece in the catalogue jigsaw — but how will its tracks rank when held up against all the rest? Help us reach an ideal 300 so we can find out!

#Manics fans, assemble! We’re aiming to rank their entire discography — album cuts, hits, B sides, bonus tracks, stand-alones, every-studio-thing. Be around to add your vote and help shape the (unofficial but) definitive list. You don't have to follow to take part, but it would be nice!

Album spotlight: Everything Must Go. "The Kremlin of MSP albums - an enduring monument, ever-present in every era, impervious to regime change." (c) The Quietus A fan favourite - how will its tracks fare in a full round robin? Why not share this with a #Manics fan who doesn't know about us yet?

As a whole THB is a piece of art in itself. Singularly there are other tracks I would say are equal to them but not many.

Definitely- plenty of tracks that are very different but just as good in their discography. THB is a masterpiece but like all masterpieces it is not perfect and has its weaker moments. As a whole it’s unbeatable in their catalogue, but track by track….not so much.

Album spotlight: "The Holy Bible". 13 tracks. Each one will face every other track in the #Manics entire studio based discography. Will it be rivalled?

Nearly 70,000 words, over 300 songs covered, 15 album essays - and only 3 weeks until MANIC STREET PREACHERS: SONG BY SONG is out. More info and preorder links at andyjohnson.xyz/manics

When we do launch properly, there will be thousands of matchups. This isn’t a knockout — it’s a marathon where every #Manics song counts, and every one of your votes count!

So we got a 49% hit rate on our poll, which is pretty high all things considered; thanks to all who joined in! We'll keep reaching out & connecting with as many as we can find who want to be part of this! All good things... take time, so stick with us as we (hopefully) grow this #Manics community!

So I'm not sure the polls through here technically come to an end and close, or we at least haven't figured that out yet! But in fairness to trying to have some sort of system, we are 'closing' our Sunday test poll mid morning tomorrow. So go to if you haven't yet (please!)

#poll 17/13 Pick your favourite / preferred #Manics song: 1️⃣ Condemned to Rock 'N' Roll 2️⃣ Motorcycle Emptiness 📊 Show results

The plan will be to have all polls run live for 2 days from when they launch - so you have until Tuesday morning to show us what you've got with our tester set down this morning! #Manics #Choices

#poll 17/13 Pick your favourite / preferred #Manics song: 1️⃣ Condemned to Rock 'N' Roll 2️⃣ Motorcycle Emptiness 📊 Show results

So a random poll a-coming to see how committed you lot are to the chase!

If I could have another go be it’d be Montana/Autumn 78. Let there be rock.

Close My Eyes - the absolute antithesis of a b-side to Masses… it resonated with me 20 odd years ago, and it still does today