This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Manic Street Preachers · 1998
63 min · 13 tracks · alternative rock
Melodic alternative rock intertwines introspective lyrics with sweeping orchestral arrangements and anthemic choruses.
Top tracks — play these first
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If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Start here — This track stands out as a powerful protest song, blending personal narrative with political commentary and featuring a memorable chorus that encourages activism against complacency.
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You Stole the Sun From My Heart — With its infectious melody and poignant lyrics, this song encapsulates the band's ability to merge melancholy with uplifting energy, making it relatable and widely appealing.
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The Everlasting — This opener showcases the album's orchestral elements, with a sweeping arrangement that sets a grand tone while exploring themes of love and loss.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines orchestral elements with introspective lyrics, showcasing a mature sound while maintaining distinctiveness.
What we noticed
- The album features orchestral arrangements that swell and recede, creating a dynamic backdrop for the melodic guitar lines.
- Several tracks employ a gradual build-up, layering instrumentation to reach climactic anthemic choruses.
- Lyrically, the songs often intertwine personal introspection with broader social commentary, demanding active engagement from listeners.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady emotional build throughout
- poignant reflections on society
- anthems for introspective moments
- late-night contemplation and connection
Maybe skip if you
- seeking instant gratification
- prefer standalone hit singles
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — This album solidified their commercial success after 'Everything Must Go'.
- Themes
- social responsibility· post-Richey introspection· Welsh identity crisis
- Career context
- This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is the fifth studio album by Manic Street Preachers, released in January 1998. Following their commercial breakthrough with Everything Must Go, this album marked a significant shift towards a more mature and reflective sound, showcasing the band's evolution after the disappearance of lyricist Richey Edwards.
Tracklist
- 1 The Everlasting 6:08
- 2 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Start here 4:50
- 3 You Stole the Sun From My Heart 4:20
- 4 Ready for Drowning 4:32
- 5 Tsunami 3:51
- 6 My Little Empire 4:09
- 7 I'm Not Working 5:51
- 8 You're Tender and You're Tired 4:37
- 9 Born a Girl 4:12
- 10 Be Natural 5:12
- 11 Black Dog on My Shoulder 4:48
- 12 Nobody Loved You 4:44
- 13 S.Y.M.M. 5:57
What to play next
Know Your Enemy
2001
Continues the emotional and political themes with a more experimental sound.
Everything Must Go
1996
Sets the stage with similar anthemic melodies and lyrical depth.
If this landed
Records by other artists that run on the same instinct.
OK Computer
Radiohead
Shares anthemic melodies and introspective themes, exploring societal disconnection and emotional depth.
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Combines soaring melodies with poignant lyrics, reflecting on personal and social struggles in a post-Britpop context.
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Merges darkly introspective lyrics with anthemic arrangements, addressing themes of identity and cultural commentary.
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