The Solo Manics : a mellow one

the Manic Street Preachers are engaged in some "solo" projects instead of kicking their heels before the next album. well, James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire are - no word on a Sean Moore solo project, and of course no word on anything at all from Richey Edwards.

first up is The Great Western by frontman James Dean Bradfield. The first single off the album, That's No Way To Tell A Lie, pretty much gives an accurate sample of what comes across the whole of the work. a very mellow, relaxed and pleasant album this is. there's certainly no aggressive You Love Us or anything like that, but it's still the voice of the Manics.

i am not going to get into the business of either standout or weak tracks, the whole thing happily plays along in the background. worth picking up for Manic fans around the world, if only for the novelty factor that it is a (kind of) Manics album that your grandparents would probably like.