''Life Becoming a Landslide E.P.'' is an
extended play
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(EP) by
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alternative rock
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band
Manic Street Preachers
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. The title track is taken from their second album, ''
Gold Against the Soul
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''. It was released by
Epic
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on 31 January 1994 and reached number 36 on the
UK Singles Chart.
Background
It remains an important insight into the mindset of the band's lyricist/guitarist
Richey Edwards
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, and a poignant exploration of the metamorphosis of child and adult roles. Certain lines in the song, such as "My idea of love comes from a childhood glimpse of pornography", exemplify this.
It could also be seen as a precursor to the fully orchestrated, epic sound the band would adopt after Edwards' disappearance, precluded by the aggressive guitar sound of ''
The Holy Bible
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'' album.
[Martin Clarke, ''Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom'' (Plexus, 2009).]
Release
The EP is noted for its B-side "Comfort Comes": the first Manics track to explore the raw, claustrophobic, cold yet impassioned aesthetic which would be illustrated on ''The Holy Bible''. The release reached number 36 on the
UK Singles Chart in February 1994.
Track listings
CD
# "Life Becoming a Landslide" – 3:58
# "Comfort Comes" – 3:29
# "Are Mothers Saints" – 3:20
# "Charles Windsor" (
McCarthy cover) – 1:39
12-inch
# "Life Becoming a Landslide" – 3:58
# "Comfort Comes" – 3:29
# "Are Mothers Saints" – 3:20
7-inch / Cassette
# "Life Becoming a Landslide" – 3:58
# "Comfort Comes" – 3:29
Charts
References
External links
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Manic Street Preachers EPs
1994 EPs