Send Away the Tigers
| Send Away the Tigers | ||||
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| Studio album by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
| Released | 7 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Grouse Lodge, Ireland; Stir Studios, Wales; Strongroom, London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 38:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa, Greg Haver, Loz Williams | |||
| Manic Street Preachers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   2007 |
| NME | (8/10) 2007 |
| Drowned in Sound | (4/10) 2007 |
| BBC | (favourable) 2007 |
| The Daily Telegraph | (favourable) 2007 |
| The Guardian | 2007 |
| The Observer | 2007 |
| musicOMH |  2007 |
| Digital Spy | 2007 |
| PopMatters | (8/10) 2007 |
Send Away the Tigers is the eighth studio album from the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 7 May 2007 and made it to #2 on the UK Albums Chart, missing the top spot by just 690 copies.[1]
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[edit] Background
The album is named after a phrase the English comedian Tony Hancock used to refer to "battling one's inner demons by getting drunk".[2] The album is widely seen as a return to the hard-edged, more guitar-driven sound of their earlier releases: the band itself has described it as a mixture of Generation Terrorists and Everything Must Go. The album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, whose brother Tom provided the US mix of The Holy Bible.
The album sleeve features a quotation from Wyndham Lewis (there misspelled as "Wyndam Lewis"): "When a man is young, he is usually a revolutionary of some kind. So here I am, speaking of my revolution".[3] "I'm Just a Patsy" is a direct quotation from Lee Harvey Oswald - who is referenced in the song - upon his public denial of the murder of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Nina Persson from The Cardigans shares vocals on "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", the first single from the album. The song "Rendition" concerns the act of extraordinary rendition, which has been described as a global system of human rights violations.[4] The song is partly inspired by the academy award-winning 1982 film Missing starring Jack Lemmon.
The photographs used as the album artwork are taken from the book Monika Monster Future First Woman on Mars by Valerie Phillips.
In September 2008 band embedded three songs on their website, named "Donkeys (Acoustic)", "Untitled Instrumental" and "Motown Junk (The Johnny Boy Anniversary Mix)". They were replaced by song from their next album in April 2009.
Send Away the Tigers was released in America on 24 July 2007 through the Red Int/Red Ink record label. The album was BPI certified as achieving gold status (100,000 copies) during week 30 of 2007.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Bradfield/Moore (music) and Wire (lyrics).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Send Away the Tigers" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Underdogs" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (feat. Nina Persson) | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Indian Summer" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "The Second Great Depression" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Rendition" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Autumnsong" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "I'm Just a Patsy" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Imperial Bodybags" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Winterlovers" | 3:03 |
"Working Class Hero" by John Lennon is also included as a hidden track after "Winterlovers" has finished in the normal editions of the album, making the 10th track's full length 6:40.
[edit] Free download
The song "Underdogs" was made available as a free download and limited edition one sided 7" single on 19 March 2007 as a 'thank you' to the fans who have supported the Manics over the years.[5] The song received its premiere on the Phill Jupitus show on BBC 6 Music on Saint David's Day (1 March 2007).
[edit] Japanese version
All tracks written by Bradfield/Moore (music) and Wire (lyrics), unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Send Away the Tigers" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Underdogs" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (feat. Nina Persson) | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Indian Summer" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "The Second Great Depression" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Rendition" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Autumnsong" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "I'm Just a Patsy" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Imperial Bodybags" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Winterlovers" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Working Class Hero" (Music and lyrics by John Lennon) | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Love Letter to the Future" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Morning Comrades" | 3:13 |
| 14. | "Send Away the Tigers" (acoustic) | 2:31 |
[edit] Charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | Send Away the Tigers | European Top 100 Albums | 9 |
[edit] Personnel
- Manic Street Preachers
- James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Moore – drums, percussion
- Nicky Wire – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Nina Persson – second lead vocals on "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
- Sean Read – keyboards on "The Second Great Depression" and "Indian Summer"
- Sally Herbert – violin and string arrangement on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
- Andrew Waters – first violin and string arrangements on "The Second Great Depression"
- Sonia Slany - violin on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
- Lucy Morgan – viola on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
- Howard Scott – violin on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
- Morgan Goff – viola on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
- Ian Burdge – cello on "Autumnsong" and "Indian Summer"
[edit] References
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers / Home". Manicstreetpreachers.com. http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/07/blogs/index.html. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Send away the tigers @". Manics.nl. 30 July 2007. http://www.manics.nl/site/phrases/sendawaythetigers.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "When a man is young, he is usually a... @". Manics.nl. 12 July 2007. http://www.manics.nl/site/quotes/inartwork/whenamanisyoung.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ ""Rendition" and secret detention: A global system of human rights violations. Questions and Answers | Amnesty International". Web.amnesty.org. 1 January 2006. http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engpol300032006. Retrieved 14 September 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers / Home". Manics.co.uk. http://www.manics.co.uk/07/. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
