This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours: 20 Year Collectors' Edition (Deluxe) ［3CD+BOOK］＜完全生産限定盤＞

マニック・ストリート・プリーチャーズ、名盤『ディス・イズ・マイ・トゥルース・テル・ミー・ユアーズ』の20周年記念盤
マニック・ストリート・プリーチャーズが、5作目のアルバム『ディス・イズ・マイ・トゥルース・テル・ミー・ユアーズ(This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours)』の20周年記念コレクターズ・エディションを、CD3枚組ボックス・セットの仕様で発売。CD3枚組ボックス・セットには、リマスターされたオリジナル・アルバム『ディス・イズ・マイ・トゥルース・テル・ミー・ユアーズ』、未発表デモ音源、ライヴ・リハーサル音源のほか、マッシヴ・アタック、デヴィッド・ホルムス、モグワイ、コーネリアス、ステレオラブらによるリミックス、B-サイド音源が収録される。ブックレットには長年コラボレーションを行ってきた日本人フォトグラファー、MITCH IKEDA氏による未発表写真が数多くフィーチャーされるとともに、今作ではジャケット写真が変更され、ウェールズのポルスマドグ(Porthmadog)近くのブラック・ロック・サンズ(注:ビーチの名称)で行われたオリジナルのセッションからの写真が使用されている。

Guitar Magazine - "...heartfelt, incredibly detailed, occasionally overwrought work of timeless rock that was also honored with Album of the Year accolades..." CMJ - "...As heart-wrenching as it is studious, THIS IS MY TRUTH...is the work of a band...that has successfully learned to translate the intensity of its experiences into potent musical pomp and circumstance." Mojo - "...The Manics in introspective, but still inspiring, mood..." Paste - "Truth hasn't aged a day, completely bypassing the tell-tale late '90s mope-core veneer in favor of introspection that is musically lush and lyrically harsh."

If Everything Must Go found Manic Street Preachers coping with Richey James' sudden, unexplained disappearance, its follow-up, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, finds them putting the tragedy behind them and flourishing as a trio. Wisely, the group builds on the grand sound of Everything Must Go, creating a strangely effective fusion of string-drenched, sweeping arena rock and impassioned, brutally honest punk. Since the band never writes about anything less than major issues, whether it be political or personal, it's appropriate that their music sounds as majestic and overpowering as their pretensions. Given that the first single was titled "If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next," calling the Manics pretentious is fair game, but they make their pretensions work through a blend of intelligence, passion, and sheer musicality. This Is My Truth sports more musical variety than its predecessors, which means it can meander a bit, particularly toward the end. Nevertheless, these misgivings disappear with repeated listens, as each song logically flows into the next. If the album ultimately isn't as raw or shattering as The Holy Bible or emotionally wrenching as Everything Must Go, it's because the ghost of Richey has been put behind them. That doesn't mean that This Is My Truth is light, easygoing listening -- the portentous, murky closer "SYMM" guarantees that -- but it's not as torturous as its immediate predecessors. But what it shares with them is a searing passion and intelligence that is unmatched among their peers on either side of the ocean -- and, in doing so, it emphasizes the Manics' uniqueness as one of the few bands of the '90s that can deliver albums as bracing intellectually as they are sonically. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine|