Product Description

Wales's finest follow up 2004's 'Lifeblood' with this, their eighth studio album. An attempt to fuse the majesty and grace of their early post-Richey work with the raw punk rock they briefly returned to on 'Know Your Enemy', the album is overtly political (the title is a reference to the farcical "liberation" of Baghdad Zoo in 2003). Produced once again by longtime collaborator Dave Eringa, it includes the singles 'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' (featuring the Cardigans' Nina Persson) and 'Underdogs'.

Track Listing

1. Send Away The Tigers
2. Underdogs
3. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
4. Indian Summer
5. Second Great Depression
6. Rendition
7. Autumnsong
8. I'm Just A Patsy
9. Imperial Bodybags
10. Winterlovers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1865 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
Fans of Welsh rockers The Manic Street Preachers have been holding their breath for the arrival of the band's eighth studio album. Will Send Away The Tigers be evidence of another new musical twist? Might they revert to their old fiery ways? In fact, Send Away The Tigers does both. An intriguing blend of backwards-looking nostalgia and forward motion, fans might be pleased to learn, first of all, that the album features its fair share of anthems. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough," (which features Cardigans singer Nina Persson), "Indian Summer," "Autumnsong" and "The Second Great Depression" all boast catchy choruses and are underpinned by the stadium-rock aesthetic of the good old days. The Manic's political fire also remains intact, shifting emphasis to the Iraq war with mediocre songs like "Imperial Bodybags", while the title track and "Rendition" indicate a slightly more innovative direction. It's no Holy Bible, nor a Generation Terrorists - but Send Away The Tigers does show the boys can still make a glorious racket when they try. --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

Combines the essence of everything they did before
For me, this is the best album the Manics ever made. I think there were very good songs on every album, but also rather dull songs. There's not a single song on this one I don't like. Somehow this album is a mixture of all the good stuff they did on previous albums. It's as rebellious as GT, as rocking as GATS, as personal and provoking as HB, as pompous as EMG, as smooth and gentle as TIMY, as true to it's roots as KYE and as fresh as LB.
The lyrics are great, and James delivers them with so much devotion and emotion it gives you goosebumbs (like always). He also has some great guitar solos, and after keeping in the background a bit in the rather electronical "Lifeblood", Sean once again proves he's a very versatile, creative and simply genious drummer who knows how to use his drums as an instrument and not just a rhythm machine.
My faves from the album are "I'm just a Patsy" and "Autumn Song", but like I already said - all the songs are great.
I really hope we'll get to hear many more albums of this unique band :-)

MSP on form!
Send Away the Tigers is a cracking album. The opener and title track is fast and simply riff-tastic, and the album doesn't really let up from there. The tracks here are concise but expertly measured and it nevers feels like the Manics are overreaching or underplaying, everything here is to the point and very very good. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough and Rendition are two more standout tracks, that grandiose feel to the former providing an excellent lead-off single to counterbalance the rockier intensity of the latter. The guitar work here is outstanding too and rounds of the package nicely. Solid, punchy and with very little fluff, this is an album well worth investing in.

THANK GOD!!
I was gutted when they brought out Lifeblood. I had seen them live on their 'Forever Delayed' tour and was on a high. Then they released 'Lifeblood'. No matter how often I played it - I hated it. It was a sell out to their previous stuff, and really thought it would be their last. However - after listening to 'Send Away the Tigers', my faith in the Manics is restored. 'Imperial Bodybags' is brilliant and should be an anthem to our lads in Iraq and Afganistan. The Manics have always expressed their 'political' views through their music, which is why I love them - (Lifeblood lost that) - but now they are back in true form. Lots of rock, anti establishment and variety - its brill. Definately recommend it!!