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Manic Street Preachers Es Un Grupo De Rock Procedente De Gales Reino Unido Formado Por James Dean Bradfield Voz Y Guitarra Sean Moore Batería Y Nicky Wire Bajo . La Banda Se Formó En 1986 Tomando Influencia De Bandas Como Badfinger Y Joy Division Sumándole Guitarras Agresivas Como Un Cruce A Mitad Camino Del Indie Y El Punk Más Tradicional Sus Tres Primeros Discos Se Caracterizaron Por Letras Poéticas Y Reivindicativas. Hasta Que La Misteriosa Desaparición De Richey James En 1995 Los Reorganizó Como Trío. El Grupo Tiene En Su Haber Canciones Como "A Design For Life" "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" "Motorcycle Emptiness" O "The Everlasting'' Auténticos Himnos De La Década De Los Noventa. Manic Street Preachers Siempre Se Identificó Con Ideas Marxistas E Izquierdistas Tomando Siempre Causas Que Comúnmente No Eran Escuchadas Como La Canción "Baby Elián" Que Narra La Historia Del Pequeño Elián González Que Nuevamente Trajo A Colación La Histórica Rivalidad Entre Estados Unidos Y Cuba . Fue También La Primera Banda De Un País "capitalista" En Tocar En Vivo En La Habana Ante El Mismo Fidel Castro En El Teatro Karl Marx. Su Vocalista James Dean Bradfield Editó En 2006 Su Primer Disco Solista Titulado "The Great Western" Con Gran Éxito De Aceptación Entre Los Fans De La Banda Galesa El Primer Single Fue "Still A Long Way To Go". Mientras Se Espera El Regreso De La Banda Aún Sin Fecha Se Puede Disfrutar De La Música Y El Talento Del Músico Británico. Discografía Grabaciones De Estudio * Generation Terrorists 1992 * Gold Against The Soul 1993 * The Holy Bible 1994 * Everything Must Go 1996 * This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 1998 * Know Your Enemy 2001 * Lifeblood 2004 * Send Away The Tigers 2007 Recopilatorios * Forever Delayed 2002 - Grandes Éxitos * Lipstick Traces 2003 - Caras B Versiones Y Temas En Directo Triple CD
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"4st 7lb" Pronounced 'four Stone Seven Pounds' Is A Song By Manic Street Preachers From Their Third Album The Holy Bible. An Ode To The Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa The Song Has Gained A Degree Of Notoriety Since Much Of Its Lyrical Material Is Partly Autobiographical Based On Edwards' Own Documented Problems With Eating Which Had Escalated By The Time Of Writing. Its Uncompromisingly Dark Tone Has Led To The Song Often Being Singled Out As Representative Of The Holy Bible As A Whole Whilst It Has Been Recognised As Offering A Key Insight Into The Depths Of Richey Edwards' Personal Torment. In His Review Of The Album On Allmusic Stephen Thomas Erlewine Specifically Mentions "4st 7lb" Calling It "one Of The Most Chilling Songs In Rock & Roll". The Music Was Co-Written By Bandmembers James Dean Bradfield And Sean Moore. Along With "Die In The Summertime" It Is One Of The Two Songs On The Album Reported To Have Lyrics Written Entirely By Richey Edwards. Other Bandmember Nicky Wire Who Was Co-Lyricist With Edwards Up To That Point In The Band's Career Had No Input In The Song's Writing Despite Being Credited. "4st 7lb" Begins With A Soundbite Taken From A Documentary Called 40 Minutes Caraline's Story A 1994 Documentary On The Life Of Caraline Neville-Lister A 29 Year Old Woman Suffering From Anorexia As A Result Of Years Of Sexual Physical And Mental Abuse. The Song Takes The Form Of A Diary Written From The Point Of View Of A Young Adolescent Girl Suffering From The Disease. It Consists Of Two Sections. In The First Half The Unnamed Girl In Graphic Detail Describes The Ongoing Effects The Eating Disorder Is Having On Her Body Represented By Lines During The Verses Such As "See My Third Rib Appear/A Week Later All My Flesh Disappears" And "Stomach Collapsed At Five/Lift Up My Skirt My Sex Is Gone". In The Pre-Chorus It Is Strongly Hinted That The Girl Abstains From Eating To Emulate The Celebrity Supermodels Who Are Depicted As Role Models To Other Young Women Making References To Such Models As Kate Moss "Kate" And Emma Balfour "Emma" Who Are Famous For Their Slender Build 2 . The Pre-Chorus Also Explores Her Parents Failure To Help Her Either Because They Don't Understand The Root Of The Problem The Father Dismisses Her Concerns Over Her Weight Saying "that's The Way You're Built" Or Because They Don't Create The Right Impression Themselves The Mother Is On A Diet But Strongly Encourages Her To Eat "roast Beef" . In Each Chorus The Girl Ultimately Declares She Wants To Lose So Much Weight That Her Presence Is No Longer Felt - "I Want To Walk In The Snow/And Not Leave A Footprint". The Music Throughout This Section Is Generally Loud And Harsh. In The Second Half The Music Completely Changes Becoming Much Slower-Paced Quieter And More Ambient Consisting Of Four Verses With No Chorus. The Lyrics Offer An Unconventional Resolve For The Narrator If Any At All. She Does Not Overcome The Disease Instead Learning To Cope With It And In Fact Gains A Kind Of Superiority Complex As A Result. She Refers To The People Around Her Attempting To Help As "the Fat Scum" And Ultimately Declares She Has "finally Come To Understand Life/Through Staring Blankly At Her Navel". The Title Of The Song Refers To The Lowest Possible Weight A Fully-Grown Woman Can Survive At 4st 7lb Being 63lb As Dropping Below This Weight Will Result In Death For The Person. In The Song's Final Verse The Narrator Refers To The Weight Strongly Suggesting She Has Reached It Herself. Whether Or Not She Survives Is Never Explicitly Stated. However Her Death Is Suggested By The Lyric "an Epilogue Of Youth". The 10th Anniversary Edition Of The Holy Bible Contained The Mix Of Each Album Track Intended For Release In The US. In The Band Interview On The Accompanying DVD The US Mix Of "4st 7lb" Was One Of The Songs Particularly Cited As An Improvement Over The Original.
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Manic Street Preachers Es Un Grupo De Rock Procedente De Gales Reino Unido Formado Por James Dean Bradfield Voz Y Guitarra Sean Moore Batería Y Nicky Wire Bajo . La Banda Se Formó En 1986 Tomando Influencia De Bandas Como Badfinger Y Joy Division Sumándole Guitarras Agresivas Como Un Cruce A Mitad Camino Del Indie Y El Punk Más Tradicional Sus Tres Primeros Discos Se Caracterizaron Por Letras Poéticas Y Reivindicativas. Hasta Que La Misteriosa Desaparición De Richey James En 1995 Los Reorganizó Como Trío. El Grupo Tiene En Su Haber Canciones Como "A Design For Life" "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" "Motorcycle Emptiness" O "The Everlasting'' Auténticos Himnos De La Década De Los Noventa. Manic Street Preachers Siempre Se Identificó Con Ideas Marxistas E Izquierdistas Tomando Siempre Causas Que Comúnmente No Eran Escuchadas Como La Canción "Baby Elián" Que Narra La Historia Del Pequeño Elián González Que Nuevamente Trajo A Colación La Histórica Rivalidad Entre Estados Unidos Y Cuba . Fue También La Primera Banda De Un País "capitalista" En Tocar En Vivo En La Habana Ante El Mismo Fidel Castro En El Teatro Karl Marx. Su Vocalista James Dean Bradfield Editó En 2006 Su Primer Disco Solista Titulado "The Great Western" Con Gran Éxito De Aceptación Entre Los Fans De La Banda Galesa El Primer Single Fue "Still A Long Way To Go". Mientras Se Espera El Regreso De La Banda Aún Sin Fecha Se Puede Disfrutar De La Música Y El Talento Del Músico Británico. Discografía Grabaciones De Estudio * Generation Terrorists 1992 * Gold Against The Soul 1993 * The Holy Bible 1994 * Everything Must Go 1996 * This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 1998 * Know Your Enemy 2001 * Lifeblood 2004 * Send Away The Tigers 2007 Recopilatorios * Forever Delayed 2002 - Grandes Éxitos * Lipstick Traces 2003 - Caras B Versiones Y Temas En Directo Triple CD
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"4st 7lb" (pronounced 'four stone, seven pounds') is a song by Manic Street Preachers from their third album The Holy Bible.
An ode to the eating disorder Anorexia nervosa, the song has gained a degree of notoriety since much of its lyrical material is partly autobiographical, based on Edwards' own documented problems with eating, which had escalated by the time of writing. Its uncompromisingly dark tone has led to the song often being singled out as representative of The Holy Bible as a whole, whilst it has been recognised as offering a key insight into the depths of Richey Edwards' personal torment. In his review of the album on Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine specifically mentions "4st 7lb", calling it "one of the most chilling songs in rock & roll".
The music was co-written by bandmembers James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore. Along with "Die in the Summertime", it is one of the two songs on the album reported to have lyrics written entirely by Richey Edwards. Other bandmember Nicky Wire, who was co-lyricist with Edwards up to that point in the band's career, had no input in the song's writing, despite being credited. "4st 7lb" begins with a soundbite taken from a documentary called 40 Minutes: Caraline's Story, a 1994 documentary on the life of Caraline Neville-Lister, a 29 year old woman suffering from anorexia as a result of years of sexual, physical and mental abuse.
The song takes the form of a diary written from the point of view of a young adolescent girl suffering from the disease. It consists of two sections. In the first half, the unnamed girl, in graphic detail, describes the ongoing effects the eating disorder is having on her body, represented by lines during the verses such as "See my third rib appear/A week later all my flesh disappears" and "Stomach collapsed at five/Lift up my skirt my sex is gone". In the pre-chorus it is strongly hinted that the girl abstains from eating to emulate the celebrity supermodels who are depicted as role models to other young women, making references to such models as Kate Moss ("Kate") and Emma Balfour ("Emma") who are famous for their slender build[2]. The pre-chorus also explores her parents failure to help her, either because they don't understand the root of the problem (the father dismisses her concerns over her weight, saying "that's the way you're built") or because they don't create the right impression themselves (the mother is on a diet but strongly encourages her to eat "roast beef"). In each chorus, the girl ultimately declares she wants to lose so much weight that her presence is no longer felt - "I want to walk in the snow/And not leave a footprint". The music throughout this section is generally loud and harsh.
In the second half, the music completely changes, becoming much slower-paced, quieter and more ambient, consisting of four verses with no chorus. The lyrics offer an unconventional resolve for the narrator, if any at all. She does not overcome the disease, instead learning to cope with it and in fact gains a kind of superiority complex as a result. She refers to the people around her attempting to help as "the fat scum", and ultimately declares she has "finally come to understand life/Through staring blankly at [her] navel". The title of the song refers to the lowest possible weight a fully-grown woman can survive at (4st 7lb being 63lb), as dropping below this weight will result in death for the person. In the song's final verse, the narrator refers to the weight, strongly suggesting she has reached it herself. Whether or not she survives is never explicitly stated. However, her death is suggested by the lyric "an epilogue of youth".
The 10th Anniversary Edition of The Holy Bible contained the mix of each album track intended for release in the US. In the band interview on the accompanying DVD, the US mix of "4st 7lb" was one of the songs particularly cited as an improvement over the original. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.