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| | BBC - Wales - Gold Against The Soul |
 | | Instead, in the summer of 1993, they released Gold Against The Soul - a slim second album that embraced studio gloss, stadium-friendly anthemia, and melancholic balladry, but ultimately, sounded more of a weary compromise than a sly act of mainstream subversion. |
 | | The band were quick to brush off accusations that they had sold out, maintaining the words had little meaning to them: "We were really saying, 'Let's forget notions of contradictions when it comes to bands,'" explained Nicky. |
 | | Ultimately, though, Gold Against The Soul leaves you wanting more: more brains, more outrage, more ire, more Manics - something that would come a year later with 1994's unimpeachable The Holy Bible. |
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