Postcards From a Young Man
by Manic Street Preachers
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2010
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Frasoric
    Mar 8, 2023
    8
    Postcards From A Young Man is a album filled with lighter acoustic rock songs that could be heard on the radio(which isn't a bad thing). The album provides instrumental work from Duff McKagan(Guns'n Roses), John Cale(Velvet Underground) and also vocals from Ian McCulloch(Echo and the Bunnymen). In saying that there are some sections of the record that fall short being the lyrics.Postcards From A Young Man is a album filled with lighter acoustic rock songs that could be heard on the radio(which isn't a bad thing). The album provides instrumental work from Duff McKagan(Guns'n Roses), John Cale(Velvet Underground) and also vocals from Ian McCulloch(Echo and the Bunnymen). In saying that there are some sections of the record that fall short being the lyrics. Referencing the Godfather films and songs about making music doesn't seem that inspired compared to the bands track history. In summary, it's a good listen for a band that has been releasing music for two decades.… Expand
  2. candyflip
    Apr 19, 2011
    9
    This album grew on me a lot, and quickly. Wasn't impressed at all initially. Still not convinced about Hazelton Avenue.. Highlights imo however include the title track (great outro), Auto-Intoxication (interesting chord progressions with an excellent and typically Manics chorus), All We Make Is Entertainment (similar drumming to that on THB in places) and The Future Has Been Here 4 EverThis album grew on me a lot, and quickly. Wasn't impressed at all initially. Still not convinced about Hazelton Avenue.. Highlights imo however include the title track (great outro), Auto-Intoxication (interesting chord progressions with an excellent and typically Manics chorus), All We Make Is Entertainment (similar drumming to that on THB in places) and The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever (that awesome trumpet, great lyrics delivered really well by Nicky). In places on this record the Manics are on fire. Always creative and full of ideas, great songs, and James' voice still as towering and breathtaking as ever.… Collapse
  3. Melendreras
    Oct 25, 2010
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Realmente es como si estas canciones fuesen los descartes de JFPL. No obstante, ojala hubiera mas discos de descartes como este. Y es cierto qeu suena a Manics, pero afortunadamente, eso es una gran noticia. Disfruten de la buena música, sin mas pretensiones.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. cokemachineglow
    Oct 22, 2010
    67
    It sounds like a Manic Street Preachers album, which alone renders it still better than all of the similar arena rock you can name.
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  2. BBC Music
    80
    For those Manics fans whose bearing on the band is centred by a Britpop firmament, rather than The Holy Bible, this record will prove a joy. It's jolly, but jolly good.
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  3. Clash Music
    80
    There will be plenty of people who opt to be snobby about the fact that this record is so commercial, so polished and so brazen, but those people are all, to a man, idiots. If you can't love these songs, you are incapable of experiencing joy itself.
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