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{{About|the Manic Street Preachers video|the music website and magazine|Louder Than War (website)}}
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{{Infobox Album
| Name = Louder Than War
| type = video
| Type = DVD
| artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]]
| Artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]]
| cover = Msp louderthanwar.jpg
| released = 24 September 2001
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| Cover size = 150
| recorded = 17 February 2001
| venue = [[Karl Marx Theatre]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]
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| Released = 2001
| Recorded = 2001
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| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length =
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
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| chronology = Manic Street Preachers video album
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[Leaving the 20th Century]]''<br>(2000)
| prev_title = [[Leaving the 20th Century]]
| prev_year = 2000
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| This album = ''Louder Than War'' <br>(2001)
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| year = 2001
| Next album = ''[[Forever Delayed (DVD)|Forever Delayed]]''<br>(2002)
| next_title = [[Forever Delayed (DVD)|Forever Delayed]]
| next_year = 2002
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'''''Louder Than War''''' is a DVD release from the Welsh rock band [[Manic Street Preachers]]. It is a recording of their live concert in the [[Karl Marx Theatre]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] in 2001.
'''''Louder Than War''''' is a [[concert film]] of the [[Wales|Welsh]] [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]]' performance at the [[Karl Marx Theatre]], Havana, Cuba on 17 February 2001. It was released on DVD on 24 September the same year by [[Epic Records]].


The concert was notable for being the first time a western rock band had played in Cuba. [[Fidel Castro]] was in attendance, and met the band before the concert. The DVD's title came from a conversation between the band and Castro - after the band warned him that the concert would be very loud, Castro responded (through his translator) "It cannot be louder than war, can it?".
The concert was notable for being the first time a western rock band had played in Cuba. [[Fidel Castro]] was in attendance, and met the band before the concert. The film's title came from a conversation between the band and Castro; after the band warned him that the concert would be very loud, Castro responded (through his translator), "It cannot be louder than war, can it?"


The concert was also notable for featuring performances of several songs taken from the band's then-latest album ''[[Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album)|Know Your Enemy]]'', some of which have not been performed since. Local musician Yasek Manzano played trumpet on tracks 3 and 4.
The concert was also notable for featuring performances of several songs from the band's then-current album ''[[Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album)|Know Your Enemy]]'', some of which have not been performed since.


The bonus live tracks are songs taken from the same concert, but taken away from the main track listing and shown in inferior sound and video quality.
The bonus live tracks are taken from the same concert - out of sequence - and are presented in lower sound and video quality.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#'[[Motorcycle Emptiness]]'
#'[[Motorcycle Emptiness]]'
#'[[Kevin Carter (single)|Kevin Carter]]'
#'[[Kevin Carter (single)|Kevin Carter]]'
#'[[Ocean Spray (song)|Ocean Spray]]'
#'[[Ocean Spray (Manic Street Preachers song)|Ocean Spray]]'
#'[[If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next]]'
#'[[If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next]]'
#'[[Let Robeson Sing]]'
#'[[Let Robeson Sing]]'
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#'[[Motown Junk]]'
#'[[Motown Junk]]'
#'[[Australia (Manic Street Preachers song)|Australia]]'
#'[[Australia (Manic Street Preachers song)|Australia]]'
#'[[Rock and Roll Music]]'
#'[[Rock and Roll Music (song)|Rock and Roll Music]]'


==Bonus live tracks==
==Bonus live tracks==
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*Hidden [[Easter egg (virtual)|easter egg]] video clips
*Hidden [[Easter egg (virtual)|easter egg]] video clips


==Personnel==
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== External links ==
*[[James Dean Bradfield]] - guitar, vocals
*[[Nicky Wire]] - bass guitar
*[[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] - drums
*Nick Nasmyth - keyboards
*[[Yasek Manzano Silva]] - trumpet on "Kevin Carter" & "Ocean Spray"


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== External links ==
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* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8659803/Five-taboo-concerts.html Drowned in Sound review of the DVD]
* {{Discogs master|944421}}
* {{IMDb title|7486718|Louder Than War}}
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* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8659803/Five-taboo-concerts.html Drowned in Sound review of the DVD]
* [http://www.nme.com/news/manic-street-preachers/34471 ''NME'' article mentioning the concert]
* [http://www.nme.com/news/manic-street-preachers/34471 ''NME'' article mentioning the concert]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8659803/Five-taboo-concerts.html ''Telegraph'' article mentioning the concert]
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8659803/Five-taboo-concerts.html ''Telegraph'' article mentioning the concert]
* [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/poisoned-cigars-diego-maradona-and-the-manic-294227 ''Mirror'' article mentioning the concert]
* [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/poisoned-cigars-diego-maradona-and-the-manic-294227 ''Mirror'' article mentioning the concert]


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Latest revision as of 21:57, 19 August 2024

This article is about the Manic Street Preachers video. For the music website and magazine, see Louder Than War (website).

Louder Than War
Video by
Manic Street Preachers
Released24 September 2001
Recorded17 February 2001
VenueKarl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba
GenreAlternative rock
LabelEpic
Manic Street Preachers video album chronology
Leaving the 20th Century
(2000) 		Louder Than War
(2001) 		Forever Delayed
(2002)

Louder Than War is a concert film of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers' performance at the Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba on 17 February 2001. It was released on DVD on 24 September the same year by Epic Records.

The concert was notable for being the first time a western rock band had played in Cuba. Fidel Castro was in attendance, and met the band before the concert. The film's title came from a conversation between the band and Castro; after the band warned him that the concert would be very loud, Castro responded (through his translator), "It cannot be louder than war, can it?"

The concert was also notable for featuring performances of several songs from the band's then-current album Know Your Enemy, some of which have not been performed since.

The bonus live tracks are taken from the same concert - out of sequence - and are presented in lower sound and video quality.

Track listing

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  1. 'Found That Soul'
  2. 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
  3. 'Kevin Carter'
  4. 'Ocean Spray'
  5. 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next'
  6. 'Let Robeson Sing'
  7. 'The Year of Purification'
  8. 'Baby Elián'
  9. 'Miss Europa Disco Dancer'
  10. 'Wattsville Blues'
  11. 'You Love Us'
  12. 'Motown Junk'
  13. 'Australia'
  14. 'Rock and Roll Music'

Bonus live tracks

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  1. 'So Why So Sad'
  2. 'A Design for Life'
  3. 'The Masses Against the Classes'
  4. 'You Stole the Sun from My Heart'
  5. 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head'
  6. 'Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children'

Extras

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  • Cuba documentary
  • Tour diary
  • Exclusive interviews
  • Photo gallery
  • Discography
  • Hidden easter egg video clips

Personnel

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