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Life Becoming a Landslide E.P. is an EP by the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. The title track is taken from their second album Gold Against the Soul. It was released through Epic on 7 February 1994.

Life Becoming a Landslide
EP by Manic Street Preachers
Released	7 February 1994
Recorded	January–March, 1993
Studio	Outside Studios, Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Epic
Producer	Dave Eringa
Manic Street Preachers chronology
Roses in the Hospital (1993) Life Becoming a Landslide (1994) Faster (1994)

It reached number 36 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Background

It remains an important insight into the mindset of the band's lyricist/guitarist Richey Edwards, and a poignant exploration of the metamorphosis of child and adult roles. Certain lines in the song, such as "My idea of love comes from a childhood glimpse of pornography", exemplify this.[2] It could also be seen as a precursor to the fully orchestrated, epic sound the band would adopt after Edwards' disappearance, precluded by the aggressive guitar sound of The Holy Bible album.[3]

Release

The EP is noted for its B-side "Comfort Comes": the first Manics track to explore the raw, claustrophobic, cold yet impassioned aesthetic which would be illustrated on The Holy Bible. The release reached #36 in the UK charts in February 1994.[1]

Track listing

CD

1. "Life Becoming a Landslide" – 3:58
2. "Comfort Comes" – 3:29
3. "Are Mothers Saints" – 3:20
4. "Charles Windsor" (McCarthy cover) – 1:39

12"

1. "Life Becoming a Landslide"
2. "Comfort Comes"
3. "Are Mothers Saints"

MC

1. "Life Becoming a Landslide"
2. "Comfort Comes"

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[4]	36

UK Top 40
Week	01	02
Position	36	53

References

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