Send Away the Tigers special edition featured a remastered album as well as b-sides and rarities spread over two discs, plus a DVD which features the band's 2007 Glastonbury performance, rehearsal footage, an album track-by-track, and promo videos. Considered a return to form for Manic Street Preachers, "Send Away the Tigers" was released to generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69 out of 100, which indicates "generally favourable reviews," based on 13 reviews. "Q" Magazine awarded the album four stars out of
Spring Tigers . .more rock and less glossy than the mini album . . . loud and angry but still catchy basically. We’ve switched from Fenders and AC30′s to Gibson’s and Marshalls." Current members Kris Barratt (Guitar/Vocals) Stephen James (Keys/Drums/Guitar) Shane Davis (Guitar) Eli Barnard (Bass) Brad Elliott (Drums) Former members Chase Prince (Drums) Spring Tigers Spring Tigers are an American pop band from Athens, Georgia. The band was formed in March 2008. The band was formed when Kris Barratt, as frontman of the since disbanded group, The Capes, found himself stranded in Athens mid-tour when his record label was unable to