Conversation so far:
What albums were produced in the solo years of Manic Street Preachers?
Nicky Wire's debut solo I Killed the Zeitgeist was posted on the band's website for just one day, Christmas Day 2005, while The Shining Path was released exclusively on iTunes.

Question: How did this do with fans?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the solo years of Manic Street Preachers do with fans?