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What is the Solo Work of Manic Street Preachers?
In late 2005, both Manic Street Preachers' Bradfield and Wire announced that they intended to release solo material prior to a new album by the band.
Did Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers release a solo album?
Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers' solo album, The Great Western, was released in July 2006, to positive reviews from critics.
Did Nicky Wire release an album also in addition to Bradfiled's solo album, The Great Western?
A free download of Nicky Wire's debut solo offering I Killed the Zeitgeist was posted on the band's website for just one day, Christmas Day 2005
What album did Manic Street Preachers release after their solo ventures?
Manic Street Preachers' eighth studio album, Send Away the Tigers, was released on 7 May 2007 on Columbia Records.

Question: Were the solo albums successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Were the solo albums by Manic Street Preachers' members successful?