Manic Street Preachers
Know Your Enemy

Descripción

Reeditado por Music On CD en Marzo del 2020 ‘Know Your Enemy’ es el título del sexto trabajo de estudio de los galeses Manic Street Preachers. La evolución de la banda de James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire y Sean Moore roza aquí la máxima con temazos del calibre de ‘Found That Soul’ y ‘Ocean Spray’, intentos de canciones destinadas a las pista de baile como ‘Miss Europa Disco Dancer’ o momentos más relajados en el caso de ‘Epicentre’ o ‘The Convalescent’. Publicado originalmente en el año 2001, al álbum fue producido por Dave Eringa (Wilko Johnson y Roger Daltrey, Idlewild).

One of the beautiful things about this sixth album is the sense that, unlike with the albums that preceded and followed it, the band are really following their own muse. The album kicks off with great tracks like “Found That Soul” and “Ocean Spray”. «Miss Europa Disco Dancer,» is a very nice attempt at a dance song, with a great bass line softened by minor-key synth tones. “My Guernica” is an excellent rock song with a load of cool Mary Chain-style noise over the top, “The Convalescent” is a brilliantly arranged pop song with keyboards, guitars and vocal parts meshing nice together. “Epicentre” has a slightly folkish edge to begin with, until you reach the bridge and chorus, which are pure Manics, and gloriously catchy.

Canciones:

• • 1. Found That Soul
  • 2. Ocean Spray
  • 3. Intravenous Agnostic
  • 4. So Why So Sad
  • 5. Let Robeson Sing
  • 6. Year of Purfication
  • 7. Wattsville Blues
  • 8. Miss Europa Euro Dancer
  • 9. Dead Martyrs
  • 10. His Last Painting
  • 11. My Guernica
  • 12. The Convalescent
  • 13. Royal Correspondent
  • 14. Epicentre
  • 15. Baby Elian
  • 16. Freedom of Speech Won’t Feed My Children