The story of Manic Street Preachers - Martin Power
nailed to history
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In the last two decades, Manic Street Preachers have established themselves as one of the UK's more enduring, intelligent and credible rock groups, with nine Top Ten albums, 16 Top Ten singles, three Number Ones and a brace of Brit Awards. But that quest for greatness has seen the band follow a difficult, sometimes torturous path, with one of their number - the gifted yet deeply troubled Richey Edwards - abandon that quest altogether for destinations still unknown. Nailed To History traces the slow yet inexorable climb of the South Wales band from their late 80s origins as glam punk inspired, though critically derided 'Generation Terrorists' to their current position as respected art rock intellectuals - a fact underlined by 2009's award winning disc, A Journal For Plague Lovers. It also examines the life and complex personality of Richey Edwards, whose highly politicised, morally disquieting wordplay defined much of the Manics' early appeal - his personal demons writ large across 1994's "dark masterwork", Th...
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2012Uitgever: Omnibus Press336 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 234x156ISBN-10: 1780381484ISBN-13: 9781780381480Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2012, paperback, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Power, Martin] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Omnibus Press] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Nailed to History / The Story of the Manic Street Preachers]
