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Know Your Enemy - Manic Street Preachers
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57 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first album from the Manics in three years features the singles "Found That Soul" and "So Why So Sad."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Pitchfork
    75
    Know Your Enemy finds the Manics attempting to write a protest song in just about every genre. This project, stretched out over 16 tracks and 75 minutes, quickly reaches epic proportions, with an ambition approached only by the magnitude of its flaws.
  2. All Music Guide
    60
    When it works, this can be pretty invigorating, but when it doesn't, it's utterly maddening.
  3. Rolling Stone
    0
    Nowhere amidst all the confusion is there even a worthwhile tune to be salvaged. Hideously dull.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. JorisV.
    10
    Sorry people I don't get it, It's my favourite Manics album and one you can listen to over and over again because of the great variety of styles! From Ocean Spray to intensive rockers as Intravenous Agnostic and the great Dead Martyrs, this album is the real thing. Experimental and beautiful, a not so common combination nowadays… Expand
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  2. fabulousdisaster
    10
    Although some of Nicky's lyrics are way too intelligent for me I give KYE 10 out of 10 for effort, it has some beautiful songs i.e. Let Robeson Sing and So Why So Sad [a real pop song] Not what some fans expected but there are rockier songs too like Found That Soul. I think there's something for everyone if only they'd give it a chance. I like its diversity.… Expand
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  3. JossS.
    4
    is it just me or has manic street preachers sounded like they have sold out since james's disappearance.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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