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"Manic Street Preachers": Sweet Venom [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Martin Clarke (Author)

3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Nov 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0859652599
ISBN-13: 978-0859652599
Product Dimensions: 23 x 16.9 x 1.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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VOX, February 1998
'It's a fascinating yarn, and one told quite brilliantly by Clarke...Well balanced, incisive and utterly definitive.' VOX, February 1998

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'A well-written, intelligent effort which refuses to indulge either in cheap sensationalism or empty political sloganeering.' Q Magazine, February 1998

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pictures..., 3 Jan 2000

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This book is a reasonable history of MSP which casual fans may enjoy. A better book is Simon Price`s "Everything" for the massive fans. Aesthetically this book is superb with some nice (if not unseen) photographs and some impressive typefaces. The content is less impressive with Sean and James largely ignored and some dodgy "facts" The author doesn`t know his subject as well as Price, "Everything" offers an appendix with theories etc. This book does have a good discography which lasts until just after the "Everything Must Go" era. Manics fans will find out a few different things in "Sweet Venom" but this book is too brief. If you`re pondering which MSP related title to buy, then look Simon Price`s way....

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3.0 out of 5 stars Relatively well-written but nothing ground-breaking, 6 April 1999

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Although this book seems to contain the full pre-This Is My Truth.... history, I came away feeling that the author had been contracted to write a book about a band he knew nothing about. It seems that all the research done was collected from reading old interviews and other books, so it provides nothing new to people who have read the same material.

Also, the single most annoying thing about the book was the way the author stated what was good and what was bad, labelling everything before Gold Against The Soul as musically terrible, and stating which songs were the bset and worst as if it was obvious to everybody and there was no room for subjectivity. This gave a feeling of supieriority from the author, as if he was the deciding force who could decide whether a track is good or bad.

Despite this, there is more material and detail in this book than any other single Manics biography I have read, leaving a very full account of the band. There are also some very good pictures in the book, and it is very nice to have all this material ina handy package.

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3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, 29 Aug 1999

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I origionally meant to buy " Everything- a book about the Manic Street Preachers" but...I settled for this one instead. Myself, being a hardcore fan, was disappointed in the broadest sense. The back promised " unseen photos" many of which I had seen before, It focused on Nicky and Richey and ignored James and Sean. The book itself was detailed, but lacked the kick which makes you want to read on. A good effort, but I urge other fans to buy "Everything".

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