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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of the Manic Street Preachers. The photo is hand signed by the 3 current members in silver paint pen.
Price: £27.99
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Manic Street Preachers
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Biography
Manic Street Preachers (often referred to as the Manics) are an alternative rock
band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield
(vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums,
backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet:
lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February
1995. In November 2008, 13 years after his disappearance, he was officially
declared presumed deceased.
The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their
combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken invective and songs
about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" soon gained them a loyal
following and cult status. The band's later albums retained a politicized and
intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock
sound.[Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by carving the
words "4 REAL" into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and
requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were
less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994's The Holy Bible reflected the
culmination of Edwards' instability.
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