Manic Street Preachers "you can draw some pretty obvious conclusions from the lyrics." Wire, who admitted finding the task of editing this song "pretty choking", eventually composed the music and sang lead vocals after Bradfield found himself unsuited to the task. Bradfield commented that "Journal for Plague Lovers" was an attempt to finally secure the legacy of their former member Richey Edwards and the result was that, during the recording process, it was as close to feeling his presence since his disappearance: "There was a sense of responsibility to do his words justice. That was part of the whole thing of letting enough
Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album) it "hideously dull". Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album) Know Your Enemy is the sixth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 19 March 2001 by record label Virgin. It was supported by four singles; two of them, "Found That Soul" and "So Why So Sad", were released on the same day for promotional purposes. "Know Your Enemy" was a commercial success, albeit not as successful as its predecessor "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours". Critics were somewhat divided in their opinions, but its reception has been mostly positive. The album