Manic Street Preachers the band's first LP. The Manics intended to restore revolution to rock and roll at a time when Britain was dominated by shoegaze and acid house. The "NME" gave "Suicide Alley" an enthusiastic review, citing a press release by Richey Edwards: "We are as far away from anything in the '80s as possible." After the release of "Suicide Alley," Edwards joined the band on rhythm guitar and contributed to lyrics alongside Wire. Edwards also designed record sleeves and artwork, and drove the band to and from gigs. In 1990 the Manic Street Preachers signed a deal with label Damaged Goods
Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album) "a disco parody," respectively. The tracks "My Guernica", "His Last Painting" and "The Convalescent" were also described as "dark, marching and charging post-punk anthems." It is the longest album released by the Manic Street Preachers, as it is slightly longer than their debut "Generation Terrorists". On 2014, Sean Moore stated in an interview to a Spanish reporter that the songs included in Know Your Enemy were originally meant for two different albums with different sound and concept. Songs ended up all together in one album as the record label was not kind to put out two albums at the same