Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom
Martin Clarke
Plexus Publishing Limited, 1997 - 176 pages
Not quite everything about the Manic Street Preachers
At the time this book came out, this was the best biography about the Manic Street Preachers. Since then, however, it's been eclipsed by Simon Price's Everything. Still, Sweet Venom is a good read about the band. It is more than just the cut-and-paste jobs of earlier Manics bios; the author goes beyond simple retelling of information that was previously available in the media. The book also has some wonderful photos, many not available anywhere else (I believe).
(Review written: 24 August 2000)
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