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A waltz about the working class, a jazz riff on a trumpet to accompany the story of a war photographer who killed himself, Sylvia Plath at the disco and a harp-assisted stark account of a caged, mistreated animal. Yes, this was the ‘commercial’ smash that elevated Manic Street Preachers to populist heights. While ‘Everything Must Go’ might have room to breathe musically, it was hardly the light to the shade of its predecessor, ‘The Holy Bible’, that popular mythology has forever decreed. It arrived at the perfect time, with guitar music virtually unassailable around the top of the charts and, by bringing on board Siouxsie and Associates producer Mike Hedges who had recently worked his magic on McAlmont & Butler’s ‘Yes’, the band had carved out a sound that would be embraced by those far beyond their usual circle. - Clash Music