KYE was the first era I bought when it was released (depending on which era you count Masses as).
I can remember waiting in the prefects room at school for the first play of So Why So Sad on the radio. I seem to remember being slightly disappointed, yet still excited. This was after all, new Manics.
I can remember rushing to the nearest Woolworths after school to buy the first two singles and the albums on the Monday of release.
I can remember really wanting Miss Europa Disco Dancer to be released as a single so I could watch it performed on CD:UK. I feel like the band of a decade previous probably would have done.
It might not be as universally well regarded as it's predecessors, but Know Your Enemy has a special place near the top of any lists I may make.
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