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For their third album, The Smiths are at the top of their game: a tortured crooning voice, crystalline arpeggios seeping from a limpid guitar, romantic and cynical lyrics, everything’s gathered for some 100% British pop, like The Kinks, The Who and The Jam knew how to create in their day… The Queen Is Dead, Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others are all introspective gems that the charismatic Morrissey transforms into pure poetry. Teenage worries, social paintings, subtle caricatures, Mozzer dips his pen here in the ink of perfection. © MD/Qobuz
Ian Youngs of BBC News has described them as « the band that inspired deeper devotion than any British group since the Beatles ». In 2002, The Smiths was named the most important musical artist of all time in a survey conducted by the NME. In 2013, The Queen Is Dead was voted best album of all time by the same weekly magazine. In 1996, The Queen Is Dead was voted best album of the decade 1986-1996 by The inRocKuptibles.
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Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Harmonium - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Bennett Scott, Writer - Allan James Mills, Writer - Fred Godfrey, Writer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Engineer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Harmonium - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums - Ann Coates, Backing Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums - The Hated Salford Ensemble, Orchestra
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Album review
For their third album, The Smiths are at the top of their game: a tortured crooning voice, crystalline arpeggios seeping from a limpid guitar, romantic and cynical lyrics, everything’s gathered for some 100% British pop, like The Kinks, The Who and The Jam knew how to create in their day… The Queen Is Dead, Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others are all introspective gems that the charismatic Morrissey transforms into pure poetry. Teenage worries, social paintings, subtle caricatures, Mozzer dips his pen here in the ink of perfection. © MD/Qobuz
Ian Youngs of BBC News has described them as « the band that inspired deeper devotion than any British group since the Beatles ». In 2002, The Smiths was named the most important musical artist of all time in a survey conducted by the NME. In 2013, The Queen Is Dead was voted best album of all time by the same weekly magazine. In 1996, The Queen Is Dead was voted best album of the decade 1986-1996 by The inRocKuptibles.
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:07
- Main artists: The Smiths
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Ltd.
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