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Track Listings
| 1. The Queen Is Dead/Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medly) |
| 2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly |
| 3. I Know It's Over |
| 4. Never Had No One Ever |
| 5. Cemetry Gates |
| 6. Bigmouth Strikes Again |
| 7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side |
| 8. Vicar In A Tutu |
| 9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out |
| 10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others |
Product Description
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This is the value of working at cross-purposes: The Smiths were Morrissey's excuse to undulate his wry, disaffected lyrics, and Johnny Marr's vehicle for his sharp, chiming, pop songs. Their favorite kind of compromise made them essentially a singles band, and The Queen Is Dead has a couple of their best (notably "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side," one of the greatest pop expressions of the Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name). But it also has some wonderful compromises of different kinds: the bizarrely romantic "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," and "Cemetry Gates," where Marr covers up for Morrissey's floridity with shimmying rockabilly. --Douglas Wolk
Album Description
Exclusive Japanese limited edition reissue of their 1986 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. 10 tracks featuring 'Bigmouth Strikes Again', 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side', 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' and more. Warner. 2006.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another review written to convince you that this CD is worth getting,
This review is from: The Queen Is Dead (Audio CD)
If you're reading this now thinking whether you should get this album or not, I'm telling you, get it !!! Even if you haven't heard anything by this band yet, I think it's a very good introduction. With songs as catchy and immediate as "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again", songs as comedic and entertaining as "Frankly, Mr. Shankly", "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" and "Vicar In a Tutu" and songs as melancholic and heartbreaking as "I Know It's Over" and, again, "There Is a Light..." You can't just not love this. And if you do, I suggest you check out some of their other stuff (If you're going for a compilation go for "Louder Than Bombs") and if you want to check out Morrissey's solo material, I highly recommend "Vauxhall & I", "Your Arsenal", "You Are The Quarry" and "Ringleader...". I don't want to make this any longer. I'll add 3 words though, Buy this now.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
at $7.99, it is criminal not to purchase it,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Queen Is Dead (Audio CD)
I once read that the opening feedback in the title song was an accident. JM placed his guitar down and it was feeding back...they (the band) all looked at each other and said "That's staying in". But, there are no accident. The Smiths was synchronicity at its best. There never was and never will be another Smiths.
5.0 out of 5 stars
140th review and what can I offer "new" to this?,
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This review is from: The Queen Is Dead (Audio CD)
Well, I'll tell you a few things that maybe have not been touched on.[...]The "Mr. Shankly" in "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" has to be referring to the famous Liverpool soccer (football in Britglish) club manager Bill Shankly who is most known for his quote: "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Given the Smiths were Manchester United supporters, the song could be a dig at their main rivals, Liverpool, even though it is a bit obtuse. As far as the album, no point in me adding any more raves than you've read here before other than I'll say it's their most complete album from start to finish.
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