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Track Listings
| 1. Reel Around The Fountain |
| 2. You've Got Everything Now |
| 3. Miserable Lie |
| 4. Pretty Girls Make Graves |
| 5. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle |
| 6. This Charming Man |
| 7. Still Ill |
| 8. Hand In Glove |
| 9. What Difference Does It Make? |
| 10. I Don't Owe You Anything |
| 11. Suffer Little Children |
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Les Smiths ont marqué de leur empreinte indélébile la pop alternative britannique des années 80. Beaucoup d'exclus, comme c'est souvent le cas dans le rock, se reconnaissent dans les chansons composées par le tandem Morrissey/Johnny Marr pour The Smiths. Le Thatcherisme faisait alors des ravages en Angleterre mais Morrissey ne parle pas la langue de bois et son mélange de grâce, d'humour et de préciosité sincères touche. Avec ses arpèges hérités des Byrds, la guitare de Marr enchante. Quant à la voix de Morrissey, haut perchée et ambiguë, elle fascine comme sur "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" et surtout "Suffer Little Children" inspiré par un horrible fait divers qui a profondément marqué Morrissey. Ce premier essai est un coup de maître. S'y profile ce qui fera le génie des suivants. --Hervé Comte
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By Emily
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I love the Smiths, but until I bought this had only heard a bit of them. I really like this album! The guitar played is AMAZING! He lays some pretty driving stuff out. I love Morrisey's voice, it's haunting. This is a good album, with some of the best songs being "Pretty Girls Make Graves" and "What Difference Does it Make?" The singing in the later one brings tears to the eyes!
This is a beautfiul album that I definately recomend to anyone!
This is a beautfiul album that I definately recomend to anyone!
Format:Audio CD
thats all that needs to be said...nobody seems to mention "You've Got Everything Now"...its my fav. on this album...
"what a terrible mess i've made of my life"...who cant relate?
By The Groove
Format:Audio CD
Back in 1984, when Culture Club, Wham!, and Duran Duran dominated the charts and airwaves, a group of four young Englishmen called the Smiths released their debut on the indie label Rough Trade. Although they recorded only four non-compilation studio albums, this Manchester-based quartet would be remembered as one of the most influential pop bands of all time. "The Smiths" is a smashing debut of a classic that was so unique in its flavor and form, that it really couldn't be compared to anything else. The recipe for the group's success was--in addition to John Porter's raw production--its clever and original songwriting. Singer Morrissey's sensitive and thoughtful lyrics and guitarist Johnny Marr's intricate melodies highlighted key tracks such as the opener "Reel Around the Fountain," the catchy "This Charming Man," and the ever-haunting "Hand in Glove." What's more, Morrissey's lyrics tackled some unconventional topics few pop stars in 1984 would bother to broach, from child abuse to homosexuality. "The Smiths" debuted at Number Two on the UK charts upon release, and while it never duplicated the same success stateside, it has quickly gained popularity as an underground classic. Two years later, the band would outdo themselves on their 1986 masterpiece "The Queen Is Dead" before disbanding the following year. Both that album, as well as this stunner of a debut, come highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ignore the Naysayers: It's a Masterpiece
This is my favourite Smiths album(not counting compilations). I'm not alone in this either; a Rolling Stone article agreed with me, and so does Mark Simpson, author of 'Saint... Read more
Published on May 28 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whatever he has done, i have done...
The Smiths debut LP is a classic in my book. Sure it isn't their best (The Queen Is Dead takes that honor) but there are tons of great tunes to be found on here. Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by Barbara Streisands Love Slave
4.0 out of 5 stars
Flawd but great
This is strange album.On the one hand it contains a few stone cold classics(This Charming Man , Hand In Glove etc.. Read more
Published on April 2 2004 by Michael Dineen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Early Morrissey
The Smiths did a couple of things for music. They showed that it was still cool to have guitar in the synth filled 80s popscene, and they showed that music could still make you... Read more
Published on Mar 16 2004 by Matt Poole
3.0 out of 5 stars
Second-weakest Smiths record
It's clear that the band was not yet musically mature. Morrissey's vocals are weaker than on classics like the Queen is Dead and Louder than Bombs. Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004 by SRS
5.0 out of 5 stars
80s British Pop Esstenial
I like this a lot and the guitar riffs are probably my favorite thing about this disc. Soothing, melodic and catchy songs are made in the formula of Morrisey's weirdness and... Read more
Published on Dec 31 2003 by jacktheidiotdunce
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect, but better than almost all other records
I can't remember exactly when I got into Morrissey/Smiths. It certainly has been a while. However, I just recently began to buy their albums, and I figured I would start with this... Read more
Published on Dec 18 2003 by Trevor Bather
5.0 out of 5 stars
totally original
Did anyone do catchy, depressing, british pop/rock before the Smiths? Morissey, unlike many of the songwriters in the music industry, is a real and well educated poet (true, many... Read more
Published on Jun 23 2003 by Howard L Lambert
1.0 out of 5 stars
The end of great british rock begins here
At the end of the 70's and the death of punk (yes it is dead) Manchester developed into the most musically vibrant city in the UK. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2003 by Sacco
5.0 out of 5 stars
...to tease, torment and tantalize...!
Back in the day...when MTV showed videos and San Francisco's LIVE 105 played modern rock and hadn't yet sold their syndicated souls to "Loveline" and that infant, Howard... Read more
Published on Mar 27 2003
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