Where to start with The Smiths?

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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Dont know why there is comparison between Smiths n The Cure, Morrisey and Smith sounds similar a weeny bit or maybe that's cos they are English and The Smiths' music is the same stuff and maybe have one album or a few songs like The Cure.
  • say_hisay_hi Posts: 313
    I think Ed is the only lyricist that can come close to Morrissey! Morrissey is really amazing (if you actually listen to and think about what he is saying).

    As for where to start, try the Singles or Louder Than Bombs. To be honest it took me a while to get into the Smiths (I actually started with a Morrissey greatest hits first), but the Smiths/Morrissey are easily in my top 3 favorite bands (along with Pearl Jam).

    I've always found it real easy to get my friends into Morrissey/the Smiths, they are just so good!!!
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  • say_hisay_hi Posts: 313
    Brisk. wrote:
    Dont know why there is comparison between Smiths n The Cure, Morrisey and Smith sounds similar a weeny bit or maybe that's cos they are English and The Smiths' music is the same stuff and maybe have one album or a few songs like The Cure.

    I agree 100%! I love the Smiths and I've listened to a lot of music from the Cure and they just don't compare. Neither band really made a bad album, but there are certain Cure songs that just bore me.... :)
    4/30/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/8/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05, 5/4/06 (Letterman Mini-Concert), 5/5/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/15/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Brisk. wrote:
    Dont know why there is comparison between Smiths n The Cure, Morrisey and Smith sounds similar a weeny bit or maybe that's cos they are English and The Smiths' music is the same stuff and maybe have one album or a few songs like The Cure.

    I agree 100%! I love the Smiths and I've listened to a lot of music from the Cure and they just don't compare. Neither band really made a bad album, but there are certain Cure songs that just bore me.... :)

    The Cure are one of the finest bands of our time without a shadow of doubt. So many aspects to them and they are truly fucking amazing.
  • Brisk. wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Dont know why there is comparison between Smiths n The Cure, Morrisey and Smith sounds similar a weeny bit or maybe that's cos they are English and The Smiths' music is the same stuff and maybe have one album or a few songs like The Cure.

    I agree 100%! I love the Smiths and I've listened to a lot of music from the Cure and they just don't compare. Neither band really made a bad album, but there are certain Cure songs that just bore me.... :)

    The Cure are one of the finest bands of our time without a shadow of doubt. So many aspects to them and they are truly fucking amazing.

    ill take the smiths over the cure any day sorry brisk..i also think most other music loves would as well..

    and im a crawley boy the birth place of robert smith
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Brisk. wrote:
    Dont know why there is comparison between Smiths n The Cure, Morrisey and Smith sounds similar a weeny bit or maybe that's cos they are English and The Smiths' music is the same stuff and maybe have one album or a few songs like The Cure.


    Both have moody, introspective lyrics, although Morrissey was definitely the better songwriter. But their music was each very distinct and not that much alike. Morrissey and Robert Smith also had some petty feud as I recall. Don't remember what it was about but Morrissey is a famous vegan and Robert Smith said something to the effect of he likes meat because Morrissey is a vegan.

    The Smiths rate in my top five all favorite bands. I just wish I'd gotten into them in my teens. There was very little public exposure to them here in the US. I think also they're one of those bands that if you don't get into them when you're young, sensitive, and idealistic you'll probably never really get into them. My favorite album is The Queen is Dead, but they're all five star albums in my opinion.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    ill take the smiths over the cure any day sorry brisk..i also think most other music loves would as well..

    and im a crawley boy the birth place of robert smith

    Oh
    My
    God

    Disintegration, Self Titled, Bloodflowers, Three Imaginary Boys, Head On The Door, Wish, ah my god the list goes on, these albums are just so much more amazing than anything The Smiths have done. The Cure are just so complex and deep it's amazing. All The Smiths were just generic up beat tunes with whiny lame singing.

    Dam you clearly haven't listened to The Cure! 8-)
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721

    ill take the smiths over the cure any day sorry brisk..i also think most other music loves would as well..

    and im a crawley boy the birth place of robert smith
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Lol are you serious?
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    kevin,dont drink and come in the forum..
    smith vs cure?? :lol::lol: is like creed vs pearl jam
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyebnhDD5Cw
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    The Smiths were pretty great.

    All of their records are excellent.
  • kevin,dont drink and come in the forum..
    smith vs cure?? :lol::lol: is like creed vs pearl jam
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyebnhDD5Cw



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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    you talk poopoo

    Been a long summer?? Too much time with the kids??
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    kevin,dont drink and come in the forum..
    smith vs cure?? :lol::lol: is like creed vs pearl jam
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyebnhDD5Cw

    LOL - THIS IS TRUE!!
  • jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    This answers the question posed by the OP...

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    7” Singles (only available in the Deluxe Collectors Boxset)
    1. Hand In Glove b/w Handsome Devil (Live)
    2. Reel Around The Fountain b/w Jeane
    3. This Charming Man b/w Jeane
    4. What Difference Does It Make? b/w Back To The Old House
    5. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now / Suffer Little Children
    6. William, It Was Really Nothing b/w Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
    7. How Soon Is Now b/w Well I Wonder
    8. Shakespeare’s Sister b/w What She Said
    9. The Headmaster Ritual b/w Oscillate Wildly
    10. That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore b/w Meat Is Murder (Live)
    11. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side b/w Asleep
    12. Bigmouth Strikes Again b/w Money Changes Everything
    13. Panicb/w Vicar In A Tutu
    14. Ask b/w Cemetry Gates
    15. Shoplifters Of The World Unite b/w Half A Person
    16. Sheila Take A Bow b/w Is It Really So Strange?
    17. Girlfriend In A Coma b/w Work Is a Four Letter Word
    18. I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves
    19. Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me b/w Rusholme Ruffians
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    22. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others b/w The Draize Train
    23. Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before b/w Girlfriend In A Coma
    24. Hand In Glove b/w I Don’t Owe You Anything
    25. William, It Was Really Nothing b/w How Soon Is Now
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The Queen Is Dead

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEbIiWjJMUA

    I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLsl0hzNBWY
  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,541
    That box set looks awesome...but not at that price. Even for the vinyl-only set. Amazon has most of the remastered vinyls for around $22 each.
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    get sound of the smiths- it's a greatest hits album, but I enjoyed it.
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