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Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
edited November 2008 in Other Music
Such a good album....


Quite underated in The Smiths short but incredible catalouge....

Johnny Marr sounds beautiful on this album, I'd probably argue that musically it's The Smiths' best album, it all sounds so tight.....


And the lyrics are as delicious as ever.....


'And if you ever need self-validation/just meet me in the alley by the railway station...' :D
'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I always liked 'What She Said', and 'That Joke isn't Funny Anymore'.

    I still think 'The Queen is Dead' & 'Strangeways' are their best albums though.
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Byrnzie wrote:
    I always liked 'What She Said', and 'That Joke isn't Funny Anymore'.

    I still think 'The Queen is Dead' & 'Strangeways' are their best albums though.
    My vote for Strangeways as well.

    The Smiths were one of the best IMHO.

    The lyrics of their songs....just brilliant.
  • pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    I prefer The Queen Is Dead as well. Love Meat Is Murder, but the title track kinda sucks.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    Such a good album....


    Quite underated in The Smiths short but incredible catalouge....

    Johnny Marr sounds beautiful on this album, I'd probably argue that musically it's The Smiths' best album, it all sounds so tight.....


    And the lyrics are as delicious as ever.....


    'And if you ever need self-validation/just meet me in the alley by the railway station...' :D
    Underrated?? By who?
    In my circle of friends in school, it was THE Smiths album to listen to.
    I would still consider it their best.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Meat is Murder was always my least favourite Smiths album. I like most of the material but it seems kind of hashed together, especially with the hundredth random inclusion of How Soon Is Now on one of their albums :p

    The Queen is Dead and Strangeways are my favourite studio albums, although I think I probably like Louder than Bombs best.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    The Queen is Dead and Strangeways are my favourite studio albums, although I think I probably like Louder than Bombs best.


    Strangeways is probably my least favourite, I find the second half relatively weak.....and Meat Is Murder is far better lyrically.....

    I've heard Strangeways is Moz and Marr's favourite.....

    But yeah, The Queen Is Dead is my favourite record of all time :D In my opinion it is absolute perfection.....

    I was sat in my local pub the other night and the bar tender there put TQID on repeat 3 times.....nothing compares, it's stunning......



    Louder Than Bombs is a very strong collection.....These Things Take Time is amazing.....
    'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Underrated?? By who?
    .

    Smiths fans.....


    My ranking of the studio albums......

    1. The Queen Is Dead
    2. Meat Is Murder
    3. The Smiths
    4. Strangeways
    'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
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