Meat Is Murder

Meat is Murder is such a nice example of what makes the Smiths a great band. The guitar playing is amazing on this, I always think Johnny Marr has a very unique sound and it's very notable on this album Morrissey's writing also reached new heights. He combines political and social themes with his typical romantic yearning - never afraid to court controversy. I can imagine in particular the title track riled a lot of people but i'm a fellow veggie so 5* for that

Good

My only knowledge of The Smiths before today is that Morrissey is an insufferable prick, and that Panic In The Streets Of London was on the Jackass soundtrack. I was expecting to hate this. But it wasn't too bad. I don't really like Morrissey's voice, but the music is pretty good and it's short enough that the vocals don't get too annoying. 3*

Don’t like this as much as The Queen is Dead. Or their debut. Somehow this sits in the middle of that time period as the less good. 4 Boolean: True, but maybe not on this list?

Oh great another smiths album. Bleh.

My impression of The Smiths thus far has been that they are a perfectly great 80's band ruined by Morrissey. The man can't write a hook if his life depended on it. Just meandering around with totally uninteresting vocal melodies. But I will say, I did not hate this. Still not a vocal hook in sight but the overall listening experience was nice. The band is really really good and the music is very well written. Maybe Morrissey will grow on me with multiple listens?

My notes got deleted somehow. I enjoyed this album, first full smiths album experience. The last track was incredible. Very vocally whiny (in a good way) and instrumentally lulling

❤️

A punk-influenced indie band. I had heard of them before, but never heard them. I went through almost the entire album thinking that there was nothing really special and then the last song came on (Meat is Murder) and I had to listen to it several times (not paying attention to the lyrics, which in any case don't bother me as much as they seem to bother everyone else). I liked it so much that I started listening to the album backwards (no goofball, not literally backwards like I was searching for subliminal messages! I just mean going from the last song to the second to last song, etc.) And I realized that this album is really good. I especially like Meat is Murder, Well I Wonder, Barbarism Begins at Home and Nowhere Fast. I am not quite a converted Smiths fan, but could imagine it...

Nowhere near as good as the smiths can be, but a solid album. Some good ones but some stinkers as well. Love Johnny Marr forever and always.

It was fine nothing stands out

Similar to the other Smiths album I heard on here - overall I like the sound, the singer's voice in particular is unique without being unpleasant, but there are no standout tracks or anything that really made a strong impression on me

Good album! Rating 5/10

Not their high watermark. Morrissey’s poetry feels more forced than usual, squeezing long, awkward lines into tiny spaces. There’s a noticeable lack of memorable hooks and melodies, draining the songs of their typical romance and drama. More than anything, this album sounds like Morrissey and Marr are working in separate silos.

Sometimes I find the songwriting and vocal style of The Smiths to come off as a little too whiny.. something about the delivery and subject matter feels like the kind of angst only upper class British prep school kids could understand. But I actually do really enjoy the overall vibe, somewhere between depressive hopelessness and vintage indie slacker that kind of works. I also felt like this album was somewhat short and to the point which I actually appreciated after a few days of more complex post-punk releases that felt like they went on too long.

I respect the Smiths for their influence and songwriting, but they’re just not a band I really ever want to listen to. I do like this album better than the Queen is Dead, which was the last one of their albums the generator gave me.

Brilliant

Great guitars, though Morrissey's vocal has such a soporific effect, even over fun guitars.

Johnny Marr’s immaculate guitar and the late Andy Rouke’s bass lines alone are worth 5 stars.

Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:✔️

Pre Listen: Another Smiths album! I liked the last one a lot, Morrisey's lyrics sent me laughing several times. Still not sure if that was intentional or not, but I guess we'll see here. Higher than usual expectations. Notable Tracks: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - Favorite song by lyrics on the album, but I couldn't really get into the melody. It's alright, relatable. Barbarism Begins At Home - Favorite song overall on the album. It's such a jam, that bass is going so hard. Morrissey's vocal work is pretty bad, but I especially like the instrumental part at the end. I've noticed that I'm a big fan of bass-led songs from this project at this point. Meat is Murder - This sounds like something from Pink Floyd. Specifically, the extended intro, inclusion of disconcerting sound effects, slow tempo, and division of the songs into various distinct parts. Post Listen: A lot more mid than I anticipated, and unlike the last Smiths album I got, I thought Morrissey's vocals actively detracted from just about every song here. It gave me David Byrne vibes how Morrissey would yip, wail, moan, and hoot at random points through a lot of the songs. Beyond that, everything in the album was mostly just passable. I didn't overtly dislike anything in particular, but I really didn't enjoy anything either. Became background music faster than I realized, instrumental work felt fairly generic. No lyrics really popped to me either, or sometimes the audio mixing was odd to the point I couldn't even understand them. Lisa Simpson approves the messages of this album. 3/5

They're good but the veganism thing is stupid. Morrissey is a whiner. That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore is traumatic for me.

Enjoyed it, very cool. Standout songs: The Headmaster Ritual What she Said

morrissey sucks except for meat is murder and the queen is dead and hatful of hollow and strangeways here we come and louder than bombs and a handful of his solo songs

“As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of...” Amelie (2001)

I think I understand the smiths less now

I don't know how the Smiths manage to be jangly and money at the same time, but they pull it off so well. Morrisey's voice is always front & center of these songs, though strangely I only tend to catch some of his lyrics. The rest of the band carries his weight well here, with some nice guitar riffs I hadn't noticed before.

Really like the guitars. Still find the singing a bit samey across a whole album.

I don't enjoy this one as much as the other three Smiths albums. It just sounds sparcer and its songs are not generally as hooky and memorable. Still there is plenty to love here, and because I have listened to it less, there's still more to discover. Key tracks: I Want the One I Can't Have That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore How Soon Is Now? (originally just a non-album single) Barbarism Begins at Home

The vocals weren't always the most enjoyable, but I liked the album overall.

This album is nice, very plain in certain moments, but surely worth paying attention to. I love the more experimental moments, in which the album really grows into something interesting. Most of all, the title track, which is a great song. There are other great songs too, but that last song really is outstanding and a fantastic song to close an album that, even if it has some bland moments, is overall a very pleasant one. That is something undeniable, also about Morrisey's vocals, it may not be outstanding or great, but it is pleasant. And that is enough to make listening to this album an overall nice experience. Something that really gets you into a project that, lyrically, is not that unconfronting.

Not bad.

Very good album. I really liked the song Barberism Begins at Home. Listened to it three times.

I don’t love Morrisey’s singing style, but I’m always impressed by the musicianship of the band as a whole.

Really good bass lines, Morrissey’s vocals can be a bit grating at times, some tracks are more enjoyable than others. It’s alright.

I always thought I would like the smiths if I listened to them, but I may have been mistaken. I’ll keep an open mind for the next time they come around.

For the longest time Meat Is Murder was always my favorite The Smiths' project, but I think the self titled has now dethroned that accolade. Thankfully that doesn't mean this project has gotten any worse, but in fact has still stayed a killer album in their discography I wish more people enjoyed as a whole. The 39 minute runtime flies by with no brakes as it goes through hit after hit after hit. What is there to say here about how The Smiths roll, they know how to make these hits like it is nothing. Even with some of the more controversial tracks like Rusholme Ruffians and Meat Is Murder, I still find Morrissey to make some very compelling and interesting song choices that blend beautifully with Johnny Marr's addicting guitar playing. It is yet another banger in their discography, and anyone that says it isn't is just lying to you.

Inge vidare. Sångaren låter som ett utdraget självmord som aldrig når fram. Det finns ljusglimtar, men dom är få.

Clearly The Smiths had some learning to do before they became great.

Uninteresting commercial music from the 1980s.

an ok album. they're music always sounds dry(?) to me. Nothing that makes me want to embrace their music or listen to it again. Ok, not bad sort of a solid 2 stars

Somehow I missed out on the Smiths. Surprisingly good.

Another 80s album that didn't quite resonate with me.

Started off strong with The Headmaster Ritual. One of my favorites. Listened to the album twice in a row… but stopped at Mest Is Murder on the second go-around… that song was… really tough to chew and swallow… no pun intended. I was listening to this song in particular while I was standing in the freezer… so the song felt a little extra jarring. I liked this album more than I thought I was going to. Not that I didn’t think I would like it. The Smiths are a great band. I just came in without any expectations — Van Halen had me on a music high — and I enjoyed listening.

3.5/5. Saves the best songs till last. Nowhere Fast, Well I Wonder, Barbarism is a great run of tracks.

Could be the perfect album. Dont think we have a bad song here

The playing is good! morrissey's singing is well morrissey's singing, and his lyrics are not his best on this. Nothing stands out on here for me apart from barbarism begins at home. The rest is just alright innit! Generous 3!

Needed a couple of listens. But when I did i really appreciated it. Bass sounds more pronounced than other of their albums

The Smiths - Meat is Murder But yknow, murder of humans isn't murder. Back in the 80s, it was easy to think of Morrissey as a clever provocateur. As he suggests, though, that joke isn't funny anymore. It is hard for him not to come across as the proto-edgelord that, let's be honest, he obviously is even if we are to be a fan. It's harder to hear “someone falls in love/and someone's beaten up” as a commentary so much as someone trying to be dour about everything. Johnny Marr does his damnedest under that. Sincerely the entire Smiths do more to carry Moz than anything else. But it is definitely his particular vocal and lyrical delivery that carried their fame. Maybe I'm biased having lived through the golden age of musical depression. Perhaps the goths needed a preening, overdramatic twat to open the door to expressing the feeling that the world was a burden, a soul sucking morass that was breaking by the hour. How could anyone survive Reaganism and Thatcherism without SOMETHING, right? And Morrissey does tap that disaffection in his way, the noncommitally political, the unpopular incel theater kid. But there's almost never a moment here that you can't mentally insert Robert Smith and improve it. The kids who grew up in the 80s did both the angst and politics better in the 90s anyway. It's not that Morrissey can't bring something to the proceedings. Later versions of this album include How Soon Is Now, which is probably one of the better sonic matches between some of Marr's best and some of Morrissey's as well. When he goes off, “and you leave on your own, and you come home, and you cry and you want to diiiie”... it's so brilliantly self-effacing and overblown. Though you do, again, get a feeling that he might have been serious there, with the benefit of 40 years of hindsight. And certainly besides what is arguably their signature hit, there are definitely other classics in their catalog. And of course, the band. I am mostly surprised by the bass here on this listen. But I think this particular album misses the mark comparatively. A light ⭐️⭐️⭐️

that joke isn't funny anymore is really good. well i wonder also another one that stuck with me. in general, pretty good album and i want to listen to it again.

Great album

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths (1985) Good album. I like Morissey's vocals. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7.75/10 [This album was listened to and reviewed on October the 4th, 2026.]

Somehow, this doesn’t contain any of their greatest hits, but it might be their best album?

Я бы тоже был невесел, если бы жил в Британии в 80е

Великая база

thanks to barbarism it's - 3.5 and not clear 3

Good. Nothing extraordinary but good vibes and a distinct sound

Meh

I hate to report that I was thrilled with Meat is Murder, and I am absolutely furious to concede that, while I was ready to dismiss him as a self-important bum being carried by virtuostic performances of his bandmates, that Morrissey is a critical piece of the Smiths' sound. The vocals float atop the swiftly moving instrumentation in the mix in a way that delights in a new way every time one encounters it. Speaking of instrumentation, this album redefined what one could do with a bass guitar. I wish I could bathe in the bassline to "Barbarism Begins at Home." That's not to say this is a perfect, no-notes, easy five-star album. Morrissey's preachy, on-the-nose lyricism is leady enough to drag it down from that level. How could you award five stars to an album with such a dreadful title track?

Not a first listen Great album great sound from the guitar and lovely voice

Huge Smith’s fan and this is clearly the worst of the bunch.

Love The Smiths, hate Morrissey

I love The Smiths and I don't care who hears it. Also meat is not murder. Best Song: Well I Wonder Rating: 7/10 Stars: 4

I was not wowed by this, but it exceeded my low expectations.

I like the Smiths but sometimes it’s just too mopey

Great musicians, but God is Morrissey insufferable. He's the JD Vance of guitar music, utterly unlikable.

Yeah no, had like one song that I would relisten to but absolutely not

The Smiths just don’t work for me.

Meat is mostly murder, but so is a Bad Man singing.

2nd star only because barbarism begins at home has a nice bassline. Fuck Morrissey

fav is well i wonder

I tried. I know i dislike the Smiths and Morrissey, but I still tried. .....and I just cant. This is awful. It's not just that I dont like it, but listening to it for any length of time makes me want to rip off my ears and scrub my brain with bleach. I cant stand his voice. I cant stand his intonation. I think the lyrics are terrible. And the music isnt anywhere near interesting enough to make up for the vocals. Is there anything lower than a 1*?

Enjoyed it far more than Strangeways, Here We Come. This feels like a Smiths album should feel and with nice tunes. This is The Smiths album that I can hook into.

If Morrissey weren't a part of this band, I'd easily be able to rate this higher, but unfortunately it's a little difficult to get past the prick. His vocals are whiny and overly melodramatic, and you can tell he thinks himself as the modern day Oscar Wilde or something along those lines. Meanwhile you've got a band behind him who essentially carry the entire thing on their backs, from Johnny Marr's jangly guitar to Andy Rourke's insanely catchy basslines. Again, it's a shame the band had to be ruined by Morrissey's existence, but it's not a wholly bad listen. If you just somehow phase him out and listen to the instrumentals, you can enjoy yourself here.

One of the finest 'sophomore' albums ever put out - Hatful of Hollow was a compilation - and a real example of a band developing in both Marr's music and Morrissey's lyrics. The title is one of the most confrontational you'll ever hear, and DOES make you think, and the album itself put the Smiths among the most popular in Britain. Headmaster ritual, Rusholme ruffians and Barbarism begins at home are titles of the like you don't get today in mainstream music and I'm so glad I got into this band by my early 20s (more mature I guess). To have a ten track edition with How soon is now on it adds to its quality. Mustn't forget Andy Rourke's funky bass in places - highly underrated.

Didn't know much about the Smiths previously outside of Morrissey. Solid 80's sound.

Big fan of the Smiths, but this is not my favorite album of there’s. Just alright.

Only 1 start because it’s not my style so I was bored.

A couple good songs.

5.0/10 Didn't like this one so much

So evidently the dark moody stuff is the only thing I can stand by the Smiths. There are a couple of passable songs here but it’s overall too whiny for me.

7/10

When I was a kid, we had a copy of the excellent Billy Connolly book, Gullible's Travels, where each chapter is about his experiences in a different country. The chapter on Jibrovia (a fictional country somewhere in ?the Middle East) is a riot, particularly where he describes how one should sing the national anthem, thus (paraphrased): 'Should be sung as if a Christmas Tree is being slowly pulled out of one's anus'. That's how I feel listening to some of Morrissey's singing on parts of this album. He whines and bleats on, with a few memorable lines here and there, but delivered with such torpor as to put one to sleep. Meanwhile, Johnny Marr and particularly Andy Rourke provide a fantastic soundtrack in the background. The bass playing particularly is a highlight. And then the title track, to finish the album, is just a bummer. OK, you don't like eating meat, we get it, but no need to be such a cunt about it.

I don’t hate it and actually liked quite a bit. I still find the whole Smiths thing rather pretentious but the music itself isn’t bad. This is mostly a good record that’s diverse in its approach, thoroughly emo and well-crafted. That being said, it ain’t my wheelhouse and I won’t be jumping on The Smiths’ bandwagon anytime soon.

incrível, estilo deles é muito autentico mas so tinha duas banger

ME gusto, la voz de morrisey en esta banda me transimite una buena sensacion. Se entiende porque le fue bien dentro de todo. 3.7

At times it was really good, liked meat is murder the song. The early part of the album was kinda bland to me though

Meh

I don't think I will listen again.

I liked this more than most I have heard from this artist. Cool New Wave sound.

Dense lyrically, but lacking in comparison to the more popular albums

My 3rd Smiths/Morrissey related album for this! Gahl dang i love Johnny Marrs guitar playing. You realize the more you listen to him how much Morrisseys vocal tricks/phrasing are gone back to but they’re still pretty damn good songs. Title track is lame and corny though bud

Not as good as the self titled or the queen is dead, but it is still the smiths so it has a lot doing for it when it wants to.

I never really liked The Smiths all that much, and this album didn't really change that opinion. Most of this sounded the same and I didn't really like how it sounded.

Decent album, but then Morrissey has to be himself…

It's peppier and funkier than I would have expected given the title and dour reputation. However, it still feels a bit slight, and Morrissey's antics have made his self-righteousness tough to swallow.

Not the best Smiths album, but still fun -1 because fuck Morrissey

"That Joke isn't Funny Anymore" being the song after "What She Said" hot a giggle out of me.

Album icónico de los 80s. En lo personal, no me vuelve loco, no me pasa tanto como entiendo ocurre. 6/10

One of the albums of all time

I just don't like the Smiths. The music is fine. Morissey's voice grates on me.

Selv remastret hørtes dette tamt ut. Liker musikken, hadde likt de live, men et helt album i samme duren blir kjedelig.

Provocative &, thought-provoking jangly tunes that did not initially connect with me, but then as the album went on and its sound started to click in my mind, it also started to reveal its quality. This album leaves me wanting to listen to it again immediately.

Only know a cursory amount by the Smiths, but I do enjoy them. Starts off strong with "The Headmaster Ritual", the bass is unbelievably fun. Love the little, almost Rush sounding guitar as well. Morrissey is just so unique and iconic in his delivery, and the lyrics are just scathing and brutal. More fun bass on "Rusholme Ruffians", I'm really enjoying Andy Rourke's work. The rockabilly sound and lyrics are good in the second song. Really fun guitar in the third song, very relatable as well. Just that teenage angst and despair, and unrequited love. "What She Said" was a song with an interesting perspective and good lyrics, but not my favorite music. "The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is a lyrically great song, very sad and serious. "Nowhere Fast" is super fun, love the rockabilly and the lyrics for sure. "Well I Wonder" has a great bass and fun, easy acoustic guitar. "Well I Wonder" is a very simple, but catchy song, with powerful lyrics. Love the musicality of "Barbarism Begins at Home". "Meat is Murder" is a good ender, obviously important to the band. 4/5, great album! Favorite Tracks: The Headmaster Ritual, Nowhere Fast, Well I Wonder, Barbarism Begins at Home Least Favorite Tracks:

Taas tasaista ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Insanely annoying as a person and annoying as hell as an artist

Not a good the smith album. I don't like how the songs mixing but it still a easy listening album

The vocals are fantastic, many songs were catchy. But even speaking as a vegetarian, the theme was a bit much. 6/10

Essential.

This is pathetic, wallowing music. Absolutely cannot stand Morrissey. Self-loathing and misery is something I just can't get behind.

I like the rhythmic, almost disco-y place it goes towards the end. I can tell it's great at what it's doing, but it's shooting at a target that is a little bit distant from me. Still not bad to listen to.

My favorite Smiths. So amazing.

Very good album but not what i'd usually listen to, still good catchy songs and I love the lead singers vocals.

Quite a swing from yesterday’s album, but it’s still good. Shame the singer died not long after his first solo album. Favourite track: Meat Is Murder

3/5. I tend not to be a fan of the Smiths and Morrissey outside of “The Queen is Dead” which I begrudgingly admit is a great record. And in the process of doing this generator I have learned that I do just prefer my Jangle-Pop with R.E.M. flavor. That being said, Meat is Murder is also a fine enough album, there’s some good pop hooks in this thing on tracks like “That Joke isn’t funny anymore” though there’s also a number of tracks like the closing title track which just feel like boring dirges. So it adds up in total to be a mixed bag for me.

I enjoyed the middle stretch of this album from songs 3 to 8 more than the rest of it. “Well I Wonder” and “Nowhere Fast” were probably my favourite tracks with an honourable mention going to “Barbarianism Begins at Home”, for its funky beats. With that said there weren’t really any standouts for me.

Ok. No standouts for me.

Nothing outstanding but okay to listen to

8/10 Not the Smiths songs I am familiar with, but I do like them a lot. Witty and funny lyrics - some of the best in the business - and wonderfully jangly guitar. Very nearly a 5, just needed a proper stand out track.

Very high 3

There are many reasons to dislike Morrissey. His irritating voice is just one of them.

So many great riffs

A stock Smiths album.

The Smiths don’t really have a bad album. If you love The Smiths you pretty much like all of their output. Meat Is Murder is a great record. Johnny Marr’s guitar work on here is quite impressive on this. The Headmaster Ritual, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore and Barbarism Begins At Home are my top 3 on the record. Love the other cuts as well such as I Want The One I Can’t Have and Well I Wonder. Only reason why this is a 4 is mainly for the closing track. And not because of the subject matter or anything like that. It’s just that the song kind of drags. One of the more uninteresting Smiths songs out there and for a closer and it being the title track it kind of misses the mark for me.

I can't do this. I don't even like he supposedly good Smit's records. Morrissey grates on my skull.

I like the Smiths, but this album isn't a particular favorite. Still good, but there's better to be found.

I like The Smiths but this isn't my favorite Smiths album.

Thank you vegans

Não é o melhor álbum deles, mas carrega muito do que faz The Smiths ser tão The Smiths

2.5

3.5

*through gritted teeth* yeah I guess Morrissey can make good music, but really it's the rest of the band that's doing the heavy lifting, musically this album is so strong

Wasn’t really feeling this one as much as most smiths stuff

Great musicianship and humorous lyrics. Probably the album that got me into playing bass guitar too.

3/6

Perhaps an odd choice they'd pick this over their self titled album, however I did enjoy this.

*Very rich melodically and nothing is wrong with it musically...I just can't get myself too excited about this band or Morrissey

2 bangers y el resto son buenos temas. 9/10.

3, -1 for the existence of morrissey.

Perfect lp. 5/5.

So polarising, we all know Morrisey is a dick but there is no denying he writes decent lyrics. Along with sublime guitar work and a bass I wish was turned up a little more this is not a bad album at all. Just not sure I could listen a second time as there’s only so much of that vocal I can take in one go which brings it down. Best track- ‘what she said’ is unlucky to lose out but I’ll have to go with ‘the headmaster ritual’ Worst track- ‘well I wonder’ that rain type sound really off putting. Just needs more meat or does it.. More bass More guitar Less dick 7.5/10

The Smiths - Meat is Murder The album where Johnny Marr discovered the studio, and the BBC sound effects library, and showed the Smiths were more than a session and singles band. Every track is full of multilayered guitars, textures, arpegios and chiming chords. Underpinned by the best, and most underrated, drum and best partnership of modern music. And after 40 years of listening I still new Marr 'jewels' hidden away every time. And Morrissey was great but is now a twat so..... 🙈 So many best tracks - Joke, Well I Wonder, Rusholme, etc But when Rourke, Joyce and Marr turn into Chic for Barbarian Begins at Home it makes me turn it up another notch every time. Worst Track - None but let's say Nowhere Fast if we must pick one. 9/10

グルーヴィーな感じでノれるんですが、なんか歌詞の内容がエグいらしい。日本人なんでわかりません。 ただノれるだけ。スミスはあんま合わんかもなー 音楽でなんか主張する系って好きになれんのよね ただかっこいい音楽とか楽しい音楽を作って欲しくて、音楽の世界にまで自分の主義主張を持ち込むのは個人的にはあまり好きじゃない。声もビミョー。

See previous Smiths review: Moz a prick, music is still great. This is even better than Strangeways. It gets a 4 for Andy Rourke's bass on Barbarism Begins at Home, but the rest of it knocks it up to a 5. Too bad I didn't listen to the US version which I realise had How Soon Is Now? which would have made it a 6.

my head says 4 but my heart says 5

This had a lot more styles in it than I expected. It wasn't just jangle guitars every song. I thought the band were pretty good and Morrissey's vocals idea were interesting and never quite did what I expected, which was good. I couldn't really pick out a lot of his lyrics, which I guess would be the thing that makes you love it or be indifferent, so maybe that will happen on a future listen, but I liked it more than the last smiths one we had.

Very listenable album, but not as strong as the next one to come (The Queen Is Dead). There's less focus here on Johnny Marr's guitar and the lyrics go down many tunnels -- sometimes beautifully, sometimes getting lost. Not a great album, but a sound step along the way.

I really only knew the smiths big (big in america? I have no idea), of which this doesn't really have many. Love the cows, and these guys were melody machines.

Pretty good but I feel like this album may be a victim to me hearing too much Morrisey. The morose wailing is a bit tiresome. Generally though… pretty good!

The music is ok but it’s all just too much in service of morriseys voice. Which sounds like a duck quacking into a French horn

Besides the title track, the album rocks! I sort of wrote myself off a non Smiths guy after Strangeways, Here We Come. I dug a few tracks, but I didnt feel a need to listen more This changed my impression of the band and im shocked to learn it was an earlier album. Its 80s music thats not corny. At times, Im lost thinking about REM, U2 or the Talking Heads. Its really damn cool and still has that soft Smiths feel. Excited to come back to this

album poznat otprije! imam ga i na CD-u (jebote, ne znam je li do sreće ili sam se ja promijenio, ali ovaj mjesec mi je pun jako dobrih albuma) no primoran sam ovom dati četvorku jer jednostavno nije na razini »the queen is dead«. neke su mi pjesme (npr. druga i šesta), premda sam album više puta preslušao, i dalje zaboravljive. debeli favoriti su mi i dalje »i wan't the one i can't have« i »barbarism begins at home«. odličan bas na čitavom albumu (kao i uostalom na svakom njihovom). s druge strane, još jedan razlog za ocjenu manje jest naslovna pjesma, koja jednostavno nije dobra i čija je poruka po meni imbecilna, bez nje bi album bio možda i za peticu

I can't. I mean, I tried. But one song, and it's enough. I'm looking of GOOD - new (to me) music from this list. I will not sit here and listen to ... this.

Somewhere along the past 800 days I've become a Smiths fan. These albums never fully click on first listen, but they just invite you to listen to it again and again until you really don't want anything else. It's 80's Pop bliss, but not in the cheesy Madonna kind of way. How soon is now is probably my favorite Smiths song and that alone lifts it to a high rating. The rest of the songs are slow burners that gradually seem to grow on me. Goddamn they knew how to write a tune.

Not a fan of this one. Every song sounds the same.

Yeah so it got started, then just kinda.. didn't go anywhere.

Not a bad album, but not overly exciting either. I like the Smiths, but this was a dull Smiths album.

It was OK

The Smiths prove on this album that it doesn't matter what the message is if the messenger sucks. Ranging from boring to grating, The Smiths go as Morrisey goes, which musically is no place. "Barbarism Begins at Home" is particularly terrible.

Its great, it's Andy Rouke at his best, what else is there to say?

They've written better stuff than wots on this album.

3. 5

Apart from his meat induced crisis at the end this is quite a good album. Slowly starting to like the smiths

Not bad. The themes didn’t all click with me, but that’s okay. I enjoyed the twangy indie-rock guitar riffs sprinkled throughout the record. However, many of these songs felt more like standalone singles rather than part of a cohesive album.

Honestly enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I’m not qualified to discuss the Indian Diaspora and Nuclear Proliferation, but I felt like this was a cool expression blending a lot of different styles.

Very solid album. Really enjoyed the guitar- heavy music.

Exactly!

Once again, Andy Rourke is carrying the whole album with the bass, and this brings the album up to a two. God what a load of wank, fuck you Morrissey.

Quality punk!

One of the best Smiths albums

uhhhhhmmm, oke ig i enjoyed the smiths yikes its cool tho

This is probably the weakest of The Smiths’ most famous album trilogy, but still has plenty to recommend it. Rusholme Ruffians and Nowhere Fast in particular are great showcases of their trademark irresistible jangly guitar and great lyrics. The band also do a great line in slower numbers, but we see that less here- the title track is in that vein and quite forgettable. Still a high quality album though.

The Smiths’ weakest album in my opinion, but one with some great moments. ‘The Headmaster Ritual’ is one of my favourite Smiths tracks and a great opener, ‘That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore’ is fantastic and ‘Barbarism Begins At Home’ is funkier than any song about corporal punishment and child abuse has any right to be. The other songs don’t quite live up to the same standard unfortunately. Still just enough for a 4 though.

Probably my least-favourite Smiths album, but it’s still pretty decent. I think what lets it down is that while the highlights (‘The Headmaster Ritual’, ‘That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore’, ‘Barbarism Begins at Home’ and ‘Meat Is Murder’ itself) are all strong, some of the other tracks do feel a bit like filler to me. Given the prodigious rate at which they were putting out killer non-album singles at this time, it’s not too surprising that they perhaps slightly ran out of steam when it came to the album. Sadly I think it’s just a bit too inconsistent for 4 stars.

i think this was a pretty fun album. the album felt cohesive and flowed well, though sometimes songs sounded very similar… my fav tracks: what she said, barbarism begins at home

I tried - but I just can't get past the whiny warblings of this guy. I had a similar reaction when I listened to one of the Morrissey solo albums on here. I listened 2 times but none of this grabbed me. Some of the music is pretty good but I don't want to listen to any of this again. Liked songs on Spotify: 0/9 Rating: 1/5 (should be zero)

Easily my favorite Smiths album. I've been rolling my eyes at Morrissey's self-pitying, melodramatic, narcissistic whinging for decades now, but the rest of the band managed to put together a compelling collection here despite him. Starts off strong with the energy and interesting changes in "The Headmaster Ritual," and the driven calm of "Well I Wonder" transitioning into the punchy "Barbarism Begins at Home" is quite pleasant toward the end. Didn't really need the title track that followed, but Morrissey's gonna Morrissey, I suppose.

Not terrible but also not very memorable

Andy Rourke is good

This is the first time I'm actively listening to the Smiths-and I really like it! I think I'm a fan of British Rock from this era. Also crazy how this is a vegetarian ideology album.

Not the first to say it ans not the last. Musically phenomenal but Morrissey is such a whiner. So balancing that all out puts it at a three I guess

I’ve never really understood people who say this is the Smiths’ weakest album by far, especially when it has Headmaster Ritual and Barbarism Begins at Home. I’m not a massive Meat is Murder apologist or anything like that, but I just think Strangeways is objectively worse. Maybe they just can’t stand the irritating activism the title track forces on you, and to be honest, I wouldn’t disagree with that sentiment.

73

I like The Smiths, but I'm also not going to pretend one The Smiths song sounds any different from the other.

Not really a fan. Head nodding music

The Smiths made this one to provoke. "The Headmaster Ritual" opens it and is about being beaten by teachers in Manchester. The title track closes it, six minutes of vegetarian polemic over actual slaughterhouse noise — cattle, saws. It's the angriest record they made and it went to number one. None of it reached me. Boring. Nothing stayed. That's the strange part. An album working this hard for a reaction should have managed something — irritation would have counted. Pet Shop Boys managed irritation. This just went past for forty minutes while a band shouted about things that genuinely matter, and I was gone by the third song. Worth knowing: "How Soon Is Now?" — the one Smiths song I'd actually recognise, the one with the tremolo — isn't on the original UK album at all. It was a B-side, added later to the US pressing. So depending on the version, the only track that might have stayed was never here to begin with. 1/5 — the loudest album that ever failed to reach me.

I just don't buy the jangly, weak sounding guitar sound and the vocal non-melodies that feel like the exact same from track to track. However, it wasn't generally unpleasant to listen to, so that's not nothing I guess. 2/5 - below average for my tastes

I’m not ignoring the fact that Morrissey is a terrible bellend but this is genuinely sublime. The greatest group of British musicians ever (yes ever) at the height of their powers with arguably their greatest collection of songs. It was the soundtrack to my first real heartbreak and whilst the heartbreak bit wasn’t great it captured all the things my little pretentious brain felt. I’ve moved on a bit since then but I still love the muscular bass and morriseys vocals. His best ever I feel.

8 - GOOD

Look, I like the Smiths a lot (while acknowledging modern day Morrissey sucks ass) but this one is just kinda subpar to the rest of their discography.

The bass player is just killing it the whole time and that is going to bump up the rating for me. Morrissey sounds the same in every song and gets whiney. I bet Thom Yorke thinks he's a genius.

Man, Morrissey just isn't for me.

It's totally fine but not my thing.

Exhausts similar ideas repeatedly.

No one sounds like The Smiths! Not my favorite album by them, but still so good.

A death for no reason is murder

Fuck, two Smiths albums in the same week, getting dunked on by this list.

Not really my thing. Idk, I could give it a 2-3, I dont think Morrissey is really doin anything for me here.

i knew a few songs of them but never encoutered this album the first song "the headmaster ritual" was not bad, but not so cool to be on my playlist. "rushholme ruffians" has very joyish opening, not so much my thing so i skipped it. "i want the one i cant have" is..okay? something was off but i didnt quite catch what exactly. maybe it was the too much strained voice. next songs i listened not fully, the one that catch my attention was "well i wonder" with its sad opening not bad, i usually like this type of music buttt...idk. something was just not it

This is The Smiths' second studio album. It's a great album with some great songs and some that don't stand out and sound like others. Top songs are The Headmaster Ritual, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Barbarism Begins at Home. Meat is Murder lyrics are a major downer which is too bad because the music is good. Andy Rourke doesn't get enough credit.

The Smiths at their best in terms of album work. You'll struggle to find a poor song outside of the titular ending track, which is a bit too much full on for most sane individuals. Outside of that you get 8 tracks that have some of the wittiest lyrics and sharpest instrumentation you'll get out of an 80s record.

The awful whiny lyrics made the songs sound worse. I enjoyed the last 2 minutes of Barbarism Begins at Home because of the funky bass and no words. I mean truly every time I started to enjoy the sound of the music the words came in and made me roll my eyes.

We get it, you're vegan

6/10 Very sameyyy, but I enjoy the sound - the opening track had a nice rhythm but yeah. I don’t have much to say on this, I have a pre-disposition to the smiths so yeah

7.5/10 = maybe a bit biased bc this would always be on in the background when i was little so its more nostalgic than anything, def not the best smiths album but that doesn't make it bad by any means, well i wonder is one of my fav smiths songs so i have to give it that too, quite repetitive but i like everything they're repeating so it doesn't matter lol

I like the Smiths but this didn't do much for me...other than making me want steak

Really solid album, albeit intensely british, that captured that new wave 80s rock sound. Though I didn't quite love this project, I get why The Smiths are so highly regarded, and I'd revisit.

Excelente ! violas Country mezcladas en sonidos Rocker.. una excelente banda !

Music from a future fascist. Nope.

Love the Smiths, very melancholic 4/5

the peaks are so high. i think the boring songs are quite blah though. highlights: i want the one i can't have barbarism begins at home

Сара 4 Марко 4

Great instrumentals! Meat is Murder, the song, was quite heavy. Good album

Another quality Smith’s album. The song Meat is Murder is a pretty heavy handed message but whatever.

This is my friend's favorite Smiths album. Its not mine, that is reserved for The Queen is Dead. I asked if she would think I was a poser for feeling that way and she said to me, "Never - I would never shame you for loving the wrong album. Even though you are wrong." I give this one 3.75 stars

I don't know that I'm in the mood for this but the album cover is great stuff. Those pictures always make me so emotional. Morrissey's voice is not necessarily for me but I don't hate it actually. Take it back, Morrissey's voice is like being a smooth little pebble in a creek. What she said is a banger.

Love this album. Johnny Marr’s guitar sounds so good over Morrissey whining about being sad and gay. The lyrics on nowhere fast are unintentionally hilarious. Barbarism begins riffs are so groovy. The title track sucks.

me duele darle 4 a cualquier cosa en la que este involucrado morrisey. fav The Headmaster Ritual"

Its aight. last 2 tracks are amazing. Morrisey sounds like a dying chicken and it really drags everything down with it

bon mais un peut trop melhancolique a mon gout

enjoyed, was able to listen with 0 skips, added 3 songs to my playlist

Interesante, aunque algunas canciones muy parecidas. Me gustó la combinación con las acústicas

I'm so ready to love The Smiths but I fear that in my early 40s I may have left my run too late. This album is laudibly crafted and engaging in it's atmosphere and dynamics, but given I wasn't caught up in it's big feelings as a teenager I am missing something I think.

6/10 - Ive never been able to get into the smiths Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌ Album Cover ----------– Its honestly really great.

I listened to this, enjoyed it a lot and then had a chicken and pancetta bake for tea.

I really really cant stand the smiths. Automatic 1 star without listening

Me es imposible decir un momento donde la band decayó en este álbum, sumamente interesante, melancólico, crítico, algo irónico, instrumentalmente bastante dinámico. La libertad con la que canta, una flexibilidad que me encantó.

barbarism begins at home bassline pushes this to a near perfect 10

Great music, some great lyrics.

It feels like Morrissey and Marr weren't really working together on this one. As you'd expect, there are some superb guitar licks and hilarious lyrics. 'Barbarism..' might be the Smiths best instrumental and 'That Joke...' is ultimate Morrissey, but on tracks like 'Rusholme Ruffians' and 'What She Said' one just seems to be sitting on top of the other, never gelling. The poppier tracks have complicated structures or lack memorable choruses, but are definite fan favourites. Let's say 'Meat is Murder' is one for the heads.

mid 5 we take morrissey for granted because we've grown up with him. i cant think of a more entertaining or funny lyricist. the smiths only issue is that lots of their songs are extremely flat. high energy but flat. but this is never an issue because having morrissey means it can never be boring. whenever things are dipping a little he delivers a cracker. so many classic lines on this album. "when you laugh about people who feel so very lonely their only desire is to die, well im afraid, it doesnt make me smile" i love this line. its not a funny one of course.

Never having knowingly heard any Smiths music before, it was better than I expected, given all the noise that surrounds them. Only listened to it once, suspect it would grow on me further with repeated listening. Would do that more easily if I could make out more than 75% of Morrissey’s vocals. As another reviewer summarised it, "what more can you wish for: Marr's guitar, Morrissey's lyrics and then ruin it by letting Morrissey sing?"

I found myself expecting many of the songs to transition into ‘There is a Light That Will Never Go Out’. Unsure if that means this is their ‘sound’ or most of their songs just sound the same. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it.

Despite my better judgement I still love the Smiths, but some of these don’t need to be 6 minutes

I don't think The Smiths is really something I'll ever love, but the album is fine enough. I'll probably have forgotten about it tomorrow though Standouts The Headmaster Ritual Meat Is Murder 3/5

Possibly the best album of one of the greatest bands

Still not a big fan of the Smiths but I didnt mind this one. Pretty dreary for the most part, but jaunty too. A nice middleground.

Pretty enjoyable misery music! I guess I like The Smiths?

Another Smiths album, sigh. I’m mildly excited by track 1, the guitar complexity is really something, works quite nicely so I can focus on music and not have to bother with lyrics (which I look at and am not interested by). Unfortunately, the following tracks are not interesting to me at all, lyrics repetitive and do very little for me. Guitar bass drums do play well together, but Morrissey vocals float above seemingly without interaction? Title track could be interesting (album punchline) but statement value is limited. I don’t really get why so many ppl think the Smiths were wonderful? Maybe you had to be in the mood/market for wistful indie romanticism at the time? For me, this album isn’t offensive (putting aside Morrissey baggage), but I’m not very interested, I’m not so bored that it gets only 2 stars, I’ll say it’s Okay, 6/10.

Whatev

Not as good as Queen is Dead But still great obviously. Don’t think they have any bad tracks. Loved them for as long as i can remember and all of their records sound as good today as I imagine they did in the 80s. Favourite track: Nowhere fast

You know what it's still pretty mopey but it's pretty good

Always a bad day when you have to admit you like something Morrissey made

Meh

kind of a mid smiths album but still pretty darn catchy

album #98 love the bass lines in this, especially in "barbarism begins at home". i wish i enjoyed the singing more, because i do enjoy some of their arrangements. unfortunately, i just can't move past morrissey's out-of-tune warbling. ꩜ average track rating: 2.1/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): barbarism begins at home, that joke isn't funny anymore ꩜ least favourite track(s): i want the one i can't have ꩜ album rating: ★★☆☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 991 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 47 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 22 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 76

Really fun except Meat is Murder which sucks. I always kinda saw this as a fake Smiths album but it's one of the few real ones? No like slam dunk hits really. Nowhere Fast is great though - "I'd like to drop my trousers to the world / I am a man of means, of slender means / each household appliance is like a new science in my town". He's such a hateful bitch I love him.

It's not for me. As I'm giving the album a second listen, trying to be fair-minded, it just does not do anything for me. I can appreciate the instrumentation (guitar and drums are on point), and when I look up the lyrics to follow along, it's well written poetry. Its a prime example of the 80s Brit-rock sound. But for the life of me, Morrissey's vocals just throw it all away. His singing lingers in a way that makes it unwelcome to my ears, and there's an almost whine to his voice that I could do without. The lyrics just get stretched to fit the music, and I'm done with the songs before they've even reached the halfway mark.

I love the Smiths, it's a terrible shame that Moz and Johnny just won't make peace with the past, but you can't have drama without a queen, right Stephen? How many artists or bands came, dropped a great concise discog, broke up, moved on with their lives and their music remained beloved for so long at this point? I love Andy's winding, impossible to replicate bass lines like on Barbarism, Johnny's guitar sound in Headmaster and Want the One is amazing, and Joke Isn't Funny has long been my favorite song from the band. This album deserves the highest possible rating, no bad songs, the order could've been better, but it's basically perfect IMO.

Whole album is really good, arguable one of the best Smiths albums from what I’ve heard. Love the mix of guitars and the jangle pop feel with the alt spin. 4 stars, so close to 5

The title track gets a little heavy-handed with the sound effects but otherwise the musicianship across the board is stellar and the production feels a bit punchier and more confident than their debut. And, of course, Morrissey's vocals are elite. The band had this incredible knack for taking on tough, bleak social commentary and setting it to catchy music. It's amazing how they can tackle themes of institutional violence or unrequited desire without the songs ever feeling like a dull lecture. It reminds me a lot of how John Lennon used to operate with songs like "Crippled Inside", "Revolution", "Gimme Some Truth", etc. I'm getting a massive rockabilly vibe from the bass and guitar on "Rusholme Ruffians." Johnny Marr's guitar work is brilliant here, and Andy Rourke's bass line just drives the whole groove. "The Headmaster Ritual" kicks things off with so much nervous energy, and the guitar riffs are just out of this world. "I Want the One I Can't Have" has this amazing, urgent tempo and a soaring vocal melody that feels incredibly desperate and catchy all at once. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" has this gorgeous, swirling atmosphere that completely sucks you in. This is a dark, beautiful, and deeply unique record. Favorite song: "I Want the One I Can't Have"

Again, maybe I’m being more strict with my ratings, but a good album at best, 3.5 down to 3

Lyrics are good and the music is fairly good, but I am just not a huge fan of the Smiths. 3 stars or C+.

I"m just not a fan... :(

I don't know why they don't really grab me, but they don't. It fades into the background, aside from the odd flourish or flash of lyrical or musical inspiration.

One of the biggest surprises to me from this list is how much I enjoy listening to The Smiths. And I don’t really know why. I generally don’t like the era or the genre all that much. And I get why Morrissey can be annoying. But the records just sound so good. And this is no different. The production is A+. I feel like the songs don’t get old, but also maintain the signature sound of the band. Really enjoyed this record. 4.2/5.

Good album, I can see if you are a Smiths Stan that this could be a magnum opus.

The guy literally sings only using 2 notes. So fucking annoying. At least the basslines are really good.

Another good outing by them, I liked Barbarism Begins at Home the best

"i will not be entranced by the siren song of Stephen Patrick Morrissey!" minutes later "I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN/IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES/AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING IN MINE"

I really hate this guy. Another 5/5.

Nah, not for me

Well. Different.

This album reaffirms my belief that I would like The Smiths much more if not for Morrissey.

Another boring album and a list of boring albums.

Teenage mainstay.

Noooooooo

Masterpiece jangly Marr and Vocals from Morrisey make this album irresistable like most Smiths albums melochaly lyrics nice riffs jolly sarcastic vocals great stuff

The album sounds good but I'm honestly so tired of getting the same kind of albums. I genuinely could not listen to a lot of it Review - 5/10

Honestly a very chilling and breathtaking album. Quite a relief after the last few I’ve been suggested. Lyrically wry as it comments on British culture that a lot of early Gen X could relate to. Reminded me of raw teenage angst being sorted out.

stop whining you little off-key crooner

Classic! I’d like to drop my trousers to the queen!

Meh. It's fine. Good to listen in the car - became background.

My only complaint is that the U.S. Sire version of the release had How Soon Is Now but the official release didn’t. On many days this is my favorite Smiths albums. Every song perfection, and packed with classics like The Headmaster Ritual, Nowhere Fast, Barbarism Begins at Home and maybe my favorite Smiths song of all time…What She Said. Oh and closing the album with the title track is chefs kiss.

Nach dem Frust über die Produktion ihres Debütalbums zog sich die Band aus Manchester in die Amazon Studios nach Liverpool und auf die Ridge Farm in Surrey zurück, wo unter der Regie von Stephen Street ein deutlich strafferer, disziplinierterer Sound entstand; abgemischt wurde das Ergebnis in den Island Studios in London, veröffentlicht schließlich über Rough Trade Records. Das zweite Album der Smiths ist hörbar politischer als sein Vorgänger: Themen wie Vegetarismus, Kindesmisshandlung im Schulsystem und Militarismus werden mit einer Direktheit verhandelt, die man der Band bis dahin kaum zugetraut hätte, ohne dabei ihren literarischen Anspruch zu verlieren. Johnny Marrs Gitarrenarbeit wirkt hier zurückhaltender und songdienlicher als je zuvor, sein Spiel dient der Atmosphäre statt dem Virtuosentum – ein bewusster Kontrast zum vorherigen Produzenten John Porter. Morrisseys Gesang trägt Stücke wie "The Headmaster Ritual" mit einer Mischung aus Sarkasmus und echtem Zorn, während "Barbarism Begins at Home" mit seinem ungewöhnlich funkigen Bass-Groove von Andy Rourke eine tänzerische Leichtigkeit einbringt, die dem sonst so düsteren Album gut zu Gesicht steht. Der Titeltrack selbst, mit seinen collagierten Industriegeräuschen und Tiergeschrei, bleibt bis heute einer der konfrontativsten Momente im Katalog der Band – kein bequemer Popsong, sondern eine bewusst unbequeme Setzung. Auf der US-Ausgabe ergänzt wurde das Album später um "How Soon Is Now?", das dort zum heimlichen Hit avancierte, obwohl es ursprünglich nur als B-Seite gedacht war. Ein Album, das seine politische Wut nie zur Pose werden lässt, sondern sie in Songwriting von bleibender Schärfe übersetzt.

Excellent stuff but not as good as The Queen is Dead which is a genuine masterpiece.

There's nothing explicitely wrong with it. Sure, the title track is very preachy and hasn't put me off a good steak, but those are Morrisey's views and fair enough if he felt strongly enough about it to write an album. It has many strong moments but for me, it is still the Smiths album I return to the least.

Two Smiths albums in a row; what are the odds? Not as great as The Queen is Dead, but still pretty great in its own right.

The Smiths zijn toch wel een van de openbaringen van deze lijst voor mij. Zulke bijzondere zang, sterke teksten, en gave atmosfeer.

no existe otra banda después de esta. la música llegó a su punto cúlmine con el bajo y guitarra de barbarism begins at home

Overall: 2/10 This has the honour of being my favourite Smiths album. There are actually quite a few moments on that album that make me go "wait actually this is kind of good", and then Morrissey opens his mouth and makes his whale sounds for the world to cringe at. The bass work on this album is actually quite good, but it's hard to enjoy with such a godawful vocalist. This one made me realize I might actually be willing to give The Smiths a chance if it wasn't for that idiot. Fav Song: I Want the One I Can't Have

OK it's not the debut or Hatful of Hollow but the Smith downward curve was practically flat.

Did Morrisey’s brain worms affect his solo music or is he still making stuff this good but we all just collectively agree to ignore because of who he is now?

I don’t know The Smiths but this seemed pretty decent

Wowee...what an album. Great songs, great lyrics. Legendary...

Muy buen album, la voz del cantante es cautivadora. Conocia de rebote un par de temas de la banda, pero nada mas, probablemente me meta a escuchar su discografía luego de esto.

Fuck Morrissey

I don't really know why, but I've never really liked The Smiths. They should be right in my wheelhouse of music I would like, but they just never really caught me like they seemed to get to others. Why are all of the songs so whiny?

I liked their sound. Couldn't really connect with the lyrics.

Meat is murder had many great songs like the head master ritual, meat is murder, barbarism begins at home ect. Yet I struggle to call it a great album due to some of the more lack luster tracks like Rusholme Ruffians, ect. I struggle to say what is wrong with these song, they just didn’t grab my attention after 2 listens. Maybe after listening to this album more I will appreciate them more. 7/10

Maybe I wasn't in the mood but this was kind of boring. Yes, it's well-made and the lyrics are good, but my attention kept drifting. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

theres one or two songs on here that drag it down but otherwise really good stuff

Y'a des classiques, j'ai arrêté l'écoute quand j'ai lu que Morissey était sioniste

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Groovy, unique sound. I can see why they're sort of iconic. 'Meh' for me. (Pasted from my other group.)

I'm sorry its like if Kermit the frog sang edgy indy folk in a cave

My prior exposure to The Smiths is effectively just hearing about Morrissey being an asshole, but I quite enjoyed this. Energetic and enjoyably layered arrangements, and to my surprise and in contrast to most other reviews I've seen, I quite like his voice. A small window into why people tolerate him at all today.

Ok

It’s like rock and I like rock. its suprisingly good. there r some songs that r questionable. like theres one where the dude is like barking??? lol funny tho nonetheless.

It was alright, but I wasn't amazed by it.