Meat Is Murder

Good

The songs are so friendly and approachable, then the lyrics bite at you. Really classic sounding, doesn't necessarily sound like an "80's album" which I tend to appreciate.

This album is depressing. Even looking at the track list it feels downtrodden. Not to say it isn't good, as I do think this is a good album. I've heard singles here and there from the Smiths, it wasn't something that grabbed me but hearing songs like "That joke isn't funny anymore" and "Nowhere Fast", will bring more of their music into my rotation.The instrumentals in this are far more upbeat than the lyrics. which gives it a great quality, it saddens me and gives me hope at the same time. Really good album.

Alright

Great easy listening, and some absolute classics! Glad to have listened to this.

Love the feel of this, even if the message is off.

Good album, easy to lose yourself in

Awesome bass lines, great guitar riffs. Pompous lyrics. Good album, worth another listen

Er værd at høre igen

Title track is annoying, but overall album is good.

Kind of a low-key Smiths album. Not quite on the same level as my favorites- Queen is Dead, Strangeways, and Louder Than Bombs. I do love the title track, despite being a carnivore. I think it’s a sincere expression of a deeply held belief.

moz > jesus

Good album. Enjoyed Marr’s guitar playing a lot throughout the album. I really like and hate Morrissey’s voice at the same time. I like it on its own, but I feel like it kinda sounds the same in each song, although maybe I wasn’t listening closely enough. Wish Morrissey was a better person, I really think he could’ve been if it wasn’t for his massive ego. I think that seeps into the lyrics more than I’d like. Still a good album and would listen to again.

Cool calm rock

Is Smiths, what do you expect? Got some Morrissey chanting in your ears, and the shoegaze rock and roll of the band, what's not to like.

Morrissey is an ass but man is this a great album. I'm jokingly calling it "the godfather of Emo". Love Johnny Marr's guitar playing, never takes center stage but always creating an atmosphere that is distinctly his. Favorite tracks: "I Want the One I Can't Have", "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"

7

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!

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.

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

Love The Smiths, hate Morrissey

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.

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.

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.

A couple good songs.

5.0/10 Didn't like this one so much

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Taas tasaista ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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

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.

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

Very high 3

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.

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

2.5

3.5

3/6

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

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。

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!

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

It was OK

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

3. 5

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.

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

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 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.

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.

It's totally fine but not my thing.

Exhausts similar ideas repeatedly.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

kind of a mid smiths album but still pretty darn catchy

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 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.

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.

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

Teenage mainstay.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Ok

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

Think I’m finally done with all of Morrissey’s material on this project; the UK bias is shown with his 7 albums… I mean you couldn’t narrow it down? They all sound the same. 2.5/5 just as much for being fed up than with the quality of the tracks here

This is better than I expected. It's not 100% my taste, but I'll probably put it on now and then. Certainly makes me curious to hear more of their music.

Not bad for a Smiths album, particularly the uptempo songs, but Morrissey still really grates on me and that gets worse on the slow songs. Well I Wonder was a lowlight, Nowhere Fast was fun.

Probably needs repeated listens to discern if every song really sounds the same or if I was just distracted while listening.

Pompous ass Morrisey putting out music that is unfortunately listenable. Maybe it’s the band and not him that does it. Ya I’ll go with that.

This was mostly fine. I don't love the vocals, but Morrissey has sounded worse on other albums and there's some good guitar work. 3.2

No lo terminé😔. Me gusta The Smiths pero nothing groundbreaking y hay álbumes que me gustan más.

Enjoyed a few songs, a bit repetitive though.

typical Smiths album - nothing really stood out.

This is music from my era and I did not listen to it then and stll feel the same way about it now.

Pretty good and consistent and defined worth replaying. 7/10

Meh.

It’s a perfectly fine album, but nothing very exciting or interesting about it. I listened to it for the first time last year, and I think I liked it less on this listen. Good, but too ordinary, all except the last song which is a bit weird.

Listened to this while enjoying a delicious hamburger

An enjoyable Smiths album?! While Morrissey is getting massively carried by his bandmates as usual, his presence here is more balanced and harmonious than I'm used to. Andy Rourke is phenomenal as always, and I love that he gets to really show off in the penultimate track. Standouts: What She Said • The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore • Well I Wonder • Barbarism Begins at Home • Meat Is Murder

questionable

Didnt finish oops, this one is kind of funny and alt

Some 80s rock. It's fine but just also feels like any rock from that time.

Good concept behind it lyrically good 6/10

Ordinarily, I'm much more into The Smiths, despite Morrissey being a huge twat. But this album doesn't do it for me.

Just there, neither great or bad. Honestly Morrissey's voice is probably the worst thing of this album. 5/10 Top song The joke isn't funny anymore

not their best work. every song on this album sounds very similar. it’s fine it’s the smiths they’re always gonna be at least somewhat good but idk just nothing standout about this album

Aika tasapaksua menoa, mutta eipä toki ärsytäkään, menee huomaamattomasti taustamusiikkina.

the vocals got so dreadful after a while. loved johnny marr's guitar playing. i would have loved this if i listened when i was younger. i think the guitar playing would have changed my life. it's incredible. but this album drones for me. the lyrics are also not as amazing and poetic as everyone says. i agree meat is murder though

Redonditos derikotavibes

Moody emo, as expected

The list strikes again. The Smiths are one of my all time favorite bands, but I would have chosen pretty much any other album but this one to represent them. Well I Wonder aside the songs seem more aimless than previous efforts. The guitar parts aren’t of the precise, ornately picked variety that informs so much of their sound. And the title track is just wretchedly sanctimonious and unpleasant to listen to with its piped in industrial machinery and animal sounds. Still beats the hell out of a lot of shit on this list though so it gets a rating bump.

I listened to Strangeways like 3 days ago so when this popped up I was like "lovely, another shitty album", but I was nicely surprised by this record! Maybe it's their older albums I should be listening too as this wasn't as sad and depressing as their other songs I've heard. Vocals still irk me from time to time but the backing tracks are amazing. Especially the lead guitar riff in Barbarism. Need to learn that shit immediately. Did not expect myself to ever say that I enjoyed a Smiths album. Favourite tracks: The Headmaster Ritual, I Want The One I Can't Have, What She Said, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Nowhere Fast, Barbarism Begins at Home 3/5

This felt like it could have been much more enjoyable for me with a different singer, I would be digging the music and then Morrissey would pop in wailing over top of it and I would immediately lose interest. Did enjoy "The Headmaster Ritual" "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" and "Barbarism Begins At Home"

I started it 3 times but it just didn’t grab me. My 18 year old self listened to this non-stop so I’m surprised it doesn’t resonate more

As the Smiths' breakthrough album in the US, this title has historical significance. It is not, however, an especially good album. For me, there are two standout tracks -- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Nowhere Fast (a good example of how very memorable songs by the Smiths can be hard to remember by name, owing to their idiosyncratic titling habits). There are a lot of songs that are perfectly functional Smiths songs, but were destined by nature to complete albums, not anchor them. Lots of these are overlong -- I never really focused before on how Joke Isn't Funny goes on and on for a long time, fades out, then comes back (!) for a little bonus.-- move on, chaps! -- and in the past, I have found theis album's tendency to drag compounded by the poor sound quality. That seems to have been fixed, because it sounded good -- clear,clean, dynamic -- when I listened to it this time. One of its signature features -- that it includes their best song, How Soon Is Now -- is yet another of those "US vs UK version of the album" things. In the US, they added non-album single How Soon. If we exclude that song from consideration, we are left with two excellent songs and a lot of ok ones. Listening to this album from start to finish is not the best way to experience the Smiths.

Good but not my favorite of theirs. And, of course, another artist with a seriously problematic personality. I was very into them in HS. Maybe they are why I became a vegetarian at 15 for 15 years. I had a great time at their show at Great Woods in Mansfield...still remember what I wore....but their music feels tainted by Morrissey's personal stance on other humans.

mid 3.5

First off, meat is not murder. Unless we're talking human meat. Silly hippies. I feel like this guy's voice should annoy me more than it does. And the music should annoy me, but doesn't really. That's kinda weird. But I guess this album was fine? It actually feels like Tears for Fears, but manages to not suck at it.

I like the group but hadn't heard this album in it's entirety. It was good. If this WAS my first album of theirs I likely would have moved on. The recording kind of sucked.

Groovy, unique sound. I can see why they're sort of iconic. 'Meh' for me.

Just fine.

I like the Smiths but in small doses. This was too much. TOP songs: The Headmaster Ritual, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore

I good album. The Smiths are always good if you're feeling kinda moody. The Queen is Dead is still their best album IMO, but I enjoyed this one and it gave me the motivation to go explore more of their discography.

Not best songs but, best album. She’d sit and prophesies n all that.

I've managed to go decades without knowingly being exposed to Morrissey, so I can't comment on how big an asshole he is, but it's evidently massive. There are good and bad parts to this album. The music is pretty good, I'd call it above average 80s indie pop/rock. The lyrics at ok, I guess. Nothing that catches my attention. The vocals, though. Morrissey sounds like he's singing in an echo chamber. And the wailing gets old fast. Still, the music puts this slightly above average. 3.5. P.S. - Meat Is Murder (the track) is terrible.

Another good album! In my opinion, this is the weakest Smiths project I’ve heard though. If you haven’t heard their compilation albums or The Queen is Dead - listen to those instead :)

Huh two Smiths albums in a row! I could figure out the probability of this but I'm too lazy. This one is interesting given that I didn't really listen to it as a kid, given that all these songs are new to my ears. It's certainly their first album, and it's certainly from 1985. Not nearly as good as Hatful of Hollow, but I do usually give some grace to the first album a band puts out. Most interesting track was What She Said, of only for the fact that Marr was thiiiiiiis close to nailing Shield's sound on Isn't Anything, but three years before the MBV album. Pretty cool.

Ihan ok. Ei säväytä kuitenkaan. 2,75/5.

wouldve been a 2 if not for well i wonder

I love The Smiths, but this album isn't my favourite of theirs. Favourite song off this album: Barbarism Begins at Home.

Not the best Smiths album I've listened to but still good

"The Headmaster Ritual" had guitars (Marr) and bass (Rourke) that blended together in a way that immediately tickled my ears. Even Morrisey's voice and lyrics couldn't bring down the high it initially created; this one is up there with the best of The Smiths with "How Soon is Now?" and "Charming Man" (neither songs on this album, though) Despite it's solid bassline, "Rusholme Ruffians" felt like a dip in quality compared to the song before, the guitar wasn't as interesting and already, 2 tracks in, I am tiring of Morrisey's voice; that whining off-key break around the 1:40 mark (and in other places) just made me shudder in the worst way. "I Want the One I Can't Have" had better guitar sections, even some enjoyable lyrics... it's just *him*; more specifically, it's another instance where he pushes his voice to break. It just sounds so jarring. "What She Said" was much better, his voice improved with the reverb/delay to fit more in line with the instruments. This one was actually quite enjoyable. For the same reasons, I also quite enjoyed "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore". "Nowhere Fast" was largely forgettable for me, as was "Well I Wonder", making them bleed each other. "Barbarism Begins at Home", though, for it's extra twangy bassline and Morrisey's chants of 'A Crack on the Head, is just what You get' was enjoyable again. For reasons I cannot constructively describe, I did not enjoy "Meat is Murder" as the closing track; a poor way to end the album. **************************************************************** As a side note, this album made me realise that, Because of this journey in particular, "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds" is starting to feel like shorthand for 'Wonderful music, slaughtered by an awful lead singer'; I find that it's this that irks me the most in music, as something that feels so near to being enjoyable for me, yet so far away. I enjoyed more of 'Meat is Murder' than I care to admit, though my enjoyment is curbed by my perceptions (by the way they are delivered) of the lead singer's dogmatic belief that their lyrics are artistically profound.

Good stuff but does not stand out from the rest of their discography, other records would be my go to over this. Ill listen to the songs when they come on in my playlist but Im not looking any of them up to play.

Britpop in optima forma

Generally pretty good, but doesn't have much in the way of standout tracks like some of their other albums. Their debut deserves to be on this list far more than this does Fav track: Barbarism Begins at Home

This didn't really captivate me much. I find the Smiths just a bit too dreary. Fave Tracks: Barbarism Begins at Home 3.2/5

Classic Smith's sound

Not my favorite Smiths album but still decent.

podem me xingar, me chamar de corno, de bobão. Mas depois de 20 min com a voz do morrisey não dá mais

Close to a 4, but nothing majorly stands out. Also, frickin Morrissey

This is good, I found it hard to focus during my listen though.

S’okay.

Ach, diese Stimme ist von the Smiths! 3,3

Liker soundet til The Smiths

The eighth and final record featuring Morrissey on this list, and probably one of the best but glad there aren’t any more.

Got to respect it…. Not my go to record though

6.5/10 Will I add this album to my library? no

My least favorite Smiths album. Undermined by Morrissey’s recent behavior like everything else they did.

6/10 No me acuerdo que puse, pero estaba bueno, nada que resalte pero cumplidor

Music is great, lyrics so whiny ... what do I do with this?

Album mid degli smiths, ci sono altri che preferisco

Inte lika bra som deras andra grejer, men helt okej!

Bra, men fastnade mer för deras tidigare alster på listan.

Man would this not be a great band if it wasn’t for the fact that Morrissey is singing it all.

This album would be so much better if it weren't for Morrissey's singing. He turns an interesting new-wave post-punk sound into a moody slurry sound. Props to the rest of the musicians in the band, and that's why it gets a half-decent score.

6/10… madchester / new wave / *1985

An overall solid album. Johnny Marr's guitar work is exemplary and Morrissey's vocals carry that certain quality of someone who is trying to catch lightning in a bottle.

Worst smiths album imo

Taking a long time to appreciate

Were the Smiths better as a singles band? This album, much as I tried, didn't really grab my attention as much as their hits do, and there aren't a lot of them here. Having said that, the musicianship is right up my alley, Johnny Marr is always great to listen to as a guitarist and there are massive Andy Rourke bass moments throughout too. And Morrissey always makes me laugh. It just doesn't coalesce into anything that i could describe as a "classic album" though. 3 stars for the aforementioned Marr/Rourke powerhouse, the big ending to "What She Said", and the audacity of the "Meat is Murder" intro to take Morrissey's already insufferable tendencies and ensure that if you don't like him, you REALLY don't like him.

A bit samey. I like the Smiths even though Morrissey is a major disappointment. This one just doesn’t really shine.

Musically, I like most of these tracks quite a bit. Andy Rourke’s bass line stands out throughout the album, and will probably be what brings me back for future listens. The vocals are pretty iconic, but the lyrics are mediocre at best, and often downright cringy. I like their album The Queen is Dead more, which has marginally better lyrics and is quite interesting musically. (Again… Rourke. So good.)

Meat is Murder is the second studio album from the Smiths, a British alt pop band. The defining element of the Smiths' sound is lead singer Morissey's baritone voice, and his melodramatic lyrics. Unlike almost all of the pop of the era, the Smiths avoided synth pop, orchestrating their songs as a traditional rock band: with guitars, basses, and drums. The Smith made an interesting version of 80s pop during their short, prolific career. Of the tracks on the album, only "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore," was released as a single. It is arguably the Smiths at their best: a rich arrangement and Morissey's melodrama is at a tolerable level.

Freitag 08.05.2026 Im Studicafé "Seitensprung" der FU, im Aufenthaltsraum der Campusbib

80s synth indie. Pretty mid, I like the guitar and instrumentals, but the singer is…special.

Meat Is Delicious...

its giving rebellious nature/hippie...

See Closer by Joy Division

It was ok

Plaintive

I mean it was okay but i kind of blurred for me in the middle and blended with my background

1) The Headmaster Ritual - immediately the singers voice (Morrissey?) stands out to me, and he makes wonderful use of it throughout the song. and the guitar provides just a really strong and stable backing. 2) Rusholme Ruffians - there's a good energy behind this song. i like how it moves. 3) I Want What I Can't Have - how it is. i take a long drag of my cigarette. 4) What She Said - has a good kick to it! 5) That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - a good acoustic guitar and good high notes from a man is almost enough to make me black out. 6) Nowhere Fast - There's a particular sound I really enjoy that's present here. I only wish I knew the word for it so I could seek it out deliberately. 7-9) not much to say except it sounds good. The Smiths have a kind of way of making me feel a bit like I'm laying under a wet blanket on a sunny day. I should feel better, but I don't. Good album, but nothing I'd really call home about, you know?

I enjoyed this just fine. Not an all time favorite though.

The group wasn't as well known as the Beatles, but they were known in the US. The album was fine.

I LOVE the smiths. Fav song is ‘I Want the One I Can’t Have’.

An album with a message and some charm

Favorite Track: Barbarism Begins at Home

Not the right mood for this one, but I'll try again someday

-not my favourite smiths album, still good :-) -some favourites are "the headmaster ritual", "i want the one i can't have", "what she said", "that joke isn't funny anymore", and "barbarism begins at home". -"well i wonder" is a smiths song i don't put on very often but my god is it good. ending with the rain coming in is so beautiful i felt like crying. i'm very taken with how many songs morrissey has written that are versions of "please don't forget me" :(

Best Song: Barbarianism Begins at Home I had been told by several folks that I would enjoy The Smiths. I didn't really. I am not a Morrissey fan so I guess it shouldn't be too surprising. 3/5.

I don't think I'm ever going to be a fan of The Smiths, particularly because I struggle with the vocals But the music is pretty good, and the bass is excellent

Only casually know The Smiths. Never fully explored them much. This is pretty good. It has that Smiths overly British sound. I think it’s Morissey’s voice that just sounds very English to me. I guess this is pretty solid post punk. Nothing blowing me away, but it’s fun. I enjoyed What She Said probably the most of the first half songs. Morissey’s voice is the weakest part of the album probably. It’s just not my favorite. But sometimes it works really well with the sound. Overall, I’m never going to have the reaction of “wow The Smiths what a band” but on a deeper listen, I hear a lot of their influence on later indie/alt rock and appreciate a lot of this sound. It’s definitely better than what I thought it would be. Don’t particularly care for the closing track, the title track. This feels like a solid 3 album. I want to experience more of The Smiths, but I’m not in a rush to do so.

Why did you country my britrock

This album was pretty boring. Far from the best of the Smiths. All the songs feel the same with solid instrumentation and then rambling "singing." Still, not bad really, just not very memorable. I wouldn't come back to the album, but I like the Smiths later work, so I probably will listen to the songs on this album more. I want a steak now.

I generally like The Smiths’ sound and this was not an exception but this wasn’t anything special.

Not really a big Smiths fan so what do I know. I’m assuming this is one of their best efforts. It wasn’t my thing.

Last song almost made me quit eating meat and then I had a burger after. Not sure why Morrissey is getting the hate he's getting on this album, I found it very fitting to the basslines and guitars. He does sound sad and hungry though.

Not a massive Smith fan, and definitely not my favourite Smiths album, but it is still very solid with a few notable songs. That Joke isn't Funny anymore is the standout song. When I listened to this originally I said that it just scraped a 4, but on a second listen I would say 3.5 stars

This was not as bad as I was afraid it would be.

3/5 “AS A VEGAN” this album almost makes up for Morrisey. It somewhat washed over me but had an agreeable time. I struggle with how thin some production is pre 1990s at the moment - not something I had when discovering music when I was younger. Hoping I get more used to that as I get through this!

The start I love, and it is kinda cool. I fear a 3 is harsh, but the end drags quite a bit. The lyricism takes a turn, and a more absurd one that I don't find very intersting.

album tranquilon, medio de miércoles bajón. me gustó igual siento que tiene canciones lindas pero no se si es algo que escucharé recurrentemente

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

I liked this well enough but I haven't revisited it since.

Good album. Not my cup of tea.

No fue mi preferido

Great instrumentals paired with abysmal singing. I wish I could actually understand what Morrissey is saying without reading the lyrics because he has interesting things to say. The funk groove in Barbarism Begins at Home was the highlight of this album.

estuvo bien, no me encantó 3,5 estrellas

Vivan los smiths

Cool.

Johnny Marr and the band kill it, the guitar, bass lines and drums are really good throughout. Morrisey gets a bit grating after a while, there are a few songs here that are great but too many that I just didn't care for to make the whole thing exciting all the way through. It's just kind of depressing to me which brings down the score slightly

Quite an edgy album. Some of the songs gave me arctic monkeys vibes. Another neither love nor hate album for me. In between a 6 and 7/10 for me but will lean towards a 7 as I preferred it to a few of the others that I gave a 6. 7/10

A few standout tracks (especially funky Barbarism), but overall not my favourite collection of Smiths songs - and it truly does feel like just a collection of songs. Faves: The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Barbarism Begins At Home, Meat is Murder

Variety: 3 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 3 Emotionality: 3 = 3.4 rounded down to a 3 "Take me out tonight/ Where there's music and there's people/ And they're young and alive" I'm cheating on this one and including "How Soon is Now" as per the old American release. I generally like The Smiths, but after hitting a truly awful Morrisey album so early on, I feel they might need a leg up. It's been some time since I listened to this, but I remember it being pretty solid, though not my favorite by the band. I think generally we're in safe waters with any of their releases that might pop up. They're in that group along with The Police and U2 I'd label as a safe bet, meaning I'd given anything they recorded a chance. THE TRACKS "The Headmaster Ritual" - Easy to see how The Smiths could have bee lumped in ( at least over here) with the Paisely Underground scene bands with the jangly guitars but the vocals I can't imagine sounded much like anything else. I imagine they must have had some similar inspirations. Solid melodic stuff here "Rusholme Ruffians" - Bit of a rockabilly beat here does a lot to add some flavor, and while I admit the contrast with the vocals is interesting, I might rather here a more traditional singer take on the same material. "I Want the One I Can't Have" - The jangle continues, but Morrisey seems to own the , uh... melody such as it is. Not terrible by any means, but feels like they are rushing through this to get whatever's next. The dreamy twang that comes in every now and then is great - why not build the song around that? Chris Isaak was doing rockabilly influenced stuff around same time ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxaEENRxUvw), and I think is much more successful. Start Cats even earlier I think? "What She Said" - Much more raw and successful take on the rockabilly influences. Getting notes of The Damned on this one musically. Morrissey doesn't have much vocally to compare to though, and here the contrast is dynamic and cohesive. Some of there stuff feels more like him laying down the vocal track well after and with a different energy, but maybe the echo they throw on there helps integrate it more. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - We continue with the influence, but the band is bending that galloping beat towards their own purposes here. This leans way into the feel I remember from the later stuff, and feels much more crafted, with the vocals complementing the music instead of being at odds. Have not mentioned him by name yet, but by all accounts Marr was just as if not more so the creative driver behind the scenes and he owns this one. Side two "How Soon is Now" - Saved this one for last as a sort of compromise on taking the original release at face value. There's not too much to say about this one ( though watch me try) other than it will likely forever remain the shiniest gem in their crown. The swirling guitars, the precisely timed to perfection tremelo effects, the beautifully ambiguous lyrics, and teh best of Morrisey's vocal affects taking stage. Another S-tier classic. Is there something above S-tier? I might even put it there. This one will never get old and will be played on the radio for however long humans have such a thing. Belongs up there in the rock n' roll firmament with "JOhnny B. Goode", "Hey Jude", "Bohemian Raphsody", "Stairway to Heaven", etc... "Nowhere Fast" - 0-60 in a second flat. Driving forward with boundless energy. I don't think the rhythm section gets enough credit due to being outshined by Marr and Morrissey, but Andy Rourke on bass, and especially Mike Joyce on drums are doing a lot of heavy lifting on the more energetic tracks especially. Good stuff. "Well I Wonder" - We slow things way down here for a nice bit of variation. Morrissey doesn't really have a happy mode, I think teh brightest he gets is when he's being sarcastic, but the music effectively gives the illusion that he has, in fact, take things down to a more miserable level, and so it somehow comes together. "Barbarism Begins at Home" - We start with a bit of a different, maybe more traditionally mid-80s guitar sound, and an almost slow motion disco beat. Morrisey even toes down his Morrisey-isms so much so that if I heard this in loud club space, and didn't know any better, I might be like - "who is this interesting post-punk?". Clearly built around the funky guitar line that dances throughout. Morrisey becomes more identifiable about halfway through with his unintelligible moaning, and mumbling, but I don't hate it as he's at least moaning along with a melody that compliments the guitar. As danceable as the band gets, just don't pay attention to the lyrics while you're getting down. "Meat Is Murder" - Some opening sound effects that are very on the nose, but once that nonsense fades away we get the band in as close to dirge-mode as I think we ever see. Marr's guitar is too bright and bouncy, and the rhythm section too energetic to ever veer to close to anything I'd ever call gothy. The sentiment, though an admirable one I think is a bit too pushy and insistent. And oh yeah, the animal noises some back in. "And the turkey you festively slice/ Is murder". Years ago when The Exorcist got a theatrical re-release, (with the infamous spider-walk scene put back in), I remember being astounded at all the young people in the audience cracking up laughing at all the scary bits. I was confused at the time, and a little pissed off, but I could see the same thing happening here if you gave this to a bunch of "under-20's" to listen too. And I think I might be more understanding this go around. HIGHLIGHTS - "The Headmaster Ritual" - "What She Said" - "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - "Nowhere Fast" - "How Soon is Now" * MIDLIGHTS - "I Want the One I Can't Have" - "Rusholme Ruffians" - "Well I Wonder" - "Barbarism Begins at Home" LOWLIGHTS - "Meat Is Murder" FINAL THOUGHTS Even at the short run time, this did not feel to slight and I think we got a good variety of stuff. A solid showcase of what the band could do, as well as of it's weaknesses ( cohesiveness between music and vocals being the main offender). While the musicianship is undeniable on this album, I think what is going to scare most close-minded people away is 100% always going to be those unique vocals. I think a lot of people heard "How Soon is Now" on the radio or a movie or as the opening credits of their favorite tv show, and could not help but be disappointed when they didn't get more of that. I personally think they acquit themselves quite well here, and never once shit the bed. I think when introducing the band ( specially to Americans) Hatful of Hollow ( maaaaybe The Queen is Dead based on how well I know this person's taste) would be my choice as the beginner. I'm not sure it qualifies to be on here as it's a compilation, but I think it would also work better than the other two I'm fairly certain we'll be seeing. While Morrisey's You Are the Quarry will remain an unflushed turd ( it comes up a LOT in my group's discussions) in the toilet bowl of 1-star rated albums, I don't think it's going to color my opinion of the Smiths in general ( or even some of his earlier solo stuff) too much. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - While I don't hate anything on here, the highlights would definitely get the most play FURTHER LISTENING - Hatful of Hollow by the Smiths - Silvertone by Chris Isaak - Ocean Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen - The La's by The La's - The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express by the Go-Betweens

some interesting git parts and a lot of bluesrock but not my vibe

I've been avoiding the Smiths for a long time thinking they wouldn't really be my thing, but this is actually pretty decent

Great sound, I love the atmosphere- not sold on the lyricism and how the vocals kinda blend together

Most of the songs were fine but no real standouts.

Yeah it’s more Morrissey.

Easy listening 80's vibes.

Muito característico o estilo deles, dá pra reconhecer na hora mesmo. As músicas bem parecidas, uma vibe legal. Imagino isso tocando na casa do Will e trocando uns papos loucos sobre a vida.

the first song is great but not crazy about the rest tbh

Kind of conflicted. I liked it at times, but other times not at all. Let's just say it was on the higher end of 2.5?

Yeah decent

This is another good album from the smiths even if I don’t like this one as much as I liked “strange ways here we come”. As a whole the album flies by. It’s a lot of the same sonically from start to finish and it feels short, but much I guess isn’t a negative thing, I just wasn’t really blown away by this album. I still think the strongest aspect of this band is NOT morrissey’s vocals, it’s the guitar tone and the actual instrumentals as a whole. It’s just such a timelessly solid sound, even if it gets called “80s” a lot. I liked this album, the highlights being “barbarism begins at home”, “nowhere fast”, and “the headmaster ritual”.

Un appel à ne pas tuer les animaux en 1985 la classe. Un album rock assez doux et fort à la fois

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - I don't think The Smiths are as good as some people say, but they are still an excellent band. This is probably my favourite of their albums, I love The Headmaster Ritual. Rusholme Ruffians is also good. The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore is quite cool and then Barbarism Begins At Home is another favourite.

Meat Is Murder is a record that’s easy to respect and harder to inhabit. Johnny Marr’s guitar work is the clear highlight — more varied and adventurous than on the debut, with a sonic palette that ranges from delicate arpeggios to driving rock without ever losing the band’s distinctive identity. He’s an exceptional player, and this album shows more of his range than almost anything else in the Smiths catalog. The surprises are rhythmic. A couple of tracks lean into a chugging, locomotive groove that lands somewhere between rockabilly pulse and kitchen sink drama — an unexpected overlap with the Americana tradition, arriving from a completely different cultural direction. It’s the kind of musical coincidence that makes the listening project worthwhile. Morrissey remains an acquired taste. His literary obsession with working class Northern England is genuine and intelligent, and the title track makes its provocative argument with real conviction. But the emotional world he’s constructing stays at arm’s length — appreciated intellectually without being felt viscerally. The record never quite pulls you inside it. The record player test was decisive. This isn’t something you’d reach for by choice, which in the end is the most honest measure available. A respectful three — crafted with care, just not for this particular listener.

Nice one. But just liked the 1st song

I think I've definitely come round to not disliking the smiths anymore but there really wasn't much here that I particularly liked either. Whining man now whines about being a vegan also 3

A bit unfairly maligned because of the (admittedly subpar) title song, though I think this one's one of their more interesting albums. My favorite has always been their debut and the way it's kind of shrouded in a mystery that Morrissey would never have to him again, but that's not totally dispelled here either (plus they're coming closer to post-punk here!) Headmaster Ritual and That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore are a really compelling look at a direction they might have taken if Morrissey didn't steer things towards straightforward guitar pop with even more self-involved lyrics.

Pleasant background noise

Good album The bassline and guiterwork is amazing And the vocals of morrissey is as always Ethereal.. Favourite Track- Well i wonder Date listened- March 19th 2026

3r32r13

All of these smiths albums sound the same to me tbh. Not really a band for me.

These guys have staying power. My 2010 born daughter just loves them

I didnt like this

The Smiths haben gegessen.Aber kein Fleisch.

it was good but not my taste

my bangs just got a little bit shorter

70

cool, tenía teme cool, igua no me mato pero bien

Headmest ritual is very fun. Meat is Murder is extremely sad. As a whole, it's a pleasant listen, but mostly functions as neat background music that mostly blends together. I'd give it 3.5 stars if possible. Melancholic and soothing, until the end. Just realized something: i was going to say that this "sounds like FIFA music to me", as in, fairly innocuous, inoffensive and unobtrusive tracks that are pleasant as background music in a FIFA video game. Considering the album's age, it's more appropriate to say that this album is the progenitor of such a style of music that was later commercialized and oft imitated by smaller bands. With all of that said, it's still pleasant music but I do think it indeed serves best as something in the background - I can easily imagine it playing during a drive, or during a movie montage featuring driving... Not trying to say it only has commercial applications, but it doesn't move me otherwise (aside from the eponymous Meat is Murder, which is suitably uncomfortable) and I think it's a respectable "use" for it.

finally a 40 minute album after two double LPs I can't get over the vocals, I get they're genre defining and iconic, but it's not for me Like the melody on What She Said Second half looks much more promising with The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Nowhere Fast being tracks I like Well I wonder continuing the track, but the rain sound at the end is making me wanna go pee Again me with the bassline on Barbarism Title track kinda makes the ending unceremonious, overall hit or miss album imo

Väldigt 80-tal. Ok lyssning men inget jag fastnade på riktigt.

Okay indi. Takes some active listening to catch the lyrics. Real easy to get distracted to

This a mix of pretty good with terrible - not all bad.

solid rock album 👌🏻

This was a chill album, made me want to listen to Pink Floyd, so take that as you will. Overall, a good album, but it feels like its lacking just a little bit.

A lot of it Sounds very samey. I don‘t love it

Great album, shit leadsinger.

I've never listened to The Smiths before. I've heard them being praised as one of the greatest bands of all time, so, naturally, I thought I they were very overrated, without even listening to them. Now, after hearing this album, I can say one thing: The Smiths are one of the most overrated bands of all time. Morissey isn't a good singer and he is an ok lyricist. The playing is ok, it does serve the songs, but it's nothing mindblowing, when compared to their genre contemporaries. The songs are mostly ok, but forgettable, with 2-3 standouts. All in all, a mediocre album. 3/5

Weird. I haven't liked the smiths from what I've listened to before but this was okay. Morrissey's voice is less grating in this one.

me gustó, la verdad no sé si es mi agrado musical para todos los días, pero sí para caminar en la mañana

Never spent any time with The Smiths growing up. This was fine.

The smiths have some great riffs and melodies and a unique style but some how Morrisey's vocals don't work for me with them. I've rated his solo stuff higher which some might find strange but it's just personal opinion. Stand out songs: the headmaster ritual and Barbarism begins at home. I'll give it a 3

the smiths tiene mejores albumes q este, pero esta bueno igual

Ok album, al imaju u svojoj diskografiji dosta boljih. The Smiths su uvik vibe zato 6/10. Najbolja pisma: Well I wonder

= the Beatles

Listened to this while cleaning the house before kitchen remodel. The title track was a much different sounding song than the rest of the album.

I once owned all the Smiths albums but didn't listen much to any of them apart from 'The Queen is Dead'. Partly it was because they're tainted by the knowledge that Morrissey is a fascist prick. But this reminded me of the other reason - the killer tracks are really great, but for me the rest of this really is filler, nowhere near as good. And this album doesn't have many of their best songs on it.

Already a big fan of Well I wonder, excited to hear the rest of the album. I always love the jangly sound of the Smiths, whimsical yet grounded. I've always intended to listen to more, but had never made out the time prior. What really had struck me as profound on this album was the title track Meat is Murder. I'm not a vegetarian myself, but wow. Such an impactful track. Visceral imagery, and it really makes you pause and think about how meat really is a murder of a kind. Tracks saved: What She Said Nowhere Fast Well I Wonder

kein plan, ganz ok

Ich mag die Smiths irgendwie, aber irgendwie auch nicht. naja 3 sterne

I have never been a big Smiths fan. A not insignificant part of this is that in my high school, this was a line of social/musical stratification - I fell on the hard rock/rap side of things. Emo was out for me. The other major reason is Morrissey, whose voice grates on me and who is, well, insufferable. So this is the first time I've listened to an album and...it wasn't bad. I focused on the music, which is great. I focused and finally appreciated Andy Rourke's outrageously good bass playing. He and Johnny Marr make a phenomenal musical pairing. Focusing on the music was good. Docking only a point in my rating for the presence of Morrissey is an act of magnanimity on my part.

I mean. Ots the smiths. Im not expecting much and I know I wont like it. Some good base lines. But normal morrisey crap

Competent but it did not excite me

sounds nice but fuck morissey

Great guitars and song writing hold this album up to a good listen. As always with Morrissey you get this almost awkward style that is alot to take on a full album and probably why they made so many great non-album singles that were very popular in UK.

A bit of a mixed bag, do like the highlights here (I Want the One I Can't Have, Rusholme Ruffians etc) and I think the other songs are all cool to listen to for taking the jangly post-punk sound of Felt or Durutti Column and putting a pop formula on it. But aware there is honestly much better Smiths material than this even from my limited exposure

Favourite Track. Barbarism Begins at Home

odeio morrissey e amo vegetarianismo

Not the strongest Smiths album but fine none the less

Not the best Smiths album I’ve heard but a decent enough listen

i'm actually so behind on the morrissey lore that at first i assumed the title was intended to be gimmicky but that track was crazy. i've recently had to go back to eating meat for health reasons after several years of being a veggie so i'm glad i'm less morrissey-adjacent as a silver lining lmao. i enjoyed some tracks but others less so - probably more of a 3.5

Great musicianship but can't stand whiny Morrissey

Theres lots of good things going on in this but The Smiths are just so repetitive and I can’t really see how much of this stuff is different from all of the other things I’ve heard from them. Meat is murder, but I think murder is natural. I like some of the songs though

i get it, i truly do, i just dont like it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I like them for a couple songs but then they just sound the same and his voice isn't my fav

Не умеет Морриси петь. Все остальное очень - норм.

Not as solid of an album as I remember it, but still enjoyable. "How Soon Is Now" remains the highlight. What carries the album is the overall musicianship, not necessarily Morrissey's vocals.

It's a solid rock album. It was dense and had a great flow, distinct sound.

meh

Listened while walking around (to and from lunch), seated at my desk, and driving home from work. Feels familiar but mostly just the voice and arrangement, not any particular tune. Very poetic. Loaded with room reverb.