Strangeways, Here We Come

Favorite Tracks: Girlfriend in a Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

Banger from start to finish.

Worth remembering in 1987 that The Cure was doing moodiness way better and that overseas The Replacements were doing the jangly power pop thing way better. Some nice guitar tones, that's about it.

massive smiths fan. lots of great morrissey growls on this one. not my favorite album but "girlfriend in a coma" is all time.

Yeah I started something I couldn't finish too... this album 🤢 (jk, some good tunes here)

Cant get into the smiths

3.5/5. I have a soft spot for The Smiths as my Mum is a big fan. Enjoyable album

1/5 - I dislike the vocals so much I couldn't listen to more than 1 song. Fuck Morrissey.

You could tell me this was written and performed by an AI and I would say the AI could do with some work. 2.

It's the smiths

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- a lot of eeerrrrrrrrrrrghhhh? noises - baseline in i started something i couldn’t finish>>> - surprisingly vibey, danceable - nvm - death of a disco dancer, baseline again johnny marr? are you responsible for this? - girlfriend in a coma is … alarmingly upbeat. - getting annoyed that i haven’t listened to this in full before. it’s good. annoyingly good. - lastnight i dreamt that somebody loved me is probably one of my fav smiths songs but man it hurts and i wish i didn’t relate to it so much but here we are. moody and blue. “no hope, no harm. just another false alarm” i’ve always loved that lyric. - sycophantic is a good word but i’m not overly attached to this song - johnny marr is a great musician - starting to feel a bit mopey - reached death at ones elbow, i’m glad it’s picked up again. the instrumental is great. - i won’t share you finishes the album off, i get it but sigh… overall, the first few songs were good but it mostly went downhill from there. i still don’t like morrissey.

Not really a smiths/Morrissey fan but this is listenable.

Loved the first two songs, especially A rush and a push and the land is ours, but the rest of the album kind of blended together. All the other songs had kind of the same sound, which was good at the beginning but got boring after a while. 6/10 just because i loved those small growls of the singer

Mamma mia unhappy birthday è pesante. Per il resto piacevole, ascoltato volentieri, certe due volte per risentire il testo, ma non lo trovo eccelso

This isn't really hitting for me. It's missing something that other smith's songs have. Like maybe self degradation. The lyrics jusy seem spiteful and really rely too much on repetition. Rhythm section is good though. I don't hate it but it's underwhelming. 2.5 Repeats: I started something I couldn't finish Skips: girlfriend in a coma

Everybody loves the smiths right?

Track 1 is great

It is classic Smiths. In particular, the trilogy of Girlfriend in a Coma, Last Night I Dreamt…, and Stop Me If You Think… are great songs. Unhappy Birthday is of course Morrissey at his darkly wittiest. Overall, besides the classic songs, it’s an album I can take or leave. It’s good - but not essential. I think the Smiths have done better, too.

Sorry

No skips solid Smiths album with a more varied sound than their other albums but a weaker second half. High point is Death of a Disco Dancer.

I like it better then the first one. This album is more fascinating

My first album on the list that I'm intimately familiar with. It doesn't have the hits, but it hits different. It's probably the most consistent Smiths album with a solid set of songs bearing the weight through the middle. Obviously a solid 5/5 with no reservations.

I can only tolerate Morrisseys voice in small doses. But the rest of the band is fine.

Love the smiths

Lofi beats to study/slit your wrists to

I love this album!!

Not my personal favorite but it's still a good album. But I do love the smiths, but Morrissey is a cunt.

A more pop-oriented album than I’d expected, with songs like I Started Something and Girlfriend in a Coma leading the way. Overall too jangly and underplayed bass lines for me, however.

Not the Smiths again

No thanks, morrissey is moan and nothing without Johnny marr

i hate how much i like the smiths. i actively avoid listening to them because every time i press play im charmed against my will. this is the worst thing thats ever happened to me fave: stop me if you've heard this one before

sorry for liking the damn smiths. it will happen again

i don't really care about the lyrics cause he mumbles too much for me to understand them anyway faves: a rush and a push, i started something, stop me

It took me several days to review this because I was so pissed off about slipping and falling at the Herald Square station while listening to this that I refused to submit my review. But here it is: I enjoyed this album consistently but it never felt like there were any insane stand out tracks, unlike The Queen is Dead, which I believe was released the year before Strangeways. All the tracks were new to me, and I would listen to this album again (and I’d enjoy it!), but it also disappointed me in some ways. I consistently enjoyed the instrumentals as usual, but something about the sound mixing was a bit off on some of these. Good lyrics but nothing too life-changing. A low four stars. Really good: Death of a Disco Dancer (Bowie-esque in some ways?), Girlfriend in a Coma, Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before (dream-pop-y?!)

Está bien

I don’t get the Smiths. Pretentious pseudo rock with a touch of disco ? And Morrissey besides being an idiot isn’t a good singer. 1 star

Easy listen with some good jams but nothing crazy

There's some good songs on this, but in general it is pretty boring. At least it's not too long.

8/10 - I liked this album much, much more than I thought I would. It felt cohesive without being repetitive, and the length of the album was perfect. There weren’t any standouts on the album for me, though. Favorites, in no particular order - Unhappy Birthday Paint a Vulgar Picture Girlfriend in a Coma A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

Quite a mediocre album from my perspective. I never really got into The Smiths aside from their 2 or 3 hits and this album didn’t particularly encourage me to try more.

Dream indiehazepop from the late 80s. I've been more into this sort of genre the last few months so this is a welcome album to listen to.

Clearly a decent album, I just cant make my mind up on the voice - I don't know if I like it or hate it but I do know its moody and he's a cunt

Morrissey is a problem, but this record is really good.

okayish, nothing I will remember

One of the most annoying vocal styles I’ve heard, with lyrics that ramble and melodies that don’t even sound musical. The best songs are the ones that depart from the sound one would usually associate with The Smiths.

Beautiful and surprising from start to finish. A Rush and a Push... and Girlfriend in a Coma may be my favorites but that's just scratching the surface. Revelatory.

Suprisingly ok

Morrissey may be one of the easiest artists to poke fun at but I've always appreciated him. The musical work and lyrics are great and have depth. Big fan of the Smiths and this album. Not my favourite of theirs but a great final album.

My first experience with The Smiths Good production. Liked Death of a Disco Dancer Personally I feel dark comedy in music is an odd choice, unless it's for a musical sketch comedy show. This guy seems to be walking a fine line between being cheeky and being an asshole.

"Girlfriend in a coma" is the standout.

I just can’t abide by morrisey. The music will never out shine how utterly irritating he is in every way

I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would. It has a good mix of songs- some are upbeat, “bouncy” and “poppy”, while others are slower and more melancholy, but the whole album has a fun vibe. I can see why this is a polarizing album and some people don’t like it, but overall I really enjoyed it.

Not my genre

It's... interesting for sure. No stand out tracks for me, I feel all the songs were the same.

old style sort of innovative not really my style though

El último album de estudio de la legendaria banda británica es una adición más que bienvenida a su espectacular catálogo. Con un tinte un poco más arriesgado y atrevido, Morrissey y Marr nos entregan melodías hipnotizantes y un tanto etéreas, sin dejar de lado el pop con canciones como “Girlfriend in a Coma” y “Stop me if You’ve Heard This One Before”.

Favorite Songs: Girlfriend in a Coma; Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me; Paint a Vulgar Picture The last album, really solid music and lyrics.

The Smiths were a great band, good album that i never heard before

This album came up a few days after Morrisey's Your Arsenal and you really notice what the other 3 brought to the party. Rythm section was tight, johnny Marr s guitar was stellar.

fire

I'm really hoping for something more cheerful today! I don't think im familiar with the Smiths so we'll see how it goes. First impression: it's different at least! An energetic opening, although there is tension in the tone. The piano/synth definitely feels very 80s. And I like the way the vocalist really growls out some of the lines. This album is pretty chill and laidback so far, with just a little bit of egdge. Didn't feel strongly about the first couple tracks but Unhappy Birthday was an absolute hoot. Funny as shit. "Drink and be ill tonight 🍻". After that I noticed a few more instances of funny cynical lyrics. "Has the Perriere gone straight to your head? Or is life sick and cruel instead?" I didn't know Perrier was that old haha

Gode klassikere, men lidt for rocket til tider.

I feel like I was supposed to like the Smiths when I was a teenager. I like morrisey’s voice but the music doesn’t do it for me.

I think I might love The Smiths....

Decent album but not as good as the queen is dead or meat is murder

I wouldnt turn it off if it was on

as the third album of the smiths on this project, strangeways, here we come marks a change in their style. since it's their last album, i found myself sad that we will never know where their music could've gone. regardless, this album doesn't have the punk sound as their others. instead, the smiths went more into the early alternative scene. i found myself enjoying this album more than their others, which is such a bittersweet feeling. if there was anything to dislike, then i found myself more interested in the first half. side A has more energy, whereas side B is more morose, especially with a song titled like "unhappy birthday." "last night i dreamt that somebody loved me" (aka the smiths giving fallout boy vibes with their song titles) starts off side B, and it's so delightfully gloomy. the decision to have a haunting two minute haunting instrumental introduction with background audio of a mid-eighties british miners' strike is inspired. and the basis for "a rush and a push and the land is ours" as a poem by oscar wilde's mom (!) and referencing the flippant colonialism of england towards ireland. morrissey has a lot of sketchy opinions, but both of these i respect. this is part of why i enjoy the smiths: their commitment to social issues. johnny marr's decision not to play guitar for "a rush and a push and the land is ours" is mind-bogggling. it reminds me of prince's decision to omit the bass line of "when doves cry". both situations were unexpected, back then and now. these kinds of creative choices allow the songs to stand out against the test of time. as always, fuck morrissey.

Not as much of the goth/dark vibes that I think people (including me) associate with The Smiths, but still easily recognizable as The Smiths. It is evident to me that they were starting to lean their sound in a slightly different direction at this point: in the direction of what would become 90s alternative. I still found it enjoyable, though I did miss the darker lean.

'Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me"

I got war flashbacks from having to hear Morrissey 's voice again. Why does this book like his music so much his voice is so irritating!

Previously rated: Meat Is Murder (3/5) *********************** I listened to this yesterday and don't remember a lot about it beside the lyrics to Unhappy Birthday. I laughed and then was disturbed at them. The song titles are all interesting at least. Best track: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This Before.

really good!

7/10

Liked girlfriend in a coma on first pass, good album but maybe not favorite smiths? More to come!

Love the smiths, but this album was less memorable than others. It still has the smiths charm, but is forgettable compared to some of their other stuff.

Not as good as the Queen Is Dead but has a few decent tunes. Morrissey's voice is an acquired taste but he does write some killer lyrics.

It's a good album but something didn't click for me. None of the songs stood out.

Some nice rock. Wasn't taken away

It's a good album but compared to the previously albums it's a bit more polished, a little less grit, feels more Morrissey and less Marr. I do love Girlfriend in a Coma though!

Not my favorite Smiths but there are no bad Smiths records. At least half the songs here are classic Morrissey and Marr collaborations but one can feel the tearing of the seams and the unraveling of the knit that made The Smiths beautiful.

This is the 3rd Smiths album we've done. Coma and Stop Me were the tracks that stood out to me. I'd listen to this after Queen but before Meat.

I really didn't need a third Smiths album on this list. I got everything I needed from Meat is Murder and The Queen is Dead. This isn't as good as Queen is Dead and I doubt I would choose to listen to this one if I was listening to The Smiths.

Very dope! Would recommend, feels more rocky

# 94 : I could listen to it as background music, in a pinch, but nothing stood out and made me take notice. Not real good for an album that is supposed to be the BEST Smiths record. Makes me shudder to imagine what the other ones are like... Favourite Track : Unhappy Birthday Listened : 24/10/2023

Its the best of their 4 albums. Many classics, a few gems. The first song is great. Some of the instrumentation is dated, sounds very 80s.

Cool early indie sound. Particularly like songs 3, 5, 6

i liked it, the smiths are a little grinding to me for a full album, so whiny

Kinda boring for a smiths album

Okay, easy listening with some more standout songs

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Meh

Could not wait for this album to end.

Hard to split the man from his music.

Its the smiths, lol.

Highlights: Death of a disco dancer- great instrumentals, early radiohead vibes. One of the few times the music doesnt mesh woth morriseys singing

Unhappy Birthday ♥️ Very cohesive, certainly sets a mood

2/5 Klassischer britischer Alternative-Rock. Nicht ganz mein Geschmack. Dennoch einige Highlights.

It's interesting because yesterday I was given New Order and the day before that I got The Cars. This bombardment of 80s synth-pop puts me in a position to rank them against each other in my mind. However, this is the review for The Smiths (and it's statistically unlikely someone else would get my album luck). It's the Smiths...poppy 80s sound with strong lyrics and iconic vocals. It hits all the notes you want in the Smiths. And that's why I'm only giving it a 3. There are other Smith's album with a little more flair and experimentation from the standard.

Death of a Disco Dancer Unhappy Birthday

It's records like this that make me wish this list wasn't curated by a bunch of Brits.

When this album came out it was kind of a life raft for Smiths fans, because it came out right after the band called it quits. Some of it didn't click with me at the time and I was surprised to read that the band generally considered Strangeways to be their best. I can see why now. It's their most musically diverse and mature album, the album that sounds the least like a typical Smiths album. It sounds like an album by a band that is playing at their highest level, but ready to move on from each other. Strangeways, indeed. The Smiths never made a bad album, so I have no complaints on the quality of this one. I'm glad to come back to it after 35 odd years, because I find myself appreciating songs more now that I was lukewarm on as a teenager. The band incorporates a variety of instruments that give these songs a really rich sound. Johnny Marr tempers his jangly sound in favor of more varied, muscular riffs, to astounding effect. The increased use of piano, keyboard and strings add so much depth to the sound here as well. Morrissey is in fine voice as always, and his lyrics balance melancholy softness, cynicism and wry humor masterfully. Fave songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Death of a Disco Dancer, Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, Girlfriend in a Coma, I Won't Share You, I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, Paint a Vulgar Picture, A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, Unhappy Birthday, Death at One's Elbow

Perus britti-rock-pop levy, ei päjähtänyt

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The Killer var så fed!! Girlfriend in a Coma fik den op på 4 stjerner, Unhappy Birthday trak den ned på 3 igen

inesperadamente gostosinho

Good album, nothing really hit me deeply but I didn’t skip anything and generally enjoy The Smiths’ sound.

Upbeat post-punk indie album, on the surface it sounds very upbeat and happy, but the lyrics fly in the face of this with frequent references to death and suffering. Very easy to listen to, while also having a surprising amount of depth

Ooo. That is good. This is the first album which has come up that I haven't heard already and want to re-listen.

Easy enough to listen to. Good album to have on at work.

First song very good, rest were so-so

Never realised how much I like The Smiths

Love the Smiths, not my favorite album of them but there’s definitely a couple of songs I saved. For the full experience listen to this with a scented candle lit and a pumpkin spice latte because this is fall music babyy

It's a bit as if you're listening to Mumford and Sons. When you're starting to wonder 'how long is this song?' you've already heard half of the album. I like the music though! Nothing wrong with it. Especially the song 'Death of a Disco Dancer'.

altså minus en stjerne for at Morrissey er en kæmpe nar, men jeg synes stadig det lyder pissegodt og det er en klar indflydelse på meget af mit yndlingsmusik. lidt ufokuseret plade til gengæld, jeg har en følelse af det er ligegyldigt hvilken rækkefølge numrene kommer i. The Queen Is Dead er meget meget bedre.

All over the place, but enjoyable?

Teenage fav

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Listened to it twice. Started strong and ended strong. A little different from their other albums but I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

Wild that this was the last run for the group - first two tracks immediately show what made The Smiths what they were - swooning deep vocals and instrumentation that gives a jangle flavor to the dominant trends of the 80s. Love the coda to Death of a Disco Dancer Girlfriend in a Coma is kind of a snoozer to me, but love the energy and emotion in Stop Me if You think you've heard this one before Last night I dreamt is also a bit of a snoozer for me Love the melancholy energy in Unhappy Birthday, feel like paint a vulgar picture is a tad drawn out Really enjoy the variety of styles on Death at One's Elbow and the emotional closer. I probably lean around 3.5 stars but I'll go 3. Solid album with highs and lows for me

A rush and a push and the land is ours- 8 I started something I couldn't finish- 7.4 Death of a disco dancer 7.3 Girlfriend in a coma 6.7 Stop me if you think you've heard this one before 6.8 Last night i dreamt that somebody loved me 6.6 Unhappy birthday 6.9 Paint a vulgar picture 6.8 Death at one's elbow 7 I won't share you 7.3 3.5 stars

There are some unexpected departures from the signature sound of the Smiths on this album, with notable emphasis placed on keys, acoustic guitars and, at times, a sound that leans on old rockabilly motifs. Lyrically, probably not Morrissey’s finest work but he’s as consistent as ever vocally. Johnny Marr’s guitar playing is less prominent on this album than previous Smiths works but it still shines. 3.5/5 Standout tracks: A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours, Girlfriend in a Coma, Paint a Vulgar Picture

The Smiths Strangeways, Here we come: Drab, fairly boring. Barely held my attention.

There was some good music in there, but nothing that stands out.

I won't share you

Rolling Stone said the record "stands as one of their best and most varied".[1] Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."

Meget godt album. Flere gode sange. Burde lytte til det igen

Didn't pick up on anything particularly remarkable

Nice music, but why does the singer have to be such a freaking tool?

I’m usually not much for Morrissey but this was a pretty solid album! The back half especially was strong, I’d listen again

The second half is pretty good, but I didn't like this 10 song album until 5 songs in.

Still not the biggest Smiths/Morrissey fan, but this was not the worst. Some of the songs are decently enjoyable.

not bad sounding but didn't really have anything unique

Excellent album, for whatever reason I’ve always listened to The Queen is Dead, haven’t really listened to this in entirety before.

Good Album Has a good feel and a quality sound

normol

This is my second Smiths record on this generator. As was my complaint with the first album (The Queen is Dead), Morrissey is depressing as fuck to listen to. Morrissey sounds happiest when he's singing about death, or being a dick. There's a song "Girlfriend in a Coma" where he sounds extatic. There's also Unhappy Birthday, where he wishes someone an UN... Happy birthday.... Simply because he's a douche I think. And he sounds so happy about it. Some lyrics from that song include: "... And if you die... I may feel slightly sad, but I won't cry...." "but I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday... Because you're evil and you lie" Truth be said, this is the Smiths most upbeat album that I've heard, but still depressing as fuck. I just find it hilarious how Morrissey seems so happy to be depressed. Seems like he sings about death with a smile on his face. Favourite songs: Paint a Vulgar Picture, Girlfriend in a Coma, Death at One's Elbow, I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Least favourite songs: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, I Won't Share You 3/5

Way too plain for my taste

Eh, I get why people dislike this.

While I like the Smiths, this one over-indexes on downer.

Boring. Not even some fun guitar work. He's such a misery guts

Excellent stuff. Good enough to almost make you forget that Morrissey is an arsehole these days.

made me want to kill my dog, but in a pleasant light hearted way.

Decent - actually liked some towards the end more than the earlier songs

overall sound is great, the singers voice is grating. not for me.

Great album

Good lyrics but most songs are very similar.

Was not a bad listen. Had some nice songs in it, none of them I can remember tho lol

would give 0 stars if i could

2 smiths albums back to back? Truly blessed.

Ok here we go got this one, this album in The Smiths discog adds to the jangle pop indie rock sounds with a poppier edge. Though, it doesn’t extend to the entire album, are there are some inconsistencies. Songwriting wise probably on the lower side of Smiths albums, at least the debut had a more consistent meloncholy sound

Generally enjoying myself. Stop me if youve heard this one before is a highlight.

Early thoughts, enjoyed it a lot more than unknown pleasures Very funny lyrics, morrissey singing about how he wishes someone an unhappy birthday is great Bass still very good, but music is less driving than unknown pleasures

4/5

Not my favorite from the smiths

Honestly all sounded the same to me. Unremarkable.

This is maybe my least favourite album in the Smiths' discography, but it's still a great listen. I've just never found the songs to be as memorable as those on other albums, outside of "Girlfriend in a Coma" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", the latter of which I know best from Rock Band 3. Man, Rock Band 3 rules. And The Smiths rule. Except Morrissey, he's a shit.

The Smiths are great, just not something I seek out a ton. I think these were all new to me, Happy Birthday was hilarious (for a little while at least). All good, just not super “for me” 🤷🏻‍♂️

Huge fan of The Smiths and they don’t have a bad album, though this has the weakest filler of any of their albums. The band likely were at their peak here, as they all claim, but only in terms of the arrangements which are slick and show great cohesion. The songwriting is poorer, but still an album I listen to a lot.

So I didn't make notes as I listened, shame on me. Overall I liked it but didn't love it

BL: I have listened to this album before, after this generator put me onto \"The Queen is Dead\" I sought out and listened to the three other studio efforts from the Morrisey and Marr dynasty. I personally found this album to be their weakest on first listen (excluding Hatful of Hollow), and it almost feels like you can feel the disputes between the creatives on this album, as the sonic cohesion on this album is nowhere near as powerful and refined here. I'll see what I think on a second listen. AL: felt pretty much the same way on the relisten as I did the first time I heard it. Still a very enjoyable listen though. FT: “a rush and a push and the land is ours”, “last night I dreamt somebody loved me” 2/5

I thought I hated The Smiths? Turns out I don't hate The Smiths

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Banger after banger.

Pretty coo

Perfect 10/10

A very solid Smiths album, not as good as their other three studio albums: it contains a couple of classic Smiths songs but most songs on SHWC are 4 star, and overall I would rate the album as 4 star (8/10) (and would not have included it on the list).

Not nearly as sparkling as The queen is dead but still very enjoyable.

The only positive thing about this album is that it means that we're almost over listening to Morrisey.

not for me, singer takes over the sound and it's all in the same tone throughout so sounds like one song on repeat - that said I did enjoy it more than I thought I would

Very much their typical sound. Funny lyrics sometimes

pretty good

Top album

I felt like I was listening to my own music and not an album from this list.

Grand

I always assumed The Smiths were another folksy/country/family type deal, so I encountered several surprises: 1. They're nothing like The Carpenters, 2. They're British! I wasn't feeling anything in this album until track 3's bass guitar, then I started to open up to it. I can enjoy some dark irony, and there's a few tracks here that scratch that itch. Track 5 sends me vibes of Duran Duran. Musically, this album is fine.

It's...fine.

It is interesting to hear some of the origins of what would become 90s britpop.

Morrissey is a twat. But fuck it I love his gloomy voice

Niet zo’n fan, maar snap wel dat dit een klassieker is. Typische jaren 80 Britse rock. De titels zijn lang en soms grappig. Teksten slaan volgens mij totaal nergens op

Niet mijn stijl

The first half of the album was much better than tge second half. The lyrical content was very emotional, real and raw. After a while it just became a downer. It's a very intelligent album and I would listen to it again with the lyrics up. I know Morrissey is known as the King of Sad/ sorry for yours lf which I finally understand after listening to this. Some songs just feel like they're trying too hard to be like fuck this world and poor me. But it was a pretty good album nether the less.

Gen X has too much of a chokehold on this list overall and the over representation of Moz is evidence. I like the Smiths but I don’t think this is an essential record in the slightest. Its high points simply aren’t that high.

Bellends can make good music.

For me, The Smiths are one of those bands that have amazing singles but no album that I enjoy from beginning to end. This album has one of my favourite The Smiths songs, Stop Me, and it shows all the characteristics that made the bands sound unique, however it’s not quite a 5/5 album in my opinion.

I really like the Smiths, but knew most of their songs mostly by listening to random songs or in a compilation vs. going through their albums. This is their last album that apparently was released after they broke up. I had only heard Girlfriend in a Coma off this album. Floored by a few songs like Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before and Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me. Overall, I mean what can you say about the power of Morrissey's voice when you need to feel something?

Every track sounded the same. Morrisey's vocals sounded the same throughout the entire album. The only song that stood out to me was "unhappy birthday" but overall the whole thing was kind of boring and pretentious.

An interesting new discovery. Pleasant sounds with not-so-nice lyrics. The longer I listen to it, the more attractive it becomes.

You can never be quite sure if it's overly serious, just regularly serious or actually making fun of everyone and everything. However, you can dance. It's about death, but it's catchy.

Bit sad again

Nobody carried anybody here because this album sucked.

Mozza is a big racist but this album is good

Most underrated Smiths album and potentially their best

Just great, like all their albums

Unreal

10/10 every Smiths album is absolute gold but fuck Morrissey tho

the smiths are only cool when i listen to them, whenever someone else enjoys them i instantly think less of them as a human being. not my favourite project of theirs. however some of their best songs are on this. fav songs: a rush and a push and the land is ours, i started something i couldnt finish, girlfriend in a coma, stop me if you think youve heard this one before, last night i dreamt that somebody loved me, i wont share you.

El disco arranca un espectáculo y después se pincha. Es como un 'The Cure' con soda. Tienen sus cositas.

A beautiful send-off from one of the best bands of the 80s Morrissey’s compelling lyricism is on full display here, along with Johnny Marr’s iconic guitar-playing Favourite tracks: A Rush and a Push…, I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish, Girlfriend In a Coma, Stop Me If You…, Last Night I Dreamt…, Paint A Vulgar Picture

Was good, 4/5

Favourites: • Death of a Disco Dancer • Unhappy Birthday

Love that one

Massive amounts of weed and shrooms seem the likely reason the outlandish lyrics permeate this entirely bizarre album. An entire song about "Girlfriend in a coma," feels like it was written by either an immature teenager or generative AI. A single listen to all songs will suffice for the rest of my life.

Music good. Morrissey shit

One of my favourites

I feel like with The Smiths you just need a good Best Of, but this is probably the album to go for if you could only have one

Didn't hate it as much as the other one

fucks me off that every time i want to listen to the majesty of the Smiths i have to internally justify it that when it was written it was written by a liberally minded anti-thatcher man and not the fucking media hungry right wing nut job he has become. the first half of this album is brilliant but the second half sounds like a band on its way out that has run out of ideas. so as much as i love the smiths it's one of those occasions where its better for us all that they didn't stay together and churn out an album every few years a la rolling stones. if Death of a disco dancer was released post grunge we'd be saying they were influenced by it. which is an arse about tit way of saying the smiths did grunge before grunge. love peace and harmony? very nice. maybe in the next world.

Oh, it's Morrissey once again. This preening prick needs to stop trying to penetrate my eardrums with his racist rants about meat and stick to making records like this.

Paedophiles have more in common with crabs than humans. That's scientific fact. The Smiths are good. Morrissey is bad. Crabs.

This album still has the "Smiths"' vibe without including any of their greatest hits, and it is one of their best albums! Highlight the keyboard work here. It's impressive!

So Smithy! I hadn't previously listened to this album. It's great!

Hate morrisey

i love the smiths

Pretty sure this album spent more time in my tape deck of the toyota celica longer than most other tapes.

All hail Johnny Marr and Morrissey. A Rush and Push, Last Night I Dreamt and Unhappy Birthday are top shelf Smiths tracks. Though Girlfriend in a Coma is strangely peppy and Death At One's Elbow is an uneven inclusion, the rest of the album is perfect blend of Johnny's jangly haunting guitar and Morrissey strange and engaging lyrical content. Really love this album.

There will be stretches where I enjoy this albums, but then Morrisey ruins it. I enjoyed the instrumental section of Death of a Disco Dancer, but then the next track was melodramatic rubbish. I’ve been trying to have an open mind and hear what so many other people hear, but I just don’t get Morrisey.

Just as it came together, the band fell apart. Everything you expect from the Smiths is here - cynical, urbane Morrissey, cool licks from Marr and a great overall sound. The trilogy of Girlfriend in a Coma / Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before / Last Night I Dreamy That Somebody Loved Me is some of their best work and I Won’t Share You sounds suspiciously heartfelt.

great album

only like 2 songs but they are good songs

Feel sick not giving a Smiths album 5/5 but it just doesnt quite reach the heights of their previous work

This is four for now, but I could easily see myself growing more fond of the tracks on here over time and wanting to give it a five. This was a pretty consistent album; I can't think of one song that wasn't at least enjoyable. My favourite songs were Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before and A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours.

Some great songs on here but it does tail off a bit towards the end

The Smiths were never my favorite. I know some people get really obsessed with them, but personally… meh.

This is what I think of when I think of The Smiths

I don't hate this like some really do, but I don't love or really even like it either.

Rock

gay ghost trapped in a well

it's so good' i love it

This is an album with two faces for sure. There is the Jangly pop with upbeat rhythms, hooks that make you wanna dance. And then there’s the more soft, somber side, beautiful songs with Morrissey wailing away. Great album! 8,5 out of 10

Never been a smiths fan, it's a good album tho, especially liked finding out that stop me was a cover version of one of their songs.

Well that was definitely NOT what I was expecting, in a good way. I was expecting more depressing sounding songs, and while the lyrics were not particularly happy (who needs metaphors?), the instrumentation was upbeat and kept me interested the whole time 3.5/5

Great album, makes me wanna dance. But minus 1 star for morrissey.

This album is the Smiths' most varied work. It is incredibly lush owing to the synthesized horn and string arrangements but also shows a rougher more rock edge in places. The opening track does away with their signature jangle pop sound by omitting the guitars. Lyrically, the album is typical Morrissey with lots of self-loathing and acerbic sarcasm throughout. This album also has the distinction of being the Smiths' last album which is striking as they were innovating and changing elements of their sound right until the end.

Not my favourite collection of Smiths tracks, but there's still some goodns here. Another favourite of my dads, so I'm quite partial to these warbly jangly ditties. While their melancholy can be overwrought, it's also sometimes transcendent, and I think it reaches that a couple of times on this record. Morissey is a cunt. Three and a half Fave track: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

The Smiths can be a mixed bag, but for the most part made decent to great records. This was no outlier - one of their best albums with some unforgettable tracks. Good flow between tracks and solid playing and writing coming together in a short and sweet 36 minutes. Fave track: Paint a Vulgar Picture

Sorry Morrissey, being a misanthrope just isn’t as entertaining as you think it is. Even Rourke can’t save you on this one.

The hopelessness on display, combined with Morrissey's ego, is too much for the record to shine.

Not their best, but still …

Boring

I really thought I wouldn’t like but I did

Classic album and this is a must-listen because it is the Smiths last album before breaking up and shows how they expanded their sound a bit. You can feel the tension between Morrissey and Marr, but that makes it good.

I can now say that I gave ‘The Smiths’ a fair try. Not my flavor.

not bad, but fuck you morrissey!

Banger. Really enjoyed this, never listened to this band before. The dark and brooding vibe and lyrics are awesome. This dude really wants to kill women for some reason. It's interesting and it sounds great. Sometimes the singer takes a dump Score: 80 Art: 70

As someone new and with no attachment to this band, I really liked it. It's very dreary and depressing, but not dreadful.

Odd album, never lives up to the start after A Rush and a Push but theres no shite either, classic weird The Smiths for the most part

"Chants Macabre".

Not as 80's sounding as I expected, but I didn't love it.

i mean, it’s the smiths

My minor complaints about Morrissey’s weird grunting on the first two tracks do not detract from how much I enjoy this album overall.

In spite of the weaker lyricism, this record has the most sonic invention of the smiths records and is a very compelling depiction of a band breaking up and moving on.

A little underwhelmed: I saw The Smiths and I had a small celebration bc from what I have listened to I've really liked their band. This was disappointing as I expected slightly more from this album. Don't get me wrong it sounded nice but there were no stand out tracks and it all sounded like Morrisey singing over a slightly jangly guitar. Not bad by any means but not great either.

Sounds like the 80s which means it sounds good

Another Smiths album and another enjoyable listen. Possibly the weakest for me in comparison but that isn’t a sleight.

An obligatory "fuck Morissey" aside, I'm glad I'm older and less impressionable now than I was when I was a teenager, as I just KNOW I would have based my whole personality off of this music. I've always enjoyed what I've heard of The Smiths, and this album is no exception. There's something about Morissey's voice that's haunting yet soothing to listen to. Personal highlights include "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", "Girlfriend In a Coma", and "Unhappy Birthday".

No se como definirlo pero este disco transmite mucho, ademas de que es inmersivo y aporta un poco de contradicciones en lo sonoro, delivery y demas, pero contradicciones pensadas que quiera uno o no suman y hacen al oyente pensar. Lleno de canciones buenas, una duracion perfecta 9/10

Morrissey being a POS non withstanding, his singing is quite monotonous and frankly boring. Feels very repetitive and I checked out after the first few songs. Hence my saved songs are from the first half,, Saved tracks: Death of a Disco Dancer, Girlfriend in a Coma

Where has this band been? Excellent album, I can hear the punk behind all of the synthy 80s layers

I don't really like it. I'm a fair-weather fan of The Smiths and now I know why

You should’ve seen the look on my face when this record got assigned to me this morning. I was ecstatic. After only 320 albums, I was about to cross The Smiths off the list. I’ve listened to the other two and this was the last. That meant the next 700 albums I had to listen to would be free from Morrissey’s dreary wrath. What a great fucking day. A few minutes later, a realization set in: “That fuck Morrissey has a solo career, too.” So I went over to the 1001 Albums Wikipedia page and looked at the “Artists” section. (This a good resource for when you want to feel like shit about how many more Elvis Costello or, in today’s case, Morrissey records you have to endure). “There can’t be more than one or two of his solo records on the list…not ideal, but it’s manageable,” I thought. There’s *four*. And I haven’t listened to a single one of them. Fuck. Someone put me out of my misery.

Learned a bit about it.. not exactly my cup of tea..

Quality 80s depressed indie

It was kinda trippy and there were some good songs, but overall not really my thing

listening while writing discussion part of thesis post midnight, it's saturday calm vibes, good, spotify keeps running through it completely (maybe 2 times, background noise i guess) and starts over with other smith songs directly after, never listened to any of this album prior to this first album recced to me by this site

Morrissey sucks and I've never vibed with The Smiths' style of indie/jangle pop.

What can I say, it's The Smiths.

For The Smiths, I found Strangeways, Here We Come oddly likeable. That's still a low ceiling because I don't like them much at all but this was pretty good and gets a 3.

Not as good as The Queen is Dead. Has a highpoint in the middle (Girlfriend in a Coma / Stop Me / Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me), but other than that it mostly lacks the emotional punch and the energy of the previous album. 3/5.

\"Oh FUCK! Not this shit again!\" Was my thought when I saw ANOTHER album by the Smiths pop up today. Song number 5 is called \"Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before\", so I did. I award this 1 spoiled, unfinished cake. 🥮

Strangeways, Here We Come is perhaps best exemplified in its title: strange. Strange in that this doesn't feel like a swan song from one of Manchester's all time greatest bands and more of a transitional effort that gathered up further more skills and sounds that would require them to move on from what made them exemplary. Consider the elegiac "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", the countrified stomp and sway of "A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours" and "Girlfriend in a Coma", the dizzying piano backdrop of "Death of a Disco Dancer" and the rather soon-to-be ironic re-make/re-model takedown of "Paint a Vulgar Picture" and you'd get the gist of The Smiths looking towards what was next. Well, we never got that picture and perhaps it was for the best. Although the album lags towards the end, even the most forgettable Smith's material ranges better than most. A near-perfect swan song when it wasn't supposed to be. Favorites: A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours, I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, Death of a Disco Dancer, Girlfriend in a Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.

Loved this album, would listen again and again 😍 full of eloquent melancholy. Fave song - 'stop me if you think that you've heard this one before'

Nothing really stood out to me.

Man’s so depressed

Nostalgia of the Smiths and Mod revival of 2013, taking me back to high school summers

Este disco pasa rápido. Tiene varios temas que la le conocía a The Smiths. Mi relación con ellos es extraña. Sonaban sus canciones, pero siempre las relacioné más a Morrissey que a The Smiths, probablemente porque el grupo era anterior a mi etapa musical y el idiota de Morrissey ya estaba vigente como solista (y menos imbecil)

I’ve definitely warmed up to the smiths over the course of this album and have wanted to relisten to the Queen is dead but this is a whole different thing than most smiths music I’ve gotten. It feels more orchestral and less guitar focused than the other stuff. Even if I was never wowed or fully into it, I think this was the most interesting album of theirs I’ve gotten. Stop me… is my favorite.

Never really liked em

More Morrissey. Not bad though I suppose.

Apparently this is their best album? There’s some good tracks but I don’t think it’s their best. Pretty standard jangle pop/new wave that The Smiths are known for. Morrissey is still an arse.

Ikke deres aller sterkeste, men et deilig gjenlytt!

6.5

Some of the best songwriting the band has produced. I know the band (and others) call this their best record, something about the production and instrumentation (particularly the use of drum machines and saxophone maybe?) really date the sound for me. Still, it's a great record, just not as great as The Queen is Dead, IMO.

The Smiths were a singles band. I'll fight anyone who says otherwise. That being said, this is as good an album as they ever made. The 2011 remaster cleans up a lot of the gunk from the original release.

Muzikaal is het her en der best aardig, maar dit heeft weer zo'n stomme jaren '80 stijl stem. Ik val misschien in herhaling, maar ik vind dat echt niks. Gewoon die stijl van zingen, nee.

Decent mopey dopey whiney stuff from morrissey again

Du tog sönder ingefäran… Förlåt Jag gillar jag gillar. Morrissey va på lite tiger humör i början, skön bas i ”Death of a Disco Dancer”. Gillar texten till ”Girlfriend in a Coma” sen är ju ”Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” en riktigt bra låt. Jag gillade albumet också. Håller med om tiger! Vet inte om jag riktigt gillade det - jag har alltid älskat ”Girlfriend in a Coma” och ”I Won’t Share You”! Inte deras bästa album enligt mig dock.

The Smiths — it's even more complicated now. I'm likely to stan for Johnny Marr forever whereas Morrissey can stay in the toilet of his regrettable right wing nationalism. With that out of the way, this is among their best despite it being the end of The Smiths. It's not my favorite of which I rated five stars despite Morrissey's politics. I will again bracket Morrissey out of respect for Johnny Marr and the rest of the band. But this record only gets four stars.

I like the Smiths better than many here because I can see past Morrissey's wankery. The songwriting is great, the band was very tight and his voice just does it for me.

Not into it

very bri-ish

Not horrible but ... unengaging. As in "left me shrugging". *sigh* 2/5

Morrissey has turned into an idiotic, whiny racist (or maybe he always was), so fuck him. I will rate this one just based on the music and since I always really enjoyed The Smiths and the band's instrumentation. Overall, this album is just OK. The Smiths were a great band but this just feels like they're going through the motions a bit and not really pushing themselves. I was really surprised to read that both Morrissey and Johnny Marr felt that this was their best album. Only had a few standout tracks in my opinion and the rest could kind of happen in the background without me really noticing. Standout Tracks: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, Girlfriend In a Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, Paint a Vulgar Picture

Some proper classics on this album. I have mad respect for The Smiths for making depressing and dismal lyrics sound fantastic

Sucker for these guys, every song is well thought out, unique and dat bass

I had heard some of The Smiths stuff before so although I don’t like Morrissey, for obvious reasons, I can’t deny The Smiths music really does have a hold on me in some way, it’s equally catchy and clever with some beauty to it, some elegance if you will, which might be down to the soft tone of Morrissey. So as expected I am a fan of this album for a number of reasons. Firstly, I want to point out how well the vocals and the instrumental are mixed with each other. Although Morrissey can hit those higher notes I like that he sits equal with the instrumental with a fairly relaxed tone instead so that the listener is equally exposed to all elements of the songs, this is especially seen on the opening track ‘A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours’ where you can hear the vocals go rough on the chorus without his voice being raised, a good example of not overdoing it on a song. Secondly, I want to point out the variety of songs we get in this album. There’s a couple of 5-6 minute songs here which allow for a slower instrumental and to really open the song up which I appreciate, a key example of this is from the 2 consecutive tracks ‘I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish’ and ‘Death of a Disco Dancer’ which although using similar instruments suit the lengths of each track well respectively. In addition to this is the mix of harsher and softer songs such as ‘Death at One’s Elbow’ and I Won’t Share You’, the former in which has some nice rock and roll guitar riffs mixed with some drums to create a faster paced song whereas the latter, the final song in which, opens up for the vocalist to sing more whilst being accompanied by an acoustic guitar, it’s a beautiful way to end the album. Finally, I’d like to point out 1 song in particular, ‘Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’. This song is introduced with an interlude full of background crowd noise until the 2 minute mark where the vocals kick in with a slow drum and almost somber piano. It really creates an atmosphere of helplessness which builds for the rest of the song u til we reach a climax at the end where some high notes are hit. It’s truly a wonderful song and probably my favourite on the album. Overall, I really enjoyed this album, the vocals, the instrumentals all of it sounded lovely. There were some weaker cuts on the back end of the record that knock it down slightly for me but my point still holds as the sound of this album is just so pleasing, something I will be returning to. P.S. Jpegmafia - Veteran, track 16 4/5

This might be the least objectionable The Smiths album.

This one is pretty good

The most musically lush of the 3 albums but I'm not sure the songs hold up as much. It is however pretty good (ignoring the fact that Mozzer is a twat).

The first album I've officially listened to on this list... and the first listen just flew by! Had to put on again and again... very cool.

Never heard this, really enjoyed and added to my library!