Strangeways, Here We Come (Album 1987)
The final album by the Smiths, one that both Morrissey and Johnny Marr have cited as their best work together. I can somewhat concur, as it is apparent that the band was ready to step up to the next level, in terms of their musical compositions, but despite the excellent production quality of Strangeways Here We Come, the album itself is just missing that fantastic song to throw it over the top...though there are some goodies.
Thumbs Up ***1/2 stars.
Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
Girlfriend In A Coma
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Final Thoughts:
I think it would be pointless for me to write a long monologue on the greatness of this band, because its already been done a thousand times by professional reviewers in the media. So I will just state two things as to why I think the Smiths were important:
1) The Smiths had the guts to express femininity in their music; a quality that earned them the patriarchal scorn of America as being the band for "Art f#gs." As a young male in North America it was okay to listen to everything from AC/DC to Metallica to NWA, but if you listened to The Smiths, the $hit really hit the fan. Makes you wonder where the real rebellion lies.
2) The Smiths made honest pop music that the common person could deeply relate to. In short, it wasn't nonsensical garbage... but its best to let the man of controversy explain it himself...
Table of Contents
Page 1 Sisters of Mercy
Page 2 Blood for Blood
Page 3 Gallows (top)
Page 3 The Smiths (Mid)
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