The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths

The Queen Is Dead is the third album by The Smiths and was first released in 1986. The record is generally regarded to be The Smiths at the height of their powers and its reputation has grown in the years following its release leading to high placings in best and essential album polls. Sleeve The album cover of The Queen Is Dead, designed by Morrissey, features Alain Delon from the 1964 film L'insoumis Songs The Queen Is Dead - Begins with a weird sample from the film The L-Shaped Room and then turns into an epic introductory song where Morrissey breaks into Buckingham Palace with a sponge and a ...  Read the complete review

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986) Producer: Morrissey, Johnny Marr The Queen Is Dead Frankly, Mr. Shankly I Know It's Over Never Had No One Ever Cemetry Gates Bigmouth Strikes Again The Boy With the Thorn in His Side Vicar in a Tutu There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others Recorded in December 1985, The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by The Smiths. However, due to legal reasons the album would not be released until the June of the following year. As well documented, the band was experiencing substantial difficulties at the time of ...  Read the complete review

This isn’t the greatest British album of all time. The two tracks that bookend the album are too long and lyrically inept respectively. However the eight songs in between are some of the best pop songs ever written by a band from this country. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of this album’s release and I was seven at the time. I began hearing about The Smiths when I was at school and didn’t listen to them intently until I was a student bullied into hearing them by going to countless cheap indie nights (usually called Cider N’ Black or Live Forever) where “This Charming Man” was played every night. I sought out a copy of The Queen Is Dead ...  Read the complete review

This record would certainly be on a top-5 for me. It's one of those records that I selected on here to review right away, but now I'm doing it, paradoxically, I have so much to say about it that I don't know where to start. I think, as a whole, it's probably the strongest of all of the Smiths albums. Many people buy this one first as its, besides hatful of hollow, acknowledged as THE smiths album to own. I think, among a survey of favourite smiths songs, some of the tracks on here such as "there is a light that never goes out" are always cited as the best. I can't skim over all of the tracks on this album, so i guess, i'll focus on one, ...  Read the complete review

'The Queen is Dead' is the third studio album from Manchester based alternative-rock band The Smiths. Released in 1986, it contains some classic tracks including the excellent 'Bigmouth Strikes Again', and 'The Boy with the Thorn in his Side'. The album reached number 2 in the UK charts, and is now recognised as a superb collection of songs. I remember when I first heard The Smiths, many years ago now, and I just didn't get it - I used to think that all the songs sounded the same, and were all somewhat bland. However, i'm glad I persevered with the sound, as I now recognise The Smiths as the most important and influential alternative-rock band of the ...  Read the complete review