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2 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 3 Death Of A Disco Dancer 4 Girlfriend In A Coma 5 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 6 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 7 Unhappy Birthday 8 Paint A Vulgar Picture 9 Death At One's Elbow 10 I Won't Share You Newest Review: ... Released after the departure of Johnny Marr and recorded amidst rising tensions particularly between Marr and Morrissey it ... more |
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Strangeways, Here We Come
Release Date: 1993 - 11 - 15, Audio CD, Warner Last Update 06.07.2009 07:18
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by Jake Speed - written on 19/02/08 (Very useful, 203 readings)
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'Strangeways, Here we Come' is the last album recorded by The Smiths and was first released (posthumously) in 1987. Johnny Marr left the group during this period and although replacing him and carrying on was considered, common sense prevailed and, realising that Johnny Marr was not someone you could just replace, The Smiths were no more. Marr wanted to expand his musical horizons and formed Electronic with New Order's Bernard Sumner. On 'Strangeways, Here we Come' Marr's attempt to broaden his music is very apparent and for this reason the album is uncommonly strong for a swansong, with the tension between Morrissey and Marr lending an extra spark and depth to the ...
by clarkey7310 - written on 20/05/09 (Very useful, 4 readings)
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The last album from one of the greatest bands of the era, wasnt well received by the press at the time of its release and is still widely acknowledged to be their weakest offering. I think this is an unfair assesment, as do Johnny Marr and Morrissey who have both, at some time declared this to be their favourite. Released after the departure of Johnny Marr and recorded amidst rising tensions particularly between Marr and Morrissey it certainly has a darker feel than previous Smiths albums. I dont know if the troubles contributed, but Marr's approach to the instrumentation seems to have changed, there is still some lovely guitar playing (see Girlfriend in a ...
by ronniec - written on 09/10/02 (Very useful, 295 readings)
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The last of the Smiths albums, Strangeways Here We Come is probably the band's weakest offering and paints a very different picture of the group than that of the previous three. Recorded around the time of their split, the album oozes the resigned tones of a swansong. Much like the dying swan, the Smiths' final words were beautifully tragic. Whereas the first three Smiths albums were aggressive both musically and lyrically, Strangeways seems comfortable sat back with a much calmer sound and Morrissey's lyrics seem to reflect his personal life at the time. A mix of romantic confusion and resignation, combined with the growing divisions within the ...
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