tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post7365435524872939326..comments2024-01-27T13:59:05.876+00:00Comments on hissyfit: Albums for Life: 38: The Smiths: The Queen is DeadHissyfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-84605777573915592013-03-12T23:44:04.076+00:002013-03-12T23:44:04.076+00:00It's a toughie. I have so many 'best of...It's a toughie. I have so many 'best of' albums that I've lost sight of the chronology of things.<br />Forgot that 'The Queen...' was only their 3rd album. They were a productive band with a quality control that many would have died for...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-12822862108512589732013-03-12T23:41:49.445+00:002013-03-12T23:41:49.445+00:00I need to readdress 'Strangeways' Issy.
T...I need to readdress 'Strangeways' Issy. <br />Too many votes to ignore...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-89434522541624681202013-03-12T23:13:46.535+00:002013-03-12T23:13:46.535+00:00The opener on this was probably my second favourit...The opener on this was probably my second favourite (aural) Smiths moment and although I love the album I often simply play the first track. <br /><br />I'm with you on Hatful of Hollow. Still undecided though on which legit album will make my list or whether I will go illegitimate.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-87190480227083538662013-03-12T20:31:20.563+00:002013-03-12T20:31:20.563+00:00Good album, for sure, but I think that Strangeways...Good album, for sure, but I think that Strangeways is the one for me, particularly as I think the tracks "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" and "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me" are Morrissey and Johnny Marr's best works. Funnily enough, some years back stumbled across a band called 'The Organ' where the singer, Katie Sketch, has a vocal range so close to that of Morrissey if feels quite uncanny. Issyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15505405169966505504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-15463198693818948402013-03-12T14:05:53.690+00:002013-03-12T14:05:53.690+00:00cemetery gates for me , another one that started o...cemetery gates for me , another one that started off as a b side. I like ot think the subject of plagiarism is Mozza at his ironic best rather than his blind spot worstAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com