Arguably the smiths masterpiece the queen is dead found the band at the artistic apex of a career that knew few lows more than any of their other albums the queen is dead represents the elegance craftsmanship and humor for which the smiths are remembered.
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The queen is dead is the smiths great leap forward taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights.
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Johnny marr has created here a wide range of guitar styles that provide a musical bed for morrissey s best set of lyrics.
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The queen is dead really sets the mood for what s to come from the rest of the album with incredible guitar from johnny marr and plenty of humour yet naturally with a touch of sadness from morrissey s lyrics.
I played it then immediately played it again then played several cuts then played the whole thing again and wondered why i d deprived myself of this lp for over 20 yrs.
Opening with the storming track the album is harder rocking record than anything the band had attempted before.
The queen is dead was rhythmic strafing to the same effect as how soon is now but the devastating melancholia shifts into the sardonic tone that led morrissey to be labelled the pope of mope by the 1980s press an unfair term considering he is whip smart and slyly jovial on a good portion of the album.
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I was excited to receive this special addition of the smiths the queen is dead lp.
The only smiths album i owned loved was meat is murder don t know why i d never looked into their other stuff but after reading some reviews decided to buy queen is dead.
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I enjoy the live in boston vinyl.
The queen is dead is the third studio album by english rock band the smiths released on 16 june 1986 in the united kingdom by rough trade records and on 23 june 1986 in the us by sire records it spent 22 weeks on the uk albums chart peaking at number two.
I mostly collect performers such as the cure the smiths siouxsie and the banshees etc.
I m not an audiophile but the records sound great to me.
I m a small time vinyl collector.
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I don t think morrissey ever sounded better on a record than he does on the queen is dead.