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Anonymous
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I actually prefer it to TQID
I actually prefer it to TQID
Sure is.
George the 23rd
Still-Mostly-Mute Witness
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Well I Wonder and Barbarism Begins At Home (and How Soon Is Now on certain editions) are all great tracks, the rest I can give or take I'm afraid. I'll give it another listen.
justsmithsandmorrissey
New Member
What about rusholme ruffians, what she said, nowhere fast, I want the one I can't have. They beat anything moz has ever penned, it's personally not my favourite smiths album but them tracks are unreallll!!! And I bet u listen to world peace and think its great..
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Anonymous
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'Better than'? No.
'As good as?' Yes.
'As good as?' Yes.
Chickpea
pithy yet degenerate
It sure is!
realitybites
making lemonade
Not yet. Are you?
Charlie Cheswick
Well-Known Member
I think Morrissey's best writing is on that album. Even if you don't like the sound of it, and for me it was the hardest to get into musically (but one of the best once you have), just listen to the words. What she said, Well I wonder, The Headmaster Ritual, Rusholme Ruffians, I've honestly never heard better songs anywhere ever.
Orson Swells
Well-Known Member
Can we have an option for lukewarm?
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Anonymous
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His two greatest masterpieces are 'Meat is Murder' and 'The Queen is Dead'.
I think there's a very clear difference of emphasis between the two. The earlier album is more serious and the emotion is much more palpable, whereas there's far more humour on 'The Queen is Dead' and a lightness of touch - it's almost as if Morrissey perfects 'being Morrissey' on the latter album, but the earlier album is purer in emotion and sensibility. I find 'Meat is Murder' just stays with you in a much deeper way.
Having said all that, I think the title track on MiM is pretty pretty pretty naff.
I think there's a very clear difference of emphasis between the two. The earlier album is more serious and the emotion is much more palpable, whereas there's far more humour on 'The Queen is Dead' and a lightness of touch - it's almost as if Morrissey perfects 'being Morrissey' on the latter album, but the earlier album is purer in emotion and sensibility. I find 'Meat is Murder' just stays with you in a much deeper way.
Having said all that, I think the title track on MiM is pretty pretty pretty naff.
fredkocherpepsi
Active Member
I’m amazed at some of the songs on “Vauxhall” that people say they don’t like. Wow.
I tend to lump The Smiths/Morrissey together in name only, like when I’m telling people who (one of my) favorite artists is. I do the same thing with Descendents/ALL. Even though some of the ingredients of both are the same, there’s a lot of differences.
I tend to lump The Smiths/Morrissey together in name only, like when I’m telling people who (one of my) favorite artists is. I do the same thing with Descendents/ALL. Even though some of the ingredients of both are the same, there’s a lot of differences.
Oh my god. it's Robby!
spontaneously luminescent
there was only one Smithsalbum that I even considered not being as good as as Vauxhall & I, but even that has
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Nowhere Fast & Meat Is Murder
still, Vauxhall has some songs I really love like:
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get, Speedway, Now My Heart Is Full, Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself, & even Hold on to Your Friends
so yeah, for me, Vauxhall And I is a better album than Meat Is Murder
however, I really do believe that comparing the Smiths and Morrissey is, kind of pointless, especially for those of us that got into the Smiths when, or near to, when they first came out, so their albums belong to that bygone era of "our formative years" and honestly, I cannot imagine the me that would NOT have bought Meat Is Murder
played it a whole lot
but then years later, as an actual adult
ran out to get Vauxhall And I 
as I did, it just does not compute for me
for me, going from me being a Smiths fan to that of Moz's music seems like a natural progression
although I've know of many from my youth that were into the Smiths but not really a fan of Morrissey's music
usually because its not as "accessible" or something like that
now that I think a bit about it, I am a bit fascinated by people that are either first get into Moz's music then the Smiths
or that really don't care for the Smiths, as a matter of fact, I know one such English woman right now, she likes a lot of Moz's stuff and even knows a lot of Pulp
but the Smiths just aint her bag, the weirdo
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Nowhere Fast & Meat Is Murder
still, Vauxhall has some songs I really love like:
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get, Speedway, Now My Heart Is Full, Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself, & even Hold on to Your Friends
so yeah, for me, Vauxhall And I is a better album than Meat Is Murder
however, I really do believe that comparing the Smiths and Morrissey is, kind of pointless, especially for those of us that got into the Smiths when, or near to, when they first came out, so their albums belong to that bygone era of "our formative years" and honestly, I cannot imagine the me that would NOT have bought Meat Is Murder
played it a whole lotbut then years later, as an actual adult
ran out to get Vauxhall And I as I did, it just does not compute for me
for me, going from me being a Smiths fan to that of Moz's music seems like a natural progression
although I've know of many from my youth that were into the Smiths but not really a fan of Morrissey's music
usually because its not as "accessible" or something like that
now that I think a bit about it, I am a bit fascinated by people that are either first get into Moz's music then the Smiths
or that really don't care for the Smiths, as a matter of fact, I know one such English woman right now, she likes a lot of Moz's stuff and even knows a lot of Pulp
but the Smiths just aint her bag, the weirdo
marred
Member
Lukewarm does nothing for me. It won't cook my egg or quench my thirst.
