Singles
Warner Bros / Wea - Warner Bros / Wea
The Smiths
Release date: 1995-05-23
Audio CD
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, England, Indie Pop, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Rock/Pop, United Kingdom
1. Hand in Glove
2. This Charming Man
3. What Difference Does It Make?
4. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
5. William, It Was Really Nothing
6. How Soon Is Now?
7. Shakespeare's Sister
8. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
9. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
10. Bigmouth Strikes Again
11. Panic
12. Ask
13. Shoplifters of the World Unite
14. Sheila Take a Bow
15. Girlfriend in a Coma
16. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
17. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
18. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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Singles
Date undefinedwhen you buy a singles collection, you pretty much know what you're getting ahead of time. I no longer have my record player hooked up, and I'm in the process of transfering a lot of my collection, via the computer, over to CD. So, in the meantime, I picked this up for under a dollar.
If you're getting into the Smiths, then this is a good place as any to start... but I'd argue that you might be more interested in the first couple albums.
I only give this CD four stars because, while it does have all the singles, the CD booklet has little information. I think there could've been/ should've been a lot more here, especially when you consider that a lot of people who are picking this up are new to the Smiths.
Singles
Date undefinedEighteen singles, eighteen classics- that's pretty much what this disc offers. The Smiths were one of the greatest singles bands of all time, capable of creating striking and emotional songs that were full of pop hooks, well-placed experimental touches, and raw emotion. The singular combination of Johnny Marr's intricate, inescapable guitar lines and the wistful grace of Morrissey's is on full display here. "This Charming Man" is nothing less than the exact sound of falling in love, a stunning cascade of angelic guitar chords and quivering, spine-tingling vocals. There's also the dark romanticism of "Hand In Glove," the sardonically bemused "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," and the raw atmosphere and harrowing catharsis of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore." "How Soon Is Now" features a disorienting guitar attack and starkly confessional vocals, while "What Difference Does It Make" is pure bitter anguish. "Ask" Is shimmering and hypnotic, while "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" and "Sheila Take A Bow" provide anthems to timid loners and anti-socialites everywhere. Also present are the gorgeous desolation of "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and the somewhat apocalyptic "Panic." All in all, stellar stuff from one of the 80s' greatest groups.
Singles
Date undefinedUnless you are one of the vanishing tribe of Smiths completists, the eponymous first album, this collection of singles, and "Louder Than Bombs" contains all that is listenable and enduring from this quartet. Many elevate Morrisey (vocals, lyrics) and Marr (ethereal guitar work), but the rhythm section of the Smiths is oft overlooked, with a bass (Andy Rourke, a friend of Marr's) and drum (Mike Joyce) that never overwhelm, nor embellish, but consistently round out and support strong lead vocals and guitars.
