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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • ASIN: B000002L9J
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This is the value of working at cross-purposes: The Smiths were Morrissey's excuse to undulate his wry, disaffected lyrics, and Johnny Marr's vehicle for his sharp, chiming, pop songs. Their favorite kind of compromise made them essentially a singles band, and The Queen Is Dead has a couple of their best (notably "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side," one of the greatest pop expressions of the Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name). But it also has some wonderful compromises of different kinds: the bizarrely romantic "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," and "Cemetry Gates," where Marr covers up for Morrissey's floridity with shimmying rockabilly. --Douglas Wolk

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most influencial albums of the 80's, 23 Jul 2001
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Ths Smiths release of The Queen Is Dead is brilliant. The hard drum beats of the title track run into the groaning and moaning of Morrissey perfectly, to spit on the monarchy and laugh at the queen's death. Then we hear another up-beat track Frankly Mr. Shankly, who is a "flatulent pain in the arse". I Know It's Over is my favourite song, the depths of despair with the soil falling over my head. The amazing mix of chilling lyrics, and slow-moving bass and guitars make this a classic song, along with Never Had No-one. Cemetery Gates is a great song both musically, and lyrically, flaming those who steal others words. A bouncy bass line here makes this a greta song also. The album continues in the same way with the massive Bigmouth, and the Boy With The Thorn. Then more great basslines in there Is A Light that never Goes Out, and a perfect album ending with Some Girls are Bigger Than Others... This album a favourite with everyone, influences bands like the Manic Street Preachers.

Great band, great songs, truely great album!

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