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The members of the Smiths in the 2000s. Clockwise from left: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, and Andy Rourke. The English rock band the Smiths recorded 74 songs during their five-year career, which included 70 originals and 4 covers.
The English alternative rock band the Smiths released four studio albums, one live album, 11 compilation albums, three extended plays (EPs), 24 singles, one video album and 13 music videos on the Rough Trade, Sire and WEA record labels.
While "songs such as 'Still Ill' sealed his role as spokesman for disaffected youth", Morrissey's "manic-depressive rants" and his " 'woe-is-me' posture inspired some hostile critics to dismiss the Smiths as 'miserabilists. ' " [5] Julian Stringer characterised the Smiths as "one of Britain's most overtly political groups", [131] while in his ...
In the tradition of other Smiths compilations which largely overlapped except for a few songs, this album does contain two versions not available on any other of The Smiths' albums: the single mix of "Ask" and the 7-inch edit of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me". The Singles compilation used the album versions of these songs.
WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992.Along with the re-release of the eight original albums (the four studio albums, the Rank live album and the three compilation albums issued while the band were still active), they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes.
WEA (now the Warner Music Group) acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992.After re-releasing all of The Smiths' eight original albums (the four studio albums, the Rank live album and the three compilation albums issued while the band were still active) and releasing a newly-assembled two-volume best of compilation album (Best I and Best II) in 1992, they decided to celebrate The ...
Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released as a double album in March 1987 by their American record company, Sire Records.It peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. [9]
The Smiths is the debut studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 20 February 1984 by Rough Trade Records.After the original production by Troy Tate was felt to be inadequate, John Porter re-recorded the album in London, Manchester and Stockport during breaks in the band's UK tour during September 1983.