I know its over
That middle section of their debut is stacked.
This Charming Man John Peel session is so much better than the album version, the guitar at the beginning is lovely
Typical me, typical me, typical me I farted
Not voting but it’s this
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More votes for this one please.
When is deadline?vI will be putting in a vote
Just kingmakered Frankly Mr Shankly
Think this band got completely ruined for me not just because of the racist man, but when Joey Barton started quoting the lyrics everywhere (on twitter)
In every one of these threads so far I’ve kinged my choice (h/t Kenneth Arrow) but this is the first where it’s actually impossible to choose just 1 song above all others. Just too many great & important riffs & lyrics & stage props & that
Just a complete band & a phenomenon really. Hard to break it down to individual tunes
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Not till next Monday or so I reckon.
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Funky I got a big job interview this week I need to be prepping for. Once the weekend hits, there’s a big pile of votes coming your way I promise you. Been doing a lot of Smiths listening (on CDs and records so Morrissey doesn’t make any money)
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I believe in you. Also good luck!
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I don’t like The Smiths. Not sure how much of it is Morrissey’s voice which really grates on me - I’ve not dig deep enough to see if I like the music by itself.
I want Strangeways and Vauxhall and I on vinyl but I don’t want to give Moz money
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I think will be able to enjoy this album again once he dies
Listened recently. Still think it’s totally brilliant. My relationship with Moz hasn’t changed that much tbh cos even though I was obsessed as a teenager, I always kinda feared and disliked him.
Buy a 2nd hand copy
Don’t think I’ve contributed to Moz’s coffers since You Are The Quarry. Bought all the Smiths albums when I was in my teens and never been super fussed about Moz’s solo back catalogue so only have a few CDs, most of which were 2nd hand.
Got Strangeways from a local place for £3 second hand - though pretty scratched up so there’s an accidental locked groove after I Started Something 
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Running through the albums for this and Meat is Murder is pretty shit really, isn’t it. Well I Wonder - Barbarism - Meat is Murder is a great run to finish the album, but the the latter two are far, far too long to be truly great.
Nahhhhhh. First half’s got some of their best tunes - Headmaster Ritual, I Want the One I Can’t Have and What She Said are all bops, and That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore is one of their most haunting.
Far, far prefer first half to the second, which I’m not a massive fan of apart from Barbarism.
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