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Manchester, England (1982 – 1987)

The Smiths were an alternative rock band which formed in 1982 in Manchester, England. The band originally consisted of Steven Patrick Morrissey (Vocals, Lyrics), Johnny Marr (Guitar, Music), Mike Joyce (Drums) and Andy Rourke (Bass). Hugely influential, The Smiths lasted all of five years from 1982 to 1987, releasing during this period four studio albums (The Smiths , Meat Is Murder , The Queen Is Dead and finally Strangeways, Here We Come ) and three compilation albums (Hatful of Hollow, The World Won’t Listen and Louder Than Bombs). Meat Is Murder went on to enter the British charts at number one in February of 1985, and The Queen Is Dead further confirmed the band’s popularity with its release in spring 1986. Greeted with enthusiastic reviews and peaking at number two on the U.K. charts, the album also developed The Smiths’ cult following in the U.S., breaking into the Top 100.

After the band’s split in 1987, a further six albums have been released, bringing the total number of Smiths albums to 13. These albums consisted of another five compilation albums (‘Best … I’, ‘…Best II’, ‘Singles’, ‘The Very Best of the Smiths’ and ‘The Sound Of The Smiths’), and one live album (‘Rank’) recorded before the band’s split during ‘The Queen Is Dead’ tour. Both ‘Best 1’ and ‘Best 2’ were heavily criticised by critics and some fans; however ‘The Very Best Of’, although with very similar content to said ‘Best’ albums, sold excellently, and drew much approval from critics.

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7	Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now	6,270
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10	William, It Was Really Nothing	5,264
11	Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want	4,928
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JamesMullard wrote:
18 minutes ago

I would rate them The Smiths > The Queen is Dead > Meat is Murder > Louder Than Bombs > Strangeways, Here We Come but its completely personal and all their albums are good. Make sure you get at least the first three.

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lesh wrote:
13 hours ago

the best of is the best.

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aleksabraga wrote:
yesterday evening

who is the best cd of them? id like download just to see if is good...

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nicoomotion wrote:
yesterday evening

hang the blessed dj

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shellytreepie wrote:
yesterday evening

yes it is

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TheWorstTaste wrote:
yesterday afternoon

no it isn't

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Paul-Nic wrote:
yesterday afternoon

'William, It Was Really Nothing' is a tune!!

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MoreDistortion wrote:
yesterday morning

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now is one of my all-time favorites!

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TrikkiTriggs wrote:
Thursday evening

oui oui : )

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Olle93 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Probably the best band ever, or something like that.

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Alberto383 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Very Good!

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SeduceTheWeak wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Who? ...I mean, rabble rabble rabble!

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ItsMeFabianD wrote:
Thursday morning

Was 500 Days of Summer even real popular? When I went to see it no one was in the theaters but me and a friend. They werent even a huge part. They had like 5 seconds of play in it. It was a good movie. If people complain about this I can just imagine how theyll react when Peter Murphy plays a role in the next Twilight movie.

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good_on_ya wrote:
Thursday morning

current photo is awesome.

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pornoholic wrote:
Thursday morning

I actually never "discovered" them, for me The Smiths were like The Beatles: they were there the whole time.

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PauloCedric wrote:
Thursday morning

Ah, tanto tempo que eu não ouvia, tinha esquecido o quanto é foda =D

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SeduceTheWeak wrote:
Thursday morning

I'm glad I didn't discover them through a movie. Yes, I do think I'm better than those that have. :P

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Beorn69 wrote:
Wednesday evening

Hell, I'm 18 and I like to think I look arty and unique (in that massed produced sort of way). Monty Cantsin Amen

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meggoog wrote:
Wednesday evening

moz is a total babe

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WeFlyBalloons wrote:
Wednesday evening

I'm a 16 year old girl, so maybe I'm trying to look all artsy and unique ;D

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