The Smiths The Sound Of The Smiths Vinyl

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The smiths the sound of the smiths vinyl.

If you already own most of the smiths prodigious output then probably this set will not be for you. Powered by the collaboration between lead singer and lyricist morrissey and lead guitarist and co songwriter johnny marr their sound had a literary and musical depth that was complex emotional and often controversial at the same time it rang with the smiths. The sound of the smiths is exempt from my usual lambasting of compilations released by successful bands. But if you are looking for a well selected representative sample of the band s work then the sound of the smiths may be just the thing.

Deluxe 2 cd version with disc 2 containing choice b sides live cuts and rarities. But they all are brilliantly composed and come together so damn well in that signature sound. They all sound fantastic and uniquely smiths even though the songs may be tonally different or move at different tempos or change up the instrumentation. The sound of the smiths comp remastering was also overseen by johnny marr whatever that may mean and it is as loud and brickwalled as any other 21st century reissue.

You ll have been cooing over the bonus treat moz gave his fans for decades now. If you re a diehard smiths fan morrissey s secret messages won t be news to you. Morrissey is credited with having coined the compilation s title while johnny marr was involved in the project s mastering. This remastering is something that needed to be done to the canon of one of my favorite bands.

The smiths formed in manchester in 1982 and quickly rose to become the quintessential british indie rock band of their day. But for those of us without such fandom we can take a look back at some of morrissey s genius etchings into some of his most prized songs and releases. The sound of the smiths is a smiths compilation released on 10 november 2008. Powered by the collaboration between lead singer and lyricist morrissey and lead guitarist and co songwriter johnny marr their sound had a literary and musical depth that was complex emotional and often controversial at the same time it rang with the smiths unique twist on timeless melodic pop sensibilities.

The 23 songs here cover poppier stuff more melodic sounding tracks angrier and angstier songs. It s the songs and the sound of these songs that save the sound of the smiths from being just another repackaged album.