The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
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Artist: The SmithsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- The Headmaster Ritual
- Rusholme Ruffians
- I Want The One I Can't Have
- What She Said
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
- How Soon Is Now?
- Nowhere Fast
- Well I Wonder
- Barbarism Begins At Home
- Meat Is Murder
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Free Music Review: Brilliance begins with The Smiths....
Hit: 5 Stars
The Smiths only released a handful of albums, but most of them are masterpieces or near masterpieces. This is their 2nd best behind The Queen is Dead. It has arguably their most famous single, How Soon Is Now?. Many have made fun of St. Morrissey because of his "tawdry whining", but who would disagree with the chorus here that "I am human and I need to be loved!"? Only an arrogant, nihilistic punk who prides himself on feeling nothing. Many are just afraid of someone like Morrissey, who really lays it all out and dares you to touch his soul. I've stated in other Smiths reviews that his lyrics are much wittier than most people give him credit for.
There are other brilliant gems here. I love the song What She Said with its brilliant, incisive lyrics. While I do adore How Soon Is Now, my favorite track here has to be Barbarism Begins at Home. There's only a small lyric by Morrissey, but it's one of Marr's most memorable melodies. And despite my propensity for devouring meat, I do like the song Meat is Murder. It's actually quite haunting despite its preachy lyrics, one of the few Morrissey lyrics that I can honestly call preachy. But this is a minor point with a band that I like more as I grow older. Teen angst? No! Human angst, yes.
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Singer Morrissey's brittle wit and guitarist Johnny Marr's incisive guitar helped make the Smiths create both an entranced cult following and pop music of the highest order. The U.S. edition of the band's second album includes the bonus single "How Soon Is Now?" and while it's a welcome addition, the rest of the tracks stand ably on their own. The militant vegetarianism is heavy-handed, but the sly humor of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" and "I Want the One I Can't Have" present proof of the band's scope, as do the anthemic "The Headmaster Ritual" and "Rusholme Ruffians." --Rob O'ConnorAlternative Rock Music CDs
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