five early Smiths

[naughty boy]

They were better in the early days, weren't they?

Choose three.

[clive gash]

QWYTE KLEARLEE it’s the last two.

[naughty boy]

Yarsh

[Brickyard Jack]

I can't agree they were better this early. Their best period came immediately afterwards, with heaven knows, william, etc. But they are incredibly consistent and strangeways is a tremendous record.

[naughty boy]

I can't agree they were better this early. Their best period came immediately afterwards, with heaven knows, william, etc.

Quite possibly, yes.

But they are incredibly consistent and strangeways is a tremendous record.

Not the first time I've heard that, but to me it's The Smiths pumped up and polished for the American market. There are good songs there, but they lost a lot.

[Bent Fabric]

First album and half dozen singles are definitely the golden period for me.

"Suffer..." has that "autumn leaves" feel of the debut in spades.

[Matt Wilson]

Never liked "Suffer Little Children," the rest are all aces.