five early Smiths
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five early Smiths
They were better in the early days, weren't they?
Choose three.
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Re: five early Smiths
QWYTE KLEARLEE it’s the last two.
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Re: five early Smiths
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.
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Positive Passion wrote:I can't agree they were better this early. Their best period came immediately afterwards, with heaven knows, william, etc.
Quite possibly, yes.
Positive Passion wrote: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.
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Re: five early Smiths
First album and half dozen singles are definitely the golden period for me.
"Suffer..." has that "autumn leaves" feel of the debut in spades.
"Suffer..." has that "autumn leaves" feel of the debut in spades.
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Never liked "Suffer Little Children," the rest are all aces.