The Smiths The Sound Of The Smiths Vinyl

You ll have been cooing over the bonus treat moz gave his fans for decades now.

The smiths the sound of the smiths vinyl.

But they all are brilliantly composed and come together so damn well in that signature sound. The sound of the smiths is a smiths compilation released on 10 november 2008. The smiths formed in manchester in 1982 and quickly rose to become the quintessential british indie rock band of their day. It is available as both single and double disc editions.

If you re a diehard smiths fan morrissey s secret messages won t be news to you. This remastering is something that needed to be done to the canon of one of my favorite bands. 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. It s the songs and the sound of these songs that save the sound of the smiths from being just another repackaged album.

Check out the sound of the smiths deluxe 2008 remaster by the smiths on amazon music. The 23 songs here cover poppier stuff more melodic sounding tracks angrier and angstier songs. If you already own most of the smiths prodigious output then probably this set will not be for you. 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.

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 exempt from my usual lambasting of compilations released by successful bands. 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. 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.

Morrissey is credited with having coined the compilation s title while johnny marr was involved in the project s mastering. Deluxe 2 cd version with disc 2 containing choice b sides live cuts and rarities.