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- Summary: This assortment of singles, B-sides, and live songs from The Smiths was chosen with the help of Morrissey and Johnny Marr.
- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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How Soon Is Now? | |
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I am the son and the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar I am the son and heir of nothing in particular Oh, shut your mouth, how can you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Rarely does an act so flatteringly curate its own brilliance.
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Mancunian greats turn out definitive two-CD hits collection of live recordings, alternative takes and hard-to-find tracks.
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That's a lot of repetition but whether it's taken in either its single-disc or double-disc deluxe editions, The Sound of the Smiths is the best of these posthumous overviews.
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MojoIts such an embarrassment of riches it actually seems preposterous that everything here was produced in just four years. [Dec 2008, p.118]
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This is no treasure trove, but it works well as a definitive overview.
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If nothing can quite replicate the excitement of hearing these songs for the first time, the first disc of this double-CD set makes a good job of restating the importance of The Smiths as a singles band.
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So yadda yadda yadda, a best of isn't as worthwhile as a group's actual albums, what a shocker.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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