The Queen Is Dead [Deluxe Edition)
by The Smiths
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 117
  3. Negative: 11 out of 117
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  1. HarryNuggets
    Oct 22, 2017
    5
    What is it with all of these deluxe editions? Look at the list of the highest rated releases, they are almost all rereleases. The Queen is Dead was and is a great album. I don't understand why the 1990s are being relived again through everything being released with every scrap of demos and what not made at the time. There's something a bit lame about it, probably due to theWhat is it with all of these deluxe editions? Look at the list of the highest rated releases, they are almost all rereleases. The Queen is Dead was and is a great album. I don't understand why the 1990s are being relived again through everything being released with every scrap of demos and what not made at the time. There's something a bit lame about it, probably due to the entertainment industry being stuffed to the gills with MBAs and the like and very little actual creative talent. Probably also explains why the movie industry seems to release a superhero movie every other week. Same idea, specifically lack of any real ideas whatsoever.… Expand

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Metascore
99

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Under The Radar
    Nov 3, 2017
    100
    There's not much left to say about The Queen is Dead, arguably the high point of The Smiths' formidable catalog, that hasn't been written before. Nevertheless, the notable thing about this reissue is the previously unreleased material on the bonus discs, which is enough to entice the interest of long-time fans who thought they'd heard everything there is to hear.
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  2. PopMatters
    Oct 27, 2017
    100
    In their short time together and in their subsequent careers as solo artists, Morrissey and Marr have yet to equal or surpass what they accomplished here. This one belongs to the ages.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 23, 2017
    100
    Morrissey’s words and delivery were never more deftly idiosyncratic or grandly moving; Johnny Marr’s guitar overflows with sparkling melody while his arrangements sustain a balance between spareness and intricacy. Rhythm section Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce supply foundation and frolic, proving once again how indispensable they were to the group’s magic. ... The demos contain differences that will interest the diehards.
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