#369: The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs

The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs

March 30, 1987, Sire/Rough Trade

1. "Is It Really So Strange?" - 3:04

2. "Sheila Take a Bow" - 2:41

3. "Shoplifters of the World Unite" - 2:57

4. "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" - 3:13

5. "Half a Person" - 3:36

6. "London" - 2:07

7. "Panic" - 2:20

8. "Girl Afraid" - 2:48

9. "Shakespeare's Sister" - 2:09

10. "William, It Was Really Nothing" - 2:11

11. "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" - 3:23

12. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - 3:34

13. "Ask" - 3:18

14. "Golden Lights" - 2:39

15. "Oscillate Wildly" - 3:27

16. "These Things Take Time" - 2:23

17. "Rubber Ring" - 3:48

18. "Back to the Old House" - 3:05

19. "Hand in Glove" - 3:13

20. "Stretch Out and Wait" - 2:38

21. "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - 1:52

22. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - 3:40

23. "Unloveable" - 3:55

24. "Asleep" - 4:11

RESULTS

Rate: 9/10

Best Song: Panic

Worst Song: Golden Lights

Comments

The Smiths are supposed to be brutally sad, not upbeat.

I had a pretty great experience along with this song, so maybe that's why I marked it so high, but it was also just generally good. It should have been repetitive, but it wasn't. Morrissey didn't do so bad on vocals, and the written work was masterful. The Smiths honestly killed it this time around.

This also marks the first time that someone else has listened to an Album alongside me :)

Thanks Autumn!