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Meat Is Murder (Album) by The Smiths
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The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene. The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985 . They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart. Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Smiths Studio Albums
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The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene. The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985 . They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart. Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Smiths Studio Albums
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Meat Is Murder Is The Most Eclectic Album By The Smiths With Songs In The Unique Jangle Pop Style Of The Band. After The Relative Production Disappointment Of The Band's Debut Album The Smiths Singer Morrissey And Guitarist Johnny Marr Produced The Album Themselves Assisted Only By Engineer Stephen Street. Officially The Record's Production Is Credited To "The Smiths" With Rourke And Joyce Allowed Say About Their Instruments' Sound-Levels In The Mixing. The Song "How Soon Is Now?" Originally Issued As The B-Side Of "William It Was Really Nothing" Was Added On To The U.S. Edition Of Meat Is Murder After Becoming A Success In American Dance Clubs And On Alternative Radio It Was Also Added To Post-1992 WEA Re-Issues Of The Album . This Song Was Eventually Released As A Single In Its Own Right In The UK Reaching No. 24 In The Charts. Two Meat Is Murder Album Tracks--"Well I Wonder" From The "How Soon Is Now?" Single And "What She Said" From The "Shakespeare's Sister" Single --Were Also Originally B-Sides Of Singles. Meat Is Murder Was More Strident And Political Than Its Predecessor Including The Rationality Of The Title Track Morrissey Forbade The Rest Of The Group From Being Photographed Eating Meat The Light-Hearted "Nowhere Fast" The Anti-Corporal Punishment "The Headmaster Ritual" And "Barbarism Begins At Home". Musically The Band Had Grown More Adventurous With Marr Adding Rockabilly Riffs To "Rusholme Ruffians" And Rourke Playing A Funky Bass On "Barbarism Begins At Home". As Well As The Album Being More Political Than Its Predecessor Morrissey Also Brought A Political Stance To Many Of His Interviews Courting Further Controversy. Among His Targets Were The Thatcher Administration The Monarchy And Band Aid. Morrissey Famously Quipped Of The Last "One Can Have Great Concern For The People Of Ethiopia But It's Another Thing To Inflict Daily Torture On The People Of England". The Subsequent Single-Only Release "Shakespeare's Sister" Was Not A Great Success In Chart Terms Nor Was "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" The Sole Single From The Album. Many Considered This An Odd Choice For A Single With Its Backwards Guitar And Lack Of Any Consistent Hook. The Charts Reflected This With It Barely Cracking The Top 50 Peaking At 49. September 1985's "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" However Was An Indication Of Bigger Things To Come. Cover The Album's Sleeve Features An Edited Still From Emile De Antonio's 1968 Documentary In The Year Of The Pig. The Legend On The Soldier's Helmet Originally Read "Make War Not Love". On Vinyl And American CD Releases Four Copies Of The Image Were Used Whereas Only One Was Used On European CD Issues Presumably For Reasons Of Legibility . Personnel Morrissey – VocalsJohnny Marr – Guitars PianoAndy Rourke – Bass GuitarMike Joyce – DrumsThe Smiths – Producers All Tracks Except "How Soon Is Now?" John Porter – Producer "How Soon Is Now?" Stephen Street – Engineer All Tracks Except "How Soon Is Now?"
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Meat Is Murder Is The Second Studio Album By The British Jangle Pop Band The Smiths. It Was Released In February 1985 And Became The Band's Sole Number One Album In The UK Charts During The Band's Lifetime Staying On The Chart For 13 Weeks. It Reached Number 110 In The US. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 295 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time". Meat Is Murder Is Also Included In The Book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" 2006 . The Album's Title Is Shared With The Final Album Track Written By Lead Singer Morrissey And Guitarist Johnny Marr Who Are Vegetarians.Meat Is Murder Is The Most Eclectic Album By The Smiths With Songs In The Unique Jangle Pop Style Of The Band. After The Relative Production Disappointment Of The Band's Debut Album The Smiths Singer Morrissey And Guitarist Johnny Marr Produced The Album Themselves Assisted Only By Engineer Stephen Street. Officially The Record's Production Is Credited To "The Smiths" With Rourke And Joyce Allowed Say About Their Instruments' Sound-Levels In The Mixing. The Song "How Soon Is Now?" Originally Issued As The B-Side Of "William It Was Really Nothing" Was Added On To The U.S. Edition Of Meat Is Murder After Becoming A Success In American Dance Clubs And On Alternative Radio It Was Also Added To Post-1992 WEA Re-Issues Of The Album . This Song Was Eventually Released As A Single In Its Own Right In The UK Reaching No. 24 In The Charts. Two Meat Is Murder Album Tracks--"Well I Wonder" From The "How Soon Is Now?" Single And "What She Said" From The "Shakespeare's Sister" Single --Were Also Originally B-Sides Of Singles. Meat Is Murder Was More Strident And Political Than Its Predecessor Including The Rationality Of The Title Track Morrissey Forbade The Rest Of The Group From Being Photographed Eating Meat The Light-Hearted "Nowhere Fast" The Anti-Corporal Punishment "The Headmaster Ritual" And "Barbarism Begins At Home". Musically The Band Had Grown More Adventurous With Marr Adding Rockabilly Riffs To "Rusholme Ruffians" And Rourke Playing A Funky Bass On "Barbarism Begins At Home". As Well As The Album Being More Political Than Its Predecessor Morrissey Also Brought A Political Stance To Many Of His Interviews Courting Further Controversy. Among His Targets Were The Thatcher Administration The Monarchy And Band Aid. Morrissey Famously Quipped Of The Last "One Can Have Great Concern For The People Of Ethiopia But It's Another Thing To Inflict Daily Torture On The People Of England". The Subsequent Single-Only Release "Shakespeare's Sister" Was Not A Great Success In Chart Terms Nor Was "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" The Sole Single From The Album. Many Considered This An Odd Choice For A Single With Its Backwards Guitar And Lack Of Any Consistent Hook. The Charts Reflected This With It Barely Cracking The Top 50 Peaking At 49. September 1985's "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" However Was An Indication Of Bigger Things To Come. Cover The Album's Sleeve Features An Edited Still From Emile De Antonio's 1968 Documentary In The Year Of The Pig. The Legend On The Soldier's Helmet Originally Read "Make War Not Love". On Vinyl And American CD Releases Four Copies Of The Image Were Used Whereas Only One Was Used On European CD Issues Presumably For Reasons Of Legibility . Personnel Morrissey – VocalsJohnny Marr – Guitars PianoAndy Rourke – Bass GuitarMike Joyce – DrumsThe Smiths – Producers All Tracks Except "How Soon Is Now?" John Porter – Producer "How Soon Is Now?" Stephen Street – Engineer All Tracks Except "How Soon Is Now?"