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View Poll Results: You mission is to select just one of these ver fine LP's...
"The Smiths" (1984: 1st studio LP) 3 7.89%
"Hatful Of Hollow" (1984: singles/radio sessions) 7 18.42%
"Meat Is Murder" (1985: 2nd studio LP) 8 21.05%
"The Queen Is Dead" (1986: 3rd studio LP) 16 42.11%
"The World Won't Listen" (1987: singles/b-sides) 1 2.63%
"Louder Than Bombs" (1987: singles/b-sides) 3 7.89%
"Strangeways Here We Come" (1987: 4th & final studio LP) 0 0%
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Old 05.02.2006, 05:38 AM   #1
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Kind of inspired by _Slavo_'s Fall/Smiths poll; the Smiths did less than ten LP's, so theycan have a poll of their own.

I've incuded the sessions compuilations, because they seem to me to qualify as LP' in their own right. But I left out the live LP as the band never wanted it released and even discouraged people from buying it at the time.

The Smiths themselves always thought 'Strangeways' to be their strongest, but in a complete list I'd actually put that bottom. With all their other LP's, nearly every track is of classic quality, but not so much with that one, I think.

I vote for 'Meat is Murder' - classic tracks, all of them.
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Old 05.02.2006, 05:41 AM   #2
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i havent heard much of the smiths so i will say salt and vinegar
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Old 05.02.2006, 06:08 AM   #3
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meat is murder for me too, plays havoc with my digestive system
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Old 05.02.2006, 07:07 AM   #4
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Louder than bombs has always been my favorite.
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Old 05.02.2006, 08:40 AM   #5
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I voted for Hatful of Hollow even though it's not a "proper" album; it's the one I like the best still, and some of those song versions are my favorite incarnations. Meat Is Murder was a tough contender though.
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Old 05.02.2006, 08:55 AM   #6
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I went with Meat is Murder, although Louder than Bombs was a close second. The album cover may have been the minute deciding factor.
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Old 05.02.2006, 09:25 AM   #7
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Old 05.02.2006, 09:27 AM   #8
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Old 05.02.2006, 09:44 AM   #9
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i'm surprised "the smiths suck!" isn't an option. (no offense to real fans - just for the sake of the poll, ya know....)
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Old 05.02.2006, 10:22 AM   #10
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I loved hatful of Hollow when it came out, it was almost a greatest hits well before there was any reason for there to be one.

I can't bear listening to The Smiths any more though. I've tried but it just doesn't hold my attention. I'm having a similar problem with the Cocteau Twins at the moment too.
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Old 05.02.2006, 11:54 AM   #11
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went with queen is dead. It wa shar dthough because meat is murder is fuckin great too. Both have two of the greatest opening tracks on any album... but over all queen is just smidgeon better. (not coverwise tho, meat is murder has an awesome cover)
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Old 05.02.2006, 01:26 PM   #12
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my favourite is the queen is dead. the smiths are amazing. i'm seeing morrissey on thursday! :-)
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Old 05.02.2006, 03:36 PM   #13
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Cool poll. Self titled.
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Old 05.02.2006, 03:44 PM   #14
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Meat is Murder, only becuase it's the only one I've heard.
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Old 05.02.2006, 07:36 PM   #15
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It's only just struck me now, looking at the voting - for a band to put out not just that much material, but so much absolutely top class material, in a mere four years is pretty phenomenal.
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Old 05.02.2006, 08:32 PM   #16
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It's only just struck me now, looking at the voting - for a band to put out not just that much material, but so much absolutely top class material, in a mere four years is pretty phenomenal.
it really is. And they broke right before they would've started to suck. Godd for them ^_^
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Old 05.02.2006, 11:22 PM   #18
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i voted for hollow because it's the only one i have. with the exception of the version of this charming man in it, which i don't like as much as the original version, it's an incredible album; all takes are ace.
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Old 05.03.2006, 02:37 AM   #19
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hatful is so good. it has amazing versions of songs like handsome devil and these things take time. if only it had Ask.
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Old 05.03.2006, 06:59 PM   #20
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The Queen Is Dead has always been my favorite.
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