Album of the day (#486): The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

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Today's album of the day

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (View album)

Year: 1986.
Overall rank: 24.
Average rating: 87/100 (from 487 votes).

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Tracks:
1. The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley)
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly
3. I Know It's Over
4. Never Had No One Ever
5. Cemetry Gates
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
8. Vicar In A Tutu
9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.

cartoken · #2 | Posted: 03/16/2012 19:28 | Post subject:

look who's the album of the day Very Happy

simply the best album of the 80s

itsit · #3 | Posted: 03/16/2012 19:31 | Post subject:

this album bores the hell outta me.

RFNAPLES · #4 | Posted: 03/16/2012 19:39 | Post subject:

Best track: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
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HigherThanTheSun · #5 | Posted: 03/16/2012 20:01 | Post subject:

I'd have to say the best track is the title track but There Is A Light is incredible too. The album in general is pretty damn good. Not as good as debut though IMO.
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an_outlaw · #6 | Posted: 03/16/2012 20:24 | Post subject:

I love 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' Smile

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Bach · #7 | Posted: 03/16/2012 20:44 | Post subject:

Great album, and great lyrics by Morrissey!

Best tracks: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "I Know It's Over".

Error Finn · #8 | Posted: 03/16/2012 20:49 | Post subject:

I am not big fan of Smiths but, this album´s song called The Boy With The Thorn In His Side -simply great-
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kidamnesiac · Joined: 12 May 2011 Posts: 1,553 My Charts

cornfield, stop lying to people
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40footwolf · #10 | Posted: 03/16/2012 21:09 | Post subject:

This is...fine. It's pretty slow in places and the lyrics walk a fine line between being clever and completely up their own ass but it's an okay album overall. I guess I kind of get why people lose their shit for it but it doesn't do much for me.
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