https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/index.php "I get by with a little help from my friends" - The Beatles en 1 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311607#311607 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=25123'>Mercury</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/03/2014 16:17<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Yay! I don't like the Smiths and I didn't vote but this was interesting and now I am inspired to listen to their debut finally.<br /> <br /> I'm looking forward to what is next. Maybe Avalanches..?? https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311607#311607 Mercury Sat, 3 May 2014 12:17:55 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311607#311607 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311602#311602 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/03/2014 16:03<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> CLOSED:<br /> <br /> Thanks to everyone who participated! This is the first week in this series that we have had every eligible album get at least one number 1 vote. The results are:<br /> <br /> 6: Strangeways, Here We Come:<br /> First Place Votes: 1<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_258_4e54ef2a24644.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" height="250" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_258_4e54ef2a24644.jpg','imgpop','width=500,height=500,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i>Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.</i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> 5: Louder Than Bombs:<br /> First Place Votes: 3<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_1132_4e54ee1e9982d.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_1132_4e54ee1e9982d.jpg','imgpop','width=301,height=300,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i></i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> 4: Hatful of Hollow (tied in points with Meat is Murder)<br /> First Place Votes: 3.5<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_256_51bea77e09123.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" height="250" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_256_51bea77e09123.jpg','imgpop','width=500,height=500,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i>Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.</i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> 3: Meat is Murder<br /> First Place Votes: 4<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_257_4e54ee1fb00ca.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" height="250" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_257_4e54ee1fb00ca.jpg','imgpop','width=500,height=500,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i>Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.</i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> 2: The Smiths<br /> First Place Votes: 3.5<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_260_52507b53c4c97.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" height="250" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_260_52507b53c4c97.jpg','imgpop','width=500,height=500,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i>Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.</i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> 1: The Queen Is Dead<br /> First Place Votes: 17<br /> <div class="text-left"> <img src="http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_259_4e54ee20e9ad8.jpg" class="postimg" style="cursor:pointer;" height="250" onclick="window.open('http://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_large_259_4e54ee20e9ad8.jpg','imgpop','width=360,height=360,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false" /> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><small><br><i>Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.</i></small></span></div><br /> <br /> New ranking up soon! https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311602#311602 Anonymous Sat, 3 May 2014 12:03:31 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311602#311602 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311595#311595 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/03/2014 15:11<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>SilverWalrus wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote">I had completely forgotten about this, had it been delayed lately or something? I wish I had noticed the Dylan one earlier, I guess I'd glossed over that. Really been loving Blonde On Blonde lately, it's starting to catch up to Bringing It All Back Home for me. This is a Smiths thread though.<br /> </td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> I'm terribly sorry, I missed this and only just noticed it whilst tallying up the votes. Yeah, it's been delayed due to time constraints. I'm posting a new one every Saturday now.<br /> <br /> Also, I just realised I haven't posted my own vote yet (I didn't do one for Bob Dylan either but didn't noticed till after the fact) so my personal rankings would go. <br /> <br /> Louder Than Bombs<br /> Hatful Of Hollow<br /> S/T<br /> The Queen Is Dead<br /> Strangeways, Here We Come<br /> Meat Is Murder<br /> <br /> Results should be up around the top of the hour. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311595#311595 Anonymous Sat, 3 May 2014 11:11:33 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311595#311595 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311461#311461 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/02/2014 16:46<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Well, this was a real knock-down, drag-out fight. There’s blood on the walls (from a cow, perhaps), but I have a winner for the coveted top slot. Moz’s best batch of lyrics settled it. Lyrics that we faithful would scratch into our school desks “with a fountain pen”, these were songs I knew by heart and would recite like catechisms. And if that was not enough, the blink-and-you-miss-it musical urgency clinched it. <br /> <br /> 1. Meat is Murder <br /> 2. The Smiths <br /> 3. TQID<br /> 4. Louder Than Bombs <br /> 5. Strangeways <br /> 6. Hatful of Hallow <br /> <br /> Aside: Their live album "Rank" does not get enough props. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311461#311461 Anonymous Fri, 2 May 2014 12:46:18 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311461#311461 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311449#311449 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=27395'>WindowAbove</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/02/2014 15:42<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. Strangeways<br /> 2. Hatful<br /> 3. Smiths<br /> 4. Queen<br /> 5. Bombs<br /> 6. Meat https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311449#311449 WindowAbove Fri, 2 May 2014 11:42:24 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311449#311449 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311446#311446 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=18698'>Hayden</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/02/2014 15:08<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Queen Is Dead <br /> 2. The Smiths <br /> 3. Hatful of Hollow <br /> 4. Meat is Murder<br /> 5. Strangeways <br /> 6. Louder Than Bombs <br /> 7. The World Won't Listen https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311446#311446 Hayden Fri, 2 May 2014 11:08:25 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311446#311446 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311442#311442 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 05/02/2014 14:48<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Bump! 24 hour warning. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311442#311442 Anonymous Fri, 2 May 2014 10:48:32 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=311442#311442 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310905#310905 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/29/2014 20:59<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Smiths<br /> 2. The Queen Is Dead<br /> 3. Hatful of Hollow<br /> 4. Strangeways<br /> 5. Louder Than Bombs<br /> 6. Meat is Murder https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310905#310905 Anonymous Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:59:43 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310905#310905 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310741#310741 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=19855'>joedec</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/29/2014 07:45<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Queen is Dead<br /> 2. The Smiths<br /> 3. Strangeways, Here We Come<br /> 4. Meat is Murder<br /> 5. Louder Than Bombs https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310741#310741 joedec Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:45:34 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310741#310741 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310720#310720 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=21128'>junodog4</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/29/2014 02:04<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Queen Is Dead<br /> 2. The Smiths<br /> 3. Meat Is Murder<br /> 4. Strangeways, Here We Come https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310720#310720 junodog4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:04:15 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310720#310720 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310598#310598 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=18230'>meruizh</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/28/2014 16:05<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Queen Is Dead<br /> 2. Strangeways, Here We Come<br /> 3. The Smiths<br /> 4. Meat Is Murder <br /> <br /> Yes! "Strangeways, Here We Come" is up there https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310598#310598 meruizh Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:05:01 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310598#310598 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310577#310577 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=18361'>Johnnyo</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/28/2014 12:40<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> In my humble opinion it would be;<br /> <br /> 1. The Queen is Dead <br /> 2. Meat is Murder <br /> 3. Strangeways, Here We Come <br /> 4. Hatful of Hollow <br /> 5. Louder than Bombs <br /> 6. The Smiths https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310577#310577 Johnnyo Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:40:25 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310577#310577 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310574#310574 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=22267'>camsh</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/28/2014 12:11<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1. The Queen is Dead <br /> 2. Strangeways, Here We Come <br /> 3. Louder than Bombs<br /> 4. Meat is Murder <br /> 5. Hatful of Hollow <br /> 6. The Smiths https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310574#310574 camsh Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:11:43 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310574#310574 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310442#310442 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=25885'>meccalecca</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 14:48<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>smilefromyrheart wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote">Don't even go there newbands1. This is simply a <span style="font-style: italic">which comp did you grow up with</span> sort of thing. Young brains and neurotransmitters. Luckily, we had Louder than Bombs. I kind of feel sorry for them. :twisted:</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> You're quickly making a case for best new user. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310442#310442 meccalecca Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:48:07 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310442#310442 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310428#310428 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=27864'>Antonio-Pedro</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 12:30<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> But here we go<br /> <br /> 1 - The Queen Is Dead<br /> 2 - The Smiths<br /> 3 - Strangeways<br /> 4 - Hatful of follow<br /> <br /> I haven't listened to Meat Is murder https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310428#310428 Antonio-Pedro Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:30:26 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310428#310428 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310416#310416 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=21310'>HigherThanTheSun</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 10:45<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>Norman Bates wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote">I could argue that The Smiths were a grand singles outfit. I mean :<br /> "Sweet & Tender Hooligan", "Half a Person", "London", the anthemic "Panic", "Ask", "Asleep", "Oscillate Wildly" aren't on any studio album. And <span style="font-style: italic">The World Won't Listen</span> doesn't have any duplicate (which is why I think it's a better comp than <span style="font-style: italic">Louder...</span>. If you don't own the singles, <span style="font-style: italic">The World Won't Listen</span> is simply indispensable.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> Yeah there's a few from TQID and one from Meat is Murder I think, and these tracks for me are the strongest on it. I still think it's indispensable for the other singles there that I like, especially the ones you mentioned, but I'll just tend to pick them out as tracks to listen to rather than listen to the whole comp. Also, though I still love them, I don't think these singles are anywhere near as strong as the early singles. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310416#310416 HigherThanTheSun Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:45:48 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310416#310416 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310402#310402 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15562'>Norman Bates</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 09:48<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>newbands1 wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote">Dosen't The World Won't Listen repeat 3 The Queen is Dead tracks?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> Ah true, sorry. https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310402#310402 Norman Bates Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:48:42 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310402#310402 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310400#310400 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 09:37<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1) The Queen is Dead<br /> 2) Hatful of Hollow<br /> 3) The Smiths<br /> 4) Strangeways, Here we Come<br /> 5) Louder than Bombs<br /> 6) Meat is Murder https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310400#310400 Anonymous Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:37:48 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310400#310400 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310398#310398 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 09:31<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>newbands1 wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote">Dosen't The World Won't Listen repeat 3 The Queen is Dead tracks?Besides i'd take Louder than bombs for Sheila,Is It Really So Strange,Sweet and Tender over Money Changes Everything</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> Don't even go there newbands1. This is simply a <span style="font-style: italic">which comp did you grow up with</span> sort of thing. Young brains and neurotransmitters. Luckily, we had Louder than Bombs. I kind of feel sorry for them. <span class="emoji" title="Twisted Evil">😈</span> https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310398#310398 Anonymous Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:31:21 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310398#310398 https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310396#310396 Author: <a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=-1'>Anonymous</a><br /><br /> Posted: 04/27/2014 09:18<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table class="bbquote-container"><tr> <td class="text-left"><strong>brun027 wrote:</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bbquote"><br /> Honestly I could never get how The Queen is Dead is taken in such higher regard than their other studio albums, which, except for Strangeways, I like much more. That said, The Smiths are one of my favourite bands ever, and I absolutely love all the six albums listed.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> <br /> I completely agree. Besides the dreaded Meat is Murder track (not the album, I love the album), TQID was the first time that The Smiths verged on self parody and some quirkiness for quirkiness sake (eg. Some girls r bigger, Vicar in a tutu). However, I love this about The Smiths! They were not afraid to push the limits of good taste and melodrama. As a consequence there are a lot times in my life when TQID feels like the greatest album in the whole world!!! https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310396#310396 Anonymous Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:18:44 GMT https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=310396#310396