Hatful Of Hollow (studio album) by The Smiths
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Hatful Of Hollow is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by The Smiths on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Smiths is The Queen Is Dead which is ranked number 16 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 36,844.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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85/100  | 3 days ago | gmessian | | 66/100 |
95/100 | 5 days ago | dukeboxkool | | 73/100 |
95/100 | 01/07/2025 19:57 | MaxStorm98 | | 92/100 |
85/100 | 01/06/2025 01:53 | Exist-en-ciel | | 76/100 |
95/100 | 12/28/2024 01:11 | traistboar | | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Jboy56 05/08/2024 13:34
Great stuff
corenfro 09/16/2023 18:36
If there is a version of The Smiths that doesn't include Morrisey's incessant moaning, I probably would instantly upgrade all my ratings of their music (which is good) but I'm sorry I just can't.
I know I listen to and rabidly endorse a lot of artists with less than perfectly commercially marketable vocals (Radiohead, Charli XCX, Tame Impala) but this is just one that I can't get with.
It's a good album with good songs, I just can't stand the moaning vox.
Feel free to mark me as unhelpful, but this isn't something I write lightly: I have in fact listened again and again to the "classic" records by The Smiths, and I do agree the music is often incredible. I know this is a band that I could get very much into if I were able to look past the vocals. And there are songs where he doesn't overdo the moaning that I do really like. And I respect and appreciate The Smiths impact and legacy.
But just. too. much. moaning.
teague 09/15/2023 17:33
Amazingly consistent first half, second half slowly dips in quality until the annoying Reel Around the Fountain. Picks back up immediately though for the last song.
If it wasn't a compilation I would rate it higher, because this is an amazing output.
It starts with William, It Was Really Nothing and we have great guitar playing here with great singing which will remain throughout the whole record. Version of What Difference Does It Make? and You've Got Everything Now are strong rivals for the originals and I like how these versions of Still Ill and This Charming Man sound here. These Things Take Time and Girl Afraid are other dynamic originals here that I love, but this album contains really strong ballads as well - Heaven Knows, I'm Miserable Now, This Night Has Opened My Eyes and Back To The Old House are all awesome, emotional tracks where you can feel tha pain in Morrisey's voice. How Soon Is Now? is in my opinion the greatest Smiths song and one of the best of all time - the atmosphere of standing in the busy ubderground and having deep hopeless depression is unrivaled, emotions in his voice are as raw as they can be. Please Let Me Get What I Want is a nice album closer. I'm not crazy about every track (Handsome Devil, Accept Yourself), but they all have some great elements, typically Johnny Marr's guitar playing
this is a compilation
Great Stuff!
Album Rating: 83.19
(1,331/16)
Side one
1. "William, It Was Really Nothing" Single A-side - 73
2. "What Difference Does It Make?" John Peel session, 18/5/83 - 97
3. "These Things Take Time" David Jensen session, 26/6/83 - 87
4. "This Charming Man" Peel session, 14/9/83 2:42 - 96
5. "How Soon Is Now?" B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing" - 97
6. "Handsome Devil" Peel session, 18/5/83 - 97
7. "Hand in Glove" Single A-side mix - 68
8. "Still Ill" Peel session, 14/9/83 - 78
Side two
9. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" Single A-side - 79
10. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" Peel session, 14/9/83 - 77
11. "You've Got Everything Now" Jensen session, 26/6/83 - 75
12. "Accept Yourself" Jensen session, 25/8/83 - 79
13. "Girl Afraid" B-side of "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - 79
14. "Back to the Old House" Peel session, 14/9/83 - 70
15. "Reel Around the Fountain" Peel session, 18/5/83 - 80
16. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" - 99
While it repeats many of the tracks from The Smiths, what it adds and leaves out makes it an interesting and compelling album. As many of the tracks were taken from loose sessions for BBC radio, they are looser and less intense than the versions recorded and produced with care for the studio debut. Some of the strengths of this album are things like the inclusion of the stunning "How Soon Is Now?" which was originally released as a b-side, and the first singles, "Hand In Glove", "This Charming Man", and "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now". All in all the debut is the better album, but by heck it's close!
16 songs and an average of 87 , that just tell you how amazing this album is
How Soon Is Now? is the best song on this comp. The rest is really good.
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