Curious Hair wrote:
"Still Ill" is okay, though I can't put it in my top 5. "Girlfriend in a Coma" is very good, though.
A few of their songs that I don't think get enough recognition:
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - really showcases how tight that Rourke/Joyce rhythm section was. Great interplay between them, beneath all those terrible lyrics about infanticide and such.
"Well I Wonder" - I think this gets overlooked on Meat Is Murder because most people just think of "The Headmaster Ritual," "How Soon Is Now?", and the title track, but it's a great showcase for Johnny Marr as a guitarist and producer, even more so than usual: all those varied layers of guitars, the rain shower sound effects, good stuff.
"Rubber Ring" - wherein Morrissey breaks the fourth wall and concedes that everyone else is going to move on from being depressed and listening to the Smiths, and begs us not to forget about him, which in a way is more depressing than anything else in the catalogue. Instrumentally, it's one of their best, too. It makes reggae tolerable, which isn't easy.
"Ask" - It induces diabetes
Always been a fan of Morrissey and The Smiths. "How Soon Is Now?" was one of my faves since I first started listening, but once I saw Natalie Portman as a stripper in some movie with that song playing in the background it has held a very special place in my heart.
Is it true that their guitarist is now playing with Modest Mouse, or am I misremembering?
BTW nice Yacht Rock avatar, but I have to say Loggins comes in a close third to Hall & Oates as the best character on Yacht Rock
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