. ' (alternate mix)' Released: 23 September 1985. ' Released: 19 May 1986. ' Released: 12 October 1992 The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by English band.
It was released on 16 June 1986 in the United Kingdom by and released in the United States on 23 June 1986 through. The album spent twenty-two weeks on the, peaking at No. It also reached No. 70 on the US chart, and was certified by the in late 1990. It has sold consistently well ever since and has received unanimous critical acclaim, with listing it as the greatest album of all time in 2013.
Contents. Songwriting Guitarist wrote several songs that would later appear on The Queen Is Dead while the Smiths toured Britain in early 1985, working out song arrangements with bassist and drummer during soundchecks. The title of the album is from 's 1964 novel. ' was, according to Marr, 'an effortless piece of music', and was written on tour in the spring of 1985.
The song's lyrics refer allegorically to the band's experience of the music industry that failed to appreciate it.: 48 In 2003, Morrissey named this as his favourite Smiths song. A demo of the music for ' was posted by Marr through Morrissey's letterbox in the summer of 1985. Morrissey then completed the song by adding lyrics. Marr has stated that he 'preferred the music to the lyrics'.: 405 'Frankly, Mr. Shankly', 'I Know It's Over' and ' were written by Morrissey and Marr in a 'marathon' writing session in the late summer of 1985 at Marr's home in.: 136 The first of these is reputed to have been addressed to, head of the Smiths' record label. Travis has since described it as 'a funny lyric' about 'Morrissey's desire to be somewhere else', acknowledging that a line in the song about 'bloody awful poetry' was a reference to a poem he had written for Morrissey.: 86 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' features lyrics drawn from 'Lonely Planet Boy' by the.
According to Marr: 'When we first played it, I thought it was the best song I'd ever heard'.: 442 The guitar part of 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' draws on cover of 's ', a song that, itself, was an inspiration for 's '. The music for 'Never Had No One Ever', completed in August 1985, was based on a demo which Marr had recorded in December 1984, itself based on 'I Need Somebody' by.: 281 According to Marr: 'The atmosphere of that track pretty much sums up the whole album and what it was like recording it.' : 282 The lyric to the song reflects Morrissey's feeling unsafe and, being from an immigrant family, not at home on the streets of Manchester. 'The Boy with the Thorn in His Side', ' and 'Frankly, Mr.
Shankly' were debuted live during a tour of Scotland in September and October,: 120–2 during which 'The Queen Is Dead' and 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' were soundchecked.: 78 'The Queen is Dead' was based on a song Marr began writing as a teenager.: 78 'Cemetry Gates' (sic) was a late addition to the album. Marr had not believed that the guitar part was interesting enough to be developed into a song, but Morrissey disagreed when he heard Marr play it.: 70 Recording The album was produced by Morrissey and Marr, working predominantly with engineer, who had engineered the band's 1985 album,. Street recalled: 'Morrissey, Johnny and I had a really good working relationship – we were all roughly the same age and into the same kind of things, so everyone felt quite relaxed in the studio'. At the time the group was having difficulty with its record label Rough Trade. However, according to Street 'this didn't get in the way of recording because the atmosphere in the studio was very, very constructive.' The first song from the album to be recorded, in July 1985, was '. The recording, made with engineer at a small studio in Manchester and initially intended as a demo, was considered by the band to be good enough for release as a single.
Sample from one of The Smiths' most highly regarded songs. Problems playing this file? Drivers of land use. 'Cemetry Gates' was Morrissey's direct response to critics who had cried foul over his use of texts written by some of his favourite authors, notably and., who was also accused of plagiarism, figures as a patron saint of Morrissey's in the song's lyrics.
A Wilde quote, 'Talent borrows, genius steals', was etched in the vinyl run-out grooves of the first single off the album, 'Bigmouth Strikes Again'. These etchings appear almost exclusively on the UK releases (denoted by the RT and RTT prefixes on the catalogue number).
'The Queen Is Dead', which leads off the album and notably became an expressionistic music video directed by, starts with a soundbite from Bryan Forbes' 1962 British film. Another instance of Morrissey's fascination with '60s British cinema, the film featured performances by (who had already appeared as a cover star on the 1985 single ') and as an elderly lesbian veteran of the music halls. The soundbite is Courtneidge's character nostalgically singing the World War I song '. The actress had also appeared in a gala performance for Elizabeth II's called 'God Save the Queen', and died in 1980. A few songs, including 'The Queen Is Dead' and 'Bigmouth Strikes Again', feature pitch-shifted backing vocals by Morrissey. Morrissey liked to experiment with effects on his voice, so Street ran his voice through a harmoniser for the backing tracks.
Street recalled, 'At that time, apart from the harmoniser, he didn't go for much backing vocal or harmony work – he's done that more on recent albums – but he did like to experiment'. The backing vocals are attributed to 'Ann Coates' on the record sleeve ( is a district in Manchester, just north east of the city centre). Release The Queen Is Dead finally emerged in June 1986, and was previewed by the May single release of ', the only single taken from the album. Many encouraged the band to release ' as a single, but Johnny Marr is said to have wanted an explosive, searing single, along the lines of the Rolling Stones' ', to announce that the Smiths had returned from hiatus. It did not fare as well as expected, stalling at number 26 on the British charts.
The album cover, designed by, features from the 1964 film. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 99/100 (deluxe edition) Review scores Source Rating 10/10 B+ The Queen Is Dead received critical acclaim, and is considered to be a defining album of the 1980s, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time.
In a contemporaneous review of the album, Mark Coleman of remarked on Morrissey's sense of humour and singled out the singer's performance on 'Cemetry Gates' as a highlight, concluding that 'like it or not, this guy's going to be around for a while.' Writing in pop magazine, Tom Hibbert gave a favourable review, stating that 'the guitars are great, some of the words are marvellous, others like scratchings on a Fifth Form desk', as well as describing Morrissey as 'half genius half buffoon'. Of wrote that despite his dislike of the Smiths' previous albums, he held an 'instant attraction' to The Queen Is Dead, where he found that 'Morrissey wears his wit on his sleeve, dishing the queen like never did and kissing off a day-job boss who's no Mr. Sellack', which 'makes it easier to go along on his moonier escapades'.
Listed The Queen Is Dead as sixth best album of the 1980s. In 2003, The Queen Is Dead was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone 's list of.
In 2006, it was named the second greatest British album of all time by the. In 2006, placed the album at number three in its list of '40 Best Albums of the '80s'. UK-based magazine added The Queen Is Dead to its 'Classic Album Hall of Fame' in its June 2011 issue, saying it 'is an album to lose yourself in; it has depth, focus and some great tunes. It's easy to see why the album is held in such high esteem by Smiths fanatics and why, a decade later, it became a key influence for all things Britpop.' In 2012, listed the album at number 16 on its list of 'Best Albums of the 1980s' and said: 'There may never again be an indie-rock album as good as The Queen Is Dead'.
In 2013, The Queen Is Dead was ranked the greatest record of all time on the NME's Greatest Albums of All Time list. At Rolling Stone, Gavin Edwards retrospectively viewed the album as 'one of the funniest rock albums ever', noting that Morrissey had 'learned to express his self-loathing through mockery' while Johnny Marr 'matched his verbal excess with witty, supple music', and concluded, 'If the queen's reaction to Morrissey was 'We are not amused,' then she was the only one.' Track listing All tracks written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except 'Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty' (used as an intro to 'The Queen Is Dead'), written by A.J. Mills, and Bennett Scott. Title Length 1. 'The Queen Is Dead' 6:24 2.
'Frankly, Mr. Shankly' 2:17 3. 'I Know It's Over' 5:48 4.
'Never Had No One Ever' 3:36 5. 'Cemetry Gates' 2:39 6. 'Vicar in a Tutu' 2:21 9.
' 3:14 Total length: collector's edition. Disc one features the 2017 master of the album.
Disc four DVD features the 2017 master in 96kHz / 24-bit PCM stereo. All tracks written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except 'Money Changes Everything' by Johnny Marr. Disc two: Additional recordings No. Title Length 1. 'The Queen Is Dead' (full version) 7:14 2. 'Frankly, Mr.
Shankly' (demo) 2:18 3. 'I Know It's Over' (demo) 5:48 4. 'Never Had No One Ever' (demo) 4:40 5. 'Cemetry Gates' (demo) 3:01 6.
'Bigmouth Strikes Again' (demo) 3:06 7. 'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others' (demo) 3:57 8. 'The Boy with the Thorn in His Side' (demo) 3:18 9. 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' (take 1) 4:25 10. 'Rubber Ring' (single B-side) 3:54 11. 'Asleep' (single B-side) 4:02 12. 'Money Changes Everything' (single B-side) 4:41 13.
'Unloveable' (single B-side) 3:55 Total length: 54:19 Disc three: Live in Boston No. Title Length 1. 'How Soon Is Now?'
'Hand in Glove' 2:58 3. 'I Want the One I Can't Have' 3:24 4.
'Never Had No One Ever' 3:26 5. 'Stretch Out and Wait' 3:12 6. 'The Boy with the Thorn in His Side' 3:34 7. 'Cemetry Gates' 3:01 8.
'Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring' 4:17 9. 'Is It Really So Strange?' 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' 4:09 11. 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore' 4:51 12.
'The Queen Is Dead' 5:05 13. 'I Know It's Over' 7:36 Total length: 54:14 Disc four – DVD: The Queen Is Dead – A Film by No. Title Length 11. 'The Queen Is Dead' 6:28 12. 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' 4:03 13. ' 2:18 Total length: 12:49 Personnel.
– vocals. – guitars, and arrangements, on 'The Boy with the Thorn in His Side'. – bass. – drums Production. Morrissey –.
Johnny Marr – producer. –.
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Contents. Writing and recording After the relative production disappointment of the band's 1984 debut album, singer and guitarist produced the album themselves, assisted only by engineer, whom they had first met on the session for ' and requested the contact number of. Officially, the record's production is credited to 'The Smiths', with and allowed say about their instruments' sound-levels in the mixing. Meat Is Murder was more strident and political than its predecessor, including the pro-vegetarian title track (Morrissey forbade the rest of the group from being photographed eating meat), and the anti- 'The Headmaster Ritual'. Musically, the band had grown more adventurous, with Marr and Rourke channelling rockabilly and funk influences in ' Ruffians' and 'Barbarism Begins at Home' respectively. In the article 'Flying the Flag or Flirting with Disaster?' , 'Rusholme Ruffians' was one of the tracks cited in reference to.
The magazine noted the implications of placing the song's antagonists in Rusholme, one of Manchester's most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods. Morrissey also brought a political stance to many of his interviews, courting further controversy. Among his targets were the administration, the monarchy, and his musical contemporaries. When asked about, which was being strongly promoted in the UK media at the time, he quipped, 'One can have great concern for the people of, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of England.' To build upon the album's soundscape Morrissey provided Marr and Street with his personal copies of sound effects records to source for samples.
Morrissey would continue this practice on future Smiths singles and albums. Release The subsequent single-only release ' was not a great success in chart terms, nor was ', the sole single from the album, which peaked at 49. The song ', originally issued as the of ', was added on both the US and Canadian editions of Meat Is Murder after becoming a success in North American dance clubs and on alternative radio (it was also added to post-1992 re-issues of the album). This song was eventually released as a single in its own right in the UK, reaching No. 24 in the charts. Two Meat Is Murder album tracks were also used as B-sides of singles — 'Well I Wonder' (on the 'How Soon Is Now?' Single) and 'What She Said' (on the 'Shakespeare's Sister' single).
The 2011 remaster of Meat Is Murder restored the album's original UK track listing. Cover The album's sleeve uses a 1967 photograph of Marine Cpl.
Michael Wynn in the Vietnam War, though with the wording on his helmet changed from 'Make War Not Love' to 'Meat Is Murder'. The original image was used for 's 1968 documentary. Legacy In 2003, Meat Is Murder was ranked number 295 on magazine's list of.
The album was also included in the book. Use in other media Part of the recording of the album was featured in a 1985 episode of the BBC's. In 2016, animal rights advocacy group released a video game titled “This Beautiful Creature Must Die,” based on the song Meat Is Murder. The game, which featured a of the song, tasked players with clicking on their screens before different kinds of animals get chopped up in a death spiral. Track listing All tracks written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.
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The album spent twenty-two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #2. Across the Atlantic, it reached #28 in Canada on the RPM 100 album chart and #70 on the Billboard 200 chart. It has sold consistently well ever since and has received unanimous critical acclaim, with NME listing it as the greatest album of all time in 2013.
'You cannot continue to record and simply hope that your audience will approve, or that average critics will approve, or that radio will approve,' says Morrissey. 'You progress only when you wonder if an abnormally scientific genius would approve - and this is the leap The Smiths took with The Queen Is Dead.' Johnny Marr adds, 'The Queen Is Dead was epic to make and epic to live.'
;Track List:1. The Queen Is Dead (Full Version) 7.14;2. Shankly (Demo) 2.18;3. I Know It's Over (Demo) 5.48;4.
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Demo) 3.57;5. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (Demo Mix) 3.18;6. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1) 4.25;7. The Queen Is Dead (2017 Master) 6.24;8. Shankly (2017 Master) 2.17;9. I Know It's Over (2017 Master) 5.47;10.
Never Had No One Ever (2017 Master) 3.36;11. Cemetry Gates (2017 Master) 2.38;12.
Never Had No One Ever (Demo) 4.40;13. Cemetry Gates (Demo) 3.01;14. Bigmouth Strikes Again (Demo)3.06;15. Rubber Ring (Single B-Side) 2017 Master 3.54;16. Asleep (Single B-Side) 2017 Master 4.02;17. Money Changes Everything (Single B-Side) 2017 Master 4.41;18.
Unloveable (Single B-Side) 2017 Master 3.55;19. Bigmouth Strikes Again (2017 Master) 3.11;20. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (2017 Master) 3.15;21. Vicar in a Tutu (2017 Master) 2.22;22.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2017 Master)4.02;23. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2017 Master) 3.16;24. How Soon Is Now? (Live in Boston) 5.25;25.
Hand in Glove (Live in Boston) 2.58;26. I Want the One I Can't Have (Live in Boston) 3.24;27. Never Had No One Ever (Live in Boston) 3.29;28. Is It Really So Strange? (Live in Boston)3.23;29. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Live in Boston)4.09;30. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Live in Boston)4.51;31.
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Stretch Out and Wait (Live in Boston)3.09;32. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (Live in Boston)3.34;33. Cemetry Gates (Live in Boston)3.01;34. Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (Live in Boston)4.17;35. The Queen Is Dead (Live in Boston)5.08;36.
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