SMITHS, THE - THE QUEEN IS DEAD (5LP BOX SET) (LP)

Awesome box set. A great addition for Smiths fans.

The eighties is all to often portrayed as mullet hair cuts and Duran Duran. This is true but there was also the indie or “alternative” music that could not have been more different to the 80s stereotype we have in popular culture. The Smiths represent the absolute pinnacle of indie music, never to be bettered only matched.The two elements of the poetry of Morrissey and Johnny Marr’s tunes are absolute perfection for this genre of music. For me The Queen is Dead contains no bad tracks at all with some of the most poetic and insightful songs ever written about daily life, every bit the equal of the Beatles (ie big mouth strikes again, cemetery gates, frankly mr shankly).In summary tuneful music combined with poetic lyrics combine to make the perfect album.As for worrying about what version to get in this case I do not think it matters unless you own a hifi say over £6k or are a fanatic then you probably would care about the format. For me the quality of the music is so good it transcends the device you use to play it on. In these hard times a cheap second hand cd is fine and excellent value for money bearing in mind I originally listened to it on a cheap cassette copied from vinyl.