The Smiths - Self Titled REACTION/REVIEW

[@taylorjohnson763]

The fact that Johnny Marr came up with all these amazing guitar parts at just 19 years old blows my mind. dude's a genius.

[@brunoactis1104]

Look up Spinetta. Dude created one of the best albums in rock history while 19 years old, and nobody knows about it because it was in spanish. And that wasn't even his best album. He's probably a top 5 musical geniuses from the 20th century and, as a said, nobody knows about it because his music is in spanish.

[@murdockapfellsmith8831]

@@brunoactis1104 you're a genius

[@pedroservian5890]

@@brunoactis1104 factos

[@dx315]

@@brunoactis1104 I appreciate the rec

[@michaelhernandez3137]

Suffer Little Children is about the murders of children in England….(from Wikipedia)…The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England. The victims were five children-Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey, and Edward Evans-aged between 10 and 17, at least four of whom were sexually assaulted. The bodies of two of the victims were discovered in 1965, in graves dug on Saddleworth Moor; a third grave was discovered there in 1987, more than twenty years after Brady and Hindley's trial. Bennett's body is also thought to be buried there, but despite repeated searches it remains undiscovered. There was some backlash (understandably so) from the people affected when this song came out.

[@cuchulainx3125]

True the British press whipped up a little backlash from some of the murdered children’s parent, but once she’d actually heard it Lesley Ann Downey’s mother publicly supported the song saying she believed it was sincere and well intentioned and not just sensationalist. At the time of the murders, Morrissey would have been a child the same age in the same area. Like many children, he would thought it could easily have been him next.

[@signeyberg]

When I was in high school, the Smiths broke up shortly before the concert I had tickets to. I’ve never gotten over it!

[@cuteasxtreme]

This is my favorite smiths album Suffer Little Children is my favorite song, it sounds so pretty but the lyrics are so dark and chilling

[@benjamin-qh6tg]

well considering morissey wrote it about a murder makes sence

[@cuteasxtreme]

@@benjamin-qh6tg I am aware lol

[@afterhourandrew6029]

Profile pic twins!

[@manhattenman6075]

Great reaction, either Hatful of Hollow or Meat is Murder should be your next Smiths reaction. For me this album is my favourite , great songs and great memorable lyrics. The Stone Roses debut is also another great album.

[@teib757]

Exactly that

[@willwonders9620]

Hatful of Hollow for sure!

[@diorsse]

"morrissey is just a submissive boy" is crazy 💀

[@cuteasxtreme]

This charming man is about him getting hit on by an older man he’s getting a ride from

[@bodolfhalvgud1269]

I really enjoy your reactions Smags, you have funny commentary, and show appreciation to some amazing albums! Keep up the great stuff!

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@thoru4367]

My absolutely favorite album of all time along with George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

[@hippierip6695]

top tier taste

[@TortaGuy12]

Real, great album

[@SD-ou3pt]

What an absolute banger of an album

[@CoolcatzCorner]

Meat is Murder is my fav Smiths album

[@signeyberg]

It turned me vegetarian at 13 years old, when it came out!

[@CoolcatzCorner]

@@signeyberg Impressive! I've been pescatarian for 5 years (since 22 years old)

[@vicho_8508]

i dont owe you anything its sooo underrated

[@drumsin4]

Your honestly the only channel I look forward to an upload, love every video

[@JEFFWEEE]

I love Suffer Little Children. The guitars are eye wateringly beautiful, juxtaposing the darkest lyrics in any song

[@Lalupin464]

This Charming Man is about a young man and his sugar daddy.

[@shenanigans3710]

Morrissey's voice is still just... holy shit.

[@irishpaul3129]

Great reaction - I was worried this might be a miss for you - but you get it man, you really get it.

[@cuchulainx3125]

Love the 2 Smiths albums you’ve done but Meat is Murder is when everything came together perfectly - peak Smiths

[@hamblok0]

Agreed, everybody always talks about The Queen is Dead, which I get because it is an incredible album, but Meat is Murder is my favorite

[@smoshbooz]

Yeah Meat is Murder is their best

[@HitlerGaymes123]

No, Marr peak writing is here. Meat Is Murder doesent have the complexity of the arpeggios, the dark atmosphere and the sheer poetry of Morrisey, not at the same level.

[@spenorr]

You HAVE to listen to more of the Smiths, I'd recommend Hatful of Hollow. It has a lot of B-Sides and different recordings of songs from this album, but it sounds like one of their major albums (their best lp in my opinion). I can tell you'll love the production from that album. Although I really couldn't tell you which This Charming Man version I like better, it's a good example of the differences from their self titled production to their later years.

[@rosy_guitar_6424]

Ah I love your videos! I’m starting to listen to an album a day because of you :) it feels good to listen to music mindfully

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

My older brother had tickets in 1986 but couldn't go. I went instead at age 11. As much as I've drifted from Morrissey, The Smiths captured something special. Morrissey's desperate need to be seen as a tragically optimistic bitter Oscar Wilde against Johnny's persistence in the possibilities and beauty of life. They clashed together perfectly. ❤

[@gulliver1755]

This is still my favorite The Smiths album and the first one I heard! Great reaction! Recommendations - Oneohtrix Point Never- R Plus Seven, Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern, Arca - Kick I-IIIII, CAN - Tago Mago, The Breeders - Last Splash

[@psmatt]

You like very good music!

[@samstevenson5328]

I strongly believe once you react to their second album “Meat is Murder” it will end up becoming your favorite Smiths album. It takes all the magic you love so much from their debut and takes the arrangements in a more sprawling direction. It’s my personal second favorite right behind “The Queen is Dead”

[@michaelhernandez3137]

Love the Smiths, love your channel!

[@bluelight_blueheat]

tinny at production but reel around the fountain is still the best song about gay sex i’ve ever heard so wtvr

[@robertsnowdon1257]

Morrissey didn't mess around with those lyrics and vocal melodies, and so glad he didn't try affect an American accent as many English singers do.

[@7n154]

David Fincher's new movie features an hired killer. His kills are soundtracked by this band. Fassbender's character makes the movie. Well, that and Swinton as an epicurean Hitman.

[@leefr76]

Excellent reaction, I think you will enjoy all of The Smiths albums so you might as well react to them all! And Suede who I previously mentioned, who were the 90’s Smiths in the UK, not so big in the US though. Also, you should wear a cardigan in your next video😂

[@doublem111]

Please review Strangeways here we come!

[@returns8108]

Reel Around the Fountain and Suffer Little Children are two of the best Smiths songs imo

[@pitmatix1457]

I'd recommend the self titled debut album by Suede (or The London Suede as they were known in the U.S.) as an album listen. Shades of the Smiths, Bowie and T-Rex.

[@binkytube]

Love your review and reaction to one of my all-time, favourite bands.

[@WeatherReport9]

There’s some great stuff from the lead singer Morrissey, I’d recommend Vauxhall and I in particular

[@alabasterdisaster]

Or for his flirting with rockabilly rock genre Your Arsenal is great. Saw him perform during that tour. Mass insanity great atmosphere. Morris set fans are RABID! They make mosh potters look tame.

[@Lilshine2432]

How have you never heard this charming man?

[@memetrashcan9613]

You gotta check out Louder Than Bombs it has all their best songs by far Imagine hearing This Charming Man for the first time, jealous…

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

You've got everything now. I always thought it was sung from the perspective of the other guy from school looking at Morrissey. I think Morrissey likes to think the guys at school were now jealous of him.

[@Always_Focused]

Yo you have to do stone roses too homie! Definitely a must-listen

[@Zavala1]

Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers. I think you'd enjoy it. Thanks.

[@AB-sy5hb]

Great reaction! More smiths please.

[@hilman41]

Every Smiths album is great.

[@dogmanbitehurt8243]

For as much as I like Reel Around the Fountain or Still Ill, the most memorable song of the album has to be Miserable Lie It just starts out so chill you know, not unlike the album so far. But then it gets rowdy and the mood changes, suddenly it becomes a punky jam…. but then Morrissey *literally* violates the listener with that wack ass falsetto and the song is ruined and so is your day

[@xhibba5071]

the smiths always sound so fun and the lyrics are mad depressing

[@je7055]

QotSA, Pixies & The Smiths? Had to sub! Hope you'll get around to Meat is Murder. Perfect transition between this album & The Queen Is Dead, personally it made me understand & appreciate both of those albums even more. Their fourth & last studio album (Strangeways, Here We Come) gets a lot of shit from people because it's a bit more pop-oriented, but I still recommend it in a heartbeat. Even though it's definitely a step down from the first three albums as a whole, it still has its share of absolute bangers scattered through it. Morrissey's solo career ranges from underwhelming to almost-as-good-as-the-Smiths, but his first solo album, Viva Hate, is near-universally regarded as the best of his post-Smiths work. It's another easy recommendation.

[@themadcow71]

This makes me want to put on a cardigan and I don't even own a cardigan is comic gold.

[@PeterPeter-]

Wow, i loved every single song here 😅

[@wandersonoliveira263]

To me, is way more natural to enjoy this album better than The Queen Is Dead, specially if is a first contact with the band. The first album has more of Marr's bright guitar lines, the same with Andy's bass, easy forward beats and great lyrics and singing by Morrissey, pretty much on the same wavelength of broken heartness. My first contact with The Smiths was through There Is A Light... 'bout ten years ago, and by picking some songs of the album it came from, The Queen Is Dead, I felt it was... tiring. However, years later, having a more intimate knowledge and relationship with the band, knowing this first album by heart, I picked The Queen Is Dead for a listen, and I was mesmerized. That feeling of tiredness became pure dread. The jangly guitars give way to synthesized guitars, moody ambiance, more diversity in the approach of the rythm section, Rourke with real game in his fingers carrying most of the songs and the Morrissey side becoming more acid, satirical and fatalist. All this to say: The Smiths (1984) is a shower, but The Queen Is Dead is a grower.

[@cuteasxtreme]

We’re supposed to be nutting to these 🤨 The Mickey Mouse vocals will grow on you I’m typing this as you said they were

[@severancedenied]

God i fucking love this album

[@CoolcatzCorner]

Still Ill? More like still consistent

[@thebalockhead6698]

Please listen to Ladies And Gentlemen We’re Floating In Space by Spiritualized

[@difeth_]

All of your reactions are so good, love seeing your commentary on the albums you listen to! I’d love to see you react to To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey or Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos :)

[@davidmannion7333]

Any PJ Harvey is great but To Bring You My Love especially so

[@CreAnt.]

Can you add on your list the 1st killing joke album self titled?

[@hanspeterpitsch]

And now onto the best: Meat Is Murder :)

[@cuchulainx3125]

The Hand that Rocks the cradle is a very odd and dark lyric; why didn’t he know the name of the child? Is it his?

[@teib757]

You need to do Meat is Murder

[@gddiggy3828]

I highly recommend reacting to Bowie's Station to Station next. It's WILDLY different from Ziggy but I know you're a sucker for guitars which that album has a lot

[@apeheadboink]

I feel like you pick up more well than other reactors on lyrics first listen and love good storytelling in albums, so I think you should check out some of The Mountain Goats' discography, specifically suggest their first album that wasn't recorded on a boombox (though those are great as well, All Hail West Texas!) which was 2003's Tallahassee. It's definitely one of the best showcases of John Darnielle's unique voice, songwriting and storytelling ability, how conceptual and cohesive his records can be packed with a lot of emotion and tasteful instrumentation. Can't recommend enough!

[@squadronx5645]

AMAZING ALBUM, COULD BE GET MORE BOWIE IN THE FUTURE??

[@nostalgia_clinic]

No, it’s a cardigan but thanks for noticing!

[@GGRRIITTZZ]

Listen to don caballero - what burns never returns

[@alemmingsdeath]

Shout out to Andy Rourke's bass, Every. Single. Track.

[@mud2294]

Waiting for that Meat is Murder reaction/review

[@PeterPeter-]

I loved this, i should listen to the strokes more. You should do Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern by Lil Ugly Mane. The songwriting and production is great and his genre change i think is lowkey overlooked. (also lamb as effigy pretty please😂)

[@theflavening]

You should react to Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain, its an AMAZING album but it is a bit of a tough listen because the lyrics are just brutal

[@fruitsi150]

It may come out of left field for a recommendation, but you should really listen to Led Zeppelin 4. I think it’d be right up your alley. Been loving your videos and keep it up.

[@smags1082]

Thank you. I’ve only heard a couple Led Zeppelin songs so I’m definitely interested

[@fruitsi150]

@@smags1082 Perfect! Then Led Zeppelin 4 is the best starting point to get into their catalog!

[@ryanmcbride3806]

led zep 4 is a must listen

[@Alberto-ry2ug]

Pj Harvey Stories from the city pleaseeee

[@Zavala1]

Actually, I've got one that's perfect. XTC - Skylarking.

[@DefaultName-yw6sr]

Try Luna "Penthouse". 1996 album by Galaxie 500 frontman Dean Wareham. Nobody does Luna . Give it a go

[@Kast_311]

Hey Smags, I still think you should really check out Waiting to Spill by The Backseat Lovers. 10/10 album. Perfect for November or January

[@JamesSparrow-j9e]

Great review. I did nut to this. 👍 I think you should try the album deja intendu by brand new after weather day I think you’ll rely like it.

[@abbycap302]

as we move into depression season smags I really need some emo music... either black parade or perhaps some modern baseball

[@Pickley]

You gotta try "O" by damien rice

[@johnlaujensen5022]

The Smiths came out hard - this self titled album is prpbably one of the best albums ever. Morriseys voice is unique but the guitar play of a very young Johnny Marr is unbeatable - he later worked together with Matt Johnson in The The adding even more quality to an amazing band. Try listening to The The or go Danish and listen to Gangway you'll recognize the influence

[@HitlerGaymes123]

Marr and Andy Rorke are outshined in The Queen Is Dead, and Morrisey lyrics dont carry the same weith as before. Its a much more acessible album.

[@johnlaujensen5022]

Absolutely - they were getting more popular and had to navigate the the pressure of the mainstream

[@HitlerGaymes123]

@@johnlaujensen5022 People often forget how much darker is the first album compared to the later ones, the history of loss the inocence to lust and driving your life to disaster and misery. Songs considered """sad"""" like I Know Its Over and The Last Night I Dreamt are exactly the kind of garbage that the mass public like to cry, and doesent hold a candle to more subtle and complex songs like Pretty Girls Make Graves and Suffer Little Children

[@johnlaujensen5022]

Totally agree

[@sealex6890]

Wow not only am I 2 hours late, but someone else beat me to recommending bloc party as well. This is most definitely not a certified Smag moment

[@ZenixRulez]

Love the videos! A few recommendations: Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production) Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production) Koi No Yokan or White Pony - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo) Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop)

[@ts-wo6pp]

Seconded on deftones

[@maxmiller1950]

Hatful of Hollow plssss

[@eri.09]

22:13

[@xtldc]

Meat is Murder next?

[@ZakTheGuy]

I DID, IN FACT, NUT TO THIS

[@fernandocesar262]

Listen to Beach House - Once Twice Melody 🙏🏼

[@Manannan0402]

If you like this, you may also like Infected by The The.

[@alabasterdisaster]

Their album Dusk is a truly awesome “concept” album

[@SD-ou3pt]

Suffer little children is about the moors murderers

[@kaysienothin]

10:56 me running away from all the goth mommys

[@slyz1758]

listen to more albums from the smiths

[@chaos_enjoyer826]

My favourite album from the smiths might be meat is murder

[@meatgrinder9506]

Pinkerton by Weezer would be an entertaining reaction

[@ElVodkat]

Damn bro, I'd love to see you react to The Doors self titled album or L.A Woman, I think you'd like them. And thanks for the video babe

[@HitlerGaymes123]

Strange Days still their best. Waiting For The and Morrison hotel doesent hold a candle compared to the two first

[@AqRook9363]

Weatherday!?!?!?!?!

[@leobenjamin7950]

DEPRESSION CHERRY REVIEW WHEN?

[@abbycap302]

oh shiz

[@doomba_5540]

This video made me fail NNN

[@drdarbyii]

Who's talking about girls? Not Morrissey not me. Just you😢

[@navyactor]

hey i've been watching your content for a while now and it would mean a lot to me if you were to consider listening to Delaware by Drop Nineteens. keep up the great work man, i've really enjoyed your content

[@Justinhomii]

The zoomer comments outta pocket 💀

[@richardyoung834]

L O V E & R O C K E T S Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven ✔

[@prudenceneverpays]

this charming man is gay

[@drdarbyii]

And quiet skipping

[@metalyuncle]

You’re too pretty to have to looksmaxx 🥰

[@drdarbyii]

Soo cute..... Delicious

[@drdarbyii]

What is your skipping shit on the music.?

[@_Ag-]

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