The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) Full album

Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. Released on 28 September 1987 by Rough Trade Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks.All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990.
Tracklist:
1-A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours 00:00
2-I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 3:00
3-Death of a Disco Dancer 6:49
4-Girlfriend in a Coma 12:14
5-Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 14:17
6-Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 17:50
7-Unhappy Birthday 22:57
8-Paint a Vulgar Picture 25:42
9-Death at One's Elbow 31:20
10-I Won't Share You 33:20
ENJOY!

[@thevoid2660]

R.I.P. Richard Davalos (1930-2016), the face on the album cover, the actor who co-starred with James Dean in East of Eden. It's very odd that Morrissey cropped and used Davalos' photos looking at James Dean as album covers instead of Dean's face. I think Morrissey manifested that he's Davalos and he's looking to his hero, James Dean. It's a pretty cool idea to be honest.

[@Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson]

I always wondered who that was.

[@supergrahamg]

great post, thanks; I love the artwork on the albums, as I channel the aesthetic appreciation of a youthful male form from a homosexual's perspective..Morrissey was a sensibility, for sure, in those productive years; all artists seem influenced by the particular archetypes that speak to them personally and it's no surprise to find the tragic James Dean turning up on Morrissey's radar, the perfect template of death, beauty, lost promise, disappointment etc..

[@RenegadeShepard69]

@@supergrahamg Sorry to bother, but I left a comment to you in another thread, and I saw this one again aswell, I'm curious, do you make art of your own? You said you channel the "aesthetic appreciation of a youthful male form from a homosexual's perspective", that's a pretty interesting way to put it, and quite sensible at that. Maybe I misread your comment, but if you meant by "I channel" that it inspires you in your work than I'd love to know more about it. I'm inspired by Morrissey aswell, without necessarily feeling like him in many ways too. Thanks for reading and sorry to bother if anything.

[@supergrahamg]

@@RenegadeShepard69 I am interested in cultural history, and I do not wish to heap disparagement on a popular musician who does not require my approbation; what I find interesting in these threads from much younger people is the extent to which, while they appreciate the lyricism and wit of the music, miss entirely the layered relevance of the Moor Murders in the 1984 debut album, Brian Masters brilliant book length journalistic analysis of them 'Beyond Belief' (which Morrissey must have read), the Shelagh Delaney film A Taste of Honey etc which informs it also And so they miss an interesting dimension to what, for me, elevates the music above the ephemera of pop, one of the reasons it endures. However, related to this, is a troubling fact ; I personally do think the wholesale engagement with this theme by Morrissey and Marrback in the 1980s was inappropriate and somewhat crass, given the fact the parents of the murdered children were still alive in the 1980s (and several remain alive to this day); not really appropriate subject matter for pop music, however well intentioned ; tuneful, memorable but somewhat glib, attributing psychological 'depth' and ambivalence to what were two amoral murderers. As for Morrissey, more generally, his Lake Poets' miserabilism was an authentic expression of a super-sensitive young man, however over, time, my recollection (and one shared by many) is that the rather grandiose 'holier than thou' , finger jabbing personal political posturing began to detract massively from the original achievement. Hence my comment about liberals with their phoney utopias and irritating universalisms, an analogy, and as you point out, not really directly applicable to him, whose political instincts appear confused and rather more strident. My guess is that the story is always and ever all about him, not an examination of the world (the list of the people he demonises is laughably lengthy) and he feels rather superior to those around him, a comfortable hiding place I have found for many a person who is rather emotionally constipated and frightened of intimacy. I still love the music. I have no ambition to read his biography. The whole point perhaps is not to let too much light in on the art. Or to grow and develop as a person and an artist. I think his failure to do either is a cause of regret for both him and for us. Long ago he became a cartoonish figure, humourless and transparent. On a lighter note, I would add that, for me, the heterosexual equivalent of the artwork in the Smiths' albums, is that of Roxy Music; Bryan Ferry, a true ladies' man, as every one of their memorable album covers will readily attest.....

[@pamelamander2847]

@@supergrahamg I like listening to good music is that ok you pretentious twat oh and sorry I'm 59 and loved the Smiths years ago and don't do social media shit etc but had to raid my poor daughters account after reading your drivel to simply reply and say shut the fuck up man

[@johnsone9396]

RIP Mr. Rourke. You added so much. You and Joyce were underappreciated. What a foursome.🥰

[@sauloromano]

1 - A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours 00:00 2 - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 3:00 3 - Death of a Disco Dancer 6:49 4 - Girlfriend in a Coma 12:14 5 - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 14:17 6 - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 17:50 7 - Unhappy Birthday 22:57 8 - Paint a Vulgar Picture 25:42 9 - Death at One's Elbow 31:20 10 - I Won't Share You 33:20

[@Itsnotanymore-ku7dz]

Thank you!

[@deliberocognitio7578]

THX

[@AnaGonzalez-gk3wk]

Paint a Vulgar Picture has been one of my all time favorites

[@systemdowncity]

Cheers!

[@flamegarden]

🙌🙌🙌

[@bornflippy1]

I grew up in rural Colorado in a small farm town. The music of the day was classic rock and metal. At my HS if you didn't fit into one of the cliques often dictated by your musical and attire choices you were shunned and ridiculed. Typical rural America. I hated the box I was in, I wanted to dress differently and see a bigger world. I wanted music that actually said something, anything about my life and how I felt about it and my place in the world. New Wave came along in the late 70's and early 80's and I jumped on board with a passion. The style of music was diverse and the fashion those bands sported was all together different to say the least. I was a Sophomore in HS when The Smiths debut came out. Everything changed for me that year as far as my choice of music and what I would wear. Bands like The Smiths and The Cure and Depeche Mode and U2 gave me the courage to be different and follow my own ideas about what was really good to me. I have never looked back. This album in particular helped me through a dark time in my life. I had just started college and my Gran died. She and I were very close and the loss of her had me in a tailspin mentally and emotionally. This album was catharsis for me. D o D D and Last Night I Dreamt and I wont share you, still stand out as the tracks that really gave me the goosebumps. I will always love this album and what it stands for in my then soundtrack of my life. Moz is amazing, but for me, Marr is the magic. His melody driven guitar hooks are unique and I feel he is truly one of the best guitarists of all time.

[@corialley1338]

I too came from a tiny Colorado town and I know exactly what you are talking about! Those bands were the lifeline that saved me! ❤️

[@jlpark79]

This album is perfection

[@simonpaterson8371]

So sad it was the last, a work of pure genius.....

[@chadhintze7964]

age 53 just learned of the smiths , love this new music to my ears

[@vinceanthony7696]

Death of a Disco Dancer - What a brilliant song!

[@JeffreySykes]

It happens a lot round here.

[@MarkGormley-nn7fh]

Was just thinking that as it played not listened to this album for a while. Such beautiful composition this album

[@vanishing_girl]

Morrissey's vocals were at their peak on this album

[@carlosluis1970]

yes!

[@donjoh2758]

Probaly one of best goodbye band albums ever made

[@davemiller8215]

Probably?!?!?!......please

[@blkbr7580]

@@davemiller8215 Definitely one of the better or best "goodbye" band albums/CDs made. Heard it on TOS 105 before its format change in Oct. '87. RIP, old WTOS, RIP.

[@Camarggio]

I was 17 at the first album and 22 when they split up......I'm not going bullshit you. I'm 55 now! But hey there hasn't been a day....

[@richardschulz4405]

i won,t share u

[@richardschulz4405]

@@davemiller8215 ok best?

[@user-xt2ig6ux7q]

Still superb.

[@InappropriateFab]

Amazing, beautiful, sad, unforgettable. One of the few records that you can play from start to finish and love every second of it.

[@nigeldunne9070]

First introduction to the Smiths in my early teens. Approaching 50 now and still love this album. Such a beautiful reminder of my youth. ❤

[@LibertyorDie1976]

The greatest songwriter.

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

The longer I’m single and can’t seem to find a partner, the longer I feel “last night I dreamt someone loved me” may be Morrissey’s greatest moment as a songwriter. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking, and speaks directly to how I’ve felt these last few months.

[@theoysterbird9846]

I'm 44, have loved and been loved but have not found, as Morrissey put it, the right one or the last one.

[@nettarathe1790]

me too. every time i hear the song i cry.

[@pythonprogrammer7354]

I hope you all find the special person one day.

[@mikeciul8599]

Emmanuel Salazar, I know it's gonna happen someday, to you...please wait. Don't lose faith! ;)

[@robertculliford5698]

Cheer up, mush

[@Mike-ir9fx]

In my humble opinion they were/are the greatest band since the Beatles in the influence and sheer brilliance, they literally saved me from myself, and helped me understand the complexity of what it is like to be a human, they just make you feel every single emotion and ultimately free you from the drudgery of everyday life, thank you for the songs that saved my life ♥️♥️

[@seanadamson280]

Beautifully put Mike 👍

[@Mike-ir9fx]

@@seanadamson280 thank you Sean, I take it you are a fan of the greatest band ever, I wish you well and once again thank you for your kind words, you little charmer😂😂♥️

[@dougieboy777]

far better than the beatles dont care what anyone says. that marr morrissey combo will never be found again. Not to forget the bass player. What a band, UK music scene wipes the floor with the rest of the world.

[@Mike-ir9fx]

@@dougieboy777 I agree with you to a point Doug! You must bare in mind the world was a lot different in their peak, but future songs by any of them including Lennon were not in the same league as Morrissey/Marr, and no writing team has EVER come close, I still listen to them now, as I always find something new and usually humorous in them . You keep well my friend and remember everything else is just a miserable lie🤣🤣🍻

[@dougieboy777]

@@Mike-ir9fx totally agree Mike the Beatles were obviously great as well. Just can’t get over that Morrissey marr combo. Pure poetry and the best riffs from Marr, different gravy. I’ll never get bored of it. Some girls are bigger than others and the rest. Class crack Mike keep listening to the best band there ever was 👍🏻🍻💯

[@MindsinUnison]

The perfect album

[@rebeccabearden]

I agree completely . It's my favourite. Purchased as a 14 yr old in kentucky. Not a favorite amoungst friends?!

[@blkbr7580]

@@andrescoronelberrios8363 I agree, both perfect and sad, as their last album as The Smiths. Hard to believe it'll be 33 years old on 28 Sept. Wow.

[@pandawandas]

Thomas? I never thought I'd find you here. Cool!

[@helenwaldron5858]

Akways. 🎤🎸🎼🎶🙏

[@helenwaldron5858]

Or always even! 😅🎤🎸🙄

[@mp3ste1]

Morrisey, Genius.

[@wearethehappyones18]

And the Marr

[@harrypotter-xi5zi]

ALL MIGHTY SONGS !!!

[@peterhaley2836]

great group who i just discovered recently ( !!! )

[@residentepapi13]

i don´t know if i´ll be hated, but in my humble opinion the smiths are the best band ever.

[@karllynch1832]

"Are" not "is" ..The Smiths "are " the best band ever, and I agree

[@chrismorfas7515]

Is "Death of a Disco Dancer" the best song of the 80s? Both rocks hard and mesmerizes, makes a huge social statement.

[@folkq]

Always thought so

[@folkq]

Nearly was me.

[@djgirly1]

perfect. Every tune.

[@izzyg907]

Love, Peace and Harmony...maybe in the next world.

[@davemiller8215]

.....definitely will never occur in this one; even Mozzzz would agree with that

[@vlevan5082]

You can never overplay this Album. Always have the space you first heard it.

[@margorowe9052]

Yes..on a roof in buffalo,ny..to get it in on canadian radio

[@icewaterforblood]

This album changed my life. I used to have so many rules in my head and one of them was that I couldn’t listen to music on my own and I couldn’t pick the songs. When I was first trying to get over it, I clicked on this (I had to keep skipping and pausing because I still wasn’t used to it) but it was like nothing I’d ever heard before, my life flashed before my eyes ~ I’m now and obsessive smiths fan, and I can also listen to whatever music I want on my own without my brain playing up and making me feel so guilty like I was doing something wrong and I’m just generally so much better. Yeah and this album got me out of that 😊 thought I’d share this story to show how powerful music (and this album) is.

[@surfboardjoker6299]

i struggle with ocd as well so im glad this album helped you out, cheers

[@TheReal_Logan19]

Listen to "Canserbero-Es Epico""

[@fionahairdresser]

I heard of this band because of John Peel x

[@Ardwick-Crome]

Coming from the same neck of the woods as Morrissey, and being 8 years behind him in age, my mates and I had the full on Smiths experience. It will never leave me.

[@craigemm770]

💓The Smiths still after all these years! #propermusic

[@joeydanielski962]

When I was in high school I used to wake up, put on this record and then lay back down in bed. It reminds me of my childhood bedroom.

me too!

[@joeydanielski962]

@ Those were the days!

[@frankb8994]

My uncle reminds me of my childhood bedroom

[@user-pt1ow8hx5l]

Jesus. Will they ever reunite. And tour the world. So much live-like energy in the rhytm section.

[@t0xcn253]

Paint a vulgar picture will never fail to impress me, nothing about "on their hands a dead star" has changed.

[@alexgroushko3142]

The sycophantic slags all say, I knew him first and I knew him well….

[@Vortigan07]

Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce are not called out often enough for providing the elite quality canvas that Marr and Morrisey painted such amazing pictures on!

[@mikeciul8599]

Amen to that. I've been really appreciating Rourke's basslines lately.

[@Mike-ir9fx]

If they swapped christian names🤣🤣one of them would be Mickey Rourke, what a band, the greatest band ever by sheer scope of their output♥️be well my friend 🥳

[@stephenfreeman4256]

I don't know if my depression started or ended with this tape.

[@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo]

Then do not listen to an eerie yet most beautiful song by Keane, "The toy," great British bands both.

[@PinnyBasher]

@@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo What about Atlantic?

[@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo]

@@PinnyBasher Can you tell me more? I do not recognize it.

[@stephenprior267]

mine ended with Louder than Bombs

[@harveylee51]

So many British Bands seem to be the cause of depression but also the cure for it🤔 ironic innit! Be safe over there mate!🤘

[@allanclark2538]

This album still move's me to tears, the smiths we'll never see their likes again

[@jimnewl]

I'll never understand why this album is so ignored. It's without question one of the best albums ever recorded. Period. Full stop. All Smiths albums are awesome, but this one is to me the best of the bunch. Last night I dreamt...

[@preving]

i still think The Queen Is Dead is GOAT. This is my #2

[@susanfritzel4055]

They had broken up by the time it came out. Everyone had to split into camps for or against Morrissey

[@pseudonayme7717]

I totally agree. I saw them live for both the MIM and QID tours, but their sense of humour comes out more in this album, making it the best of the lot. 'Stop me if you think' is just an incredibly funny and witty song, which can be said about many of the songs on this album.

[@genapp3603]

the band think this is their best and can't argue with that

[@MrHarvey1968]

With most bands I like, and I know it is a bit of a cliche, I think their earlier stuff is genuinely the best. Not so with The Smiths. Not sure this is the best but I can understand why you think it is.

[@massivegat5087]

Oh how I miss The Smiths!

[@donpeace894]

Morrissey solo just ain't the same

[@tenniscompany67]

I wont share you 💔

[@HandleGF]

Released from the humanitarian shackles of the Smiths, he immediately gave us "Bengali in Platforms" ... and we all should have known what was coming from this Plastic Paddy charmer after that.

[@organicurbanlandcare1908]

OMG this is amazing

[@di0w_]

Great coment

[@bigboybreakfast3245]

They say there too much caffeine in your bloody stream, and a lack of real spice in your life. Unreal. Forever the Smiths.

[@bunnyfish714]

My Favorite Smiths Album !!!!

[@zephead843]

Mine too. (I think) It's such a hard decision, isn't it?

[@hiyay8830]

@@zephead843 yea I had to spend a few days to figure it out

[@hiyay8830]

Yea same my favourite compilation would prob be louder than bombs but I like meat is murder too and I just can’t get over hatful of hollow......idk

[@bdawnedon]

masterpiece

[@heikemaftiewicz1756]

✋one of my favorites

[@ajh21313]

This album was so bitter sweet (I was 20), knowing that this was the end of the The Smiths back then... Still bums me out in 2020, even though I lived it in 87.

[@BlueArcStreaming]

me also, reminds me of rainy days then...

[@burrenmagic]

The pain.

[@brandonzayres]

So true Antonio

[@stpaulimdog]

Only 3 years and 4 records they lasted.

[@zephead843]

It was closer to five years. First demos were done as early as May 1983. Just providing some facts here. It's all good.

[@alejandrocurado5134]

This is the best album by the smiths in my opinion. They did something no one does in the music industry. They broke apart at the apogee of their careers

[@marcosschroeder3983]

Diese Musik ist sehr gut !!!

[@nikplatten7486]

When I was young, I had no idea about the world, What to feel, How to feel, The Smiths put me right, They're in my heart, always

[@johnsomers4376]

Joyce,Rourke,Morrissey,Marr- sum greater than the parts made timeless magic

[@twochordcool]

Exactly right, none of them separately even came close to this magic.

[@BlancaVargas-of6my]

1987? Amazing. Ahead of its time. The best band, the best album. Me listening to it in 2021.

[@amanisofia2701]

The soundtrack of my whole teenage life was the smiths. Now about to hit the mid century alas I know I will never have the honor of seeing them live. Stephen you are a broodish old man who has ruined it for us that dreamed of seeing a reunion. We will always have this music and what it meant to us in a time before cell phones and social media. Sitting in our rooms alone and listening to the tape over and over dreaming of a life yet to come. That life is now wherever you are. Love peace and harmony my friends. 2023.

[@dexterbigbags9326]

very nice

[@MIKIJORDAN1]

Absolutely GENIUS, GREAT FOREVER, THANKS, MORRISSEY

[@davemiller8215]

ummmmm.....Mr Marr and the others had a bit to do with this perfect timeless expression of musical and lyrical prowess as well.....

[@johnsmith-cl8hj]

You can only write so well through suffering...poor Morrisey..to see it with such stark clarity...no hope offered.

[@nickgooner8021]

❤️ medicine to me this album

[@wartimemodels]

Genius

[@nathinamo9970]

I just saved up the money to get this when I was 15, then heard they’d broken up as soon as I got it! Devastating, as it was such perfection. Bittersweet.... like life. Looved and looost...

[@lorenzo-london2836]

''This story is old...I know but it goes on...goes on...goes on''

[@johnjohnson2330]

My all time favorite band!! I know every word,of every song from every album,Some of the Absolute best lyrics in music! Love Morrissey,Love the Smiths!!

[@doriskokkinisdavidson9949]

I agree

[@Mulepick]

I was 32, a Lieutenant in the USN, and been through two "warm" wars when this came out. Love it to this day.

[@patmcgrath4908]

Genius at making people feel better who are in tough spots

[@howardcoles3537]

@@patmcgrath4908 What a brilliant comment !! You really get the spirit of the Smiths - I'm impressed !

[@TRPilot06YT]

May i ask for some interesting stories sir, if you dont mind of course. Im kind of on a similar path at this point on my life

[@josephreilly6328]

Thanks for your service. USN Smiths older brother retired Bo sun ☘️⚓️👊 it all somehow is great 👍

[@alexandrepaleta71]

The Smiths are so virtuous that in Brazil they inspired a National band called Legiao Urbana, the best in poetry.

[@bdawnedon]

dont connect this with brazil thats a garbage country

[@rickicoughlan8299]

Still a gem in 2020

[@johnsone9396]

And still in 2023❤

[@BioDieselEstate]

Talking to myself, whom I left behind on 1st January 1988 as I listened to Strangeways: Happy New Year but, You still haven't earned it yet, baby ... This album is a precious parting gift from The Smiths. It is the sound of four musicians playing at their best. Strangeways vies for No.1 Smiths album with The Queen is Dead. That news of The Smiths demise was visceral at the time. Back in the day, there wasn't this over saturation of music, yet. So the lights going out in the music hall of The Smiths was Big Time. “I'll see you somewhere, I'll see you sometime ...” Prescient, eh? I wonder if Morrissey was already planning the corker of an album he went on to create as his first solo record? Much Thanks due to Mr. Joyce, Mr. Rourke, Mr. Marr and last but certainly not least Mr. Morrissey. Thank You All for the music.

[@joaquincastillojr5001]

Long live The Smith's my favorites I was young in 80's they are relent today as they were then I don't care about about their inner termoil they were the greatest and will always admire them.

[@1seansouth]

I'll see you somewhere, I'll see you some time - the final words on the final track of The Smiths. How beautiful

[@darrendickson1553]

Utterly

[@dazauto1400]

And we're still waiting

[@cyclingncr613]

Greatest band ever!! Manchester so much to answer for

[@jasonwestra7565]

I was listening to the cure, ministry, skinny puppy etc, but my mom was worried about Morrissey and the lyrics persuasion on my life. 30 years later...

[@davewilson9738]

KZbins ad placements...impeccable! But not even they can detract from this 80's masterpiece!

[@parkerfennelly8889]

I was a college DJ when this disc came out and remember playing "Girlfriend in a Coma" on every shift. Love Strangeways and remember those years very well. I was lucky and got to see The Smiths at their first North American show at The Opera House in Boston and also at the Great Woods show on The Queen Is Dead Tour that showed up on the deluxe reissue, repackage. Great days.

[@john-danson3113]

David Says: Wish they'd played it on Corrie. Give me that schminky pinky.

[@natalieviggiano2442]

Excellent

[@tedcantu1]

immaculate

[@MarkJohnson-jq2gz]

My favourite Smiths album...The production is ...Glorious..x

[@JeffreySykes]

exactly! Such as the drums on Disco Dance. Sound perfect.

[@AvrahamAvigail]

wow, such fine music, the lyrics, vibe...

[@bevfairclough5529]

Probably my favourite band of ALL TIME!

[@davemiller8215]

no probably with me Beverly......

[@brianjustbrian8784]

Our relationship was faltering when this came out. I wrote 'I won't share you' in the condensation on the window of the miserable terrace she lived in. We were too young for love.

[@mnly2456]

One of the Top ten records of all time. Timeless and irresistible. Genuine lyrics and songwriting. A rush and a push is a must

[@burrenmagic]

INCREDIBLE SONG!

[@LB-ls2lv]

Escutando isso e pensando em 2023, sobre como a definição perfeita pra esse ano é Strangeways, here we come. Sofri bullying, perdi várias amizades e passei por situações terríveis ano passado, tudo isso fez uma mudança radical dentro de mim. Eu mudei, mas sempre carregando dentro de mim o espírito da criança que fui, espero que esse ano eu consiga deixá-la orgulhosa da pessoa que sou agora. Obrigado, The Smiths por ser a trilha sonora da minha vida.

[@darlinjacq1552]

If You won't share Me, then rescue Me, at least, from the heavenly spot you have placed Me in so I will be safe while you share, through song, Your beautiful word in Your own beautiful way ❤️❤️❤️

[@jamiebond3531]

Great ability 🍄🍄🍄🍄

[@adrianoportugal8148]

Eu amo profundamente Os The Smiths. Ouço-os a 25 anos. Impossível não amar The Smiths. Adriano Silva 🇧🇷

[@sevenswords8781]

my whole teenage life just flashed before me....God I miss those days.. up the Mods..

[@josevargas638]

Yes me too amazing how powerful beautiful music can be

[@CHINGAZOS]

Yesssssss me toooo, fkkkk reminds of fall weather and having a broken heart as a teenager and then going to the goth clubs at night.

[@haraldnorway8079]

I love this album since 1990 my fav of the smiths

[@victorymansions]

Woke up at 7am hungover as anything, and I hear Morrissey singing: "so drink drink drink and be alone". Am I a typical nostalgic Millennial?

[@bigboybreakfast3245]

The greatest album of all time. Long live Morrissey.

[@ichhasseamerika]

An absolute masterpiece from the Beatles of 80s indie rock. The 80s were a magical time for music - possibly the greatest of all time, and The Smiths were at the forefront of it. This was their zenith. The star being its brightest before it burns out. We can only imagine what they could have accomplished had they stayed together , but we can only speculate now. Peace Out to my kids of the 80s, may the 80s never die.

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

As bittersweet as the breakup was, I’m glad they ended things on such a high note. Couldn’t have asked for a better send-off.

[@zephead843]

@@emmanuelsalazar9424 Question: Is "Strangeways" their best album?...

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

zep head Debatable. I love it, but I’d probably give the edge to Meat Is Murder.

[@kallek919]

It's hard to beat the 70's when it comes to the best music decade of our time (not to mention the 60's) ...

[@tallykev6608]

@@kallek919 while the 70s was great, i'd take the 80s. it really depends on what you're into

[@cc92103]

The arrangement on "Stop Me.." is simply sublime...my loves. Moz/JFM

[@gianlucao.4640]

Feels like I bought this Album yesterday. The years pass but I am grateful that Morrissey/SMITHs filled my mind with empathetic lyrics and a sound that transcends the daily mediocrity of existence

[@ralphsolo9761]

Me and my true love, will never meet again !

[@mikeluke9404]

He stole it from you take the high road, and I'll take the low road. Cheeky sod. Great album like all smiths albums. Love.

[@loupaju1]

Will never forget the time and place when I heard the first note from that album. It is so special!

[@jamesgonzales565]

I bought this album on cassette from the Tower Records in Buena Park near Knott's Berry Farm when I was maybe in 10th grade. Up until that time, I enjoyed music but when I listened to this album it brought emotion and feeling towards music and lyrics that was surreal, as it does still to this day.

[@nickwill6599]

Shout out Tower Records. Phfuck Licorice Pizza

[@stevewilson9479]

The Smiths bring me lots of memories..saw them live in Hull Uni when i was 14 but as you get older you appreciate Morrisey`s lyrics more & reflect when i saw them on TOTP he was allways with great guitarist JOHNNY MARR..they had a synerrrrrrrrrr

[@julietspaghetti]

Yes mis spent youth oh to be 15 again

[@lcrockinrollmaia3803]

É uma pena que uma banda como essa tenha acabado. THE SMITHS ETERNAMENTE EM NOSSOS CORAÇÕES. 😚😚😚🤗🤗🤗🎵🎵🎵

[@matannestel8106]

One of the most beautiful albums ever made in the last 100 years! Perfect creativity. Thanks for sharing.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

What about the previous hundred years? :P

[@camioso]

@@jimnewcombe7584 if it's the last 100 years, then it's of all time

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@camioso Saying "ever" and then "last 100" in incongruous, almost contradictory. The great composers weren't of the last 100 years, and there's nothing about our own time which suggests longevity: we fill the airwaves with ephemera, and this holds for the other arts too, except perhaps film, which is still young.

[@camioso]

@@jimnewcombe7584 ngl I just meant to reply to the comment not you. Albums were invented in 1948 (as we know them today) and so therefore albums of the last 100 years, is of all time

[@Freedomfighter76239]

This is by far the best album I’ve ever listened to, the whole thing is like one big song

[@eamonmcdonagh7061]

Hi,try This is the Sea for another gem of an album..like another one big song

[@zephead843]

"Strangeways" is insanely good. "Death of A Disco Dancer" is my fave.

[@jaffrojames5147]

check out suffer or the grey race by bad religion...and the only lyricists that can out write these birds

[@relentlessduckproductions8779]

Do you think Radiohead's OK Computer picks up where this left off to some extent?

[@ericsilberstein667]

Morrissey, Marr, Rourke, and Joyce made great music together. The Smiths great alt band.

[@rewerked8303]

Much of the good “alternative” music bands in the late 80s seemed to be ahead of their time. Sub pop records also launched in the the late 80s responsible for the grunge movement of the early 90s. Late 80s 9os arguably the best era for music.

[@kencormier3015]

Well, actually, 60:s and 70's was awesome for music too. It just depends on when you were born.

[@mikeluke9404]

The greatest band to ever walk this earth. It had to end in tears sadly, love the smiths forever, a 63 london/ irishman living in NZ. Please love each other people this is our only chance. Love to the world.

[@jasonmcdermott1438]

Good post Mike greetings from Stockholm Sweden

[@mikeluke9404]

@@jasonmcdermott1438 thank you Jason, greetings and best wishes from NZ, keep safe my friend. I take it you like the smiths, you handsome devil!

[@cindymarie3573]

Greetings from Texas, USA Love and music unite

[@mikeluke9404]

@@cindymarie3573 Cindy!! You are beautiful sister.

[@davemiller8215]

.....Maybe in the next world Mike......

[@Fernando_GarciaHernandd]

i won't share you , this song is so perfect, so melancholy, every time i listen to it i fall in love with life again

[@amitchell75]

this amazing album was so grossly underrated.

[@zephead843]

Amy- You said it. I would say that The Smiths could not have a picked a worse time to break up. I think this album was their attempt to go a bit more mainstream. This masterwork is stillborn in that it was released two weeks AFTER the band broke up. And that makes me sad. But I'll be forever grateful for the music and magic they created. The Smiths...aahh.

[@warriorsoflego]

@@zephead843 More mainstream? It even has a go at the industry that promotes and pays them. I think it is their best album.

[@fatimallama5176]

It's not underrated.

[@zephead843]

@@warriorsoflego Agreed. It was their attempt to go a bit more mainstream that made "Strangeways" The Smiths' best album. Too bad it would be their last, but Morrissey's solo career wasn't going to wait for anybody.

[@blkbr7580]

@@zephead843 Good comments. Sad that they broke up about same time that WTOS 105 changed its format from "free-form"/alt. rock to classic rock. A sad time in Oct. '87.

[@mobbsmcg]

this still sounds so good..as it did in the 80's .. fantastic.