Description
Arriving in an era dominated by synth pop and gloomy post-punk, the Smiths' eponymous debut was the bracing beginning of a new era. On the surface, the Smiths' sound wasn't radically different from traditional British guitar pop – Johnny Marr's ringing, layered guitars were catchy and melodic – but it was actually an astonishing subversion of the form, turning the structure inside out. Very few of the songs followed conventional verse-chorus structure, yet they were quite melodic within their own right. Marr's inventive songwriting was made all the more original and innovative by Morrissey's crooning and lyrics.
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Reel Around the Fountain |
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You've Got Everything Now |
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Miserable Lie |
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Pretty Girls Make Graves |
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Hand That Rocks the Cradle |
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Still Ill |
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Hand in Glove |
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What Difference Does It Make? |
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I Don't Owe You Anything |
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Suffer Little Children |
