The Smiths
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: October 4, 1982 in Manchester, England
- Active: 1982 - 1987
Biography
Formed in Manchester in 1982, The Smiths defined British independent music for a generation. The songwriting partnership of vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr was central to their sound, which rejected the era's synthesizer-pop in favor of a guitar, bass, and drums format. Marr's intricate, jangling Rickenbacker riffs provided a vibrant counterpoint to Morrissey's literary, witty, and often melancholic lyrics. Anchored by Andy Rourke's melodic basslines and Mike Joyce's steady drumming, the band signed to #Rough Trade# records and released a string of influential albums, including 'The Queen Is Dead'. Their brief but brilliant five-year career created a catalog that fundamentally shaped the trajectory of alternative rock.
Genres
The Smiths Discography
- This Charming Man / Jeane (1983) - Single - rated 4.63/5
- Hand in Glove / Handsome Devil (1983) - Single - rated 4.14/5
- The Smiths (1984) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now / Suffer Little Children (1984) - Single - rated 4.31/5
- What Difference Does It Make? / Back to the Old House (1984) - Single - rated 4.25/5
- William, It Was Really Nothing / Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984) - Single - rated 4.46/5
- Hatful of Hollow (1984) - Album - rated 4.53/5
- The Headmaster Ritual (1985) - Single - rated 4/5
- Barbarism Begins At Home / Shakespeare's Sister (1985) - Single - rated 4.2/5
- How Soon Is Now? / Well I Wonder (1985) - Single - rated 4.64/5
- Shakespeare's Sister / What She Said (1985) - Single - rated 3.5/5
- The Boy With the Thorn in His Side / Asleep (1985) - Single - rated 4.45/5
- Meat Is Murder (1985) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore / Meat Is Murder (1985) - Single - rated 4.11/5
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others / Frankly Mr. Shankly / The Draize Train (1986) - Single - rated 4.13/5
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986) - Single - rated 4.69/5
- Bigmouth Strikes Again / Money Changes Everything (1986) - Single - rated 4.23/5
- Panic / Vicar in a Tutu (1986) - Single - rated 4.12/5
- Ask / Cemetry Gates (1986) - Single - rated 4.22/5
- The Queen Is Dead (1986) - Album - rated 4.21/5
- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (1987) - Single - rated 3.9/5
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (1987) - Single - rated 4.5/5
- Louder Than Bombs (1987) - Compilation - rated 4.25/5
- Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Shoplifters Of The World Unite (1987) - Single - rated 4/5
- The World Won't Listen (1987) - Compilation - rated 4.13/5
- I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (1987) - Single - rated 4/5
- Sheila Take a Bow / Is It Really So Strange? (1987) - Single - rated 3.5/5
- Girlfriend in a Coma / Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1987) - Single - rated 3.99/5
- Rank (1988) - Album - rated 4/5
- Best . . . I (1992) - Compilation - rated 4.33/5
- Singles (1995) - Compilation - rated 4.42/5
- Sweet And Tender Hooligan (1995) - Single - rated 3.5/5
- The Very Best of The Smiths (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.09/5
- The Sound of The Smiths (2008) - Compilation - rated 4.34/5
- Complete (2011) - Compilation - rated 4.51/5
Members
- Morrissey - lead vocals (1982–1987)
- Johnny Marr - guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica (1982–1987)
- Andy Rourke - bass (1982–1987)
- Mike Joyce - drums (1982–1987)