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#NowListening: #TheSmiths - Louder Than Bombs
Also released #OnThisDay!

The Smiths are a great band on their studio efforts, but on compilation albums like this one their weaker material appears and their usual consistency disappears. There are some interesting tunes on here though, showing off that they did in fact experiment with new sounds. Especially Golden Lights struck me. Panic with its line "hang the DJ" is gruesome though and I hate its dumb repetitiveness.

#music#CD#janglepop

#TheSmiths mag ich musikalisch gesehen gerne, inklusive #Morrissey, um den es ja immer mal wieder Kontroversen gab. Das heutige Coverbild aus dem #PunkCovers Kalender konnte ich erstmal nicht richtig zuordnen. Zum Glück weiss ChatGPT Rat:
„Das Lied Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now von The Smiths ist nicht auf einem Studioalbum erschienen; es wurde 1984 als eigenständige Single veröffentlicht. Es wurde auch auf die Compilations Hatful of Hollow (1984) und Louder Than Bombs (1987) aufgenommen.“

University of Salford: Unseen photos of U2 and The Smiths released as Maxwell Hall Digital Archive is unveiled. “Unseen photos and other nostalgic memorabilia from some of Salford’s most famous concerts have been revealed in a new digital archive for an iconic Greater Manchester music venue. From new footage of The Smith’s infamous concert in July 1986 to Blondie’s rider for their […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/university-of-salford-unseen-photos-of-u2-and-the-smiths-released-as-maxwell-hall-digital-archive-is-unveiled/

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