- indie pop, jangle pop, post-punk
- 47 min
- 10 tracks
- Sire Records
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records. Following the release of their self-titled debut album in early 1984, the Smiths maintained a prolific output with non-album singles and the compilation Hatful of Hollow, while also drawing media attention for their outspoken political views and provocative lyrics.
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Character-led, spare, classical in form and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- Select4/5
- Sounds4.5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC+
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Tracks
- 1The Headmaster Ritual4:52
- 2Rusholme Ruffians4:20
- 3I Want the One I Can’t Have3:14
- 4What She Said2:42
- 5That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore4:59
- 6How Soon Is Now?6:46
- 7Nowhere Fast2:37
- 8Well I Wonder4:00
- 9Barbarism Begins at Home6:58
- 10Meat Is Murder6:06
10 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Smiths
- Label
- Sire Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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