That's a lot of repetition but whether it's taken in either its single-disc or double-disc deluxe editions, The Sound of the Smiths is the best of these posthumous overviews. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Sound of the Smiths - The Smiths on AllMusic - 2008 - Depending on your count, The Sound of the Smiths&hellip.ĭepending on your count, The Sound of the Smiths is the third or fourth posthumous Smiths compilation - a number that may be a bit excessive considering the group's rather concise catalog, containing just four studio albums and singles rounded up on three singles compilations (and two of those covered the same essential territory, too).
The band also decided to unleash a torrent of singles at a time when the 7-inch single was dying out. The Smiths bypassed the 1980s' musical stereotypes in favor of a fresh update of the Beatles/Byrds/Elvis shimmering guitar sound.
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