Hatful Of Hollow

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Also worth mentioning is the fact that the heavy stereo effect for the first 7 seconds of 'How Soon Is Now' (most noticeable when listened to through headphones) is greatly diminished on this pressing (it almost sounds like mono! With the release of the record, they had codified the indie spirit, and moving forward, the middle of the decade was theirs. Which I suppose is what makes The Smith's up on that next level of greatness, perfect combination of lyrics, beat and singing. A comprehensive compilation of The Smiths's' hit music, with a high quality of pressing that lifts these compositions to a previously unheard of level of clarity, which is crystal clear. This Charming Man" has softer and more upbeat vocals, guitars and even drums than the version released as a single and on some versions of The Smiths.

A slower, and darker instrumentation backing for Morrissey's vocals comes at a perfect place in the tracklisting. It's an infectious blend that soars through your eardrums and ensures a permanent place in your head canon. I even prefer it over Johnny Marr’s 2012 remastering, which bloats the low end and bizarrely veils his own guitar work, losing the sparkle that is on the UK original.Hmm my Rhino copy had some weird white streaks on both sides of the vinyl and plays with noticeably loud surface noise throughout, which gets particularly distracting during quieter passages. Things I do not like about the Smiths include, but are not limited to: a generally 80s vibe, bedsit shuffling guitars with too much reverb; ridiculous exaggeration of Morrissey's importance and general godlike qualities, when he's clearly a passive-aggressive wanker; Morrissey's lyrics ("What Difference Does It Make" specially awful); Morrissey's voice, a strangulated hernia in a plastic bag; most of all, tunes which consist entirely of a tiresome oscillation over a small interval (often a third, sometimes a fourth), making Morrissey sound like a fire engine. All in all, it's a really nice item and is definitely worth getting, but don't pay over the odds for it.

Still Ill’ is also different, as it opens and closes with a harmonica solo, a more complete take than the version on the band’s debut, The Smiths. Hatful of Hollow' was a wonderful compilation of the Smiths earliest moments with many tracks taken from John Peel sessions. Hatful of Hollow also features the band's debut single, " Hand in Glove", and their two most recent singles prior to the album's release, " Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and " William, It Was Really Nothing", along with their respective B-sides, "Girl Afraid", " How Soon Is Now?Jangly and atmospheric, it’s on moments like this that you realise how much of a breath of fresh air the band must have been at the time. Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 12 November 1984 [11] by Rough Trade Records. This band was just creative all the way, and what lyrics on "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" How the hell am I suppose to feel about this, great storytelling. Beginning with a jangle style guitar break by Marr, the narrative of the song moves between the two perspectives of a boy and a girl each dealing with their insecurities. Hand In Glove’ and even ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’, you could argue that all of The Smiths’ most important early songs comprise the album.

The first person narrative of the lyrics follows a man suffering from an unhealthy obsession with sex and desire. Morrissey's inspiration for this was, according to him, a serious lack of male singers “speaking directly to another male saying that marriage was a waste of time. Sire instead released Louder Than Bombs in the US in 1987—which is effectively a hybrid of Hatful of Hollow and a subsequent UK compilation album The World Won't Listen plus some tracks which do not appear on either.Marr's distorted guitar effect is hypnotic and the lyrical content is an absolutely brilliant piece of sociological analysis. My favourite track would have to be "Reel Around the Fountain" but that barely scrapes the surface - if you need an introduction to the Smiths or are looking for something to add to your collection, look no further. The lyrics on some of these songs are peak smiths imo, I mean have you actually read "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" lmao, what an instrumental by the way. As well as being a pun on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, it is an allusion to the impotence that Ernest Hemingway suffered in his final years. A mysterious and wise man once told me, “The only Smiths record you’ll ever need is Hatful of Hollow”.