Hatful Of Hollow

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Reel Around the Fountain" has duller-sounding drums and acoustic guitars than the version on The Smiths. Because it makes fun of us, mere mortals captivated by superficial things like love, money, and fame. If you want to capture the early magic of The Smiths when arguably they were at their zenith, this is the album for you.

Propelled by Andy Rourke's beautiful bass-line, Morrissey sings about a couple with different views on their relationship and how they are perceived by society. It also contains early singles and B sides showcasing some of their very best songs such as"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "William, It Was Really Nothing","Girl Afraid" and "How Soon Is Now? Marr's distorted guitar effect is hypnotic and the lyrical content is an absolutely brilliant piece of sociological analysis. On the whole definitely leaves something to be desired - can't help wondering if the Sire pressing the year before sounds better. The first person narrative of the lyrics follows a man suffering from an unhealthy obsession with sex and desire.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. In addition, the original single version of "Hand in Glove" is included, not the remixed version that appears on The Smiths.

More harmonica begins the song, which utilizes a fast tempo full of energetic instrumentation, and yet Marr's guitar lines are soothing and calming. Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term.I absolutely love the great majority of songs on this, but I hate the fact that it is a compilation album with songs from their self-titled record. foremost, even though this is deeply 80s), and just sometimes all these things that I don't like about them come together to make something that goes right through the other side of shit and makes sense ("Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"). 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. 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. Been very unimpressed with them, but it always made sense to split it across two records considering there are 16 tracks here.