{"product_id":"the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead-180g-vinyl-lp-1","title":"The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead, Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Smiths - The Queen Is Dead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eThe Queen Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e captures \u003cstrong data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e at their peak, combining Morrissey’s witty, melancholic lyrics with Johnny Marr’s jangly, melodic guitar work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Made in Germany' sticker on the back cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Queen Is Dead Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details clearfix stayOpen\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cite\"\u003eMeat Is Murder may have been a holding pattern, but The Queen Is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. Opening with the storming title track, The Queen Is Dead is a harder-rocking record than anything the Smiths had attempted before, but that's only on a relative scale -- although the backbeat is more pronounced, the group certainly doesn't rock in a conventional sense. Instead, Johnny Marr has created a dense web of guitars, alternating from the minor-key rush of \"Bigmouth Strikes Again\" and the faux rockabilly of \"Vicar in a Tutu\" to the bouncy acoustic pop of \"Cemetry Gates\" and \"The Boy With the Thorn in His Side,\" as well as the lovely melancholy of \"I Know It's Over\" and \"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.\" And the rich musical bed provides Morrissey with the support for his finest set of lyrics. Shattering the myth that he is a self-pitying sap, Morrissey delivers a devastating set of clever, witty satires of British social mores, intellectualism, class, and even himself. He also crafts some of his finest, most affecting songs, particularly in the wistful \"The Boy With the Thorn in His Side\" and the epic \"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,\" two masterpieces that provide the foundation for a remarkable album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48693815771329,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead.jpg?v=1769746004","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead-180g-vinyl-lp-1","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}