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Title: Hmmm...
Review: This is a pretty swell album. I don't think it's perfect, but some of the individual songs are. The title track is pretty stunning, and the back-to-back I Know It's Over and Never Had No One Ever--possibly the Smiths' two bleakest songs, with the exception of Suffer Little Children--are most impressive indeed. But let's not forget the wonderfulness of the bouncy Vicar in a Tutu. What a song! And, of course, for the ultimate in melodramatic but genuinely affecting songcraft, there's always the gorgeous There is a Light That Never Goes Out. I don't think every track on the album is perfect, though. The single Bigmouth Strikes Again never impressed me much, nor did Frankly Mister Shankly. And I don't think the great lyrics are quite enough to save the melodically-challenged Boy With the Thorn In His Side. Still, it's a must for Smiths fans--some of the songs are genuinely flooring.
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