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Title: One of the 80's essential records
Review: Besides standing out as the Smiths greatest achievement "The Queen is Dead" is that rare specimen of an album that has several clear highlights(notably"Bigmouth Strikes Again","Some Girls are Bigger than others"and "Frankly Mr.Shankly")but works best as an ensemble piece since all the songs contribute to a flow that propels the record towards a quality well beyond the worth of the individual tracks.Also Morrissey's lyrics are better than ever,be it on the title tracks's rant,on the surreally comic "Bigmouth Strikes again"("now I know how Joan of Arc felt"),on"I know it's over"'s downbeat sentiments or in "There is a light that never goes out"'s ultra romantic fatalism.And of course there's Johnny Marr's magical guitar to add that extra colour that made them so unique and compellingly vital in the 80's.
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