Seems I kind of have this thing with the Smiths, whereby I like their music, but I can't really tell their albums apart. It all just sounds kind of... Smithy.
This is an enjoyable album though. Johnny Marr paints the songs with a range of guitar tones from swirling and dreamy to vigorous folk, to country twang and everything in between. Morrissey's lyrics continue to be intelligent and with a touch of humour.
This was the band's 3rd album in 4 years, and after one more album the band broke up. Unlike most bands that go through the whole break up thing, they seem to have resisted the urge to reunite, even to revisit their back-catalog for a quick buck.
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