The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (Black Vinyl) Post Punk Music Compared to their first album

Compared to their first album it’s cleaner

the sophomore album from Mamalarky is an instant-classic sunny-day record

besides confirming that their cathartic mini-symphonies were perfectly suited for cinema

Swirling within this album’s 14 compositions are hints of rock

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (Black Vinyl) Post Punk Music Compared to their first albumThe Queen is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. The album is harder rocking record than anything the band had attempted before. Johnny Marr has created here a wide range of guitar styles that provide a musical bed for Morrissey's best set of lyrics. from which is crafted some of their finest, most affective songs, particularly The Boy with the Thorn in his Side and the epic There is a Light that