best album to introduce someone to The Smiths???

[tiburon]

My brother wants me to burn a cd so he can hear the Smiths. I was advised not to compile songs myself. So would anyone like to suggest the best album to show him what the band is like???

 

[Vauxhall Driver]

The World Won't Listen

The first one I got was the W.W.L. followed by Hatful of Hollow

 

[Rowdy Yeats]

Re: The World Won't Listen

I'd go with Louder than Bombs (if yr. American) if nothing else, it is the Most-Of The Smiths

 

[Fenriswolf]

> My brother wants me to burn a cd so he can hear the Smiths. I was advised
> not to compile songs myself. So would anyone like to suggest the best
> album to show him what the band is like???

I would let him listen to a "best of album." That was what made me fall in love with the Smiths...listening to all of their hits and wanting more.
The first song was "big mouth strikes again." Then I went through the guys' ( my best friends older brother) noticed that it was on "the queen is dead" fell in love with every song and wanted more ..ad infinitum.

 

[Ruffian]

World Won't Listen or Louder Than Bombs..

 

[LoafingOaf]

Those r comps; Queen is Dead is the obvious choice. NM

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