Best album release of the first 10 years

[Anonymous]

i.e. '84-'94

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I voted for Vauxhall. That’s a solid masterpiece. No flab at all. It’s consistent, focused and coherent - without getting dull or predictable. That’s a mighty feat. And the material is ridiculously strong.

 

[Amy]

TQID, Louder than Bombs, Viva, Bona Drag, Vauxhall all practically flawless so I can't choose.

 

[jmb066]

Almost impossible, I went with Rank as it has most of TQID and I love The Smiths live.

 

[skull]

Bona Drag

 

[SuedeMoz]

I get what you're doing... but would have preferred separating Smiths and Morrissey. The poll has all of the Smiths and the first 6 years of Morrissey solo... it is really too difficult to pick one.

 

[Redacted]

This was hard, but I chose TQID, it was that or Bona Drag

 

[ERT]

01. Vauxhall & I
02. Strangeways, here we come
03. The queen is dead
04. Your arsenal
05. Meat is murder

 

[Hamburger]

The Queen Is Dead and Viva Hate changed me and my life forever. But taking it literally, I think the “best album” must be Vauxhall And I.

 

[BookishBoy]

I voted for Kill Uncle just because I felt sorry for it.

 

[Lucifer Sam]

I voted for Meat is Murder. I'm surprised that Vauxhall & I is far outpacing any of the Smiths records. I consider it his masterpiece, but better than the Smiths?

 

[jmb066]

Yes Vauxhall in my opinion is stronger as an album than all Smiths albums with exception to QID. If not stronger than right there with them.

 

[everydayslikesunday]

Every Smiths album is superior to any of his solo albums. That's not to say I don't love all his solo albums upto and including Quarry, but The Smiths records are simply better.

 

[jmb066]

Every Smiths album is superior to any of his solo albums. That's not to say I don't love all his solo albums upto and including Quarry, but The Smiths records are simply better.

Your opinion of course, if I had to rank them all it would go like this:

1. The Queen Is Dead
2. Your Arsenal
3. Vauxhall & I
4. Rank
5. Strangeway's Here We Come
6. Louder Than Bombs
7. Southpaw Grammar
8. Viva Hate
9. Hatful Of Hollow
10. The World Won't Listen
11. The Smiths
12. Meat Is Murder
13. Years Of Refusal
14. Live At Earls Court
15. Beethoven Was Deaf
16. Maladjusted
17. You Are The Quarry
18. Bona Drag
19. The World Of
20. My Early Burglary Years
21. World Peace Is None Of Your Business
22. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
23. Kill Uncle
24. I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
25. Swords
26. Low In High School
27. California Son

Where will Bonfire land?? No Best of's just compilations.

 

[Ceecoursian]

It’s hard to choose when there are singles collections in there