The Smiths deixaram uma marca indelével na música dos anos 80, sendo uma das bandas mais influentes do período pós-punk e indie rock. Formada em 1982, em Manchester, a banda consistia em Morrissey (vocalista), Johnny Marr (guitarrista), Andy Rourke (baixista) e Mike Joyce (baterista). Sua música, caracterizada pela combinação única de letras mordazes, melódicas e muitas vezes melancólicas de Morrissey com as guitarras vibrantes e inovadoras de Marr, capturou o espírito de uma geração.
Durante sua carreira relativamente curta, lançaram quatro álbuns de estúdio que se tornaram clássicos do rock alternativo: The Smiths (1984), Meat Is Murder (1985), The Queen Is Dead (1986) e Strangeways, Here We Come (1987). Cada um desses álbuns revela a evolução sonora e lírica da banda, com temas que variam de alienação e política a amor e humor sombrio. Além dos álbuns de estúdio, The Smiths também lançaram diversas compilações e singles que reforçaram seu legado.
Apesar de sua breve existência, até sua separação em 1987, o impacto de The Smiths continua a reverberar, influenciando bandas e artistas ao longo das décadas. Suas músicas não apenas capturam o espírito de sua época, mas também permanecem atemporais, ainda ressoando com os ouvintes de hoje.
The Smiths
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
Reel Around the Fountain
You’ve Got Everything Now
Miserable Lie
Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
This Charming Man
Still Ill
Hand in Glove
What Difference Does It Make?
I Don’t Owe You Anything
Suffer Little Children
Hatful of Hollow
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
William, It Was Really Nothing
What Difference Does It Make?
These Things Take Time
This Charming Man
How Soon Is Now?
Handsome Devil
Hand in Glove
Still Ill
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
You’ve Got Everything Now
Accept Yourself
Girl Afraid
Back to the Old House
Reel Around the Fountain
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Meat Is Murder
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
The Headmaster Ritual
Rusholme Ruffians
I Want the One I Can’t Have
What She Said
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
How Soon Is Now?
Nowhere Fast
Well I Wonder
Barbarism Begins at Home
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
The Queen Is Dead
Frankly, Mr. Shankly
I Know It’s Over
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Vicar in a Tutu
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Strangeways, Here We Come
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Death of a Disco Dancer
Girlfriend in a Coma
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Unhappy Birthday
Paint a Vulgar Picture
Death at One’s Elbow
I Won’t Share You
The World Won’t Listen
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Panic
Ask
London
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Shakespeare’s Sister
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Shoplifters of the World Unite
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Money Changes Everything (Instrumental)
Asleep
Unloveable
Half a Person
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Oscillate Wildly (instrumental)
You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby
Rubber Ring
Golden Lights
Louder Than Bombs
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Is It Really So Strange?
Sheila Take a Bow
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Sweet and Tender Hooligan
Half a Person
London
Panic
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Shakespeare’s Sister
William, It Was Really Nothing
You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Ask
Golden Lights
Oscillate Wildly (Instrumental)
These Things Take Time
Rubber Ring
Back to the Old House
Hand in Glove
Stretch Out and Wait
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Unloveable
Asleep
Rank
Ano de Lançamento: 1988
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
Vicar in a Tutu
Ask
His Latest Flame/Rusholme Ruffians (Medley)
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Rubber Ring/What She Said (Medley)
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
London
I Know It’s Over
The Draize Train (Instrumental)
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Best Of The Smiths (vol.1)
Ano de Lançamento: 1992
This Charming Man
William, It Was Really Nothing
What Difference Does It Make?
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
Girlfriend in a Coma
Half a Person
Rubber Ring
How Soon Is Now?
Hand in Glove
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Sheila Take a Bow
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Panic
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I want
The Best Of The Smiths (vol. 2)
Ano de Lançamento: 1992
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
The Headmaster Ritual
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Ask
Oscillate Wildly
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Shakespeare’s Sister
Girl Afraid
Reel Around the Fountain
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Best…I
Ano deLançamento: 1992
This Charming Man
William, It Was Really Nothing
What Difference Does It Make?
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
Girlfriend in a Coma
Half a Person
Rubber Ring
How Soon Is Now?
Hand in Glove
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Sheila Take a Bow
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Panic
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
…Best II
Ano de Lançamento: 1992
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
The Headmaster Ritual
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Ask
Oscillate Wildly
Nowhere Fast
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Shakespeare’s Sister
Girl Afraid
Reel Around the Fountain
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Singles
Ano de Lançamento: 1995
Hand in Glove
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
William, It Was Really Nothing
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare’s Sister
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Panic
Ask
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Sheila Take a Bow
Girlfriend in a Coma
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Very Best of The Smiths
Ano de Lançamento: 2001
Panic
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Ask
Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Soon Is Now?
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
William, It Was Really Nothing
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Girlfriend in a Coma
Hand in Glove
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
I Know It’s Over
Sheila Take a Bow
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Still Ill
Shakespeare’s Sister
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
The Sound of The Smiths
Ano de Lançamento: 2008
Hand in Glove
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
Still Ill
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
William, It Was Really Nothing
How Soon Is Now?
Nowhere Fast
Shakespeare’s Sister
Barbarism Begins at Home
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
The Headmaster Ritual
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Panic
Ask
You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Sheila Take a Bow
Girlfriend in a Coma
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Live in Englan
Ano de Lançamento: 2016
Handsome Devil
Still III (Live)
This Charming Man
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Reel Around the Fountain
What Difference Does It Make?
Miserable Lie
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Hand in Glove
These Things Take Time
You’ve Got Everything Now
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
O ano de 1987 foi crítico para o grupo The Smiths, pois marcou o seu fim com a saída de John Marr. Morrisey tentou manter o grupo vivo com um substituto, mais não adiantou. O último disco de estúdio Louder Than Bombs, já reflete a sonoridade característica da carreira solo de Morrisey, ou reflete a sonoridade do final dos The Smiths.
Single e EPS Lançados pelos Smiths:
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
This Charming Man – Single
Ano de Lançamento: 1983
This Charming Man
Jeane (somente em single)
Hand In Glove – Single
Ano de Lançamento: 1983
Hand In Glove
Handsome Devil (Live)
What Difference Does It Make? – Single
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
What Difference Does It Make?
Back To The Old House
Still Ill
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
Still Ill
Reel Around the Fountain
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
William, It Was Really Nothing
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
William, It Was Really Nothing
How Soon Is Now?
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
The Smiths – Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Suffer Little Children
The Smiths – Selections From The Smiths
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
What Difference Does It Make?
This Charming Man
Reel Around the Fountain
The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
Ano de Lançamento: 1984
How Soon Is Now?
Well I Wonder
The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Rubber Ring
Asleep
The Smiths – That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Nowhere Fast (Live)
Stretch Out And Wait (Live)
Shakespeare’s Sister (Live)
Meat Is Murder (Live)
The Smiths – Shakespeare’s Sister
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
Shakespeare’s Sister
What She Said
Stretch Out And Wait
Barbarism Begins At Home / Shakespeare’s Sister
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
Barbarism Begins At Home
Shakespeare’s Sister
Stretch Out And Wait
The Headmaster Ritual
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
The Headmaster Ritual
Nowhere Fast
Stretch Out And Wait
Shakespeare’s Sister
Meat Is Murder
How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare’s Sister
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
How Soon Is Now?
Shakespeare’s Sister
The Headmaster Ritual
Meat Is Murder
Ano de Lançamento: 1985
Meat Is Murder
Nowhere Fast
Stretch Out And Wait
Ask
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
Ask
Cemetry Gates
Golden Lights
Panic
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
Panic
Vicar In A Tutu
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Money Changes Everything (Somente em Single)
Unloveable
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Draize Train
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ano de Lançamento: 1986
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Half A Person
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
London
Half A Person
Sheila Take A Bow
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Sheila Take A Bow
Is It Really So Strange?
Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (LP Version)
I Keep Mine Hidden
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
London
Half A Person
Girlfriend In A Coma
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
Girlfriend In A Coma
Work Is A Four-Letter Word
I Keep Mine Hidden
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Ano de Lançamento: 1987
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Peel Sessions
Ano de Lançamento: 1988
What Difference Does It Make
Miserable Lie
Reel Around the Fountain
Handsome Devil
London
Ano de Lançamento: 1988
London
Handsome Devils
Ano de Lançamento: 1992
Handsome Devil (Live)
Jeane
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Live)
Money Changes Everything
Work Is A Four Letter Word
I Keep Mine Hidden
I Know It’s Over (Interview)
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Ano de Lançamento: 2017
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Demo Mix)
Rubber Ring (Early Drone Studios Version)
The Queen Is Dead
Ano de Lançamento: 2017
The Queen Is Dead.
Oscillate Wildly.
Money Changes Everything.
The Draize Train.