Hatful of Hollow

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On “Back to the Old House”, Marr’s reverberating acoustic makes a rare appearance, and coupled only with Morrissey’s voice the song is spare, isolated and effective. This has some of The Smiths best music ever and although Morrissey is a piece of shit this music is so good. Had Marr been overly gloomy or dark in his compositions to match with Morrissey, it would have made the record unbearable to listen to.

We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Morrissey sounds gayer here than he does on their later stuff, for what it's worth (not a number of stars up or down, certainly). We all have one band, one record, perhaps one song, which opened us up to music, to art, and to be particularly overdramatic, to the world itself.I even prefer it over Johnny Marr’s 2012 remastering, which bloats the low end and bizarrely veils his own guitar work, losing the sparkle that is on the UK original. reissue of HoH but after reading about it's subpar pressing quality I decided to bite the bullet and get an original- and my god was it worth it! Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by the English rock band The Smiths, featuring BBC Radio 1 studio recordings and two contemporary singles with their B-sides.

It is difficult to single out any particular track as being a highlight, and excessively impossible to name even one bad or unnecessary song. In 2000, Q magazine placed the album at number 44 on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".In fact, the collection proved so satisfying that it not only succeeded in bringing the band’s more resistant critics round, but it also peaked at No.

Hatful Of Hollow was the point where even to doubters began to really believe the hype surrounding the band.In addition, the original single version of "Hand in Glove" is included, not the remixed version that appears on The Smiths. He also has a supreme talent of hitting on both the male and female perspectives, especially in said song. His jangling, 60s-harking music, while on paper it may not have looked a fitting accompaniment to Stevie’s whiny livejournal ramblings, served in fact as a perfect foil. Editions after 1987 feature the cropped version with the text superimposed, although the 2011 vinyl re-issue reinstated the original sleeve. For those unfamiliar with the Smiths, it was a fitting introduction to the best aspects of the group.

Additionally, the old cover had a large sky-blue frame with the legends "The Smiths" and "Hatful of Hollow" above and underneath the picture. Unquenchable yearning on “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” the ironic narcissism of “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”—the moods and themes gel effortlessly too. I’ve tried countless opening paragraphs – apologising for my lack of objectivity all while attempting to justify it, bemusing the creativity of this record in a world that should long ago have run out of artistic possibilities, on and on. With the addition of Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce’s funky, yet subdued, rhythms and Morrissey’s vulnerable lyrics vocal, this otherworldly track was little short of a masterpiece, and it represented The Smiths’ first significant departure from their signature jangly pop sound.It was eventually released in the United States on 9 November 1993 by Sire Records, who had initially declined to release the album in the US. With definitive takes of early songs, The Smiths’ ‘Hatful Of Hollow’ marked the point where “even the doubters began to believe”.