The Smith's were one of the UK's best bands with Morrissey' s bittersweet lyrics blending perfectly with Johnny Marr's upbeat complex music.

This album collects the best of The Smiths and features some cracking tunes. Morrissey's influential sardonic and literate lyrics are bordering on genius and his unique singing voice is as good as any singer over the last 20 years.

My favourite songs on this album include Panic, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Ask, Bigmouth Strikes Again, How Soon Is Now?, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others and Girlfriend in a Coma.

I'm sure hardcore Smiths fans will tell you that this album is missing some other classic songs but personally I think most of their best work is here.

The Smith's are one of the most important alternative rock bands to emerge from Britain. This is the perfect introduction to their genius.

The 80's..

A bleak decade for many with the Miner's Strike, Thatcher at her best and worst, the decade fashion forgot AND The Smith's....

....A band I hated with conviction when they popped up on Top Of The Pops spoiling the glossy uber-production pop of the 80's. For the child ears on me this was the dregs of music with it's miserable singer 'Morrissey' and his motley crew of misery spreaders...

Fast-forward 10 years (my late teens/early 20's) and I finally see the bigger picture. This music is fabulous!!!! Kitchen-sink pop, chronicling the depressive nature of the 80's with it's rich musical cynicism.

Girlfriend In A Coma, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out!!!!!

Absolute classics!!!!!

I'm a manic depressive and always put this album on to cheer me up ha ha!!!!!!!