
Album · 1987
Louder Than Bombs
by The Smiths
Louder Than Bombs is a 1987 indie album by The Smiths. It runs 24 tracks across 73 minutes on Rough Trade. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.3/5 from 2 ratings.
Your rating
- 3.3 /5
- 2 ratings
- 89 /100
- 8 critics
- 24
- Tracks
- 73 min
- Runtime
- 123 bpm
- Tempo
- E major
- Key
Ratings
2 ratings · avg 3.3
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Critics
8 publications
- Chicago Tribune4/4
- NME10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- AllMusic4.5/5
- The Village VoiceB+
- Uncut4/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
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A compilation isn't supposed to be anyone's favorite record. This one is mine and I've stopped explaining it.
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Tracklist
24 tracks · 73 min
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Ranked by listeners
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Louder Than Bombs is Sheila Take a Bow — rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.
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About
Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released as a double album in March 1987 by their American record company, Sire Records. Its highest chart position was number 63. Popular demand prompted their British record company, Rough Trade, to issue the album domestically as well. Upon its release in the UK in May 1987, it reached number 38 on the British charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 365 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990.
In brief
- Is Louder Than Bombs good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Louder Than Bombs 3.3/5 from 2 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Louder Than Bombs?
- Sheila Take a Bow, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was Louder Than Bombs released?
- Louder Than Bombs was released in 1987 on Rough Trade.
- How many tracks are on Louder Than Bombs?
- Louder Than Bombs has 24 tracks, with a runtime of 73 minutes.
- What genre is Louder Than Bombs?
- Louder Than Bombs is catalogued under Indie, Post-Punk, New Wave.
- What BPM is Louder Than Bombs?
- Louder Than Bombs runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Louder Than Bombs?
- Listeners of Louder Than Bombs also rate Disintegration by The Cure, Years of Refusal by Morrissey, Bona Drag by Morrissey.
- Who produced Louder Than Bombs?
- Louder Than Bombs was produced by John Porter, Johnny Marr, Morrissey and The Smiths, among 6 credited in total. John Porter produced 12 of them.
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- Vocals by
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