The Smiths Meat Is Murder 1985 Eacflac |best| Jun 2026

It is impossible to discuss this album without addressing the elephant in the room. "How Soon Is Now?" was added to the tracklist for the U.S. and subsequent releases (replacing "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" on the original UK Rough Trade pressing).

Musically, the album saw the band—and particularly guitarist Johnny Marr—branching out into rockabilly ("Rusholme Ruffians") and funk-influenced basslines ("Barbarism Begins at Home"). It also introduced engineer Stephen Street, who would become a key collaborator for the band. Key tracks include: the smiths meat is murder 1985 eacflac

Meat Is Murder is The Smiths’ first true political statement disguised as a jangle-pop record. Following the self-titled debut, this album deepens Johnny Marr’s chiming, rockabilly-tinged guitar work and Morrissey’s bleak romanticism—now aimed squarely at social institutions: the British education system (“The Headmaster Ritual”), capital punishment (“Suffer Little Children” vibes recur), and, most famously, factory farming (the title track). It is impossible to discuss this album without