" on a Smiths tribute album.

Optima was also used as the original fonts used on The Smiths original 7 " single covers and their debut album.

In February 1984, the group released their debut album The Smiths, which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

It received a lukewarm reception from critics, but both Morrissey and Marr name it as their favourite Smiths album.

The resulting album, Viva Hate ( a reference to the end of the Smiths ), was released in March 1988, reaching number one in the UK charts.

As critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine has pointed out, " Several months after releasing their first album, the Smiths issued the singles and rarities collection Hatful of Hollow, establishing a tradition of repackaging their material as many times and as quickly as possible.

* " London ", a song by The Smiths on the album Louder Than Bombs

* " London ", a Smiths cover by Anthrax on the album Sound of White Noise

* Selby's first work, " The Queen Is Dead " ( appearing as a chapter in Last Exit ), inspired the name of an album by Manchester pop group The Smiths.

In 2001, he released a live album / DVD ( 7 Worlds Collide ) consisting of songs recorded at St James Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand with the likes of Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg ( Soul Coughing ), Ed O ' Brien and Phil Selway ( Radiohead ), Johnny Marr ( The Smiths ), Eddie Vedder ( Pearl Jam ), Paul Jeffrey, Tim Finn, and Betchadupa.

Moreno's influences include such bands as The Cure, Bad Brains, The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Duran Duran, The Smashing Pumpkins, Depeche Mode, Helmet, Jawbox, Faith No More, Hum, Kool Keith, Alice in Chains, Tool, Jane's Addiction and Weezer, and claims that Deftones ' 2006 album, Saturday Night Wrist, is more of a compromise between all of the members ' influences, ranging from their brutal and brooding heavy signature seen on Adrenaline and Around the Fur to the more experimental sound heard on White Pony and Deftones.

Released on July 25, 2006, the album featured guitarist Steve Conte, bassist Sami Yaffa ( ex-Hanoi Rocks ), drummer Brian Delaney and keyboardist Brian Koonin, formerly a member of David Johansen and the Harry Smiths.

" by The Smiths started out as the extra track on the 12 " of " William, It Was Really Nothing " but later gained a separate release as an A-side in its own right, as did Oasis's " Acquiesce ," which originally appeared as a B-side to " Some Might Say " in 1995, but gained subsequent release in 2006 as part of an EP to promote their forthcoming compilation album, Stop the Clocks.

Although the group began work with Tony Hoffer producing, the album was produced by Stephen Street ( The Smiths, Blur ).

The Smiths chose to open their 1986 album, The Queen Is Dead, with a sound sample from this film — taken from the scene at the house in London during the Christmas season, in which Mavis leads her fellow Brits abroad through an off-key chorus of " Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty ".

" While Schultzberg was with the band, several early works were recorded, including their first 7 " single " Bruise Pristine ", the " Come Home " EP, the single version of " Nancy Boy " ( with B-sides " Slackerbitch ", " Miss Moneypenny ", and the Smiths cover " Bigmouth Strikes Again ") and their eponymous debut album.

Guitarist Johnny Marr ( formerly of The Smiths ) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer ( formerly of the Black Heart Procession ) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

In 2004, Coxon released his fifth solo album Happiness in Magazines, produced by ex-Blur and The Smiths producer Stephen Street.

From their initial releases until 1995 Living Field album, the pillows music was categorized as a blend of alternative rock and jazz experimentation under the influence of British bands such as The Smiths and The Stone Roses.

Head appeared on the album cover of the Smiths ' compilation album Stop Me, taken from a still of the film The Family Way.

Artists that got their start here include Chuck & Joni Mitchell, Alice Cooper, The White Stripes, The Detroit Cobras, MC5, The Stooges, Savage Grace, Ted Nugent, Grand Funk Railroad, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recording their Freaky Styley album, the publication of Creem Magazine, the first rock journal, the first to use the terms " punk rock " and " heavy metal " and the first to give recognition to music of the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, The Smiths, among many others.

* Singles ( The Smiths album )

Rusholme was mentioned in the song " Rusholme Ruffians " by The Smiths on their 1985 album Meat Is Murder.

** The Queen Is Dead, a short film incorporating the Smiths songs " The Queen Is Dead ", " Panic ", and " There Is a Light That Never Goes Out " ( 1986 )

Talking Heads, Queen, Joy Division, Magazine, Elvis Costello, The Smiths and Sonic Youth were early influences on Radiohead and Yorke.

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

Additionally, Coupland uses other Smiths lyrics and song titles within the book such as " Bigmouth Strikes Again ," " Hand in Glove ," and " The Queen Is Dead.

Street continued to work with The Smiths, working as an engineer on their album The Queen Is Dead before assuming a producer role for their final album, Strangeways, Here We Come.

* 1986 The Queen Is Dead-The Smiths (" Frankly Mr Shankly " only )

Another Music Hall hit was " Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty " ( 1917 ), which was sampled at the beginning of The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths.

** The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead

The title is a reference to a track on The Smiths ' album The Queen Is Dead.

The Grateful Dead, The Groundhogs, The Clash, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Police, The Who, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Colosseum, U2, The Smiths and Culture Club all played here.

Performers who have played the venue include The Who, Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, David Bowie, Tin Machine, Queen, Lily Allen, James Blunt and Take That.

Look at those tracks, I'm gonna drive my motorcycle up those saggy glad bags, get your sh * t together, sucking a good stiff will do you good " Despite all this, as well as the fact that Tesco Vee had performed a song called " Morrissey Must Die " about the Smiths ' self-identified asexual frontman and referred to him as a " fag ," they later contributed a cover of the song " How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths ' " How Soon Is Now?

* In a song sung by Cilla Black and covered by The Smiths, " Work Is a Four-letter Word ," this phrase is used to describe work as obscene.

* 1985 Meat Is Murder-The Smiths (" How Soon Is Now?

In 1996, the band contributed a cover version of The Smiths ' I Know It's Over to the tribute compilation The Smiths Is Dead.

( He followed that by playing his last song, " How Soon Is Now " by The Smiths.

** The Smiths – Meat Is Murder

VH2 also had many chart shows, including the " Indie 500 " weekend, which counted down the Top 500 Indie Songs with " There Is A Light That Never Goes Out " by The Smiths topping the chart ahead of songs by artists such as The Stone Roses, Pixies, Oasis, Dinosaur Jr, The Cure, The Strokes, Blur and Radiohead.

Though " There Is a Light That Never Goes Out " by The Smiths was at number one, on a condensed version showing just the top 50, the songs had swapped places with " I Wanna Be Adored " at number one.

The original members appeared together on stage for the first time in nearly 13 years, performing a five-song set that ended with their cover of The Smiths ' " How Soon Is Now ?".