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Old 03-25-2008, 02:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Weaknesses: I couldn't think of many but the reason I don't listen to Strangeways, Here We Come much is because after the Queen is Dead they became fairly dull. Maybe they'd already achieved their pinnacle sound I don't know but that album only shines at moments. Stuff like the pointless intro to Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me and the banality of Unhappy Birthday are kind of shameful given their prior releases.
I think they did what a lot of British bands did , they crumbled under the pressure to break into the U.S. Just like The Clash , just like the Sex Pistols , just like the Stone Roses , just like Oasis.
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