album for a friend

[Robert Neville]

what morrissey/smiths album would you all reccomend for a friend i am introducing to morrissey, who enjoyed NSAM and Alsation Cousin i'm thinking Viva hate?

 

[vicarinatutugal]

Yes I would go with viva hate, nice to start at the start. If you are thinking Smiths, I would just go with Louder than Bombs, lots of stuff on that.

 

[vAndreav]

I think Bona Drag is an excellent first listen

 

[Spineless Swine]

I think Bona Drag is an excellent first listen

I'll Second that

 

[littlecharmer]

I would also say Bona Drag.

 

[Evil Legal Eagle]

You can't go far wrong with a decent compilation album if you're introducing somebody to the Smiths or Morrissey for the first time.

I agree that 'Louder Than Bombs' is probably the best proper Smiths compliation, as it covers their whole career (which 'Hatful of Hollow' and 'Louder than Bombs' don't).

Insofar as a Morrissey compilation album is concerned, I don't think you can beat the U.S. 'Best of Morrissey' import. If you don't want to splash out 10 or 12 quid on that, the U.K. 'Suedehead' best of compilation is decent enough.

However, if I had to pick non-compilation albums to introduce someone to the Smiths and Morrissey for the first time, I personally would go for 'Strangeways' and 'Your Arsenal'.

 

[meat_is_murder19]

Bona drag for sure

 

[Arsenal]

what morrissey/smiths album would you all reccomend for a friend i am introducing to morrissey, who enjoyed NSAM and Alsation Cousin i'm thinking Viva hate?

I found that Viva Hate took me several listens to really appreciate. Now, I haven't heard Bona Drag as I can't find a download but Your Arsenal is so easy to get into and would be a great introduction. "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" just grabs your attention and the rest of the album holds is firmly in place.