Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records and became the band's sole number one album in the UK charts during the band's lifetime, staying on the chart for thirteen weeks. The album reached number 40 in Canada and number 110 in the US.
Writing and recording
After the relative production disappointment of the band's 1984 debut album The Smiths, singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr produced the album themselves, assisted only by engineer Stephen Street, whom they had first met on the session for "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and requested the contact number of. Officially, the record's production is credited to "The Smiths", with Rourke and Joyce allowed say about their instruments' sound-levels in the mixing.
Meat Is Murder was more strident and political than its predecessor, including the pro-vegetarian title track (Morrissey forbade the rest of the group from being photographed eating meat), and the anti-corporal punishment "The Headmaster Ritual". Musically, the band had grown more adventurous, with Marr and Rourke channelling rockabilly and funk influences in "Rusholme Ruffians" and "Barbarism Begins at Home".
Meat Is Murder: An Illustrated Guide To Cannibal Culture is a book originally published in 1998, which examines cannibalism in myth, true crime, and film.
Description
The author of Meat Is Murder!, Mikita Brottman received her Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Oxford University, taught Comparative Literature at Indiana University as a Visiting Assistant Professor, served as a professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, and is currently on the staff of the Pacifica Graduate Institute. Brottman's writings on film and film culture have appeared in Film Quarterly, Literature Film Quarterly and indieWire, where she regularly covers international film festivals.Meat is Murder! is the eighth volume in Creation Books' series on extreme cinema. The book deals not only with film portrayals of cannibalism, but also with societal and historical aspects of the phenomenon. One of Brottman's points in the study is that recounting stories of the horror of the cannibalism taboo—whether through myth, fairy tale, true crime or film—actually strengthens our communal ties.
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Meat Is Murder (2011 Remaster) · The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Remastering Engineer: Johnny Marr
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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published: 06 Oct 2015
Morrissey - Meat Is Murder (live)
taken from:
Morrissey -- 25 Live - Blu-ray Eagle Vision Oct 2013
Live At Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, Mar 2nd 2013
published: 10 Feb 2014
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (Lyrics)
published: 09 Feb 2022
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
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published: 20 Dec 2017
The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: Making of "Meat Is Murder" Meat is Murder celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
Stream here: https://lnk.to/MeatIsMurderTSAY
Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985. The album became the band's only number one on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.
#TheSmiths #MeatIsMurder #MakingOf
published: 11 Feb 2020
Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
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published: 02 Feb 2018
The Smiths - Meat is Murder (Live @ Oxford Apollo, 18.3.1985)
The best performance of Meat is Murder.
Sadly, no video from this concert exists.
The song can be found on the Smiths Complete box set.
Video taken from the documentary short Meet Your Meat.
published: 21 Mar 2012
Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85)
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Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85) · The Smiths
Complete
℗ 1985 British Broadcasting Company, Licensed Courtesy of BBC Studios
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Unknown: Bill Inglot
Unknown: Dave Schultz
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Listening to Meat Is Murder by The Smiths be like:
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Meat Is Murder (2011 Remaster) · The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Remastering E...
Provided to YouTube by WM UK
Meat Is Murder (2011 Remaster) · The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Remastering Engineer: Johnny Marr
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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Meat Is Murder (2011 Remaster) · The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Remastering Engineer: Johnny Marr
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: Making of "Meat Is Murder" Meat is Murder celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
Stream here: https://lnk.to...
The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: Making of "Meat Is Murder" Meat is Murder celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
Stream here: https://lnk.to/MeatIsMurderTSAY
Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985. The album became the band's only number one on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.
#TheSmiths #MeatIsMurder #MakingOf
The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: Making of "Meat Is Murder" Meat is Murder celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
Stream here: https://lnk.to/MeatIsMurderTSAY
Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985. The album became the band's only number one on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.
#TheSmiths #MeatIsMurder #MakingOf
Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
No olvides suscribirte y activar la campanita para ser el primero en ver los nuevos videos de los...
Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
No olvides suscribirte y activar la campanita para ser el primero en ver los nuevos videos de los mejores artistas del Festival de Viña del Mar #VIÑA
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Solo los más grandes artistas qué han estado en #VIÑA reviven en el Canal Histórico del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar...Suscríbete! y síguenos en:
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"Las cintas originales del Festiv¬al Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar se encuentran resguardados en el Archivo Histórico Patrimonial de la I. Municipalidad de Viña del Mar, Chile."
Viña del Mar tiene festival todo el año !!
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Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
No olvides suscribirte y activar la campanita para ser el primero en ver los nuevos videos de los mejores artistas del Festival de Viña del Mar #VIÑA
https://www.youtube.com/user/festivaldevinachile
http://www.festivaldevinachile.com
Solo los más grandes artistas qué han estado en #VIÑA reviven en el Canal Histórico del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar...Suscríbete! y síguenos en:
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"Las cintas originales del Festiv¬al Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar se encuentran resguardados en el Archivo Histórico Patrimonial de la I. Municipalidad de Viña del Mar, Chile."
Viña del Mar tiene festival todo el año !!
http://www.vinadelmarchile.cl
The best performance of Meat is Murder.
Sadly, no video from this concert exists.
The song can be found on the Smiths Complete box set.
Video taken from th...
The best performance of Meat is Murder.
Sadly, no video from this concert exists.
The song can be found on the Smiths Complete box set.
Video taken from the documentary short Meet Your Meat.
The best performance of Meat is Murder.
Sadly, no video from this concert exists.
The song can be found on the Smiths Complete box set.
Video taken from the documentary short Meet Your Meat.
Provided to YouTube by WM UK
Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85) · The Smiths
Complete
℗ 1985 British Broadcasting Company, Licensed Courtesy of ...
Provided to YouTube by WM UK
Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85) · The Smiths
Complete
℗ 1985 British Broadcasting Company, Licensed Courtesy of BBC Studios
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Unknown: Bill Inglot
Unknown: Dave Schultz
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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Provided to YouTube by WM UK
Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85) · The Smiths
Complete
℗ 1985 British Broadcasting Company, Licensed Courtesy of BBC Studios
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Unknown: Bill Inglot
Unknown: Dave Schultz
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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Meat Is Murder (2011 Remaster) · The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Remastering Engineer: Johnny Marr
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
Auto-generated by YouTube.
The Smiths: The Making of "Meat Is Murder"
The Smiths: Making of "Meat Is Murder" Meat is Murder celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
Stream here: https://lnk.to/MeatIsMurderTSAY
Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985. The album became the band's only number one on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.
#TheSmiths #MeatIsMurder #MakingOf
Morrissey - Meat is murder - Festival de Viña del Mar 2012 HD
No olvides suscribirte y activar la campanita para ser el primero en ver los nuevos videos de los mejores artistas del Festival de Viña del Mar #VIÑA
https://www.youtube.com/user/festivaldevinachile
http://www.festivaldevinachile.com
Solo los más grandes artistas qué han estado en #VIÑA reviven en el Canal Histórico del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar...Suscríbete! y síguenos en:
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/CanalHistorico
WEB: http://www.festivaldevinachile.cl
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/festivaldevinachile
"Las cintas originales del Festiv¬al Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar se encuentran resguardados en el Archivo Histórico Patrimonial de la I. Municipalidad de Viña del Mar, Chile."
Viña del Mar tiene festival todo el año !!
http://www.vinadelmarchile.cl
The best performance of Meat is Murder.
Sadly, no video from this concert exists.
The song can be found on the Smiths Complete box set.
Video taken from the documentary short Meet Your Meat.
Provided to YouTube by WM UK
Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85) · The Smiths
Complete
℗ 1985 British Broadcasting Company, Licensed Courtesy of BBC Studios
Bass Guitar: Andy Rourke
Unknown: Bill Inglot
Unknown: Dave Schultz
Guitar, Piano: Johnny Marr
Drums: Mike Joyce
Vocals: Morrissey
Engineer: Stephen Street
Producer: The Smiths
Writer: Johnny Marr
Writer: Morrissey
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Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records and became the band's sole number one album in the UK charts during the band's lifetime, staying on the chart for thirteen weeks. The album reached number 40 in Canada and number 110 in the US.
Writing and recording
After the relative production disappointment of the band's 1984 debut album The Smiths, singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr produced the album themselves, assisted only by engineer Stephen Street, whom they had first met on the session for "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and requested the contact number of. Officially, the record's production is credited to "The Smiths", with Rourke and Joyce allowed say about their instruments' sound-levels in the mixing.
Meat Is Murder was more strident and political than its predecessor, including the pro-vegetarian title track (Morrissey forbade the rest of the group from being photographed eating meat), and the anti-corporal punishment "The Headmaster Ritual". Musically, the band had grown more adventurous, with Marr and Rourke channelling rockabilly and funk influences in "Rusholme Ruffians" and "Barbarism Begins at Home".
Heifer whines could be human cries Closer comes the screaming knife This beautiful creature must die This beautiful creature must die A death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER And the flesh you so fancifully fry Is not succulent, tasty or kind It's death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER And the calf that you carve with a smile Is MURDER And the turkey you festively slice Is MURDER Do you know how animals die ? Kitchen aromas aren't very homely It's not "comforting", cheery or kind It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench Of MURDER It's not "natural", "normal" or kind The flesh you so fancifully fry The meat in your mouth As you savour the flavour Of MURDER NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
Andy Rourke, longtime bassist for The Smiths and an innovator of their seminal sound, has died. Bandmate Johnny Marr confirmed the news in a statement shared on social media early this morning. Rourke was 59. Read more... .