1986 Review – Illness As Art

Spin – 1986, The Queen Is Dead

Rich Stim gives a positive review of The Queen Is Dead

Hugh Fielder gives a mixed review of The Smiths at the London Palladium on 26 October 1986

Andy Strickland adds to the mass of glowing reviews for “The Queen Is Dead”

Dave Sexton gives a positive review of The Smiths live at Sands Centre in Carlisle on 12 October 1986

David Fricke writes a positive review of The Smiths at Pier 84 in New York on 6 August 1986

Karen Swayne gives a positive review of The Smiths at the London Palladium on 26 October 1986

Roger Holland gives a positive review of specifically Morrissey for Bigmouth Strike Again, but criticises Johnny Marr.

Positive review of “Ask”

Adrian Thrills deems The Queen Is Dead “an excellent record”

Mat Snow gives a generally positive review of The Smiths live at the London Palladium on 26 October 1986