Sometimes I think it's all a matter of where you were--physically and psychologically--when you first heard the record. Sting is a real asshole--got a secondhand story but won't spill it here except to say it involves The Cheetah Lounge in Atlanta--and "How Soon Is Now?" is the only Smiths song I ever have or will listen to. I actually think the song "Close to the Edge" is pretty great--my favorite Yes, but then I don't listen to their other work anymore and think that thing called Tales from Topographic Oceans is still a joke on somebody. Mainly disagree on The Clash, but as everyone says, this is taste we're talking about and despite my love, not everyone else cares for Faulkner, Joyce or Woolf either. Thoughtfully written and very sensitive to your readers, man!