THE SMITHS : THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS

1. Please, please, please let me get what I want

2. Still ill

3. I want to one I can't have

4. There is a light that never goes out

5. How soon is now

6. Frankly, Mr. Shankly

7. Panic

8. Stretch out and wait

9. The boy with the thorn in his side

10. Is it really so strange ?

11. Cemetry gates

12. Never had no one ever

13. Rubber ring / What she said

14. That joke isn't funny anymore

15. Heaven knows I'm miserable now

16. The Queen is dead

17. Money changes everything

18. I know it's over

Label : Big Music

Time : 73:43

Venue : Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

Date : August 26th, 1986

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Bootleg Zone) : This is one of the best bootlegs from the USA "The Queen Is Dead" tour, it even includes Morrissey and Marr cursing at the security guards. It is uncertain whether this is not actually the 28/8/86 concert in Laguna Hills instead.

Review (Rate Your Music) : "Thank Your Lucky Stars" is sometimes considered the best bootleg by The Smiths and it truly is great. It's one of those "live documents" that has enough of a presence to it, to make it feel like you're actually there. It's on a par with "Rank" sound quality wise and it's better than "Rank" as far as the set list goes. However, the bootleg does exclude "Bigmouth Strikes Again" which, undoubtedly, would have made this a better bootleg. It is speculated, however, that due to the violence of the bouncers the concert was cut short. Apparently, "Bigmouth" was excluded from the concert itself because of this. Morrissey actually addresses a bouncer in "I Know It's Over" which is certainly a stunning moment from a certainly stunning concert.