The Smiths

Anyone here into them? Or are they too depressing for hippies?

 

Of course....

I'm going to avoid the whole not-everyone-here-is-a-hippy-we-are-all-highly-individual-individuals-who-don't-like-to-be-put-in-a-box-and-anyway-what-is-a-hippy-exactly debate, it's been done to death.

But I will rave about the Smiths - arg, so much goodness. I go through waves of obsession with diffrent Smiths songs - currently it's There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and Girlfriend in a Coma

 

i just started listening to them. i was browsing on iTunes and i recognized "How Soon is Now". and "This Night has Opened My Eyes" was covered by At the Drive-In, and i love At the Drive-In....

so i bought a Smiths cd..

and i really like it

 

like them a lot!! just started getting into them, though. my fave song so far is, "I know its over". i think its one of the most beautiful and sad (break up) songs ever. Morissey's voice is just heaven =) any suggestions as far as songs go??

 

My computer won't let me do quotes at the moment (piece of shit) but in answer to maryjaneLOVEE's question, I would have to say that 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore' is one of those moments that you can define your life as before and after. Johnny Marr's playing on 'How Soon Is Now' is peerless - he's playing three things at once. 'What Difference Does It Make' is brilliant, although Morrissey could have left out the falsetto at the end (I usually skip that bit.) 'The Boy With A Thorn In His Side', 'Girlfriend In A Coma' - they are the ones that I'm into at the moment.

Oh, and by the way, Marr's post-Smiths stuff is better than Morrissey's - check out 'Boomslang' by Johnny Marr and The Healers (Zakk Starr, Ringo's son, plays drums.)

 

Neil Finn (NZ singer from bands like Crowded House and Split Endz) did a series of concerts a few years ago on his Seven Worlds Collide Tour...he had lots of guests including Johnny Marr...if anyone gets a chance to listen to Finn and Marr doinng "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" do it...it's such a great cover

 

thanks for the ideas!

 

ugh... liking that band is so two years ago.

 

Queen is Dead, of course.

If you're interested, you should check out this band called, "The Organ." It sounds like a woman fronting the Smiths, it's interesting

 

The Dears might interest you, too. Not their new one, though

 

http://www.freewebs.com/meatisstillmurder/

Check out this link to get Meat is murder in the charts.

 

The Smiths are incredible.......Anyone have the Troy Tate Sessions? A must for any Smiths fan.

 

I like when he whines about love, but it irritates me when he whines about meat

 

To each their own my friend.

 

I revel in that.

 

Morrissey is a lyrical genius. Who else was writing lyrics that were thought-provoking in the mid-eighties? Roger Waters, and that's it.

 

My favorite lyricist of that decade might actually be David Byrne from the Talking Heads. "Seen and Not Seen", in particular, is an incredibly thought provoking song. Tom Waits also released some of the best records of his life in the 80's, and he is something of a master storyteller.

Morrissey was certainly talented though. Especially for people growing up feeling like they were denied membership into the LOVE club, which I was. They are THE perfect high school band. My sophomore year WAS The Smiths, period.

Also, I generally cannot stand Roger Waters, especially as a lyricist. I don't find the man to be terribly gifted or interesting, personally. Granted, I liked "Animals" quite a bit, and that was partly because of the words. But on the whole, he just comes across as sort of cheesy to me.