I am sure those shows will be sold-out soon. But this has nothing to do with a reunion. That is more like a string orchestra covering rock songs.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:54 (six years ago) link
Keep hoping the Panozzo brothers will come to town to perform the songs of Styx with a string quartet
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:57 (six years ago) link
...then again
https://pitchfork.com/news/andy-rourke-denies-involvement-in-classically-smiths-concerts/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 January 2018 19:24 (six years ago) link
This is insane:
Bad Production Ltd.’s press release also included a quote attributed to Andy Rourke (“To have been there the first time round and seen it first hand, and to still be such a big fan of The Smiths today, I am both thrilled and excited to be involved in Classically Smiths. I’m really proud of the band’s work, and being able to present those songs again in this particular production format promises to be a real gift for audiences everywhere.”). Rourke’s rep tells Pitchfork: “Any quotes by Andy Rourke regarding this project are 100% fabricated and without approval.”
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 January 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
i hear Morrissey's doing some Wagner
― the girl with the rub-on tattoo (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 January 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
The Ringleader of the Tormentors Cycle.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 January 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
november spawned a meistersinger
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
Valkyrie & I
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 January 2018 20:23 (six years ago) link
Rourke himself has also issued the following statement:
"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan, that false statements are made on my behalf. At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed, approved or contracted by me or my team."
― the pinefox, Monday, 22 January 2018 20:24 (six years ago) link
So is Mike Joyce even involved?
― godzillas in the mist (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 22 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
William Tell, It Was Really Nothing
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 22 January 2018 21:11 (six years ago) link
Well this all became a total clusterfuck
https://www.facebook.com/mikejoyceofficial/posts/1563982187016807
https://www.facebook.com/craig.gannon.18/posts/10156147205244697
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
Shocked, I tell you!
― StanM, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
I guess you could say that's the end of that. Or, as a classical music fan might say, "Girlfriend in a Coda."
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:09 (six years ago) link
And now, the lead violinist in the orchestra makes a statement
― Mark G, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:10 (six years ago) link
(I had like five other Smiths-related puns lined up and now have no use for them. Sigh.)
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:11 (six years ago) link
i feel bad for the members of the orchestra
i: they are caught up in a vitriolic shitstorm not of their making, with derision hard on its heels ii: they have been having to rehearse arrangements of smiths songs lol
― mark s, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
They were looking for a job, then they found a job, then they lost a job.
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
has anything mike joyce ever participated in post smiths ever come out right
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
he won that court case
― the girl with the rub-on tattoo (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
xp "Millionaire" Mike Joyce you mean?
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
This is too bad. I think it would have been great to see those three together again.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
actual office lol
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:35 (six years ago) link
err... although i apologize if you were being sincere?
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
uh i meant musically
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:39 (six years ago) link
Nah but at least he wasn’t in Freebass.
― gyac, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:43 (six years ago) link
http://www.topfiverecords.se/images/morDSCF4477.jpg
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:44 (six years ago) link
oh one song he was told how to play probs
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:48 (six years ago) link
This Charming Rachmaninoff
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah I didn’t realise he and Rourke were on Bona Drag. He hadn’t played on a record since according to his discography??? Even though I slagged off Rourke just now, he’s worked a lot more than that.
― gyac, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
Louder Than Brahms
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:56 (six years ago) link
Ring Cycle Around The Fountain
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:59 (six years ago) link
Oh wait... it was "Reel" wasn't it? damn.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
Last Night I Dreamt Václav Karel Holan Rovenský
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:09 (six years ago) link
There is a Leitmotif that Never Goes Out
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:11 (six years ago) link
Heaven Knows I'm Miserere Now
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
okay i checked
for the completist
joyce played drums on interesting drug, such a little thing, international playboys, and lucky lisp
ftr i only like interesting drug but i do recognize that playboys is a good track
not sure about the other two
i never read about what was going on during the recording of bona drag but i wonder what the history of getting him to play on those songs was
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
Hand in Gluck
― mark s, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
Some Girls are Bigger than Hummel
― mark s, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:17 (six years ago) link
there is a liszt that never goes out
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
meat is mahler
"Panufnik on the streets of Birmingham..."
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
this nocturne has opened my eyes
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
what she satie
Cemetrio Gates
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
The Handel That Rocks the Cradle
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
Never Had Nono Ever
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:23 (six years ago) link
Death of a Dieskau Dancer
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
Frankly Mr. Stravinski
― bannonality of evil (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
last night i dreamt that somebody loved meat
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link