― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link
Jonathan King?
― KSTFUNS (Ex Leon), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― JD from CDepot, Monday, 14 November 2005 21:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy is in your extended network (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― klung (Ken L), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link
"Just had dinner at Daniel (NY) with some work friends, when I noticed an older and wiser Johnny Marr of The Smiths coming in as we were going out. I stopped to gawk because, well, that's what you do.
As he went to his table, he shook his dining partner's hand - it was a greying Morrissey. Smiths reunion, anyone?"
Morrissey fan sites are rubbishing these claims, but my money is on 'something' happening for Manchester vs Cancer, a charity concert at the MEN arena in Jan 2006. Maybe.
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 10:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 10:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 11:01 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm sure that would be a lot of people's opinion - but I'm not at all sure I agree.
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 19:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 19:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― JD from CDepot, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― JD from CDepot, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:00 (eighteen years ago) link
I still tend to think that Johnny joining Morrissey on stage for a couple of numbers is far more likely to happen than any sort of actual reunion.
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link
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"[Post photo of Stewart here]"
-- k/l (lauter...), November 15th, 2005 8:00 PM. (later)
I'm not too sure to be honest. I'm certainly not amongst those who are against all reunions on some sort of principle (in my experience for every Page and Plant there's a Damned or a Bauhaus or a Buzzcocks or a Buzzkunst or a Penetration or a Pixies....); however there was something so essentially.... adolescent.... about so much of The Smiths material, that it's hard to imagine how a bunch of 40-somethings would be able to either recapture that or compensate for its absence.
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:21 (eighteen years ago) link
That was the first Coachella festival. No reunion happened, obv.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link
most otm post ever
― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:30 (eighteen years ago) link
OTM. I mean, id go see morrissey anytime, but i find it hard to believe that the essence of the smiths would be anything but betrayed by a reunion.
― JD from CDepot, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:43 (eighteen years ago) link
A few of the reunions I've seen recent years, Mission of Burma, Pixies, Bauhaus, Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, were all pretty great, actually.
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 20:50 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001659262
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.manchestervcancer.co.uk/
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 22:31 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.manchestervcancer.co.uk/tickets.asp
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 22:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 09:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 17 December 2005 08:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― retrokid, Saturday, 17 December 2005 16:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Wanderers' Wandering Daughter (noodle vague), Sunday, 18 December 2005 03:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Halloween Spooky Party Hints! (Bimble...), Sunday, 18 December 2005 04:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 11:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Zora (Zora), Monday, 30 January 2006 11:42 (eighteen years ago) link
I would pimp my full review on my blog, but then people would want to poke me in the eye. And they would also mock me for my inaccuracies. No. I will go to bed and cocoon myself in memory.
― Zora (Zora), Monday, 30 January 2006 23:53 (eighteen years ago) link
WONH WUH
― ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Tuesday, 2 October 2012 06:51 (eleven years ago) link
I was wondering why this wasn't the Smiths thread that got revived yesterday.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 06:58 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/22/the-smiths-partially-reunite-for-classical-concerts
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Monday, 22 January 2018 16:17 (six years ago) link
lol everyone except the two that made the smiths the smiths
saved you a click
― infinity (∞), Monday, 22 January 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
thx infinity
― flappy bird, Monday, 22 January 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
yw
― infinity (∞), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:39 (six years ago) link
finally, the chance to see the legendary craig gannon in action
― grim-n-gritty hooty reboot (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
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
Cloture.
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
There Is A Ligeti That Never Goes Out
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:20 (six years ago) link
Statement from Mike Joyce with reference to Classically Smiths . It is with much regret that I have to announce that I will not be taking part in the show (s) Classically Smiths. I entered into agreement in good faith to perform these shows with Andy Rourke and Craig Gannon. Unfortunately it became apparent very late that Andy would not be taking part. I agreed with Andy that I would take part in the press conference and inform people that he would not be taking part. Unfortunately on the morning of the press conference I was informed I would not be able to say this. I therefore agreed to take part in the press interviews but did so without discussing Andy’s participation in the venture at any point during all tv, radio and print interviews. After much deliberation and soul searching I have decided that without Andy, an integral part of why I agreed to take part in the first place, I have come to this difficult decision. I still believe the shows and concept to be a fantastic idea and wish them all the success they deserve.
so they made up fake quotes to pretend Andy was playing. then Joyce finds out Andy didn't actually agree to it and the two of them decide to tell the press. then before he can set the record straight he finds out he can't is not allowed to discuss it. do i have this right? what the fuck
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
Rubber Ring Cycle
― Whiney Houston (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
If it hadn't already been done to death, I'd have launched a Smiths website. But too many already. So I decided instead to launch a website around the music of two other great songwriters - Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan, who I was thrilled to see lead Microdisney into a reunion period in 2018 and 2019. On https://coughlanohagan.com/, I think I'm building up something worthwhile. Hope you enjoy it.
― weirwrite, Saturday, 23 May 2020 06:52 (three years ago) link
"six figures per band member" - how adorable 2005 was.
What would Coachella pay for a Smiths reunion in 2021, $10 million?
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Saturday, 23 May 2020 07:01 (three years ago) link
What has Microdisney got to do with The Smiths?
― Mark G, Saturday, 23 May 2020 08:25 (three years ago) link
At least we have Rick Astley and Blossoms to fall back on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XluAp8yEhZ8
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 08:25 (two years ago) link
Oops
Well, I met The Blossoms a few weeks ago and they elected to not mention it. Nice.— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) September 17, 2021
― groovypanda, Friday, 17 September 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
lmao at salty Johnny Marr
― talkin' about his flat tire (DJP), Friday, 17 September 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link
didn't they realise he was the perfect guitarist to be in The Smiths with a better singer? :-(
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 17 September 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link