both Morrissey and Marr have said Strangeways is their favourite Smith's LP
― koogs, Saturday, 2 October 2021 11:47 (two years ago) link
clearly not the best judge of their own work
A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours is the best song and is pretty impossible to listen to now and not interpret as a white power anthem
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 October 2021 14:44 (two years ago) link
"I Started Something..." is a fabulous karaoke jam, and I dig "Stop Me..." and "I Won't Share You." That's that.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 2 October 2021 14:48 (two years ago) link
(xp) I thought it was about Ireland? I have no idea whether Morrissey supports Irish Republicanism or not tbf.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Saturday, 2 October 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
I mean it might be but read the lyrics in light of Moz now and there's certainly another interpretation
I mean obviously I was dumb enough to buy all his disassembling about Bengali or the Union Jack or National Front Disco, so now it's hard not to view it in different light
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
Yes, the lyrics do read a bit dodgy these days but I think it is inspired (however vaguely) by Irish republicanism.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
think it's probably just the usual "Misfits" deal tbh
― look on my guacs, ye mighty, and dis pear (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:27 (two years ago) link
the ghost of troubled joe, y'know old joe from the troubles
― primate marmite (NickB), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
anyhow, bostich by yello is a much better song about rushing and pushing amirite?
― primate marmite (NickB), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
Inifnitely.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link
"I Started Something..." is a fabulous karaoke jam, and I dig "Stop Me..." and "I Won't Share You." That's that.No love for "Death of a Disco Dancer'?
― groovypanda, Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
maybe in the next world
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 2 October 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
lol
― groovypanda, Saturday, 2 October 2021 16:00 (two years ago) link
Bummed and astounded to learn that there are thirty of these
― siffleur’s mom (wins), Saturday, 2 October 2021 16:01 (two years ago) link
& I enjoy morrissey & the smiths’s dozen good songs as much as anyone
considering that he ranked his more recent albums highest in a desperate attempt to get me to listen to them.
nice try moz, you racist fuck lol
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Saturday, 2 October 2021 16:12 (two years ago) link
but seriously, how disappointing.
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Saturday, 2 October 2021 16:13 (two years ago) link
the only songs on strangways I like are “stop me” and “I won’t share you”, the rest is boring as fuck
― brimstead, Saturday, 2 October 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link
Girlfriend in a Coma is one of The Smiths' loveliest songs, and I Won't Share You is a great parting shot. It's a good album, but I would take the other studio albums and HoH over it.
― Neil S, Saturday, 2 October 2021 18:46 (two years ago) link
Quite pleased that my favourite Smiths album is "The Smiths"
― bovarism, Saturday, 2 October 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
ha yeah I was like, huh, there's like 10 albums here I've either never even heard of or haven't heard, then I was like and yeah that's how that's going to stay
― bovarism, Saturday, 2 October 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
I was listening to some album on Spotify (the Cure, I think) and when it was over the service popped into related shuffle mode. So first up was JAMC's "April Skies," which was nice, and then it was "Everyday Is Like Sunday," and swear to god, my first reaction was, aw, this is a really nice song, it's a shame about all his bullshit, but I guess it's still sad that Morrissey's dead, because he did sing a lot of songs I like. And then it struck me that, wait a minute, he's actually not dead. He's just *functionally* dead.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 24 January 2022 00:18 (two years ago) link
looking forward to seeing him at Cruel World in May.
― DT, Monday, 24 January 2022 00:23 (two years ago) link
Me too.
― JackMyFruit, Monday, 24 January 2022 01:40 (two years ago) link
fuck Morrissey with a pitchfork
― castanuts (DJP), Monday, 24 January 2022 01:43 (two years ago) link
josh proposes an interesting thought tho: what will be the collective response when he does die?
i know i'll be sad. but mostly because of what he became, so not really that different from now.
i still do like his old records. especially the stuff with vini reilly.
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 02:28 (two years ago) link
He was always like this, though. See: Panic
― castanuts (DJP), Monday, 24 January 2022 02:35 (two years ago) link
enh yeah i guess, but at least he's owning on it that record: "the music they play says nothing to me about my life."
(also one of the worst smiths songs, btw)
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 02:41 (two years ago) link
but mostly because of what he became, so not really that different from now.i still do like his old records. especially the stuff with vini reilly.
"Bengali in Platforms" is on his first record with Reilly. It's not a question of becoming. (I still like the Smiths btw!)
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Monday, 24 January 2022 02:48 (two years ago) link
yeah that's the thing. 'reggae is vile,' panic, bengali...it was always right there.
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 24 January 2022 03:13 (two years ago) link
he's always been problematic and a shitty person. to deny that he became more so with age is purposely dense.
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 03:47 (two years ago) link
also adding the smiths to my list of "canon bands that are actually super boring and overrated and only have like two good songs"
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 03:48 (two years ago) link
(tried to revisit strangeways this past week after it came up in the controp thread and jesus christ it's boring)
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 03:50 (two years ago) link
Austin, have you read the 1986 Melody Maker interviewed linked here as "Morrissey discusses the black pop conspiracy and celibacy"?: https://mrmorrissey.tripod.com/interv/index.html
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Monday, 24 January 2022 04:45 (two years ago) link
*interview
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Monday, 24 January 2022 04:46 (two years ago) link
Big mouth strikes again.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 24 January 2022 15:45 (two years ago) link
It's like he has no right to take his um
― Mark G, Monday, 24 January 2022 15:50 (two years ago) link
NME 1985Morrissey discusses his heroes and the sausage incident
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 January 2022 16:27 (two years ago) link
Austin, have you read the 1986 Melody Maker interviewed linked here as "Morrissey discusses the black pop conspiracy and celibacy"?: https://mrmorrissey.tripod.com/interv/index.html― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:45 PM
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:45 PM
stop. i agree with you guys. leave me alone.
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 16:42 (two years ago) link
Who are you calling "purposely dense", because it looks like that's directed towards the people who noticed Morrissey's racism before you did
― castanuts (DJP), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:05 (two years ago) link
damn that interview is terrible, i've seen those quote on their own before here and there but not the actual piece. people usually say "well they were taken out of context" but in this case i think they are even worse in context
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
"Well, he likes a great Martha and the Vandellas song" is all the praise I can muster.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:17 (two years ago) link
My favorite thing about the interview is that the interviewer a couple of times is like "are you sure you don't want to take this less-racist lifeline I'm trying to throw you" and Morrissey is all "NOPE"
― castanuts (DJP), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:18 (two years ago) link
I know! like every answer
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:23 (two years ago) link
otm plus "I don't think there's any time anymore to be subtle about anything"
― rob, Monday, 24 January 2022 17:23 (two years ago) link
lol at the idea that the co-author of "There is a Light..." thinks Black pop emphasizes "escapism" or fantasy or whatever
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:26 (two years ago) link
Wish a ten ton truck would crash into him
― they were written with a ouija board and a rhyming dictionary (Neanderthal), Monday, 24 January 2022 17:42 (two years ago) link
Most indie-pop purists of that era got over that kind of hardline rejection of chart pop via the dance music of the late 80s or dare I say the Britpop scene a couple of years later. But Morrisey's music taste seems stuck in the same place forever. I walked past a venue where he was playing a couple of years ago and they were actually selling T-Rex and New York Dolls vinyl at the merchandise stall.
― everything, Monday, 24 January 2022 23:18 (two years ago) link
as far as I can tell he only likes the things he liked when he was a teenager
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 January 2022 23:44 (two years ago) link
I walked past a venue where he was playing a couple of years ago and they were actually selling T-Rex and New York Dolls vinyl at the merchandise stall.
Worse than that...
At Morrissey gigs, on the merch stand, you can buy albums like Aladdin Sane by David Bowie....signed by Morrissey....for $300.Regardless of what you think of Morrissey, that is just a little bit weird pic.twitter.com/qjCApfodTU— Bands FC (@_Bands_FC) October 28, 2019
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 03:10 (two years ago) link