The Smiths. One of the greatest bands ever YES/NO?

[eme]

Anyone heard Schneider TM's There Is A Light That Never Goes Out?

love it!

 

[Looby]

I love them and Morrissey solo stuff. They will always be in my top 5 along with Pulp, the rest is often changing.

When I finally got to see Morrissey (too young for The Smiths live) at Reading I was so fucking happy, I have a bootleg of the gig and everytime I listen to it it makes me cry.

 

[WouldBe]

I didn't like them they always made me depressed.

 

[hiccup]

A few nice songs, but never really "got" them. Wouldn't turn off the radio if they came on, but wouldn't buy a CD either.

 

[bonjour]

zzZZZZ zZZZZ

 

[Looby]

I didn't like them they always made me depressed.

I have told this story before but I was dumped by a guy I was head over heels in love with, needed a drink but was a bit skint.
The only thing I could afford at the offy was sherry so I kept going back for more and drank 4 bottles.
My housemates came home several hours later to find me sobbing on my bed, surrounded by sherry bottles with 'there is a light that never goes out' on repeat. It was years before I could listen to that song without crying/cringing.

 

[Buds and Spawn]

They pissed on The Cure, at any rate.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. That's the wrongest thing I've read all day. It doesn't matter how many daffodils Morrisey had coming out of his back pocket. His repressed warblings and muted backing band don't come close to the brilliant eclectic wizardry of Bob Smith and co.

Never ever.

A Forest is a work of true genius

True genius magnified many times over. What a classic that song is.

Close to me is genius. But The Love Cats is a pop classic.

And there you have it - pop classics and introspective odysseys to boot. And that's where The Cure worked on a level above The Smiths. The Smiths were always too much of a one-dimensional one-trick pony. Innit?

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah The Cure were certainly more adventurous than The Smiths, but lyrically they don't hold a candle to them

 

[Crispy]

"meh"

 

[editor]

The Smiths were always too much of a one-dimensional one-trick pony. Innit?

Nah. You're just not listening to them properly.

The Cure and The Smiths were both great bands. No need to quibble over the details.

 

[Orang Utan]

The Cure and The Smiths were both great bands. No need to quibble over the details.

Isn't that the whole point of BBs?

 

[Iam]

Love 'em.

Top ten? Yeah, somedays. Queen is Dead is definitely in my top ten albums.

 

[H.Dot]

I liked a lot of their stuff back in the day, but I wouldn't put them in my Top 10 bands. Top 100, probably. I still have all their old vinyl on CDR.

Looking back, they pretty much summed up my mid-1980s - I already liked hip-hop, was getting into the early house records, but still liked guitar music as well. My girlfriend at the time had a "Hang The DJ" badge at around the same time I had bought my first turntables and mixer, at a time that it was rapidly becoming obvious that dancing to fun music played by DJs was much better than sitting at home listening to miserable Mancunians whingeing.

 

[In Bloom]

Yeah The Cure were certainly more adventurous than The Smiths, but lyrically they don't hold a candle to them

Prezactly

It's not that I dislike The Cure, they've got a few decent singles, but all the album stuff I've heard just kind of merges into one, long, grey blur of background music for me.

Besides The Cure never did anything to even compare with Sheila take a bow or Shoplifters of the world, unite.

 

[LDR]

Now, I normally hate the whole idea of cover bands, but the sheer brilliance of the Smiths tunes played by The Smyths tonight got me shuffling all over the dance floor.

They were brilliant.

Ed - Does this mean now that you'll start attending tribute gigs with Hollis and I?

Hollis and Acid Priest would have loved last night I reckon.

 

[saucisson]

I was more into loud guitars and spandex beanpoles when the smiths were big, but i appreciate their music a heck of a lot more as i have got older....QUOTE]

As was I until the smiths came along....they were the first non metal band I saw live and I was impressed, I didnt realise you could do a show without dry ice, codpieces and a drum solo until then. The Queen is dead would be in my all time top 10. (I still like rock as well though - my mind was just broadened).

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

My views have been misrepresented by an imposter.

I'd like to add my name to the 'make me want to choke on my own vomit' list please.

 

[pennimania]

How Soon Is Now



who hasn't felt like that at some point?

 

[Epico]

I could never get past Morriseys whining fucking voice.

They're at number two in my list of most hated bands.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Anyone heard Schneider TM's There Is A Light That Never Goes Out?
.

Fine track. You will find it on the 'Blue Balearic' compilation.

The Smiths are great BTW.

 

[William of Walworth]

Smiths -- in my top ten bands for definite ...

Wish I'd gone last night

 

[_angel_]

Yes yes and yes some more.

 

[Termite Man]

I can't stand the Smiths !

 

[William of Walworth]

I can't stand the Smiths !

 

[Termite Man]

Boring moaning twats . If I want to hear someone being miserable then I'll listen to the much more talented Leonard Cohen !

 

[kained&able]

i also blame the smiths for the mtv emo whining boo hoo my girlfriend left me bullshit. more enough reason to shoot morrisey.


dave

 

[Looby]

i also blame the smiths for the mtv emo whining boo hoo my girlfriend left me bullshit. more enough reason to shoot morrisey.


dave

That's a tad harsh.

 

[lunatrick]

one of the best bands of the last 20 years easy................aspiring pop stars take note - 'how soon is now' and 'this charming man' were written whilst morrissey and johnny marr were around 17 /18 years old.....makes you think..

 

[Iam]

i also blame the smiths for the mtv emo whining boo hoo my girlfriend left me bullshit.

Why?

 

[kained&able]

i would balme them for hitler if i could to be honest.

Ummm i just think morrisey made it okay for musicians to be whiney little pussies. i'm pretty sure most emo bands will count the smiths as an influence presuming they have actully heard of him anyway.


dave