SpondonBassed Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Noticed what? Sorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I always liked The Smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 'Singles' or 'Louder than Bombs', which is another great compilation. 'The Queen Is Dead' is magnificent from start to finish, as is 'Meat is Murder' if you can get past Mozza's bloated piano introduction to 'Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Saw 'em twice in their heyday (to my daughter's disgust) and wasn't blown away on either occasion. They did some superb stuff though-'What difference does it make?', 'Panic' and 'Heaven knows I'm miserable now'-especially the way it annoyed all the happy clappers-are my favourites. I love some of Morrissey's solo stuff too, but still think the bloke is a colossal knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Another vote for Hatful of Hollow. Great songs, brilliantly played. Words are clever and funny, but I think Mozza needed Marr as an antedote or foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky2 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) And who could forget "the boy with the thorn in his side" .... When I was younger, that song really did make me realise that gay people are entitled to love too... I know that may sound a bit odd now, but at an age when the subject had not had much consideration from me personally, it really did confirm to me that it's totally wrong to deny otherwise. Love is love, miserable mixer taught me that. Plus..... The video for that song opened with an introduction from one of my all time absolute favourite lunatics, Ivor cutler. (Whom I love more than the smiths). Edited June 21, 2016 by Wonky2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1466505108' post='3076265'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbZR1Y8iFQE[/media] [/quote]Fantastic! Where would you recommend I start with Steve's back catalogue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Start with Hatful of Hollow. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek1071 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Andy Rourke is seriously underrated IMO. Well I Wonder; There is a Light; Barbarism begins at Home...etc etc. Brilliant bass parts. Wonder what he's up to now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Are there any decent concert vids of The Smiths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Morrissey/Marr certainly amongst the greatest of British songwriters. The Queen is Dead and Hatfull of Hollow would be the two records to start with My favorite Rourke bassline is "What Difference does It Make?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyV Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 [quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1466630587' post='3077485'] Are there any decent concert vids of The Smiths? [/quote] This one is pretty decent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhQ6ay6il8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednaplate Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Louder Than Bombs is a great place to start and features some very tasteful basslines. Back To The Old House is a particular favourite and is very subtle and melodic. Andy Rourke is an incredible musician and well worth listening to and learning from. He was barely out of his teens when he recorded the bulk of their work. He had an ability way beyond his years. What I particularly like about his bass lines is that they stand alone as really nice pieces of music in their own right. He's also a really nice, friendly guy. It's also worth noting, if you're trying to transcribe his lines that he often tuned up a tone to F#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stance Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Im a fan of ´some of The Smiths singles, as I never got time to sit down and listen to their full albums (I'm sure I would feel miserable in the end, lol), but I got hook on them the first time I heard "This Charming Man" - what a nice bass line!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinArto Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Queen Is Dead was my favourite of theirs when I was younger, Meat is Murder and Strangeways are great records though the latter has some especially bittersweet Morrissey genius on it. Who couldn't love a band that opens an album with the line 'Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools'! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgNfTx9pGzA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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