Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Heaven knows he's miserable now!! ;-)


cetera

Recommended Posts

59 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said:

If you did want to give them another listen then I’d always recommend How Soon is Now as a starting/returning point. Marr’s swampy/Bo Diddley riff/playing is top drawer, and the rhythm section tight as. I also think it’s one of the more listenable vocally for non Morrissey fans...

 

Simply because of the ratio of music to Morrissey in ‘How soon is now’.

The rest of the album (Meat is murder) is a bit of a whinge-fest, particularly the title track, so for non-fans it’s best to take that track in isolation.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

Simply because of the ratio of music to Morrissey in ‘How soon is now’.

The rest of the album (Meat is murder) is a bit of a whinge-fest, particularly the title track, so for non-fans it’s best to take that track in isolation.

I wouldn't dream of listening to an album with a name like that, and I'm vegan! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Simply because of the ratio of music to Morrissey in ‘How soon is now’.

The rest of the album (Meat is murder) is a bit of a whinge-fest, particularly the title track, so for non-fans it’s best to take that track in isolation.

The bassline to "Barbarism begins at Home" is lovely,  however. 

Edited by Lfalex v1.1
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

In covers bands, any song featuring Morrissey was the only thing I ever wanted to veto.  My only reason was that his voice and singing style irritate me too much (think dentist’s drill or nails on a blackboard) to allow me to listen to any of his songs long enough to learn it.

So it’s with a wry smile to myself that now, at long last, there’s another good reason not to cover Morrissey.

Only problem is; I can’t see my band activities resuming post-COVID-19, so I’m unlikely to ever put that argument to the test.😏

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Only just seen this thread and my only contribution to it is to say that, although I've liked some (not all) of The Smiths music, I've always had a loathing for everything that Morrissey has presented to the world as his  'The Man as serious artiste' persona...

In recent years, the slow, unpeeling of his fake public persona has finally revealed the nasty, hate filled human being that he truly is. 

His reputation in the music business was always bad, and now his reputation as a public figure is on par with it. 

😐

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

We do a couple of Smiths songs (This Charming Man and There Is A Light), and they're two of my favourite songs to play; the bass lines are great fun, and they always go down a storm. People like to think they're singing along ironically, but they're really not... 🙂

Sadly, Morrisey himself has personal opinions I'd rather not contemplate, although that can be said of quite a few people in the business. That's where the phrase 'Never meet your heroes' comes from...

Musically and lyrically, The Smiths were an important band, and yeah, they were very Marmite - at the time, I, like some people in the thread, couldn't get past Morrisey's schtick, but in later years I've come to like the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, some of which are genuinely brilliant.

Oh, and it's a measure of the 'love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it' nature of Morrisey's delivery that any time someone sings a Smiths song, they're irresistibly drawn into a Morrisey impression...our singist tries very hard; he starts off in his own voice, and three lines in he's hooting and parping... 😁

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

16 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

It’s funny that for some reason while I never really liked The Smiths I did quite like some of Morriseys solo stuff. Always thought he was a bucketful of odd though.

I'm the same, couldn't stand his whaling in the Smiths but he did seem to sing a bit more on his solo stuff, First of the Gang to Die and especially Every Day is Like Sunday are amongst my favourites

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Muzz said:

Oh, and it's a measure of the 'love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it' nature of Morrisey's delivery that any time someone sings a Smiths song, they're irresistibly drawn into a Morrisey impression...our singist tries very hard; he starts off in his own voice, and three lines in he's hooting and parping... 😁

Like this - even at excited drummer speed:

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...