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The Smiths members tease announcement - NME. Link from Shoplifterromo.

 

[Truth]

They should get Sinead on vocals. Seriously.

 

[Quando quando quando]

So true and the importance of that so underappreciated.

As lucky as Moz was with Johnny by ringing his doorbell, just as lucky Johnny was with Moz by opening his door as I got the impression that was NOT exactly something he tend to do on a regular basis.
To say the least.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe this is a cash grab. Who cares!! Everything Morrissey has done in the last 10 years is a cash grab. His music over that time is shit, his live shows are absolute crap. Give these guys a break. Like it or not, they were part of The Smiths. And that makes them special in my book.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Don't you mean since Morrissey got lucky that Marr knocked on his door?

what are you talking about? in reply to my post ?

 

[Quando quando quando]

Of course he wasn't the most important member, but I do believe his contribution is massively underrated. As first to die says, his bass playing is woven into the sound of the Smiths. Best of luck to them emulating From the Jam...

True.
He was a very good bass player and I still believe he is.

And, more important to me, he was the musical composer of two great Moz songs:
“The Girl Least Likely To”
and
“Yes I Am Blind” which for me is still an icon of a song. Timeless and never ever to be forgotten.

For some reason their cooperation worked very well and Moz got the best out of Andy Rourke as a composer.
Moz inspired Andy. There could have been more great songs. There was something promising about those 2 songs.

It’s unfortunate for both it could not be continued but more unfortunate for Andy Rourke as I don’t know any other compositions from him that were that great after those. I mean not as inspiring.
Sigh.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Can't wait for this. It's like Ringo, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best decided to reform the Beatles.

except.. Ringo can actually play the drums !

 

[Cornflakes]

Moz inspired Andy.

Yeah, he inspired him, for instance, by saying: "Andy, please can you work out the chords to Only to Other People by the Cookies".

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

They should get Sinead on vocals. Seriously.

I wonder though?

at 25:45 'THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE'

 

[g23]

except.. Ringo can actually play the drums !

I thought Ringo wasn't even the best Drummer in The Beatles.

 

[Anonymous]

what a fiasco thats going to be, im guessing New Order will be the opening act, tickets must be purchased using that bitcoin stuff.

 

[Quando quando quando]

Yeah, he inspired him, for instance, by saying: "Andy, please can you work out the chords to Only to Other People by the Cookies".

Well he did. Didn’t he?
It didn’t ruin the inspiration where ever it came from.
I mean if that is the criterion, you can’t produce any music anymore without being criticised for copying, in these internet times where everything is archived. Everything has been done already even more than once.
To strictly avoid anything that may or not been already done and focus completely on authenticity can push you to the avant garde or the more unknown boundaries of completely improvised Jazz. That is okay but for the specialists. The connoisseurs.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I thought Ringo wasn't even the best Drummer in The Beatles.

I think Lennon once said that Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the band. They must have all been great drummers !

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Well he did. Didn’t he?
It didn’t ruin the inspiration where ever it came from.
I mean if that is the criterion, you can’t produce any music anymore without being criticised for copying, in these internet times where everything is archived. Everything has been done already even more than once.
To strictly avoid anything that may or not been already done and focus completely on authenticity can push you to the avant garde or the more unknown boundaries of completely improvised Jazz. That is okay but for the specialists. The connoisseurs.

WHO PUT THE 'M' IN MOTIVATOR ?

It was the stories about Morrissey that Johnny heard that inspired him to go knock on Morrissey's door.

Morrissey already made himself before Johnny even stepped into the picture.

 

[Oh my]

I think Lennon once said that Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the band. They must have all been great drummers !

.... But he was funny.

 

[Cornflakes]

I think Lennon once said that Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the band. They must have all been great drummers !

He didn't say it. It was a joke by a British comedian called Jasper Carrott.

 

[ForgivemeJESUS]

If I was Morrissey and half (possibly 3/4) of my old group were playing together I'd feel terribly restless. If it's not love, then it's the hate that may bring them together - and he has plenty of that.

Really....why. the man sells out venue across the world on every tour ,every lp top 10 in uk,America late night shows begging for him , he loves animals and personaly his music lately is great ,not ready to say his greatest bc of my love for songs like southpaw,girl drowning,this is not your country to name a few but he is ICONIC....oh and unlike other musicians his voice still there. So wake up

 

[Flibberty]

True.
He was a very good bass player and I still believe he is.

And, more important to me, he was the musical composer of two great Moz songs:
“The Girl Least Likely To”
and
“Yes I Am Blind” which for me is still an icon of a song. Timeless and never ever to be forgotten.

For some reason their cooperation worked very well and Moz got the best out of Andy Rourke as a composer.
Moz inspired Andy. There could have been more great songs. There was something promising about those 2 songs.

It’s unfortunate for both it could not be continued but more unfortunate for Andy Rourke as I don’t know any other compositions from him that were that great after those. I mean not as inspiring.
Sigh.

I agree with you regarding Yes, I am Blind. That is a cracking song.

The Girl Least Likely To is distinctly average though and Get Off the Stage is one of Morrissey's very worst songs.

 

[Anonymous]

Girl least likely to is great and is one of the solo songs that most reminds me of the smiths probably because it does sound influenced by that type of song just as marr was influenced by specter the Ronetts and Patti Smith etc. it sounds like it could be off of strange ways as it has that looping structure of something like paint a vulgar picture. Songs like ruffians is a great example of how Andy made the smiths such a fabulous band

 

[Anonymous]

What is truly wonderful about this thread is that absolutely nobody has the slightest f***ing clue WHAT it is, yet here everybody is, blurbling on at the proverbial mouth. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it turned out to be something like a one month special event where they do music lessons for disadvantaged youths at the Salisbury steak boys club?

"Oh yeahr, What I meant to say is what a bunch of top blokes, giving back to the kids and that."

BINGO!

 

[Anonymous]

Can't wait for this. It's like Ringo, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best decided to reform the Beatles.

That'd be a bit difficult - especially since Stuart Sutcliffe died in 1962.