Yeah, he has contradicted himself a lot over the years. I don't buy the whole "creative differences" BS. Strangeways is by far their most experimental and varied album and they were all perfectly happy with it. Morrissey clearly didn't mind Marr's new musical input.So sad and only confirms that the Smiths split was needless and could have been avoided if they had all had a long rest and a proper conversation about the managerial issues. Johnny has contradicted himself so much though - he says this, then in later years says "I left because I had a load of ideas and nowhere to play them...", etc. I can't help feeling that his strange sense of liberation was because he knew he was going to drop the bomb when it was over. The tragic thing is that Moz didn't think he was serious.
So when are we going to get the Streatham Sessions Listening Party?
í wanna hear aaaall about that
"Surprise, Surprise, the unexpected hits you between the eyes..."
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Hasn't this year been cruel enough already?
jfc 33 years?! my first intro into the world of morrissey. the opening of this album is so brilliant and haunting at the same time. i can always press play in my head to listen to it. looking forward to stephen street's insight on this one. thank you for the head's up.
It's true, but The Smiths are way too lively for Hannett. They were the antithesis of that cold Factory sound.
Stock aitkin and Waterman should have produced Strangeways, they done a marvellous job with dead or Alive’s Youthquake from 85and that’s something M&Marr wanted to move away from.
But for Joy Division, Hannett was a god send, and for us too.
I love the whole album. I think Elbow's a great track. Very Gothic Folk Horror.
Coincidentally, I also love Joe Orton & he & Moz are together on my pin board.
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That is quite the altarpiece.
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I'm Bohemian.
Indeed, huge thanks to @Famous when dead, as always.Thanks FWD for posting these and Mike’s comments here.
And Magazine!and that’s something M&Marr wanted to move away from.
But for Joy Division, Hannett was a god send, and for us too.
And Magazine!
So sad and only confirms that the Smiths split was needless and could have been avoided if they had all had a long rest and a proper conversation about the managerial issues. Johnny has contradicted himself so much though - he says this, then in later years says "I left because I had a load of ideas and nowhere to play them...", etc. I can't help feeling that his strange sense of liberation was because he knew he was going to drop the bomb when it was over. The tragic thing is that Moz didn't think he was serious.
And Magazine!
The Smiths split was unavoidable. The reason Johnny is so hard to pin down on the split is because he's too polite to say how awful Morrissey was to work with. Unless Morrissey was going to change his personality, the Smiths were destined to be a short-lived partnership. That's why there was an exit plan as early as when Joe Moss was still involved.