Can someone explain The Smiths to me?

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Too much talking, not enough LISTENING 
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Never a big fan. I own the Queen is Dead and enjoy it. Never really felt I needed to own another album. OP check out that album and you should b good. 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,540
    If someone has to explain The Smiths to you i'd say you will never get them , awsome band and Marr can just play the shit out of the Guitar ...
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  • vito
    vito Chicago Posts: 2,029
    All I have to say is 'How Soon Is Now'?!!!
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,893
    #1 Hand In Glove
    #2 This Charming Man
    #3 Bigmouth Strikes Again
    #4 Barbarism Begins At Home
    #5 I Want The One I Can't Have
    #6 What Difference Does It Make?
    #7 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
    #8 Morrissey - Spent The Day In Bed
    #9 - Morrissey - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris



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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    I am that old, and I never got into the Smiths. I think How Soon Is Now is a classic, but otherwise they never did much for me. I prefer The Cure, early REM, and anything by The Church. And Peter Murphy, early Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Joy Division/ New Order, anything and everything by Roxy Music... you get the idea. I won't go so far as to slag on them, but I just never got the hype. Then again, I'm also not a Springsteen fan, so I might just be a contrarian. ;-)
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    But --

    I saw Johnny Marr at Ohana on Saturday, and he is AMAZING.

    So maybe it's more accurate to say that I just don't get the appeal of Morrissey, because Johnny Marr kicks all kinds of ass. :-D
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  • dionnesimone
    dionnesimone Posts: 86
    I always adored the contrast of the beauty in the music and vocals, and the morbid lyrics.
  • qontheboard
    qontheboard Posts: 787
    curmudgeoness said:
    But --

    I saw Johnny Marr at Ohana on Saturday, and he is AMAZING.

    So maybe it's more accurate to say that I just don't get the appeal of Morrissey, because Johnny Marr kicks all kinds of ass. :-D

    Agree 100%. I didn't really get into The Smiths until I saw Johnny Marr live. Then I really got into them. I would go see a Smiths reunion, but I would not go see Morrisey solo. Going to see Johnny in a couple of weeks... can't wait!


  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Marr sings their songs better lol
  • thispureamericanriot
    thispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Ahh, I sowed my wild oats to the Smiths. Marr's jangly guitar reminds me of autumn sunsets at 17yo, Morrissey's acid tongue vocals = the joys of eternal youth. If you don't get it, guess you had to be there...
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Some great songs for sure.  But I want to jump out of a window when I hear the vocals. I was knee deep into the grateful dead, U2 and REM when the Smiths were popular.  Not for me.

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