The All Smiths/Morrissey Thread

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WestwayKid wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 1:42pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 1:10pm
#1 is the only solid, unchanging pick. The others could be substituted with at least another half dozen.

Oscillate Wildly
London
Well I Wonder
Ask
Girlfriend in a Coma
This is a fantastic song.


Without the Morrissey! (She also does a great version of There Is a Light.)
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I'm taking a lady to see the Smyths - the UK's premier Smiths tribute band - the day Charlie's getting crowned (or capped).
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WestwayKid wrote:
23 Apr 2023, 5:33pm
I once ranked their collective output: Smiths, Morrisey solo, Marr solo:

The Queen is Dead
Louder than Bombs
Bona Drag
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Vauxhall and I
You Are the Quarry
Viva Hate
Your Arsena
l
Meat Is Murder
Years of Refusal
Ringleader of the Tormentors

Call the Comet
Fever Dream Pts 1-4
The Messenger
Playland

World Peace Is None…
I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
Southpaw Grammar
Maladjusted
Kill Uncle
Low in High School

Boomslang
California Son
I like Hatful of Hollow. I have probably played that over the years more than S/T, if that is fair to make the comparison.

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laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 4:33pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Apr 2023, 5:33pm
I once ranked their collective output: Smiths, Morrisey solo, Marr solo:

The Queen is Dead
Louder than Bombs
Bona Drag
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Vauxhall and I
You Are the Quarry
Viva Hate
Your Arsena
l
Meat Is Murder
Years of Refusal
Ringleader of the Tormentors

Call the Comet
Fever Dream Pts 1-4
The Messenger
Playland

World Peace Is None…
I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
Southpaw Grammar
Maladjusted
Kill Uncle
Low in High School

Boomslang
California Son
I like Hatful of Hollow. I have probably played that over the years more than S/T, if that is fair to make the comparison.
I should have included Hatful of Hollow. It's a solid collection for sure.
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laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 4:33pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Apr 2023, 5:33pm
I once ranked their collective output: Smiths, Morrisey solo, Marr solo:

The Queen is Dead
Louder than Bombs
Bona Drag
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Vauxhall and I
You Are the Quarry
Viva Hate
Your Arsena
l
Meat Is Murder
Years of Refusal
Ringleader of the Tormentors

Call the Comet
Fever Dream Pts 1-4
The Messenger
Playland

World Peace Is None…
I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
Southpaw Grammar
Maladjusted
Kill Uncle
Low in High School

Boomslang
California Son
I like Hatful of Hollow. I have probably played that over the years more than S/T, if that is fair to make the comparison.
I'd probably rank it just below Strangeways.
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WestwayKid wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 12:11pm
The Smiths are now on my mind... so top-5 tracks?

1) There Is A Light...
2) The Queen Is Dead
3) I Know It's Over
4) You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
5) Half A Person
1) Still Ill (album version)
2) The Headmaster Ritual
3) Well I Wonder
4) Girl Afraid
5) This Night Has Opened My Eyes

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I'm guessing the regulars on this thread have heard these early versions?

https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/ ... ac.150495/

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laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:17pm
I'm guessing the regulars on this thread have heard these early versions?

https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/ ... ac.150495/
I might have them in some other compilation without that name. Either way, thanks!
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:26pm
laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:17pm
I'm guessing the regulars on this thread have heard these early versions?

https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/ ... ac.150495/
I might have them in some other compilation without that name. Either way, thanks!
No problem. They are different from the Troy Tate versions, in case you are thinking of them, they pre-date them.

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laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:26pm
laxman wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 5:17pm
I'm guessing the regulars on this thread have heard these early versions?

https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/ ... ac.150495/
I might have them in some other compilation without that name. Either way, thanks!
No problem. They are different from the Troy Tate versions, in case you are thinking of them, they pre-date them.
Nope, I know the Troy Tate recordings. I have a couple compilations that have various demos on them—I'm wondering if there's overlap here.
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Anyone know what Pablo Cuckoo refers to? I assume it's something mundane like it was recorded by someone called Paul Bird or something but I don't know what.

Anyway, top 5:
Paint a Vulgar Picture
The Queen is Dead
I Want the One I Can't Have
These Things Take Time
Half a Person
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oliver wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 7:45pm
Anyone know what Pablo Cuckoo refers to? I assume it's something mundane like it was recorded by someone called Paul Bird or something but I don't know what.

Anyway, top 5:
Paint a Vulgar Picture
The Queen is Dead
I Want the One I Can't Have
These Things Take Time
Half a Person
A friend of mine from undergrad days really loved, for some reason, the opening line, "At the record company meeting." Even if you think Morrissey was an exceptional lyricist, that doesn't seem … notable?
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 8:16pm
oliver wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 7:45pm
Anyone know what Pablo Cuckoo refers to? I assume it's something mundane like it was recorded by someone called Paul Bird or something but I don't know what.

Anyway, top 5:
Paint a Vulgar Picture
The Queen is Dead
I Want the One I Can't Have
These Things Take Time
Half a Person
A friend of mine from undergrad days really loved, for some reason, the opening line, "At the record company meeting." Even if you think Morrissey was an exceptional lyricist, that doesn't seem … notable?
"At the record company meeting" is "cellar door" for people who can only eat extra mild salsa
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Flex wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 8:33pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 8:16pm
oliver wrote:
24 Apr 2023, 7:45pm
Anyone know what Pablo Cuckoo refers to? I assume it's something mundane like it was recorded by someone called Paul Bird or something but I don't know what.

Anyway, top 5:
Paint a Vulgar Picture
The Queen is Dead
I Want the One I Can't Have
These Things Take Time
Half a Person
A friend of mine from undergrad days really loved, for some reason, the opening line, "At the record company meeting." Even if you think Morrissey was an exceptional lyricist, that doesn't seem … notable?
"At the record company meeting" is "cellar door" for people who can only eat extra mild salsa
Ha!
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I think it might be easier to list the Smiths songs I don't like - and there are not many.

I've never liked Accept Yourself. Morrissey's lyric is clumsy.

Barbarism Begins at Home has some nice bass from Andy Rourke, but it goes on way too long.

Meat Is Murder is another clunker. Those two tracks really drag down the LP of the same name in my opinion.

Work is a Four Letter Word / Golden Lights are trite - slap dashed covers. They're listenable, but that's all I'll say about them.

I Keep Mine Hidden is another weak track and a bummer of a way to go out.
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