The Smiths
The Smiths
Guitar.com: "THE SMITHS’ 20 GREATEST GUITAR MOMENTS, RANKED" by Andy Price (August 17, 2021)
THE SMITHS’ 20 GREATEST GUITAR MOMENTS, RANKED
"There’s not many who can compete with the intensity of devotion that The Smiths generated in their all-too-brief five year lifespan. It all began that fateful day when the young Mancunian John Maher (later to be reborn as Johnny Marr) knocked on the door of local unemployed New York Dolls and Coronation Street aficionado – and sometime local punk band frontman – Stephen Patrick Morrissey, with an idea to create a new kind of band. The pair’s respective gifts for guitar and lyricism soon forged a chemistry that would result in some of the decade’s most life-affirming music."
guitar.com
Emphasis on the guitar side of things.
Regards,
FWD.
"There’s not many who can compete with the intensity of devotion that The Smiths generated in their all-too-brief five year lifespan. It all began that fateful day when the young Mancunian John Maher (later to be reborn as Johnny Marr) knocked on the door of local unemployed New York Dolls and Coronation Street aficionado – and sometime local punk band frontman – Stephen Patrick Morrissey, with an idea to create a new kind of band. The pair’s respective gifts for guitar and lyricism soon forged a chemistry that would result in some of the decade’s most life-affirming music."
The Smiths’ 20 greatest guitar moments, ranked
Johnny Marr’s unparalleled ability for weaving some of the most emotionally-charged, melodically sumptuous guitar parts in the history of pop continues to captivate.
guitar.com
Emphasis on the guitar side of things.
Regards,
FWD.
Professor Of Rock YT: "How A B-side Became The Anthem Of A Generation" (July 5, 2021)
Another in the series, this time focusing on The Smiths' How Soon Is Now.
Regards,
FWD.
Related items:
- Professor Of Rock YT: "The 80's Song Guaranteed To Break Your Heart" - March 15, 2021
- Youtuber Professor Of Rock - How Morrissey and Marr of The Smiths Created a Classic - September 3, 2020
The Boar: "Putting romance into loneliness: The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ at 35" by Callie Bainbridge (July 30, 2021)
Putting romance into loneliness: The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ at 35
5*s
"After being a fan of one of The Smiths’ most well-known songs, ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, for a number of years, I decided to listen to more of their work in my first year of sixth form. The Smiths quickly became my favourite band and their songs rapidly took over my playlist. I even discovered that they were my mother’s favourite band when she was a university student in the 1980s, resulting in many discussions over our favourite Smiths songs. Their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, quickly became a stand-out album in my music library."
theboar.org
Another 'looking back' article.
Regards,
FWD.
5*s
"After being a fan of one of The Smiths’ most well-known songs, ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, for a number of years, I decided to listen to more of their work in my first year of sixth form. The Smiths quickly became my favourite band and their songs rapidly took over my playlist. I even discovered that they were my mother’s favourite band when she was a university student in the 1980s, resulting in many discussions over our favourite Smiths songs. Their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, quickly became a stand-out album in my music library."
The Boar
Another 'looking back' article.
Regards,
FWD.
Dennis Herring (producer) / Twitter - Extraordinary story about the Smiths' songwriting and recording
This is something I've never heard before. The story is told on Twitter by Dennis Herring, who produced Modest Mouse.
Far Out: "A track-by-track guide to The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' from Morrissey and Marr" (June 16, 2021)
On 16th June 1986, The Smiths would release their near faultless third album, The Queen Is Dead, which, for Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, would confirm themselves as being the most important voices of a generation. Now, 35 years later, the album still pulses with the same power and the stories behind the songs all the more important.
The album is widely considered to be The Smiths finest work out of the four records that they made during their time together and encapsulates everything that was great about them. Morrissey’s dark lyricism was juxtaposed alongside Johnny Marr’s sunny guitars, allowing the duality of modern living to come to the fore. The record would become the perfect soundtrack to the 1980s.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
A collation of comments track-by-track .
Happy 35th The Queen Is Dead.
Regards,
FWD.
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The album is widely considered to be The Smiths finest work out of the four records that they made during their time together and encapsulates everything that was great about them. Morrissey’s dark lyricism was juxtaposed alongside Johnny Marr’s sunny guitars, allowing the duality of modern living to come to the fore. The record would become the perfect soundtrack to the 1980s.
A track-by-track guide to The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' from Morrissey and Marr
It was released 35 years ago today...
faroutmagazine.co.uk
A collation of comments track-by-track .
Happy 35th The Queen Is Dead.
Regards,
FWD.
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