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Harvey Danger - Morrissey references on new album <I>King James Version</I>

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
Aaron writes:

Anyone remember the band Harvey Danger? They had the song "Flagpole Sitta" out a few years ago? Anyway, they're quite good. I had the pleasure of meeting their singer after a show a few years ago & speaking to him--he said The Smiths were a big influence for him. He sort of sports a Morrissey-esque hairdo (at least he used to). Anyway, Harvey Danger's new record King James Version will be in stores on Tuesday, and I've had the chance to hear it in advance. First off, it's quite good--give it a listen. Reason I'm writing in is b/c there are several Morrissey references ("I never got over Morrissey") and he mentions how "We hate it when our friends become successful". Just thought I'd mention it, b/c they're a good band, with a good sound, and some very witty, Moz-esque lyrics, and they're worth your time to check out.

Placebo's Brian Molko's favorite: The Smiths

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
Manu writes:

In a French radio interview of Placebo broadcast on France Inter on the 5th of September, Bernard Lenoir asked Brian Molko if The Cure were still an influence for him. He answered that when he lived in Luxembourg, he was listening very often to The Smiths, not much for the Cure. He prefers the poppiest moments of The Cure, but The Smiths were his favourites.

Go-Betweens' Grant McLennan on The Smiths

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
Manuel writes:

There is a quote from Grant McLennan in a recent Spanish interview published in Rock De Lux music magazine (September issue). He claims that "The Smiths are a good singles band and that's it. I don't think they ever made a whole good album, but they made their fans think they could never happen again. And they are not any better than The Go-Betweens or Belle and Sebastian". To live and learn...

James from Spearmint mentions Morrissey and The Smiths

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
vivid_blue writes:

On Spearmint's official site, in the band members profiles section James Parsons mentions Morrissey under "Three heroic figures" and Strangeways Here We Come under "Three of your fave albums".

Morrissey mention on "Ben Stein's Money"

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
matt writes: I was watching "Win Ben Stein's Money" on Comedy Central tonight, and the new hostess was introducing one of the contestants. His "curiosity" fact was that he had a wake for his 30th birthday. When asked why he would do that by Ben, the hostess (I forget her name) said, "BECAUSE HE'S MORBID AND HE LISTENS TO MORRISSEY!!" I don't know or understand where that came from, but...

Torr also writes: I was watching "win Bein Steins money" on Comedy Central tonight (Mon) and while the new female sidekick introduced the first contestant she mentioned something about him being depressed and listening to "Morrissey". www.comedycentral.com tells me it was episode # 4067.

"Girlfriend In A Coma" referenced in old issue of Heavy Metal

posted by davidt on Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:00AM
Graham Robertson writes:

Whilst flipping through an old issue of Heavy Metal I noticed this tidbit in a section entitled "hate songs for the beloved":
"Less descriptive bands that have their stance on weirdness and mere disgust upon others stemmed from The Smiths! Argue with this:

'Girlfriend in a coma, I know it's serious. There were times when I could have murdered her..."

A pessismistic disposition, Morrissey (known to some as God) is writing from the heart. The heart which is bleeding profusely from past wounds self-inflicted no doubt. But who am I to argue with genius?"
Pretty good props for such a stupid magazine.
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