Morrissey Central "FORTY YEARS AGO" (January 9, 2024)

What Difference Does It Make? (Rough Trade Records)

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[Juan Dulces]

I hope you married her? from my recollection, Female Smiths fans were like gold dust.

No, I married someone else But, in my teen years the only other two Smiths fans I knew (and one I only talked to on the phone a few times) were girls.

 

[Anonymous]

Hmmm, I don’t hear it. Was that something Marr admitted to? or maybe it’s a different song by them?

Me neither, that’s a two-note riff, way different from what Johnny plays.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Both are simply compilation albums. Not saying that is a bad thing but that is what it is.

I’m not contesting that. What I’m saying is that HoH, since its material is derived from the same time period, feels more like an album than LTB, where the material is derived from 1983-1987 and is presented more like a Best of.

 

[Anonymous]

I’m not contesting that. What I’m saying is that HoH, since its material is derived from the same time period, feels more like an album than LTB, where the material is derived from 1983-1987 and is presented more like a Best of.

I agree 100%. Even 'The World Won't Listen' feels closer to an actual album to me, and fairly cohesive. The spread on 'Louder Than Bombs' between early and late Smiths is just to vast a sonic gap to bridge, so it does feel all over the place in terms of tone.

 

[Johnnie Ray]

Isn’t the part over

Last call for alcohol?

 

[Johnnie Ray]

I was concerned about missing out on the good parts

I don’t know much about this guy, but he’s oddly captivating. Given how rare true fascination is, I’m hesitant to disrupt it by learning more.

"This guy?" Really? Not buying it.

 

[Daphnia longicephela]

"This guy?" Really? Not buying it.

Is this an implication

"This guy?" Really? Not buying it.

So you are implying that I actually knew him for a longer time than I claimed? Why would my claims be so incredible? I wasn’t even aware of his existence until some months ago

 

[Johnnie Ray]

Is this an implication

So you are implying that I actually knew him for a longer time than I claimed? Why would my claims be so incredible? I wasn’t even aware of his existence until some months ago

Were you living under a rock?

 

[Les Tameside]

One of their best single covers! Talk about style. Nobody was doing record sleeves like that then. Even now. Seems so basic and easy to do, but often overlooked as a direction to go in.

The full story of that very sleeve would suggest it isn’t easy to do, and also explains why it’s often ‘overlooked’.