The Smiths A-Z: "Back To The Old House"

[Nikita]

The huge gap existing between the two versions confirms that the group was still clumsy in a studio back then.

 

[Ben Budd]

full band version shite, acoustic version gorgeous

 

[Janice]

Sublime
The live offering above which is the songs first live attempt (I think) falls way short over the other two listed above.
I always prefer the Smiths studio attempts much more than any Smiths live offerings.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Sublime
The live offering above which is the songs first live attempt (I think) falls way short over the other two listed above.

It’s a fragile song to pull over live and the attempt was early. I posted a later live version of it, much better
version.

I always prefer the Smiths studio attempts much more than any Smiths live offerings.

I agree, though live, they are a different beast, a different perspective of the songs.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

When Moz and Johnny went back and curated The Sound Of
The Smiths comp, they chose to include the band version.
Weren't nothin' wrong with it, but Wild T woulda chose the
Moz and Johnny version.

 

[Mayfly]

It is often said that Morrissey has a gift for nailing the emotion of a song in a few vocal takes. When I hear the early John Peel version, I am more than happy to believe it.The fragility and sensibility of his voice is just heartbreaking.

 

[The.Truth.]

It's kind of a minor song in that it touches on subject matter he did in other songs, like "Late Night, Maudlin Street," on a much grander scale but I love it.

 

[Lujissey]

One of my favorites is that the guitar is exquisite and the whiny voice of moz and the lyrics so simple but that can make us identify, confessions sung 9/10 for me