Asleep always touched me.

ok, honestly, I have to go with the Smiths and by a very wide margin.


I love these songs:


ASK
The little rythim guitar rif that Johny Marr does is just infectious and wonderful. It adds the perfect vibe to an already charming little pop tune. The only thing that comes close from the Police catalogue, to me, is the Bass part of Every Breath You Take. Now I do like the Police a great deal, and think Sting was a fine solo artist, but I just don't think their songs come close to the Smiths.


How Soon Is Now
Drama Queen!! But its a song that teenagers like myself latched on to and just adored completely. I remember playing that song possibly 20 times one day. Just loving it to death! We used to dance to this at the wee hours of the night absorbed in an almost trancelike state on darkenned dancefloors....spiritual.


There is a Light
This sums up my 19th year of age. Everything about the song touched me. There is nothing subtle or intellectual about this. Its simply, foolishly, desperate. I love this song.


Essentially, I can listen to The Queen is Dead and Meat is Murder over and over again from front to back. I can't do that with the Police, and can only do that with one of Stings album's (the Soul Cages).


This is not to say that the Smiths are technically a better band--I'm not musically inclined enough to know. But I don't listen to music to trip out on chord progressions and time signatures. I listen to it because it touches and moves me.


And for this, the Smiths reign supreme....above even Prince to me.

I even prefer them when they're compared to their often spoken of rivals "The Cure".

Dsoul said:

It IS apples and oranges, frogs and grandmothers. I think that's what makes this comparison fun.

Lammastide said:

Yeah I hadn't seen the other "showdown" comparisons when I posted, the point is they're outlandish.

Dsoul said:

No probs. I don't think the other was up until after you posted. Heck, maybe in some way you even inspired the other!

ok, honestly, I have to go with the Smiths and by a very wide margin.


I love these songs:


ASK
The little rythim guitar rif that Johny Marr does is just infectious and wonderful. It adds the perfect vibe to an already charming little pop tune. The only thing that comes close from the Police catalogue, to me, is the Bass part of Every Breath You Take. Now I do like the Police a great deal, and think Sting was a fine solo artist, but I just don't think their songs come close to the Smiths.


How Soon Is Now
Drama Queen!! But its a song that teenagers like myself latched on to and just adored completely. I remember playing that song possibly 20 times one day. Just loving it to death! We used to dance to this at the wee hours of the night absorbed in an almost trancelike state on darkenned dancefloors....spiritual.


There is a Light
This sums up my 19th year of age. Everything about the song touched me. There is nothing subtle or intellectual about this. Its simply, foolishly, desperate. I love this song.


Essentially, I can listen to The Queen is Dead and Meat is Murder over and over again from front to back. I can't do that with the Police, and can only do that with one of Stings album's (the Soul Cages).


This is not to say that the Smiths are technically a better band--I'm not musically inclined enough to know. But I don't listen to music to trip out on chord progressions and time signatures. I listen to it because it touches and moves me.


And for this, the Smiths reign supreme....above even Prince to me.

I even prefer them when they're compared to their often spoken of rivals "The Cure".

The SMITHS!!!!!