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What bands have The Smiths influenced? And what bands or poets influenced The Smiths?
Does Morrissey read poetry? Who are his faves? | |
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I think Moz's favorite band is the New York Dolls. | |
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The Dears seem to be the most obvious one. That lead singer sounds just like Morrissey to me.
grammar edit [Edited 3/28/06 7:03am] | |
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Suede, Libertines stuff like that are the influenced I guess.
Not so much bands were the influences as 60s pop singles and glam bands like early T-Rex, New York Dolls and Bowie. Poetry mainly Oscar Wilde and Shelagh Delaney. Glug, glug like a mug | |
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SpecialEd said: Suede, Libertines stuff like that are the influenced I guess.
Not so much bands were the influences as 60s pop singles and glam bands like early T-Rex, New York Dolls and Bowie. Poetry mainly Oscar Wilde and Shelagh Delaney. He loves girl groups and 60's films too. | |
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GangstaFam said: SpecialEd said: Suede, Libertines stuff like that are the influenced I guess.
Not so much bands were the influences as 60s pop singles and glam bands like early T-Rex, New York Dolls and Bowie. Poetry mainly Oscar Wilde and Shelagh Delaney. He loves girl groups and 60's films too. Yeah I meant dodgy 60s girl icons in "60s pop singles", I actually don't like much of the music Morrissey is influenced by or the bands influenced by The Smiths either for that matter.  Glug, glug like a mug | |
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sextonseven said: The Dears seem to be the most obvious one. That lead singer sounds just like Morrissey to me.
My sister asked me to remix a Dears song for her so she didn't have to hear the singer.  I never did it. I'm like, why, it sounds good? | |
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GangstaFam said: SpecialEd said: Suede, Libertines stuff like that are the influenced I guess.
Not so much bands were the influences as 60s pop singles and glam bands like early T-Rex, New York Dolls and Bowie. Poetry mainly Oscar Wilde and Shelagh Delaney. He loves girl groups and 60's films too. What kinds of 60's films? | |
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 I think there might be a bit of Charles Baudelaire in there.
Those dark french poets. Maybe Rimbaud too... | |
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Or Sylvia Plath...  | |
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heartbeatocean said: What kinds of 60's films?
I can't remember offhand. But there was this great website that went into detail about the sources of Moz's inspiration. I'll try to dig it up. | |
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heartbeatocean said: I think there might be a bit of Charles Baudelaire in there.
Those dark french poets. Maybe Rimbaud too... i doubt rimbaud..lord byron..if you look closely at the book's he's reading in the suedehead video..also in a interview he saids to be a fan of emily bronte especially "wuthering heights". also Nancy Friday..musically he's saids the glam rock scene was inspiring more or so david bowie,t.rex,roxy music,jobriath,new york dolls..Sandie Shaw And The Shangri-La's..sappusly according to Marr(smiths guitarist i believe) he had a thing for 60's girl pop groups.. [Edited 3/28/06 20:25pm] | |
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GangstaFam said: heartbeatocean said: What kinds of 60's films?
I can't remember offhand. But there was this great website that went into detail about the sources of Moz's inspiration. I'll try to dig it up. Oh, that would be cool! | |
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I'm having a hard time imagining how 60's girl groups influenced his sound. Did they have an influence, or is he just a fan? | |
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heartbeatocean said: I'm having a hard time imagining how 60's girl groups influenced his sound. Did they have an influence, or is he just a fan?
well i didnt say that influenced anything..if you read what i say slowly you would of known i said he was into 60's girl groups..plus that has inspired other bands in the past...uh the ramones anyone? | |
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Pubic Hair brokers. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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weepingwall said: well i didnt say that influenced anything..if you read what i say slowly you would of known i said he was into 60's girl groups..plus that has inspired other bands in the past...uh the ramones anyone?
Yeah, but you can easily hear the bubblegum, surf and girl group influence on The Ramones sound. It's not so obvious with Morrissey. | |
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weepingwall said: heartbeatocean said: I'm having a hard time imagining how 60's girl groups influenced his sound. Did they have an influence, or is he just a fan?
well i didnt say that influenced anything..if you read what i say slowly you would of known i said he was into 60's girl groups..plus that has inspired other bands in the past...uh the ramones anyone? er...I read what you said, and you were not the first to say it. So maybe you need to read the thread a bit more slowly...
When three people mention 60's girls groups and the question is "what bands influenced The Smiths?", I am assuming they are directing their answers to the question... LOL | |
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GangstaFam said: weepingwall said: well i didnt say that influenced anything..if you read what i say slowly you would of known i said he was into 60's girl groups..plus that has inspired other bands in the past...uh the ramones anyone?
Yeah, but you can easily hear the bubblegum, surf and girl group influence on The Ramones sound. It's not so obvious with Morrissey. Maybe Cemetery Gates? | |
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Some random googling:
From Oscar: Today (4/12) I was driving to school listening to KROQ Los Angeles and No Doubt was being interviewed. When a caller asked who had influenced their music they all said British punk bands, they mention the Cure, Depeche Mode and the caller asked "Morrissey?" The singer (Gwen Stefani) said, "Yes I love Morrissey." From Asif Husain: No Doubt were on the KROQ Kevin & Bean show and when asked their influences they emphasised their love for Morrissey and The Smiths. I believe Tony Kanal even called Moz brilliant. | |
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, hours after playing with Johnny Marr at a Neil Finn concert in New Zealand in 2001, said The Smiths' guitarist was the reason he had picked up a guitar as a teenager. From The Smiths: The Influential Alliance http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h...005033.stm | |
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heartbeatocean said: GangstaFam said: He loves girl groups and 60's films too. What kinds of 60's films? The excerpt of "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" which opens The Queen is Dead is taken from The L Shaped Room. | |
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