Hey hey. NWF here. I just wanna ask the .orgers out there if they admire one of the greatest Alternative bands to come out of the U.K. ever, The Smiths. What are peoples thoughts on Morrisey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, & Mike Joyce? Is'nt "The Queen is Dead" one of the greatest albums ever? I sure do think so. Any comments? Peace

"And when you want to live
how do you start?
where do you go?
who do you need to know?"

I've been tired this last years with the "no ones loves me" Morrissey's shit but he's one of the greatest.

The Smiths were one of the greatest bands EVER!!!

Morrissey's lyrics were always very poetic and brilliant and Johnny Marr's guitar playing was inspired and pure genius.

The Smiths will always be one of my favorite bands!

Now that's what I'm talking about! The Smiths Rock!

Ice, I've read an interview of Frank Black in the early 90s in which he told that he wanted to write songs for/ with Morrissey, unfortunately many years ago he has joked about Mozz & bashed him just for fun, then Morrisseys management answered him that Mr Blue wasn't interested...

There is a great dance/ pop song that I love "Walking Down Madison" by the late Kirsty Mc Coll, music by Johnny Marr.

The Smiths were and will always be one of my favorite bands. Johnny Marr is such a creative guitarist -- his work with The The and Electronic was great too.

Wow. I could've created this thread myself. I sort of did a little while ago- called "What's New?" I'm just discovering this band now. Which surprises me that I haven't given them more attention before because I like several other bands from that era- Cure, New Order, Joy Division, etc. I've had some of their albums for years but never gave them enough time. But lately, they're all I've been listening to. They were very unique. I love Morrissey's voice and unique point of view on everything. His whole thing about being a hopeless romantic and celebate is very intriguing. What does the guy want? I really want to get "Louder Than Bombs" soon.

"Louder Than Bombs" is a great compilation with classics like "Ask" and my favourite "Stretch Out And Wait", did you know that in 1993 Prince and Morrissey were supposed to meet for a collaboration?...
[This message was edited Thu Oct 10 12:37:57 PDT 2002 by jnoel]

jnoel said:


"Ask" is my favorite song right now! I love singing that one. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" is another of their best. No, I never knew about that collaboration. What do you know about it? Did it ever take place?

Nah , maybe phone calls
At this time they had a mutual colaborator in the music business
Prince was at some music awards in LA waiting for Mozz but Morrissey was ill then and he didn't come.
So the meeting, as I know, didn't take place... I remember buying the NME and have seen the title "sexy mozzer fucker" or something like this...,
It could have been an incredible duet:
Mr "Unlovable" + Mr "Extralovable" ( well, I only know the title) together...

But, isn't "Animal Kingdom" Prince's "Meat is Murder" ?

Count me in as a big Smiths fan too! Sadly, I don't own any of their albums (I plan on changing that fact soon, good reminder!) but my friend was playing one of their compliations recently and I could sing just about every song word for word. Yay! I love the Smiths!

How soon is now?

I have been playing the Smiths "singles" collection non stop for the last 5 days.(in my cd player as we speak)...I feel they don't get enough credit for there music..."PANIC", "THIS CHARMING MAN","GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA", etc...can't decide which is my favourite...I can't stop dancing at work when i play this cd..and I don't want to.. Great thread!!!

the smiths

One of my all time favorite bands! Johnny Marr's guitar is ALWAYS amazing and Morrissey's voice is gorgeous. Then there's the lyrics, true poetry...

I liked early Morrissey but have given up on his stuff in recent years. A 40+ year old crooning away about being unloved is nowhere near as attractive as a 20+ year old crooning away...

Tron- GET LOUDER THAN BOMBS!!!

Carrie- Whatevs, you should have jumped on this train a looong time ago!

jnoel..."walking down madison"!!! I forgot ALL about that track- I was in LOVE with that track! I'll have to find it somewhere...

Chico319 said:

"I would go out tonite, but I haven't got a stitch to wear!"

you have no idea how many nites I've ran around my house with those lyrics in my head, trying desperately to find an outfit that will satisfy me...

...manchester, so much to answer for...

endorphin74 said:


I WILL! It's just that every place around here has it for 18 bucks and I refuse to pay that much for a new cd. I might have to go out of town to find it for a reasonable price.

And I wish Prince and the Mozz had gotten it together. Another great missed opportunity. I'm still waiting to hear those infamous collabos with Miles and Bowie.

What Happened to Them?

NWF=naked white female?

Chico319 said:

are you from LA chico? are you one of them Morrissey kids?

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[This message was edited Fri Oct 11 1:31:04 PDT 2002 by Christopher]

Christopher said:

No, genius. If you must know, NWF= New Wave Forever!

Wow! We got a lot of cool people on this thread who like the Smiths. Here's some of my favorite tracks: This Charming Man, Panic, Ask, You've Got Everything Now,The Boy With the Thorn in his Side, There is a Light that never goes out, Still Ill, Well I Wonder, Heaven knows I'm Miserable now, and who could forget Shoplifters of the World Unite?

HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ

Shyness is not nice!
you don't dare to talk to a girl because you think "wow, she's too cute" and, some times after, you see her going out with an ugly dumbass

I love them too! Like my bro, I'm just getting into them. "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" is what hooked me.

Here is a standard Morrissey lyric:

A boy in the bush is worth two in the hand
I think I can help you get through your exams
But when we're in your scholarly room
Who will swallow whom?

NWF said:

lol sorry

IceNine said:

Listenimg to "Big Mouth Strikes Again" ...i love this song..ok this is my favourite Smiths song at the moment!!