scannest wrote:Speaking as a casual fan, the only solo record I really love is Your Arsenal. I love the songs, and it pushes all my buttons, sonically speaking (i.e. - it's the most guitar heavy record he's ever done and it's pretty glammy for huge chunks).
And I've said it before - I could happily live with Louder than Bombs as my sole source of Smiths' muzak.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Speaking as a casual fan, the only solo record I really love is Your Arsenal. I love the songs, and it pushes all my buttons, sonically speaking (i.e. - it's the most guitar heavy record he's ever done and it's pretty glammy for huge chunks).
And I've said it before - I could happily live with Louder than Bombs as my sole source of Smiths' muzak.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I love that one too but it's my least favorite of the four. I can't honestly think of another band that had a run like they did (besides The Beatles), in such a short amount of time.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Do they only have those 4 records? I honestly don't know much about them. I had the first album years ago and thought it was ok.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
version sound wrote:gregpolard wrote:Do they only have those 4 records? I honestly don't know much about them. I had the first album years ago and thought it was ok.
We should really have a facepalm smilie. Yup, only 4 LPs while they actually existed. Best band ever, period. Try the third LP (THIS ONE). I picked up a new copy at Barnes & Noble for $4.99 the other day. If that one doesn't do anything for you, your taste is broken.
patient_ot wrote:Great album but I have to be in the mood to listen to it these days. A lot of it is pretty depressing. The standalone CD has a different mix than the one you get on the Peel Slowly box set. I picked up the standalone disc the same way, but I'm not sure if I've listened to it yet.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I’ve listened to it about 100x since July
patient_ot wrote:Version, do you have this?
http://www.amazon.com/Hmv-Parlophone-Si ... B002MVS188
If not, you should buy it.
lewdd wrote:"I Don't Mind If You Forget Me" is head and shoulders my favorite Morrissey tune. I will admit I have not listened to much of his output since the 1988-1991. Are there any other songs with that tempo that anyone would think I would like?
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I’ve listened to it about 100x since July
yourenotevil wrote:gregpolard wrote:I’ve listened to it about 100x since July
59 times the pain.....
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:Speaking as a casual fan, the only solo record I really love is Your Arsenal. I love the songs, and it pushes all my buttons, sonically speaking (i.e. - it's the most guitar heavy record he's ever done and it's pretty glammy for huge chunks).
And I've said it before - I could happily live with Louder than Bombs as my sole source of Smiths' muzak.
As you may know (HA) I'm quite Moz obsessed and Your Arsenal is my favorite too, most days. Others, it's Vauxhall and I.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:Louder Than Bombs is excellent. My favorite as far as the proper four LP's rotates among "Meat Is Murder", "The Queen Is Dead" and (lately) "Strangeways, Here We Come".
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:gregpolard wrote:Do they only have those 4 records? I honestly don't know much about them. I had the first album years ago and thought it was ok.
We should really have a facepalm smilie. Yup, only 4 LPs while they actually existed. Best band ever, period. Try the third LP (THIS ONE). I picked up a new copy at Barnes & Noble for $4.99 the other day. If that one doesn't do anything for you, your taste is broken.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
john stabb wrote:Mine might be Maladjusted when it comes to Moz but Vauxhall coming in pretty close. Louder than Bombs definitely for Smiths. Otherwise, I like pieces from others but not complete full albums.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
JGJR wrote:Yep. YA is pretty easily his best solo Lp not counting Bona Drag (which is a singles and B-sides compilation). Ain't no way Viva Hate is better than any Smiths Lp, though. That's just crazy talk.
JGJR wrote:They're all superb, but to my ears the last 2 studio Lps are superior to the 1st 2...
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
version sound wrote:JGJR wrote:Yep. YA is pretty easily his best solo Lp not counting Bona Drag (which is a singles and B-sides compilation). Ain't no way Viva Hate is better than any Smiths Lp, though. That's just crazy talk.
Viva Hate makes the rest of his solo records look like poop on vinyl.JGJR wrote:They're all superb, but to my ears the last 2 studio Lps are superior to the 1st 2...
Do you never tire of being outrageously off target? Strangeways has some great songs, so does The Queen is Dead, but neither compares to the first LP. Strangeways is easily their weakest record and any album that contains "Frankly Mr. Shankly" can't even be considered for their best.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:I like "Frankly, Mr. Shankly"
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:version sound wrote:JGJR wrote:Yep. YA is pretty easily his best solo Lp not counting Bona Drag (which is a singles and B-sides compilation). Ain't no way Viva Hate is better than any Smiths Lp, though. That's just crazy talk.
Viva Hate makes the rest of his solo records look like poop on vinyl.JGJR wrote:They're all superb, but to my ears the last 2 studio Lps are superior to the 1st 2...
Do you never tire of being outrageously off target? Strangeways has some great songs, so does The Queen is Dead, but neither compares to the first LP. Strangeways is easily their weakest record and any album that contains "Frankly Mr. Shankly" can't even be considered for their best.
Uh, I love the first Lp, but I love "Frankly Mr. Shankly," too. There ain't nothin' wrong with that tune (or anything else on The Queen is Dead).
And you're not the only person whose tastes I really respect to say that about Viva Hate (Greg, I know you love it and obviously I respect your tastes, too, but I meant that VS and others consider it head and shoulders above the rest of his solo work and you don't). I just don't hear it. I hear 3 really great songs (2 of which are on Bona Drag), some questionable lyrics on "Bengali in Platforms" and a bunch of listenable filler.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:version sound wrote:JGJR wrote:Yep. YA is pretty easily his best solo Lp not counting Bona Drag (which is a singles and B-sides compilation). Ain't no way Viva Hate is better than any Smiths Lp, though. That's just crazy talk.
Viva Hate makes the rest of his solo records look like poop on vinyl.JGJR wrote:They're all superb, but to my ears the last 2 studio Lps are superior to the 1st 2...
Do you never tire of being outrageously off target? Strangeways has some great songs, so does The Queen is Dead, but neither compares to the first LP. Strangeways is easily their weakest record and any album that contains "Frankly Mr. Shankly" can't even be considered for their best.
Uh, I love the first Lp, but I love "Frankly Mr. Shankly," too. There ain't nothin' wrong with that tune (or anything else on The Queen is Dead).
And you're not the only person whose tastes I really respect to say that about Viva Hate (Greg, I know you love it and obviously I respect your tastes, too, but I meant that VS and others consider it head and shoulders above the rest of his solo work and you don't). I just don't hear it. I hear 3 really great songs (2 of which are on Bona Drag), some questionable lyrics on "Bengali in Platforms" and a bunch of listenable filler.
I think you read a lot of his lyrics way too literally.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:Yet you celebrate "pre-racist" Skrewdriver.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
version sound wrote:I don't know if I believe that Morrissey actually has political views. I think his politics are 100% stances that are constructed by whim and/or to entertain himself.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
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