The Smiths

daniellameijvis · Post by **daniellameijvis** » 12 May 2005, 07:56

Hi everyone,
I found me a tape off The Smiths and wonder
if the band stil exist or have they split-up
If they have split-up what became of the
bandmembers.
Greetings :-) :-) :-)

Post by **theraven1979** » 12 May 2005, 09:40

Split in 87` I think? Morrissey does his own solo stuff and Johnny Marr guests on various albums. Their drummer had a stint in Buzzcocks in the early 90s but I dunno what he`s up to these days.

Jim

janek · Post by **janek** » 12 May 2005, 10:16

theraven1979 wrote:Split in 87` I think? Morrissey does his own solo stuff and Johnny Marr guests on various albums. Their drummer had a stint in Buzzcocks in the early 90s but I dunno what he`s up to these days.

yep, morrissey does solo records - the best one is imo vauxhall and i ... johnny marr had a band with bernard summner from new order -> it was called electronic, which was a crossing of marrs music and dance arrangments ... he also had his own band - called johnny marr's healers, and released an album called boomslang. he sings on it (amazingly enough he handles it very good). it's a rockish, quite madchesterish kind of a record. but it's has some smiths' feeling on some songs (down on the corner & something to shout about especially)

Post by **Dom P** » 12 May 2005, 22:31

What do think of THe Smiths Daniella, and what tape haveyou got? I saw them early on in their career and have been listening to them a fair bit lately...

daniellameijvis · Post by **daniellameijvis** » 12 May 2005, 23:22

Dom P wrote:What do think of THe Smiths Daniella, and what tape haveyou got? I saw them early on in their career and have been listening to them a fair bit lately...

A friend of mine who was a DJ made the tape for me.
The songs are from there record "the Queen is dead. The few songs are , "Frankly, Mr shankle,Never had no one ever, Therse a ligt that never goos oud. And my favourite song "I know its over"
Also a beautiful song iss "how soon is now" I dont know from whiths Album
that song is.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 13 May 2005, 00:29

good band-the smiths.
some very good songs, if a bit depressing.
good albums:-
hatfull of hollow, the queen is dead, meat is murder, strangeways here we come.

a bit of trivia now.....
the smiths 'played' at Preston Guild Hall on the same night as the stranglers played Manchester Apollo - (many years ago)
Both gigs had sold out and most of our little group had opted for the stranglers.

One of 'us' didn't.
He went to see the smiths.
aparently, they came on stage to rapturous applause and burst into 'the queen is dead' with Morrisey waving a big flag with the album cover on it.
Moments later, someone threw a plastic beer glass onto the stage, which hit Morrisey-who promptly stormed off and the gig was abandoned-there and then.

needless to say, any arguments that were going on betwixt us stranglers fans and smiths fans regarding personalities, fanbases, proffesionalism etc. went our way!

Post by **gizzard** » 13 May 2005, 19:12

One of my other favourite bands.

Saw them twice and both times they were superb!

Say what you want about Morrissey but the man's a genius!

Post by **ThruBeingCool** » 14 May 2005, 05:51

'How Soon Is Now?' - 12" single. Deffo in my all time Top 10 songs.

Fucking outstanding!

Post by **Dom P** » 24 May 2005, 15:55

ThruBeingCool wrote:'How Soon Is Now?' - 12" single. Deffo in my all time Top 10 songs.

Fucking outstanding!

It was first released as the B-side to William It Was Really Nothing 12 ".

daniellameijvis · Post by **daniellameijvis** » 24 May 2005, 22:01

" Sing me to sleep" is another verry good song.
I have found the vidioclip on kazaa.
Your right morrissey is verry good/color]

daniellameijvis · Post by **daniellameijvis** » 24 May 2005, 22:07

[quote="daniellameijvis"]
" Sing me to sleep" is another verry good song.
I have found the vidioclip on kazaa.
Your right morrissey is verry good oeps sorry "Sing me to sleep" is another verry good song.
I have found the vidioclip on kazaa.
Your right morrissey is verry good . Thats better

daniellameijvis · Post by **daniellameijvis** » 24 May 2005, 22:33

I am sorry.Things went wrong. Next time better