Morrissey / The Smiths

[milamar]

i read that article too, erin, and to be quite honest with you, i'm vehemently glad they're not reuniting...it may be my cynicism, but i can't imagine that their music now would be as good, and that would make me sad.

I agree with you. With legends, I think it's mostly better not to waste what you've achieved. I that believe comparisons - after so many years - can only show negative changes.

Good Morrissey is still active solo. I hope the new album will be at least as good as You Are the Quarry.

 

[the-smiths]

Myspace has the new album out if you want to hear it.
I cried while listening to it. I am such a wimp when it comes down to Moz.

 

[Ianastar]

I can't wait for the new album. Tomorrow!!

 

[paolo]

Hey Moz fans !
His new opus "Ringleader of the Tormentors" is #1 in Britain !
Great evening at Paris Olympia last Tuesday.
(sorry about the cellphone image poor-quality).
Moz moved from L.A. to Rome where he is now based; and where the new album was (masterfully) produced by Tony Visconti (producer of David Bowie, T-Rex etc...).
Great lyrics and HIS flamboyant singing at its best.
And still no compromise from Moz who turned down a lot of £ offered to reunite with the rest of The Smiths.
Hope you get to see him live (32 dates in Britain-sold out though).

 

[Ianastar]

The new album is great. Some of the songs seem more Smiths-like than his other solo stuff.

Although, the song about the kid killing his stepfather or whatever.....kind of creeps me out.

 

[judithdicker]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED MORRISSEY ON HERE SOONER!!!



i LOVE the smiths/morrissey

...and yeah.

just wanted to share that

 

[judithdicker]

Okay my opinion: He seems very arrogant but he's got wonderful lyrics.
He's a bit depressed but he dances so well *le sigh*

(morrisseydance.com)

i think if most people were as true to themselves as morrissey is they would come of arrogant
...but i dont find him very arrogant...?-but yes i see where you're coming from...
he tells the truth,and as we know,the truth cant hurt.

"...no, that they think you're always whining and miserable."
"I can totally understand that and it's generally said by lesser individuals, to my mind. It's generally people with a very clumpish intellectual state. It's never people who are vastly intelligent, I find - it's always very unthinking, unlistening people. So I don't really mind that much. ""Are you saying The Smiths only make music for clever clogs?"
"Not at all, but there is a certain, shall we say, social standing that you have to take in to consume The Smiths without any degree of ruffled feather. I think you have to be, er, "with it"."

haha;yes he does dance so well doesnt he?

well now that its about ten years later -you got a reply!!!
lol

 

[arlekindearrabal]

i love morrisey as much as the next guy, but wtf...

peroxidecomics.com

 

[judithdicker]

awwwwwwwwwwwwww



LOL hahahaha


i love it.

 

[StellaMare]

found this in a magazine and thought it was pretty funny.. they were asking people on the street if they knew who Morrissey is.

translation:
Do you know who Morrissey is?
Rille: sounds like the neighbours cat
Ahmed: No, haven't got a clue

 

[jpolla]

Back to the old house (hatful of hollow)
Heaven knows im miserable now (hatful of hollow)
Hand in Glove......(hatful of hollow) I actually love the smiths

 

[miss-lilly]

There are so many! A few of them..

How Soon Is Now?
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Girlfriend in a Coma
and lately I'm loving Morissey's "You have killed me"

 

[pathetic]

i love the smiths , i can't think really fast of all my favorite songs , but i love meat is murder
i have all their albums though

 

[the-smiths]

The new album is great. Some of the songs seem more Smiths-like than his other solo stuff.

Although, the song about the kid killing his stepfather or whatever.....kind of creeps me out.

I have to agree some songs do have the vibe of the smiths. But you can still feel the lack of Mr. Marr.

That song at first creeped me out but it has been growing on me.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

still ill
pretty girls make graves
there is a light that never goes out
girlfriend in a coma
this charming man
the boy with the thorn in his side
asleep
ask

 

[tangerine]

found this in a magazine and thought it was pretty funny.. they were asking people on the street if they knew who Morrissey is.

translation:
Do you know who Morrissey is?
Rille: sounds like the neighbours cat
Ahmed: No, haven't got a clue

Please supply a credit for the image, or I will regretfully have to remove it.

 

[arlekindearrabal]

my favourite smiths songs:

this night has opened my eyes
panic
ask
this charming man

morrisey songs:

ouija board
we hate it when our friends become successful
last of the famous international playboys
why don't you find out for yourself

 

[La bordélique]

Handsome Devil!

 

[lightuponme]

Love them a lot!
I discovered them with Hatfull of hollow, my favourite one was How soon is now ("I am human and I need to be loved, just like anybody else does...").
Then I felt in love with Ask, Death of a disco dancer...
It suits perfectly my mood : loneliness, sadness, cynism...
Morrissey? I couldn't live without his songs. He is one of my favourite poets

 

[kanita]

Morrissey in talks for Eurovision

Morrissey's hits include Girlfriend in a Coma and Suedehead

Former Smiths singer Morrissey could represent the UK at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has confirmed.
The Mancunian musician first expressed an interest in taking part after Daz Sampson's song, Teenage Life, came fifth from last in the 2006 contest.
"I was horrified but not surprised to see the UK fail," he said. "Why didn't they ask me?"
The BBC says it is in talks with the singer to write and possibly perform a track for this year's contest in May.
But a spokeswoman for the corporation warned "nothing is confirmed at the moment".
The BBC has approached several other high-profile acts as it tries to "up the ante on the calibre of artists" taking part in the annual competition, she added.
Devoted fans


Morrissey, 47, first found fame with indie group The Smiths, whose dark, brooding songs and social commentary on issues such as vegetarianism won a devoted following.
The band also released a series of acclaimed albums, including The Queen is Dead, which regularly feature in critics' all-time best lists.
They split up in 1987, after which Morrissey launched a successful solo career, scoring 10 top 10 singles in the UK.
He has been linked to the Eurovision song contest before, working with the UK's first winner, Sandie Shaw, in the 1980s.
Last year, the video for his You Have Killed Me single featured a pastiche of the kitsch Eurovision competitions of the 1970s.
However, to make it through to the real Eurovision, Morrissey would have to win the public's approval in the qualifying stages of the competition.
Former Blue singer Antony Costa and glamour model Jordan have seen their hopes dashed at this stage in previous years. The winning entrant will compete against 23 other European nations in the final, which will be held in Helsinki after Finnish hard rock band Lordi won the contest in 2006.

bbc.com

Not that it will ever happen, but what is this about?