Smiths, Classic or dud?

The Smiths - Classic, mate!

Morrissey was/is one of the funniest, most touching lyicists Britain has ever produced. He works on a poetic, articulate level that few, if any could ever match. He deals in subject matter which may at first seem shocking as it so 'un-rock'n'roll'. Their classic album was 'The Queen is Dead' and songs like 'Vicar in a Tutu', 'Cemetary Gates', and the title track are dealing with imagary so outside the confines of most pop songs, that it puzzles many. As for the guitar playing, again Johnny Marr's playing was sensitive and complex, changing style from song to song, and done in a non-macho way largely alien to rock music. To conclude, fantastic songwriting, brave and well thought out stage persona, never get the props they should. A classic.

Classic of course. I think ILM agreed on that long ago. Just check this thread.

Absolute classic - Morissey is the greatest pop lyricist. I only really play "The Queen is Dead" and "The Singles", but those two are amazing.

A bit over-rated,I was never that keen on them

use the other thread you halfwits

"i think he has an irrating voice and the guitar playing is shite. The drumming is usuless and the bass is tuneless. but apart from that they are the third best band in the world"

Ummmm... Are you sure you should be posting to a forum called "I Love Music"?

Dud, if only for placing an impotent man-child in the public eye and treating his rambling as a meaningful event. Musicianship, as you point out, wasn't the sharpest either.

FUCK PONCE MORRISSEY if you say that name it sounds like Morris E, id est, sellin' them ectasscy drugs to our kids, these people scumbag druggies should be put in the fahkin Thamesmead bypass wot u mean there isnt one CRACK BOOM SLOSH THERE FUCKIN IS ONE NOW! But fuck Maurice EEE what abaht Sandie Shaw on TOTP2 doin the and in glove like FUCKIN ELL IN THE LEATHER GET UP AND ROLLIN ARAHND ON THE FLOOR them fuckin gareth will dario poofy ponces dont fuckin know showbiz if pete vorderman fuked them up the arse wiv it but JESUS Sandie WOT A FUCKIN STORMER OF A GEL FUCKIN HELL saves me havin to go aht and buy more coleslaw thats for fuckin sure scraped it off telly inni an then ruff sciens with KATE UMBLE gawd she dont need to be umble she can feed er pie to me any day ENGLAND FOR THE BRITISH AWAY WITH THESE PEOPLE cos these people right goin' up the tunnel arse first tit last they should be used for rocket fuel in the afgan use 'em as bootlaces i just bort some from that adam ant in lime'ouse for OUR KIDS GERRA LOIFE AN GERROUT OF MINE!

Classic; without question!

Emo kids will pay an arseload in auctions for Smiths on Vinyl these days, but no one can have mine.