The Mark E Smith Encyclopedia Of Modern Music

god bless Saturday

I'm trying to remember the U2 one. Is it from Past Gone Mad? "If I ever end up like U2 I'll cut my throat with a garden tool" or something like that.

Pretty sure it's from "Past Gone Mad"

.. to say nothing about the "Session Musician" !

...and I'll say that again on the repoll.

How could one forget masturbating to Shawn Ryder's face?

Or John the ex-Foxx, sitting in some outside bogs?

I think I'm going to take his advice and get a Bill Haley LP.

"Julian (Cope) said, 'How was the gear'"

Also...

"Like Faust with beards, hydrochloric shaved weirds"

^ is this the band?

No Lloyd Cole(*), no credibility

(*)Brain and face made of cow-pat. We all know that.

King Crimson - gonna end up like.

"I don't like them, said Ian"

^ could be Ian McCulloch?

The Beat, Wah! Heat - material hardship pawns.

abba - cause groups can change the world and meet bjorn and benny

And whoa! He only came back to life to meet Paul McCartney!

pardon my Fall ignorance, but are these all from lyrics?

Yes.

Wowza.

All the English groups act like peasants with free milk.

Ian Curtis:

"Even in Manchester
There's two types of factory there
One makes men old corpses
They stumble round like bust dogs
One lives off old dying men
One lives off the back of a dead man
You know which one
You know which Factory I mean"

the charlatans - out of their heads on a quid of blow

all these lyrics need a corresponding Edward Gorey illustration a la Gashycrumb Tinies

Not a lyric, but hasn't he had a go at Stiff Little FIngers in an interview for being a perrenial covers band?

I suppose if interview opinions/slaggings were to be included the list would be 3-8x as long.

"I'm proud of the way I've avoided prison, but if we carry on like this, we're gonna end up like King Crimson."

check shirts, fancy groups

Not from lyrics, but from this interview I just read: http://thequietus.com/articles/03755-becks-induction-hour-a-mark-e-smith-interview-about-the-lp-that-nearly-felled-the-fall#

"Liam (Gallagher)’s got a good voice but it’s a shame he hasn’t got someone behind him cracking the whip more."

"Do you know what I like? ‘I Predict A Riot’ by The Kaiser Chiefs. Read the lyrics to that. [laughs for about half an hour]"

I will miss him when he's gone, truly.

Don't know who Peter Conkerton is but he can go take a flying fuck at himself afaic

wait, this poll closes in 2 YEARS??

My secret shame is that I can almost never understand Smith or Fall lyrics, though I dig the Fall sound so I listen to 'em.

That's a great article. He sounds so coherent. I like the comment the interviewer made about being unable to explain The Fall. They are one of my favourite groups but I don't bother to try and explain or turn anyone on to it, it would be just too hard. I mean I might play it to unsuspecting people now and then but I wouldn't speak explcitly about them, build them up etc.. How could you?

Actually I don't do as much of this- trying to convince people of something or anothers merits as much as I used to. I used to have quite a bit of success as a young person but now I can't really be arsed- Just put on the music. Do you like it?

Thats about it.

yeah, that bit of youtube on the article is worth a million words, as they say.

wait, this poll closes in 2 YEARS?

Yeah, I biffed the date. Asked mods to change it.

yeah, it can't be done (adding / removing options or changing the date)

Don't know who Peter Conkerton is but he can go take a flying fuck at himself afaic

― Grant Singer, Messageboard Zinger (Noodle Vague), Friday, February 19, 2010 1:18 AM (12 hours ago)

Pete Conkerton for a long time almost single-handedly ran the excellent Biggest Library Yet Fall fanzine and comes across as a thoroughly nice chap in the limited dealings I've had with him. Also massively into and knowledgeable about Lovecraft.

So I'm all for cutting him some slack.

they never got it right

xpost

Okay to rephrase:

The dick that wrote this idiot list needs to check themself on account of how if it wasn't for the tags that directly referenced the artistes they think they're referencing, the rest display a pretend Tory desperation to validate a "Tradition" that needs to go take a flying fuck at itself.

i.e. I would rather be dead than live in a world where the Beatles are "superheroes" and if that's all you've got then maybe you need to do long slow exhumation of yr twatboredom head.

Or possible long slow exhumation of my drinking habits

Is there anyone else who talks about bands so much in their lyrics? Is that his "thing"?

Not really I'd say, apart from often placing stuff in the actual world and having a huuge output.

(fsvo "actual")

NV, I don't get it.

Pete Gabriel - always following us.

Gang of Four - sticking with the Gang of One (make a stand with the Ludd Gang)

I always read this thread as "Mark E Smith Encyclopedia of Modern Music Encyclopedia"

modernenity, wot is it?

AND WHAT IT MEANS
TO YOU AND I
AND THIS CD YOU HOLD
IN YOUR
HAND

what d'ya mean, what's it mean?

HAVE A BLEEDIN GUESS.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Zombie thread revives! And it's a good one!

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

U2 shade it from Iggy

The Cure - was in no pill

joke

gotta mention the MES interview where he was asked his opinion of bob dylan, and his answer was, roughly: 'yeah, i like him...the solo stuff not so much, but more what he did with the traveling wilburies.'

xpost I know, I couldn't shake off the feeling the whole song was about The Cure!

(that's Athlete Cured, folks)

liked unto a hot-dog smell that sickens german athletes?

Yeah, that'll be Lol.

gotta mention the MES interview where he was asked his opinion of bob dylan, and his answer was, roughly: 'yeah, i like him...the solo stuff not so much, but more what he did with the traveling wilburies.'

I read a different one where he more straightforwardly said "I am absolutely allergic to that man"

Would have voted for Lloyd Cole if t'were present. Of the choices at hand, would have gone with D. Bowie (but isn't it lookalikes rather than soundalikes?)

That quote re Dylan reminds me of an OPtion mag article c. 1986 where he said Allen Ginsberg 'never should have been let anywhere near a typewriter'...