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Minstrel · 10-14-2008, 12:52 PM

Tracks:

1. Paint A Vulgar Picture
2. Girlfriend In A Coma
3. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
4. Frankly Mr. Shankley
5. Bigmouth Strikes Again

Album:

Strangeways, Here We Come

Similar Artists:

Another Sunny Day
The Cure (the voices are quite different, but similar style of guitar pop, tortured vocals and pseudo-literate lyrics)

Thoughts:

I don't have an emotional connection to The Smiths like many do. I was too young to be into them when they were actually making music. I came upon them in the '90s, around the time I was listening to the bands they influenced heavily. While it was clear how much the Britpop bands drew from the Smiths, the Smiths always struck me as having a very unique sound that was really never quite ripped off. The combination of Marr's alternatively chiming and driving guitar-work and Morrissey's drifting wails creates a pretty timeless, dreamy sort of guitar pop that I think is quite essential. Definitely a top favourite.

10-14-2008, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Tracks: 1. Paint A Vulgar Picture 2. Girlfriend In A Coma 3. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours 4. Frankly Mr. Shankley 5. Bigmouth Strikes Again Album: Strangeways, Here We Come Similar Artists: Another Sunny Day The Cure (the voices are quite different, but similar style of guitar pop, tortured vocals and pseudo-literate lyrics) Thoughts: I don't have an emotional connection to The Smiths like many do. I was too young to be into them when they were actually making music. I came upon them in the '90s, around the time I was listening to the bands they influenced heavily. While it was clear how much the Britpop bands drew from the Smiths, the Smiths always struck me as having a very unique sound that was really never quite ripped off. The combination of Marr's alternatively chiming and driving guitar-work and Morrissey's drifting wails creates a pretty timeless, dreamy sort of guitar pop that I think is quite essential. Definitely a top favourite. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"