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 Jan 3 2004, 07:21 PM
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Love em.
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Jan 4 2004, 08:52 PM
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 Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (miss_spunk @ Jan 3 2004, 11:02 AM) QUOTE (deaq @ Jan 1 2004, 09:18 PM) Tatu's version of "How Soon Is Now" kicks serious booty.... GO TATU!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't heard it...but no. It can't be. I heard both. The Tatu version sucks. Sorry deaq, but the Smiths version is definitive, as well as bein the original. I hate poor cover versions of classics.  I love the Smiths though. All top stuff. I think Morrissey went off the boil a bit once they split up though. -------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Jan 10 2004, 08:57 PM
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Smiths are grand and Placebo's cover of Bigmouth strikes again is damned good too.
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Jan 11 2004, 01:47 AM
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 Teeeeeter Tooootter... Group: New Members Posts: 2,012 Joined: 27-February 03 From: That Place By That Place Member No.: 65 |
Heard The Smiths for the first time the other day. Very good.
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Jan 11 2004, 02:24 AM
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 As cliched as it sounds, the world is coming to an end. *nods* Group: New Members Posts: 454 Joined: 13-October 03 From: You tell me. e_e Member No.: 652 |
Yeppers, me too. Me
 'em. This thread sort of reminded me I actually have the mp3s, which is very good... *runs off to listen* 
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Feb 2 2004, 07:05 PM
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 That's 'Sir Guppy' to you Group: New Members Posts: 7 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Kingdom of Fife Member No.: 908 |
The Smiths eh, depressing lyrics but with the fantastic guitar of Johnny Marr to make the songs sound cheerfull.
A strange combination that works for me. One of my all time favourite short songs is 'Please,Please,Please Let Me Get What I Want' 2 minutes of sheer beauty. 
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Feb 3 2004, 12:47 PM
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 A monster of someone elses creation... Group: New Members Posts: 676 Joined: 17-January 04 From: Scotland Member No.: 873 |
QUOTE (cheese is funny @ Oct 12 2003, 11:33 PM) now to be on topic... genre of the smiths? just wondering... Genre wise, The Smiths used to be under "indie" (independant, you know), as they weren't "mainstream", they are along the lines of Echo And The Bunnymen and other eighties greats! Morrisey, the lead singer is well known for his dour lyrical genius and having gladiolli hanging out of his back pocket as he danced around the stage! Oh, yeah, and they're great!! *mutter, mutter "Yes, I remember The Smiths - I really am that old!"* 
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Nov 22 2007, 03:42 AM
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 suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
Just an update-
The Smiths = still God -------------------- i'm like oh kimosabe, your body is my hobby    the official 'you bitch' count: a whole lot last updated 11/05 |
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Nov 22 2007, 09:29 AM
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 Wait for the uprising Group: Established Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-April 05 From: In a cave in Scotland Member No.: 1,735 Gender: Female |
Yes, yes they are.
I still like The Cure more, though >_> -------------------- We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. DARIA IZ GOOD ON TOAST TOAST IZ GOOD ON DARIA |
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Nov 22 2007, 09:38 AM
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suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
the Cure is good, but i am more hopelessly biased than anyone. to me, the Smiths represent the greatest band in all of history. of course that's inaccurate, judging by sales, popularity, et-cetera, but hey.
..i'm still very, very scared by the amount of people that've never heard of them. -------------------- i'm like oh kimosabe, your body is my hobby the official 'you bitch' count: a whole lot last updated 11/05 |
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Nov 23 2007, 01:53 AM
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 'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
Pah. Future Sound Of London are still the best band in history, and I am also happy to disregard sales and other statistics in support of this claim.
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Nov 23 2007, 07:39 AM
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suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
disagreed.
although I've never heard them, I will download them. and like all other bands, they will not be the smiths. -------------------- i'm like oh kimosabe, your body is my hobby the official 'you bitch' count: a whole lot last updated 11/05 |
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Nov 23 2007, 05:46 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
FSOL is very cool electronica, so absolutely nothing like The Smiths.
I have discovered recently that 'Charming Man' is almost impossible to sing along with on SingStar. The pace of the delivery is completely ridiculous: lyricslyricslyricslyricslyricslyricslyricslyrics lyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiics oooh lyricslyricslyricslyricslyricslyyyyyyyyyyyyyricslyricslyyyyyrics Unless you know the song precisely already you don't stand a chance! -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Nov 23 2007, 06:37 PM
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Wait for the uprising Group: Established Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-April 05 From: In a cave in Scotland Member No.: 1,735 Gender: Female |
More of a reason to know the songs inside out, then! You know, just incase someone suddenly challenges you to a duel of Smiths' songs.
It's happened. I'm lucky to be still standing. -------------------- We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. DARIA IZ GOOD ON TOAST TOAST IZ GOOD ON DARIA |
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Nov 23 2007, 07:31 PM
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suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
QUOTE FSOL is very cool electronica, so absolutely nothing like The Smiths. Ooo, i actually really like electronica. will definitely give them a listen soon, then. -------------------- i'm like oh kimosabe, your body is my hobby the official 'you bitch' count: a whole lot last updated 11/05 |
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Nov 24 2007, 02:20 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Daria @ Nov 23 2007, 06:37 PM)  I'm lucky to be still standing. Death by The Smiths? Somehow, that really makes sense. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Nov 24 2007, 02:29 PM
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 Germany > Spain... Group: Established Members Posts: 2,255 Joined: 7-January 06 From: Orlando Member No.: 2,184 Gender: Female |
FSOL? Eww. I'm not into their stuff whatsoever They have a cool website though.
The best band is most definitely either G3 or something including Slash. *Guitars totally make a band a gazillion times better* Never actually heard of The Smiths before this, but will google now. --------------------  |
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Nov 24 2007, 05:13 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
The FSOL website for the Dead Cities album was what first inspired me to get into web-design. After much nagging by me, it was put back online! Yay! http://raft.vmg.co.uk/fsol/
Their last two albums, released as 'FSOL presents Amorphous Androgynous' were hippy nonsense and really patchy. A few good tracks and a lot of average psychedelia around them, but Lifeforms, ISDN, and especially Dead Cities are brilliant. They have been my constant source of inspiration for ten years - my degree dissertation was written to their accompaniment, about 80% of my PhD thesis was written with one of those albums playing, and now they always go on when I want to get into the mood to write my novel. I've tried other things, but they never quite work as well! Guitars are okay, but... Well, they always sound like guitars. There's variety of course, but it's variety inside a spectrum. I like lots of guitar-based bands for their music, lyrics, or passion: their choice of instruments don't really influence me! (Except the Hammond Organ, which cannot possibly ever produce bad music. Even bad tunes on a Hammond sound incredible.) -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Nov 24 2007, 11:07 PM
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Wait for the uprising Group: Established Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-April 05 From: In a cave in Scotland Member No.: 1,735 Gender: Female |
QUOTE (Mata @ Nov 24 2007, 02:20 PM) QUOTE (Daria @ Nov 23 2007, 06:37 PM) I'm lucky to be still standing. Death by The Smiths? Somehow, that really makes sense. Yes, but the pleasure (the privilege) would be mine. -------------------- We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. DARIA IZ GOOD ON TOAST TOAST IZ GOOD ON DARIA |
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Nov 25 2007, 05:30 AM
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suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
QUOTE (Daria @ Nov 25 2007, 11:07 AM) QUOTE (Mata @ Nov 24 2007, 02:20 PM) QUOTE (Daria @ Nov 23 2007, 06:37 PM) I'm lucky to be still standing. Death by The Smiths? Somehow, that really makes sense. Yes, but the pleasure (the privilege) would be mine. ..that was amazingly clever. gave me a pretty good laugh, too.  i haven't gotten around to giving FSOL a listen yet, but hearing that it's good background music to inspiration really turns me into them. the smiths usually does that for me - i can't quite understand it. the whole obsession all started when InKy dedicated 'There is a Light...' to me, as cheesy and embarrassing as that sounds. i downloaded that, thought it was alright, wasn't much into some of their other stuff after that, and then BAM! Bigmouth Strikes Again popped onto my CD player, and i was..hopelessly hooked. for the last couple of years, Rubber Ring's been my favorite, but the only two I can listen to while writing or reading are oscillate wildly and money changes everything. if you're familiar (see: obsessed) with the Smiths, you'll know it's because those are two of their instrumentals. that, or I've never heard a version with words. -------------------- i'm like oh kimosabe, your body is my hobby the official 'you bitch' count: a whole lot last updated 11/05 |
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