I saw Marr, albeit from a distance, at Truck festival last year. He was dreadful. Some Smiths songs, lots of cover versions, inc a truly staggeringly bad version of DM’s Personal Jesus, and some of his own material. It was properly painful.Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:48 pm The Smiths. And I say that as a fan.
Back in their time they achieved mediocre record sales and played at mid-size venues. They were a reasonably successful niche indie act.
But since they split their legend has grown our of all proportion. They're often referred to as an iconic, era-defining band, despite being nothing of the sort when they were around. And (whisper it) Morrissey's best and most interesting work has been in his solo years, while the others have achieved nothing of note (Marr has had a few okay collaborations, but that's about it).
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Guitarist tries to be front-man, then realises he was a guitarist for a reason.Stowaway wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:23 pmI saw Marr, albeit from a distance, at Truck festival last year. He was dreadful. Some Smiths songs, lots of cover versions, inc a truly staggeringly bad version of DM’s Personal Jesus, and some of his own material. It was properly painful.Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:48 pm The Smiths. And I say that as a fan.
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But since they split their legend has grown our of all proportion. They're often referred to as an iconic, era-defining band, despite being nothing of the sort when they were around. And (whisper it) Morrissey's best and most interesting work has been in his solo years, while the others have achieved nothing of note (Marr has had a few okay collaborations, but that's about it).
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Anyone who has ever been on the X Factor - Zzzzzzzzzz Factor more like it.
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