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Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 30, 2021 9:48:20 GMT
Cribbed from amiable Adam's Jam singles thread - and also here you can choose eight.
And if you want to talk about how much more exciting they were than the Jam - well, I'm all ears!
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Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 30, 2021 9:59:36 GMT
I'm struck now by how short their career really was. Most bands go on for as long as they can, maybe they take a few years between albums but they stick around.
I mean, a group like Slade had a similarly short peak (1971 - 1975), but they limped on for many more years.
I can't think of many successful bands who formed, had chart hits soon afterwards, then disappeared altogether just a few years later. The Jam are one, of course.
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Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 30, 2021 10:04:28 GMT
i loved their early stuff, but tired of them quickly.
they didn't have the consistency of the jam.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 10:31:34 GMT
Cribbed from amiable Adam's Jam singles thread - and also here you can choose eight. And if you want to talk about how much more exciting they were than the Jam - well, I'm all ears! I bought their singles from 'Hand in Glove' on and was a major fan, but it must be obvious to most that their run, good as it is, has nothing like the diversity, imaginative leaps or sheer power of The Jam's run. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 10:33:51 GMT
didn't have the consistency of the jam. It's the pectin that gives it that. |
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Post by fonz on Jul 30, 2021 10:36:24 GMT
Cribbed from amiable Adam's Jam singles thread - and also here you can choose eight. And if you want to talk about how much more exciting they were than the Jam - well, I'm all ears! I bought their singles from 'Hand in Glove' on and was a major fan, but it must be obvious to most that their run, good as it is, has nothing like the diversity, imaginative leaps or sheer power of The Jam's run. Well, they lacked a charismatic frontman… |
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Post by DayoRemix on Jul 30, 2021 10:39:06 GMT
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" should technically count here..Released as a single in 1992..Possibly their best song..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 10:47:36 GMT
Anyway, I went for the first four, plus Ask, How Soon, Shoplifters and Big Mouth. There is a discernable drop suggesting Marr was right to end things when he did. As great as many of their singles were, they were guilty of releasing too many. They should've been more selective.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 30, 2021 10:57:56 GMT
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" should technically count here..Released as a single in 1992..Possibly their best song.. Yeah, I should have said I only included singles released during the band's lifespan. |
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jul 30, 2021 14:23:58 GMT
They were great weren't they? I mean waaaay better than The Jam.
I voted for...
Hand In Glove - a tremendous debut single. "and if the people stare..." is a great, defiant line.
This Charming Man - whose ears still don't prick up when they hear that peeling guitar riff and that bouncy bass line? Again there is something defiant about it but also heartbreaking too. They were good at that sorta thing.
How Soon Is Now - it's their Stairway To Heaven, I'm telling ya. Marrs shimmering, tremelo backdrop is the heaviest sound they produced. The chorus can still give me goosebumps. A real cry in the darkness, full of heart and soul.
Shakespeare's Sister - underrated I reckon. Short and sweet Smiths rockabilly and hammers on like a bastard.
That Joke.... - One of their masterpieces
The Boy.... - the last minute or so is one of my favourite passages of Smiths music. Really beautiful stuff. Mozza's hiccupy vocals, Marr's exquisite backdrop. Magnificent.
Panic - It's their T-Rex song innit? I love it to bits.
Last Night....- it's almost too much this song. I like the Smiths when they went dark (see also I Know It's Over) and didn't bother with jokes.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 30, 2021 14:31:41 GMT
They were great weren't they? I mean waaaay better than The Jam. Yes. I think only G and skope think otherwise. |
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Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 30, 2021 14:36:23 GMT
The Boy.... - the last minute or so is one of my favourite passages of Smiths music. Really beautiful stuff. Mozza's hiccupy vocals, Marr's exquisite backdrop. Magnificent. It really is a stunning song. Perfectly pitched - a sort of defiant melancholy - existing very much in their own world. You can see even today why their fans were so devoted and why they rejected pretty much everything else around. It's one of their best sounding tunes too. |
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Post by fange on Jul 30, 2021 15:00:36 GMT
I love several of The Jam's singles, but The Smiths were much better for me.
I'll choose the songs tomorrow
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 15:30:28 GMT
They were great weren't they? I mean waaaay better than The Jam. Yes. I think only G and skope think otherwise. Your indie boy origins are showing. The Jam had a much wider appeal and went on a more interesting journey. |
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Post by oleandermedian on Jul 31, 2021 22:37:47 GMT
The Boy.... - the last minute or so is one of my favourite passages of Smiths music. Really beautiful stuff. Mozza's hiccupy vocals, Marr's exquisite backdrop. Magnificent. It really is a stunning song. Perfectly pitched - a sort of defiant melancholy - existing very much in their own world. You can see even today why their fans were so devoted and why they rejected pretty much everything else around. It's one of their best sounding tunes too. It’s basically an improved version of Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now! Or the Marr/Moz formula finally perfected. But they’d been working on the formula for a while by then, so while it was perfect it didn’t have the impact and freshness of Hand in Glove and This Charming Man. I still love it though. |
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