Music Banter - View Single Post

Screen13 · 07-07-2012, 03:11 PM

The Smiths. As much as I like The Cure's first 8 or 9 albums (and, yes, I might like The Top more than most possibly for being the mess that it is. "Shake Dog Shake" is still a favorite), The Smiths to me had a more solid collection of songs from start to finish. Johnny Marr's playing is something I always value highly, Morrissey's lyrics connected with a lot of their listeners, the humor was sharp, they had excellent singles (great A's and B's enough for many excellent collections), and they ended at the right time winding up a very iconic band. It's great that The Cure has continued for a long time, but music-wise, The Smiths were the band that had everything more right on target.

07-07-2012, 03:11 PM	#30 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	The Smiths. As much as I like The Cure's first 8 or 9 albums (and, yes, I might like The Top more than most possibly for being the mess that it is. "Shake Dog Shake" is still a favorite), The Smiths to me had a more solid collection of songs from start to finish. Johnny Marr's playing is something I always value highly, Morrissey's lyrics connected with a lot of their listeners, the humor was sharp, they had excellent singles (great A's and B's enough for many excellent collections), and they ended at the right time winding up a very iconic band. It's great that The Cure has continued for a long time, but music-wise, The Smiths were the band that had everything more right on target. Last edited by Screen13; 07-07-2012 at 03:16 PM.