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Old 05-25-2010, 11:18 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kim_nokiamusic View Post
The smiths just always managed to balance out the misery with an entirely British sense of tongue in cheek possibility, you know? Even if oftentimes this was provided purely by Marr's sometimes jaunty guitar.
It's also delivered with a sense of humour. Something that seems to be lost to a lot of people.

Am I the only one to put Joy Division ahead of The Smiths?
The Smiths peddle their wares for the teen misfits, while Curtis & Co. deal in industrial misery.
Depression for grown ups...just how I like it!
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