The Smiths & Morrissey thread

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I’m booking flights to Tampa this weekend to see him in St Petersburg in January.
For the first time in my life I am adding insurance to the cost of the flight…..

Will it be solo gig number 62 or cancellation number 14?

I quite like how fucked he is. One of the few folk I know that has aged more badly than me since the 80s

 

[Earlyriser]

I quite like how fucked he is. One of the few folk I know that has aged more badly than me since the 80s

Would you get cover. Sounds doubtful

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Would you get cover. Sounds doubtful

I think you are confused. I don't intend to set fire to my house and claim on the insurance.

 

[Earlyriser]

I think you are confused. I don't intend to set fire to my house and claim on the insurance.

I'm confused that you are adding insurance to your flight in the event of something totally out of the control of the airline namely he cancels the concert. I know it's late and ....

 

[C90]

I quite like how fucked he is. One of the few folk I know that has aged more badly than me since the 80s

He looks like Roy Cropper. Marr has kept himself fit, plus Grecian 2000 obv.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Went to watch The Smyths at the Ritz tonight. Fantastic night. Meat is Murder Tour with all the hits. Pretty much a full house. Great atmosphere !

 

[PinkFinal]

Went to watch The Smyths at the Ritz tonight. Fantastic night. Meat is Murder Tour with all the hits. Pretty much a full house. Great atmosphere !

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It was absolutely rammed quite uncomfortable!
Did you see the Billy Bragg tribute ? I genuinely could not spot any differences between him and the real thing , singing wise.

 

[johnnytapia]

Went to watch The Smyths at the Ritz tonight. Fantastic night. Meat is Murder Tour with all the hits. Pretty much a full house. Great atmosphere !

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Each to their own but tribute bands, no matter how good - massive no from me.
Glad you enjoyed though. Going to gigs is great.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It was absolutely rammed quite uncomfortable!
Did you see the Billy Bragg tribute ? I genuinely could not spot any differences between him and the real thing , singing wise.

Caught the last 3 songs. Very good and like you say hard to tell the difference.

Been a few years since I have seen them but well worth the £22 or whatever it cost.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I'm confused that you are adding insurance to your flight in the event of something totally out of the control of the airline namely he cancels the concert. I know it's late and ....

Yes, you are confused. It wasn't me that posted that:-)

 

[citizen_maine]

It was absolutely rammed quite uncomfortable!
Did you see the Billy Bragg tribute ? I genuinely could not spot any differences between him and the real thing , singing wise.

Is that the title of Morrissey's new album?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Just seen the Smyths
Supported by a Billy Bragg tribute act who sounded eerily identical to the real thing

Erm - isn't that the point of a tribute act?

 

[PinkFinal]

Erm - isn't that the point of a tribute act?

Well yes but the accuracy of it was quite unnerving

 

[PinkFinal]

 

[chesterbells]

Each to their own but tribute bands, no matter how good - massive no from me.
Glad you enjoyed though. Going to gigs is great.

A good tribute band:

£20 a ticket instead of £100
No dynamic pricing
No rip off booking fees
Shorter queues at the bar
Smaller venue
A greater guarantee of hearing all the big songs instead of an idiosyncratic choice of the latest songs (“the best thing I’ve ever written, really”)
Shorter travel time & distance getting to gig
The chance to hear a 30 year old similar voice singing songs recorded by a 30 year old, not someone who is today touching 70 and whose voice has changed a helluva lot.

Yeah, I don’t mind a decent tribute band tbf.

 

[PinkFinal]

‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius

Breaking dancefloors, recording in the dark, crying at I Know It’s Over, winning in court, splitting over chips … the musician relives his tumultuous years in ‘the best British band ever’

www.theguardian.com

 

[johnnytapia]

A good tribute band:

£20 a ticket instead of £100
No dynamic pricing
No rip off booking fees
Shorter queues at the bar
Smaller venue
A greater guarantee of hearing all the big songs instead of an idiosyncratic choice of the latest songs (“the best thing I’ve ever written, really”)
Shorter travel time & distance getting to gig
The chance to hear a 30 year old similar voice singing songs recorded by a 30 year old, not someone who is today touching 70 and whose voice has changed a helluva lot.

Yeah, I don’t mind a decent tribute band tbf.

Like buying snide Rapha :-)

 

[chesterbells]

Like buying snide Rapha :-)

Hahaha ;-)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

 

[citizen_maine]

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I'm shocked. he's normally so dependable