"1001 Songs you must hear before you die" includes The Smiths / Morrissey

a book by Robert Dimery (Editor) and Bruno MacDonald (Editor)
Preface by Tony Visconti

Only four of TtheSmiths/Morrissey:
600. The Smiths - This Charming Man
629. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
657. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
701. Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

also a checklist at

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die (2017 Edition)

This is the most recent edition of the book "1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die", released in 2017.

www.listchallenges.com

 

[Erik]

Mainstream Smiths/Moz songs are the worst ones

 

[deprofundis]

Mainstream Smiths/Moz songs are the worst ones

Except they don't have "mainstream" songs, even the ones that managed to become the popular ones - that are listed above, have superb lyrics and carry profound meaning. They never made anything dumbed down for the sake of appealing to the general public.

 

[Erik]

I agree 100%

what I really meant was, as a 32 year fan, those are some of my least favorite songs (they’re still miles ahead of the rest of the music world pack) but as far as the Smiths/Morrissey catalogs go

Except they don't have "mainstream" songs, even the ones that managed to become the popular ones - that are listed above, have superb lyrics and carry profound meaning. They never made anything dumbed down for the sake of appealing to the general public.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Mainstream Smiths/Moz songs are the worst ones

TIALTNGO is one of the most gorgeous pieces of pop music ever written. The same could be said about EILS.

 

[Erik]

Of course they’re incredible songs, I think they’ve been overplayed so much that they’ve lost the magic for me. I like EILS studio version, but I don’t think it translates well live.

TIALTNGO is one of the most gorgeous pieces of pop music ever written. The same could be said about EILS.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Of course they’re incredible songs, I think they’ve been overplayed so much that they’ve lost the magic for me. I like EILS studio version, but I don’t think it translates well live.

I understand. To me, There is a Light can never lose its magic, no matter how many times I hear it.

 

[Mozmar]

I understand. To me, There is a Light can never lose its magic, no matter how many times I hear it.

Agree totally.

 

[Ketamine Sun]

Songs don’t tell the whole story.

If I wrote an “Albums you must listen to before you die” book ....

The Smiths Queen is Dead and Morrissey’s
Viva Hate would be in that list.


Along with Scott Walker’s TILT, Lou Reed’s Berlin, Kate Bush’s The Dreaming, Patti Smith’s Horses and Radio Ethiopia, Nico’s The Marble Index,
Iggy Pop’s Raw Power, Bowie’s Diamond Dogs and Heroes. etc,etc ...

just to name a few.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

Songs don’t tell the whole story.

If I wrote an “Albums you must listen to before you die” book ....

The Smiths Queen is Dead and Morrissey’s
Viva Hate would be in that list.


Along with Scott Walker’s TILT, Lou Reed’s Berlin, Kate Bush’s The Dreaming, Patti Smith’s Horses and Radio Ethiopia, Nico’s The Marble Index,
Iggy Pop’s Raw Power, Bowie’s Diamond Dogs and Heroes. etc,etc ...

just to name a few.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"These artists have the most albums in the 2017 edition.

• 9 albums: David Bowie.
• 7 albums: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young.
• 6 albums: Morrissey (and The Smiths), Elvis Costello (and The Attractions), The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon.
• 5 albums: The Byrds, Brian Eno (and David Byrne), Leonard Cohen, Peter Gabriel (and Genesis), Iggy Pop (and The Stooges), Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed (and The Velvet Underground), Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, The Who.
• 4 albums: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Miles Davis, P.J. Harvey, The Kinks, Metallica, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Talking Heads, U2, Stevie Wonder.
• 3 albums: Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Björk, Black Sabbath, Blur, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cure, Deep Purple, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Doors, Nick Drake, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michael Jackson, Kraftwerk, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Van Morrison, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Parliament/Funkadelic, Pet Shop Boys, Pixies, Elvis Presley, Prince (and The Revolution), Public Enemy, Queen, Roxy Music, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, Wilco, Yes, Frank Zappa."

 

[NealCassidy]

MUST I ?

 

[Anonymous]

Old news, 2017 !!! it's just slightly in delay

 

[Ketamine Sun]

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"These artists have the most albums in the 2017 edition.

• 9 albums: David Bowie.
• 7 albums: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young.
• 6 albums: Morrissey (and The Smiths), Elvis Costello (and The Attractions), The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon.
• 5 albums: The Byrds, Brian Eno (and David Byrne), Leonard Cohen, Peter Gabriel (and Genesis), Iggy Pop (and The Stooges), Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed (and The Velvet Underground), Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, The Who.
• 4 albums: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Miles Davis, P.J. Harvey, The Kinks, Metallica, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Talking Heads, U2, Stevie Wonder.
• 3 albums: Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Björk, Black Sabbath, Blur, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cure, Deep Purple, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Doors, Nick Drake, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michael Jackson, Kraftwerk, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Van Morrison, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Parliament/Funkadelic, Pet Shop Boys, Pixies, Elvis Presley, Prince (and The Revolution), Public Enemy, Queen, Roxy Music, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, Wilco, Yes, Frank Zappa."

I think a lot of those albums one can live without ever hearing.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Go ahead and make it 1002 of'em.
Hahaa!

 

[gordyboy9]

how can anyone pick 1001 songs,its like putting a pin on the map of the world.what makes the number one song better than the number two song.
what was the number one song.