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Of course not, what was I thinking. You’ve NEVER BEEN IN A FIGHT BEFORE! You might tear a nail.Well it's never been punched so maybe not.
Of course not, what was I thinking. You’ve NEVER BEEN IN A FIGHT BEFORE! You might tear a nail.
Yes me too and he really beefed up the sound compared to when I saw them pre Gannon.
Anyone can hear this fiercely raging sound of the 5-man Smiths on the live album Rank.
Lucky! I've been punched, choked, spat on (queuing for a Moz concert in Glasgow Barrowlands back before Quarry was recorded). But the worst was getting punched off my bike in Dublin in the 90's by a random thug. His girlfriend laughed when I ended up as a mangled heap in the road. My consolation is I quickly got over it while they will always me ignorant mindless morons.Well it's never been punched so maybe not.
It's documented in Autobiog to the effect that:
"In the year that preceded the final album, the Smiths had become a quintet, for reasons that furrowed my brow. It was Johnny’s will, and that seemed good enough on face value, but the reality of Craig Gannon was a fascinating bungle. Ripe from a Salford two-up two-down, Craig had a sullen expression, and said nothing. He lumbered onto the payroll and the Smiths were no longer a foursome. I understood Johnny’s need to be released of basic rhythm parts and to then be free for more complicated lead riffs, but I struggled to notice any specific assistance to the sound. It seemed to me that Johnny was still playing everything."
Plus owing his nut-job hotel antics, which are also documented, they sort of got rid of him, through ignoring him, after the US Tour:
"Word quickly circulates that Craig is probably unhinged at this point and – worse – that he has little interest in being a Smith. Once the US tour has ended, Johnny suggests that we do not make contact with Craig, in order to test whether he would actually bother to contact any of us. Unsurprisingly, Craig does not contact anyone, and it becomes evident that nothing useful vibrates in Craig’s upper storey."
So basically, if we believe any of the above excerpts, he was surplus to requirements, he was a bit of a misfit, added nothing of value to The Smiths sound, created merry hell in hotels, resulting in a bad reputation & huge bills for The Smiths, owing to his unpredictable behaviour.
I reckon AW is welcome to him. Good luck there.
PS: & then Gannon sues The Smiths for loss of earnings, and also claims co-authorship with Johnny Marr of certain Smiths songs.
what is 'Gannet''s most noticeable contribution, audibly, to a Smiths record?
You really must have one of 'those' faces. How unfortunate.Lucky! I've been punched, choked, spat on (queuing for a Moz concert in Glasgow Barrowlands back before Quarry was recorded). But the worst was getting punched off my bike in Dublin in the 90's by a random thug. His girlfriend laughed when I ended up as a mangled heap in the road. My consolation is I quickly got over it while they will always me ignorant mindless morons.
Not really. But there are scumbags everywhere. I'd say most people have been punched during their lives (primary school playground brawls, etc.). The guy who choked me went on to become a policeman. Which makes a kind of sense. He was fired, which is almost impossible, so he must have matured into a right sleezebag.You really must have one of 'those' faces. How unfortunate.
You make it sound like everything Moz says should be taken as fact. I'm sure some bits of Autobiography were heavily re-imagined by Moz. He's hardly a 100% reliable source of information.It's documented in Autobiog to the effect that:
"In the year that preceded the final album, the Smiths had become a quintet, for reasons that furrowed my brow.....
Yes, I think that's true. Probably fortunate that it never came to pass, as the legal system may have been unable to cope with the high number of court cases & appeals which may have arisen. Would have been interesting watching these three cross-sue each other though...and Oh the irony.Johnny is a bit more sympathetic to Gannon but makes some of the same points. The Smiths were a closed unit and he couldn't 'fit in', for whatever reason.
"He'd always been quiet, but he became more remote from the rest of us and had even taken to travelling on his own to shows. I thought he should be more enthusiastic about the band and the more he retreated, the more I took it as a sign of disinterest. He trashed some hotel rooms, which was his way of letting off steam, but it was extreme and anathema to the rest of us.
In the end, like of all us, Craig was a youngster trying to deal with pressure in a crazy situation. On the face of it he'd landed a dream job, but he'd walked into an intense situation with a tightly knit group of people who had an unconventional way of going about things. We tried to make him feel like he belonged and it worked well for a while, but he had to either fit in with our craziness or remain on the outside."
Gannon was also involved in Classically Smiths, supposedly.
Ask, yes I believe himwhat is 'Gannet''s most noticeable contribution, audibly, to a Smiths record?
You really must be an ignorant, insulting inbred idiot. How unfortunate for the people who have to clean out your cage.You really must have one of 'those' faces. How unfortunate.
He was asking.
Amended my reply just nowHe was asking.
Not at all...if you'd read my full post you would have noticed a caveat in there.You make it sound like everything Moz says should be taken as fact. I'm sure some bits of Autobiography were heavily re-imagined by Moz. He's hardly a 100% reliable source of information.
I see sincerity is lost on you. Never mind, I'll not show it you again. Obv you're jaded after spending too much time in this sewer.You really must be an ignorant, insulting inbred idiot. How unfortunate for the people who have to clean out your cage.
Johnny is a bit more sympathetic to Gannon but makes some of the same points. The Smiths were a closed unit and he couldn't 'fit in', for whatever reason.
"He'd always been quiet, but he became more remote from the rest of us and had even taken to travelling on his own to shows. I thought he should be more enthusiastic about the band and the more he retreated, the more I took it as a sign of disinterest. He trashed some hotel rooms, which was his way of letting off steam, but it was extreme and anathema to the rest of us.
In the end, like of all us, Craig was a youngster trying to deal with pressure in a crazy situation. On the face of it he'd landed a dream job, but he'd walked into an intense situation with a tightly knit group of people who had an unconventional way of going about things. We tried to make him feel like he belonged and it worked well for a while, but he had to either fit in with our craziness or remain on the outside."
Gannon was also involved in Classically Smiths, supposedly.