Fifteen minutes with...Stephen Street - Julie Hamill

Latest interview by the excellent Julie Hamill...

Fifteen minutes with Stephen Street, Smiths Producer and Morrissey co-writer/producer - Julie Hamill

 

[Anonymous]

Glad to see he and Morrissey have patched it up.

 

[Anonymous]

Electric Warrior wasn't a single (or a song).

 

[MORRIZSEY]

Another good interview, thanks for posting

 

[Anonymous]

Interesting?

I got viva hate in 1988 and it was on cassette and it changed the face of music for me and many people.

Coming so close after the premature and sudden end of the greatest band (ever in my lifetime) after the end of The Smiths, even if it's release was brought forward by the hounds at EMI, the release of viva hate did still mark an amazing transformation. It showed that Morrissey. was world class. Forget Street. Morrissey really stood up and released something that no one could have thought possible, whilst the other members of the old band, just took one look at EMI. and ran away, basically. That's the truth. That was a big contract and the others did nothing.

Quite funny that - today of all days - viva hate was finished just before Xmas eve 1987.

Viva Hate is good but YATQ then ROTT and then YOR. are much better written and produced. Visconti did a fantastic job in Rome. I think he holds the key to the future sound. As the band just record so well with his style and Boz's talent and Morrissey's genius.

But back in 1988, viva hate was one cassette that helped to reform indie pop music forever. And Morrissey - as we all know - has moved on to bigger and better things. Whilst the former members of the Smiths, good as they were individually some 20years ago, have contributed nothing of note to the musical world since 1987.

Merry Xmas to you all

X

 

[Skylarker]

Morrissey - as we all know - has moved on to bigger and better things.

 

[gonzax]

great interview, thanks a lot for the link, I really enjoyed that.

 

[Anonymous]

Glad to see he and Morrissey have patched it up.

About a fortnight ago Street decided to go public on his views on Morrissey, in relation to his comments regarding the suicide of the nurse who dealt with that phone hoax. I don't think that Morrissey will be rushing back with open arms somehow?

 

[Fan]

Morrissey has yet to realize how sorry he has become--musically and creatively speaking.

 

[billybu69]

Julie does a great job with these interviews. How does she manage to get them all to agree?

 

[Anonymous]

Electric Warrior wasn't a single (or a song).

It was an album.

Jukebox Jury

 

[Anonymous]

Moz will never work with Street again as he dares to express his own opinions in public, (ie:as the craziness of Moz cutting Ordinary Boys from the reissue, or editing Maudlin Street). He only works with 'yes' men, or people like Boz who are sensible enough not to offer any opinion on anything in public.

 

[celibate]

It was an album.

Jukebox Jury

from ELO?


can't find anything related to Morrissey, or the Viva Hate recording in Bath

[nice part in Sandy Shaw's bio, she was a few they's there and Maudlin street seems to
be recorded [voice] in 1 take,Sandy says everyone was so moved by Morrissey's singin, it brought tears
by some around, it was late night indeed]

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festive greetings to you and for your loved ones
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[Anonymous]

from ELO?


can't find anything related to Morrissey, or the Viva Hate recording in Bath

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Wool Hall, that's in Bath.

 

[Anonymous]

About a fortnight ago Street decided to go public on his views on Morrissey, in relation to his comments regarding the suicide of the nurse who dealt with that phone hoax. I don't think that Morrissey will be rushing back with open arms somehow?

Ah, didn't see that. To be honest, I didn't know Stephen Street used Twitter. Well, that settles that, they quite likely won't be grabbing brunch in the near future, but what Street said is, IMO, more sensible than anything that's come out of Morrissey in the past year.

 

[Anonymous]

Another couple of fantastic interviews! Thanks Julie!

Funny enough i've had Alsatian Cousin on repeat for the last week - why isn't this song more widely regarded?

 

[celibate]

Wool Hall, that's in Bath.

I answered about a suposed album electric warrior, which I thought J J was about another band or so

[Wool Hall]

yeah, and?

would you try to say Morrissey recorded Viva Hate not in Bath?


the studio changed from owners so...

 

[Anonymous]

I answered about a suposed album electric warrior, which I thought J J was about another band or so

[Wool Hall]

yeah, and?

would you try to say Morrissey recorded Viva Hate not in Bath?


the studio changed from owners so...

I think I misread your post. In fact, I know I did ;-)

 

[Anonymous]

Interesting?

I got viva hate in 1988 and it was on cassette and it changed the face of music for me and many people.

Coming so close after the premature and sudden end of the greatest band (ever in my lifetime) after the end of The Smiths, even if it's release was brought forward by the hounds at EMI, the release of viva hate did still mark an amazing transformation. It showed that Morrissey. was world class. Forget Street. Morrissey really stood up and released something that no one could have thought possible, whilst the other members of the old band, just took one look at EMI. and ran away, basically. That's the truth. That was a big contract and the others did nothing.

Quite funny that - today of all days - viva hate was finished just before Xmas eve 1987.

Viva Hate is good but YATQ then ROTT and then YOR. are much better written and produced. Visconti did a fantastic job in Rome. I think he holds the key to the future sound. As the band just record so well with his style and Boz's talent and Morrissey's genius.

But back in 1988, viva hate was one cassette that helped to reform indie pop music forever. And Morrissey - as we all know - has moved on to bigger and better things. Whilst the former members of the Smiths, good as they were individually some 20years ago, have contributed nothing of note to the musical world since 1987.

Merry Xmas to you all

X

Well done - you are officially the world's most deluded person. 21st century Morrissey has seen the odd decent song buried among acres of dreary filler.
His 'new' songs are possibly his worst ever - no wonder no record company has bothered to make a serious offer. As for moving on to bigger and better things - recently he has completely dropped the new songs from the set-list and replaced them with more Smiths songs than ever. Says it all.

 

[Emotional Guide Dog]

The older Stephen Street gets, the more he looks like The Stig.

I think he needs to hire that white Mercedes van, kidnap the four members of Blur & not let them go til they've made a new album.