Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
Me too.
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
billy scissors
a bit fond
Always sends a shiver up my spine though,I was at Liverpool
Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
Same. Phew, thought I was the only one!
Don't you like HSIN?
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
No, on the contrary- I love it. It does get overplayed somewhat, but overall it's one of my favourite Smiths songs.
TheReader
Wasted 8 of 9 lives...
It is really great live. Although I have only seen him live once!
I think maybe a lot of people don't like it, because the current band line up, as someone on here once said, seem to 'hammer the shit' out of everything live.
Live stuff obviously sounds great when it's a bit ramped up - but they possibly lack a bit of finesse (or jingle jangle as I like to call it). Black Cloud doesn't really have any higher registers in the vocal so that Morrissey can 'lift' the song a bit, so maybe it sounds a bit 'samey'. Or maybe I'm full of crap?!
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Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
HSIN was the first Smiths' song I have heard consciously.
billy scissors
a bit fond
No,what I meant was it reminds me of the walk off
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
Me too.
'Nowhere Fast' was one of my first as well, and they're both in my top 10 of Smiths songs.
TheReader
Wasted 8 of 9 lives...
Ha! Yeah I forgot about that...
I thought you were getting all misty eyed over the beauty of the song
Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
Yes... Meat is murder is a wonderful album... (Meat is urder brazilian edition includes HSIN).. but I must confess TBWTIHS is awesome...Me too.
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
Yeah, if you buy MIM new in the UK now it has HSIN on too (or at least my copy does). I do also love 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'- again, one of my absolute favourites.
Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
Me too. HSIN and TWTIHS really changed my life and my own perception and understanding of my life.
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
I'm with you there. 'Seasick, Yet Still Docked' is another song like that for me, as is 'I'm OK By Myself'.
Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
I'm Ok by myself is my ringtone. We have the same good tastes...
Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
We do. Great minds think alike.
My ringtone is TIALNGO at the moment, but I may change it soon.
Raphael Lambach
Well-Known Member
We do. Great minds think alike.
Yes... before my RT was All you need is me....
K
KenzieW
Guest
This thread actually made me fall in love with Morrissey again. A lot of the songs that people listed are some of my favorite songs so I had to go listen to them. And I changed my mind about "Friday Mourning". I just listened to it right now and it is really good. He has such a beautiful voice and is so handsome!
Anonymous1
Nobody knows me
That's interesting how one song is trash to one person, and gold to another. I'm sure Morrissey himself would call 'Black Cloud' as one of his favorites on 'Years of Refusal' as well. In my humble opinion, I think Boz Boorer composed a pretty good tune, but it was poorly executed in the recording studio. Whether this was due to Jerry Fin, Jeff Beck, or Morrissey, it ended up producing a song that won't work for me. It's no matter though, I understand 'Black Cloud' has a fair amount of fans.
On the flip side, there's so many songs that I LOVE that everybody seems to hate. Roy's Keen, At Last I Am Born, Papa Jack, On The Streets I Ran, Sweetie Pie, The Father Who Must Be Killed, Get Off The Stage, Mexico, Tony The Pony, Children In Pieces, Sorry Doesn't Help, I Just Want To See The Boy Happy, How Can Anybody Know How I Feel, and Interlude - all brilliant songs in my book.
stifledfridaynight
New Member
How soon is now. Too long, boring dirgy droning music, stodgy miserabilist moz by numbers lyrics lacking his usual wit and subtleties. Overblown, over played and overrated.
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