So farewell then, New Musical Express

[Burney]

Online only now.

Meh. :shrug:

[Sir C]

Online only now.

Meh. :shrug:

A load of pretentious art student wánk, b. Back in its 80s heyday, anyway.

It almost ruined my teenage years. :-(

[Burney]

A load of pretentious art student wánk, b. Back in its 80s heyday, anyway.

It almost ruined my teenage years. :-(

By making you like The Smiths, you mean?

[Sir C]

By making you like The Smiths, you mean?

By telling me that I was supposed to like The Smiths and loads of other tuneless, pretentious, art student shít.

It took me until I was 17 to realise that the fault wasn't with me, but with them.

[Burney]

By telling me that I was supposed to like The Smiths and loads of other tuneless, pretentious, art student shít.

It took me until I was 17 to realise that the fault wasn't with me, but with them.

Hmmm. Well I'm not sure that's for you to judge, really.

[Sir C]

Hmmm. Well I'm not sure that's for you to judge, really.

Perhaps. Perhaps it would be more accuare to say that it took me until 17 to become adult enough to realise that the opinions of others are of no consequence to me. Particularly the sort of people who champion The Smiths.

[Burney]

Perhaps. Perhaps it would be more accuare to say that it took me until 17 to become adult enough to realise that the opinions of others are of no consequence to me. Particularly the sort of people who champion The Smiths.

The Smiths were ace, so bumholes to you! :p

[redgunamo]

Perhaps. Perhaps it would be more accuare to say that it took me until 17 to become adult enough to realise that the opinions of others are of no consequence to me. Particularly the sort of people who champion The Smiths.

Poor bugger. I blame the parents :-(

[Ash]

Whether the Smiths were any good or not is, of course, a matter of taste and opinion. In my universe they might have been quite good had that complete pillock not been their singer.

And I never felt under any pressure from that corrupt and pretentious rag to like or dislike anything on their say so. I only ever really read the letter from John Connolly, New Barnet at the end each week anyway.

[Burney]

Whether the Smiths were any good or not is, of course, a matter of taste and opinion. In my universe they might have been quite good had that complete pillock not been their singer.

And I never felt under any pressure from that corrupt and pretentious rag to like or dislike anything on their say so. I only ever really read the letter from John Connolly, New Barnet at the end each week anyway.

Well, no. Because without Morrissey, they wouldn't have been The Smiths. They'd have been Johnny Marr and some other cvnt. And that's never worked out particularly well if you ask me.

[Ash]

Well, no. Because without Morrissey, they wouldn't have been The Smiths. They'd have been Johnny Marr and some other cvnt. And that's never worked out particularly well if you ask me.

But the world would have been a better place because I wouldn't have that self-obssessed wobbly-voiced cùnt's vocal in my head RIGHT NOW. :-(

[Burney]

But the world would have been a better place because I wouldn't have that self-obssessed wobbly-voiced cùnt's vocal in my head RIGHT NOW. :-(

You love it, you slag!

Morrissey is a unique gift to popular music.

[redgunamo]

You love it, you slag!

Morrissey is a unique gift to popular music.

Yes, and he's friends with Pamela Anderson. You have to respect that.

[7sisters]

You love it, you slag!

Morrissey is a unique gift to popular music.

I was listening to the guitar instrumental on Radioheads, knives out, the other day. The bit at the end where Yorke stops his suicidal wailing. A very Smiths type passage of music.

[Sir C]

Whether the Smiths were any good or not is, of course, a matter of taste and opinion. In my universe they might have been quite good had that complete pillock not been their singer.

And I never felt under any pressure from that corrupt and pretentious rag to like or dislike anything on their say so. I only ever really read the letter from John Connolly, New Barnet at the end each week anyway.

It's all so fey, though. So revoltingly wishy-washy. Rock n roll is supposed to be angry. It's supposed to be powerful. It's supposed to scream truth into your head, not mince around waving a fúcking flower about.

I'd love to see a fight between Ronnie Van Zandt and Morrissey. No rules. Ronnie would rip his unused Mancunian dick off.

[Burney]

It's all so fey, though. So revoltingly wishy-washy. Rock n roll is supposed to be angry. It's supposed to be powerful. It's supposed to scream truth into your head, not mince around waving a fúcking flower about.

I'd love to see a fight between Ronnie Van Zandt and Morrissey. No rules. Ronnie would rip his unused Mancunian dick off.

Who said anything about Rock and Roll? It's popular music. Rock and Roll is just a narrow stratum of popular music beloved of people who can't dance.

[Burney]

Yes, and he's friends with Pamela Anderson. You have to respect that.

Well they're both tiresome vegabores, aren't they?

[redgunamo]

Well they're both tiresome vegabores, aren't they?

Oh, I wouldn't know about that :titsup:

[Sir C]

Who said anything about Rock and Roll? It's popular music. Rock and Roll is just a narrow stratum of popular music beloved of people who can't dance.

:hehe: You're so gay sometimes.

[redgunamo]

Who said anything about Rock and Roll? It's popular music. Rock and Roll is just a narrow stratum of popular music beloved of people who can't dance.

:nod: Birds in micro-skirts and stilettos and boob-tubes randomly gyrating away on the dancefloor. Superb.

[Chief Arrowhead]

But the world would have been a better place because I wouldn't have that self-obssessed wobbly-voiced cùnt's vocal in my head RIGHT NOW. :-(

So, what difference does it May-ee-ake? Oh-ho-oh

Done a recent revisit of the 1978-81ish era. You'd be hard pressed to find better than Pretenders, imo. Early early stuff. Refreshing to listen to a female singer so unashamedly heterosexual.

[redgunamo]

So, what difference does it May-ee-ake? Oh-ho-oh

Done a recent revisit of the 1978-81ish era. You'd be hard pressed to find better than Pretenders, imo. Early early stuff. Refreshing to listen to a female singer so unashamedly heterosexual.

Agreed, Chief. Loved Chrissie Hynde since school.

[SWv2]

A load of pretentious art student wánk, b. Back in its 80s heyday, anyway.

It almost ruined my teenage years. :-(

As a pre-internet teenager and then early 20s music obsessed it was quite essential reading to be fair.

If only to find out as and when bands toured.

[Peter]

A load of pretentious art student wánk, b. Back in its 80s heyday, anyway.

It almost ruined my teenage years. :-(

They used to take the piss out of Bruce and say that all his songs were about cars and girls.

****ers.

[SWv2]

They used to take the piss out of Bruce and say that all his songs were about cars and girls.

****ers.

They probably still do / did.

Bruce is more Mojo or Uncut material I would think.

[Burney]

They probably still do / did.

Bruce is more Mojo or Uncut material I would think.

To be fair, quite a lot of his songs are about cars and girls.

[Ash]

So, what difference does it May-ee-ake? Oh-ho-oh

Done a recent revisit of the 1978-81ish era. You'd be hard pressed to find better than Pretenders, imo. Early early stuff. Refreshing to listen to a female singer so unashamedly heterosexual.

What difference does it make?

Have you seen this, Chief? You'll love it. A fine piece of work, whatever one's political affiliations.


https://youtu.be/WIARMMtUdZQ?t=8s

[Peter]

To be fair, quite a lot of his songs are about cars and girls.

They refer to cars and sometimes girls. They are not really about either.