Young Guns doc

[Lawrence]

I watched the BBC2 doc and I have to say, Mr. Quiffy doesn't come out of it smelling of roses at all, eh? Johnny Marr when asked hard questions about Rourke and Joyce's treatment, nobly (or should that be sensibly?) refused to be drawn on who was to blame for that situation arising. Mike and Andy's comments were telling and reveal a side to Moz that most Smith devotees know to be true, but for the sake of keeping their rose-tinted memories intact, choose to airbrush out of view. Still, it was lovely to view the Top Of The Pops performances again (I particularly enjoyed seeing 'What difference does It Make' again, as that was the first time I'd ever seen or heard of the Smiths, and was at the time something of a Lionel Richie fan!). Moz has his work cut out to restore his somewhat tattered reputation, and doesn't help himself inthe slightest by declining to appear on programmes like the one on Friday night.


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[JANIC]

MY OVERIDING FEELING AFTER SEEING THE PROGRAMME WAS A SENSE OF DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS WAS SHADOWED[FOR THEM] BY SO MUCH UNRESOLVED BITTERNESS .EVEN THROUGH SUCH STUFF COULD BE COULD BE DECLARED A TYPICAL BAND CLICHE, I FELT IF ONLY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SORT OUT THE UNRESOLVED STUFF REGARDLESS OF BLAME. PERHAPS THEY COULD THEN BE IN THE PRESENT, MOVING ON AND ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO BE DESERVEDLY UPLIFTED BY THEIR WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENTS IN MUSIC.

[Lifeguard Sleeping]

>...THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS WAS SHADOWED[FOR¿ THEM] BY SO MUCH UNRESOLVED BITTERNESS .EVEN >THROUGH SUCH STUFF COULD BE DECLARED A TYPICAL >BAND CLICHE, I FELT IF ONLY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE >TO SORT OUT THE UNRESOLVED STUFF REGARDLESS OF BLAME.

That's the problem with producing documentaries of groups whose members have long-standing resentments towards one another. There's no way of making an informative doc without imput from the actual participants, and there's no way to discuss the various unresolved issues without sounding a bit petty and defensive. This may be one of the reasons why Morrissey declined to participate.