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davidt
on Tuesday June 19 2001, @10:00AM
BlueGirl writes:
News from jmarr.com: Marr and Morrissey reject new Smiths best ofAt last- something Morrissey and Marr can agree on! :)
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Johnny (Score:1)
release an album
and or
go on extended tour of the Eastern region of the United States
This goes for you too, Morrissey.
Andy, Mike, ditto.
In fact all former Smiths, please get a move on and release something new, and re-releases like this "Very Best of" won't even be relevant.
After all it’s only filling the void, you make, by not releasing new material.
Mucho gracias moo-cha-chos
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No need to worry (Score:0)
Don't worry.. (Score:1)
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Paint a vulgar picture (Score:1)
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Hmmm, phone calls? Love letter?... (Score:1)
Come on Johnny!
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Re:Hmmm, phone calls? Love letter?... (Score:2, Funny)
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the stupid compilation (Score:1)
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let's not buy it (Score:1)
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Not That Bad (Score:0)
not really such a bad thing (Score:1)
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You Bet! (Score:1)
Geez... If I were Moz and Marr, I would demand those guys!!!!
That thing Rhino did is very nasty
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How Soon Is Now? (Score:1)
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The Very Best Of The Smiths (Score:1)
The digital remastering is horrendous, however, and completly submerges Johnny Marr's masterful guitar work and echoes a lot of Morrissey's lyrical masterpieces. The whole intro to Last Night I Dreamt... is missing and makes it sound a totally different song.
I am not surprised our heroes don't approve and would suggest new listeners pick up Louder Than Bombs as a intro to Smithdom.
For collectors only.
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Smithg The Very Best Of.......... (Score:0)
Weak Link (Score:2, Funny)
WAR misspelled re-issues printed on paper bags!!!
OUT!!!!
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OMG! would it be nice for the smiths to reunite (Score:0)
Well I Wonder... (Score:1)
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Hazard View (Score:0)
Shortsightedness (Score:1)
I'm not surprised, but a little disappointed at the reaction of the people on this board. I don't see how this release is a bad thing. The way I see it the release is good for the following reasons:
1) It exposes The Smiths to an audience that might not have heard them. I walked into two record stores at the weekend (I'm in London) and saw the album displayed prominently. This kind of prominence is good for both new and old Smiths fans, surely.
2) It has a track that was previously unavailable on CD and another which was rare on CD. Okay, so these releases aren't anything to get too excited about but as a collector I'm glad I have them. I didn't realise I was lacking a version of Ask until I heard this new one.
3) The engineer has attempted to recreate the original sound of the 12" releases rather than simply reusing old CD releases. Would people rather continue listening to recordings which sound less like the original release? Have people who have complained about the sound compared it against the vinyl recordings?
4) It could be the start of something bigger. Importantly Warner are paying for Rhino to dig up and remaster these Smiths recordings. If you look at Rhino's previous work you'll see that they are involved in releases such as box sets. How many people here would complain if they released a Smiths box set which included the complete Peel/Jensen, studio outtakes, alternate versions, new live releases? What if they uncovered an unreleased track? I see this release as a stepping stone to releasing something more interesting.
Ultimately if you don't want the CD don't buy it, but I think it's a bad idea to mailbomb the exec at WEA complaining about the release. I don't see what that serves to achieve. AOL Time Warner is a corporation out to make money so letting them know that they're moneygrabbing scum isn't likely to come as a surprise. If anything, the hostility is likely to get back to Morrissey and Marr and those comments might jeapordise further conversations between them and WEA regarding the release of something more interesting.
Do you think the people that have bought the CD have felt cheated? I'm guessing they're pretty pleased with it. Either they're new to The Smiths and they're probably pleased to buy a CD which is better than the the majority of the new releases, they're an old Smiths fan that have had their love of The Smiths re-kindled, or they're a collector pleased to hear the new sound. I don't believe the views of this board represent the consensus of people that have bought it.
I'm curious as to what makes most people so outraged. If you're spitting blood is it because Morrissey & Marr told you to? Because you don't think Warner should make more money out of The Smiths? Because you don't like the sound of it? Because a clerk made a couple of typos on the sleeve? I don't understand.
I bought the CD and I'm pleased with it.
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