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Manic St. Preachers and Oasis influenced by The Smiths
posted by davidt on Friday September 08 2000, @08:30AM

 mozsing writes:

James Dean Bradfield and Noel Gallagher recently revealed to 2 UK magazines about how The Smiths' music influenced them when they were youngsters.

James D Bradfield in Melody Maker:
"For me, it was more for Johnny Marr's guitar playing. I had 'This Charming Man' and learned to play it and everyone was like 'He's the best guitar player in Poltlanfraith'."

Noel Gallagher in NME:
"This song [Asleep] from this band has probably influenced me more than any in this group. The song is actually about suicide, which I only found out in my later years. I didn't get it was about suicide at the time - I thought it was about going to sleep. But there you go."

 
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    Manic St. Preachers and Oasis influenced by The Smiths | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 24 comments | Search Discussion
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    Oh.........my.......... (Score:1)
    god. How could you NOT know that song was about suicide????? "Don't try to wake me in the morning 'cause I will be gone...There is another world/There is a better world"
    It took him YEARS to figure this out about his favorite song? I knew he was dumb... but I'm astounded.
    jypu -- Friday September 08 2000, @09:03AM (#2178)
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      blahblahblah (Score:0)
      Thats because Noel Gallagher is a retard!!
      Anonymous -- Friday September 08 2000, @12:24PM (#2189)
      Chapt 1, on MSP, Oasis and The Salford Toads Club (Score:1)
      that should make a nice tribute to the Smiths, one guy imitating TCM on guitar to impress the locals and another one developing a left hemisphere in the brain (that's where language comprehension should be processed).

      I, for one, can now honestly declare that the MSP and Oasis influenced me and gave my life a new direction.
      I do want to be a social worker, mum!

      Gee, this is fun! (no kidding!)

      Loves,
      AK
      An Klestar -- Friday September 08 2000, @08:52PM (#2207)
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        What If? (Score:1)
        Noel Gallagher proves once again he is an idiot. The scary thing is that if Johnny hadn't met Morrissey, he would have been Noel Gallagher.

        As for the Manics, it's a bit of a dense comment, but Bradfield is wonderful and underappreciated because of the whole Richey thing. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one west of the Atlantic that has heard of MSP let alone likes them.
        Bertrand -- Friday September 08 2000, @11:15PM (#2211)
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          come now... (Score:1)
          now now, i think you're all being a little hard on noel. although asleep is so utterly blatantly about suicide, i actually think he's kind of clever and witty. whenever you read interviews with him he's really droll and funny and he does totally love the smiths, so i think the man can be forgiven. and oasis were good at first, although noel obviously never took any notice of morrissey's lyrics (seeing as all oasis' were terrible)and now....well, the less said the better.
          lily -- Saturday September 09 2000, @02:55AM (#2214)
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          • Re:come now... by Vincent (Score:1) Monday September 11 2000, @01:03AM
            I Wonder!!! (Score:0)
            I wonder why anonymous is so negative ?????????
            Anonymous -- Saturday September 09 2000, @03:40PM (#2224)
              this is old news.... (Score:1)
              noel has cited the smiths before...and so have the manic street preachers. hell, i can't think of any nineties brit-pop-rock bands who haven't cited the smiths as an influence.

              whatever...doesn't mean you should start listening to their music based on their influences.
              state of emergency -- Saturday September 09 2000, @09:38PM (#2227)
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               "others conquered love, but i ran..."
                i still say... (Score:0)
                the Oasis guy is probably being ironic, kids. i have to give him credit for mentioning one of the less well-known songs. i'm sick and tired of new (always crappy) pop acts referencing How Soon is Now and This Charming Man as if that meant anything. i mean, c'mon, england for the english...

                TO THE NATIONAL FRONT DISCO!
                Anonymous -- Saturday September 09 2000, @11:09PM (#2229)
                  God, Just Give Me Patience (Score:1)
                  Oh please.. Come on now.. Who in the world hasn't influenced Oasis?? (Noel) I mean really The Beatles, The Smiths... Who else does Oasis want to rip off??? Is there even a band in the world left that they haven't stolen from???
                  Morrissey Smith <sorrowsson@yahoo.com> -- Monday September 11 2000, @05:27AM (#2238)
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                  Monumental news (Score:1)
                  Next week I shall be reporting on the little known facts that Suede and Gene were influenced by the Smiths. Stay tuned. This is BIG news.
                  Survivor Susan -- Monday September 11 2000, @06:05AM (#2241)
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                    Noel (Score:1)
                    Noel is not well.....kill his whole family.
                    Love Me.
                    go between -- Monday September 11 2000, @01:38PM (#2251)
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                    • Re:Noel by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday September 12 2000, @06:15AM
                      • Re:Noel by go between (Score:1) Tuesday September 12 2000, @01:37PM
                      • anyway... by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday September 12 2000, @09:17AM
                        • Re:anyway... by go between (Score:1) Tuesday September 12 2000, @01:36PM
                          • Re:anyway... by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday September 12 2000, @04:24PM
                        hahahaha (Score:0)
                        You Guys are too funny. Oasis is a bigger band than the smiths were. Take a look at the charts.
                        Morrissey and Marr cant even get a record deal these days..... Well Johnny Marr might if Noel Gallagher makes a guest appearance on his album.
                        Anonymous -- Tuesday September 12 2000, @06:24AM (#2260)
                        Huge Email to Rome (Score:1)
                        Dear Jim,

                        "Asleep" by the Smiths was about suicide?

                        Sincerly,

                        Roy Firestone
                        ESPN Sports
                        Jim Rome -- Thursday September 14 2000, @11:11AM (#2345)
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                         Rome's Smack-tionary coming soon....yeah, this time I mean it.

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