Christ I'm old.

NEW musical express my kyber.
    This reverential nonsense really weighs on my knockers.
        This band should not be part of the beatlesstoneswhoetcetc classicist college..this shit has already led to the proliferation of Ramones and Clash t-shirts in locales where they couldn't get arrested during their respective worthwhile existences.
    I am a sad sack old sod and refuse to see my past commodified/simplified/glorified in such a shoddy retrocentric fashion.
    And i'm old enough to remember the NME backlash c.1986 to the "rockist" five piece Smiths.Compare that to the lionisation they have gifted a variety of rock'n'roll filth for a generation now and you should get an idea of the "tits up" predicament of current music and it's attendent culture.
    We look back because we cannot bear to look forward..or because we know no better.

I would love to get a copy of this issue of NME as TQID is among my favorite albums. If someone would be willing to mail me a copy in the US, I'd be happy to pay for the magazine and postage and a little something for your trouble (by Paypal, of course).

Email me if you could help. Thanks!

Gary

...that Linda McCartney couldn't really play keyboard? Or was that her singing? Anyway, it's an odd person to be a fan of in my opinion!

the interview with Paul Morley was really really good, and every word he spoke of Morrissey sent shivers down my spine.
On the other hand, the bit with the Smiths/Morrissey fans was a bit pathetic...I thought they could have found much better that some girl with a Smiths poster in her bedroom

Amazingly, there's been no review of the UK tour. They've completely toned down the Morrissey coverage since the Canadian seal thing (when half the NME readership and staff stated that they thought he was being a buffoon), nothing has become of the Q and A we were promised a few weeks ago, there are no new Moz quotes in this issue, the new single was given a bizaare review (some considered it a major slagging off).
I reckon something has damaged that 'special relationship' once more...

I suppose it's just as well Linda McCartney declined the offer.

She must have figured that it was bad enough that she was accused of breaking up the Beatles, she didn't need the hassle of eventually being blamed by the UK press for the Smiths break-up as well.

Strange revelation.

this is old news right? I knew this, but can't remember where I read it. I'll dig up the magazines to see where it was.....will be back..

There's nothing new or earth-shattering really is there? And Linda McCartney "turning down" The Smiths...well what a piece of "news"!
It's a nice enough addition to your Smiths/ Morrissey collection but I think NME could have made a bit more of an effort.
And the QID spread is only 10 pages. Nice Morrissey Full Page advert for the "Youngest" single on the back cover though!

Oh well, not like she can come back and apologize though is it?
  I was kind of thinking of doing the groovy NME quiz and called myself "Mauve/eclair" or something; but now it seems such an effort I don't think I shall!

Can you believe the 86 review slags off Boy/thorn/side and Bigmouth strikes again saying they are mediocre. Both are up there in the top 5 smiths singles if you ask me - certainly bigmouth

According to the NME's track-by-track analysis of The Queen Is Dead, in Cemetry Gates Morrissey "lashes out at plagiarists."

Sorry, but no. Cemetry Gates is full of ironic advice for the would-be plagiarist, who is warned off references to any other source, because of the know-alls amongst the press who will presumably rush to mention A Taste of Honey, or that Victoria Wood song.

But thanks for the laugh, boys. Morrissey lashing out at plagiarists. Love it.

Did I meet you at KL and the palldium?

to all the question on the quiz?

I knew all but three. two were song quotes from god knows where and the other was the connection between this charming man and cain something.

cos here in the states
we have to scamble to get this issue

markmustb1

Isn't it a wonderful thing?

NME voted it 6th best album of the year in 1986, and it didn't even get album of the month. They gave it nine out of ten.

Now - this is from memory.

Am I wrong?

I always thought the NME was nonsense written by illiterate morons and I only ever bought it for The Smiths stuff. I stopped buying it in 1987. In fact, I only ever bought music mags for articles on Morrissey.

Now I just can't be bothered - the level of journalistic writing is so poor. I know more about Morrissey's music, his lyrical references and I interpret his albums far better than any of the little twats who write nowt but cliches and just fail to understand him.

Current example...

Journalists' universal cliche: The current album is all about Morrissey having sex at last.

Actually: It isn't.

Does Morrissey contribute to this issue? He's probably too busy trying to maintain his current status.

Does Johnny Marr? Too busy working on his new album, "out in the spring"? Apparently not. Spring 2009, probably.

I never really understood all the fawning over this record over the years. Granted there are great songs on it, but to me TQID sounds as disjointed and skewed as the events that surround its recording. There is no real flow to it and the production is all over the place. I have always rated Meat is Murder and Strangeways higher.

9xFined

"Why I love The Smiths by Oasis, Radiohead and Razorlight"

25 words from Noel Gallagher (6 of which are "The Smiths" and "The Queen Is Dead")

38 words from Thom Yorke (21 of which are him quoting There Is A Light...)

23 words from Johnny Borrell (who is yet to say any words of any interest to me)

Not exactly the kind of thing you'd want people selling their magazine on, I'm sure you'll agree.

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As for the rest of the coverage:

The main feature by Rick Martin is just drivel. I particularly enjoyed references to how dreadful Thatcher's Britain was from a writer who was barely 4 when she stepped down. Arctic Monkeys are mentioned twice. My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy are also inexplicably referenced.

The original NME review of TQID is so poorly reproduced that it's almost unreadable in parts.

The track-by-track guide to the album is mainly assembled from old quotes.

The Paul Morley piece just reminded me why Paul Morley annoys me so much.

The "Manchester - So Much To Answer For" piece has nothing to do with The Smiths other than the bands involved being pictured outside Salford Lads Club.

"How Moz Became An Emo Icon". I don't think I even need to go on with that one.

And finally, the whole thing fizzles out with a page of pics of some fans. Look! Some of them have Moz-related tattoos!

Probably the most lazily assembled issue of NME I've ever seen. And that's f*cking saying something.

Doubtless someone else will put me straight, but as Morrissey and Linda McC are the two most famous vegetarians in music, couldn't that be a perfectly sensible reason why they wanted her on their album...

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/morrissey/no body_loves_us_tab.htm

I found it on a website once but can’t find it anymore (keep looking).
I remember the intro/chorus chords, however.
It goes, A,E,G,D,F,A,E ending on that briliantly poignant E7. It’s a fantastic chord sequence. Only wish I knew the verse and bridge. Think it starts with Bm then F… Can’t be hard to work out; I’m just not very good at these things! Good luck.
Maurice E