Main
Archive/Search
Tour
Forums
Gallery
Calendar

Links
Shoplifters Union
Site Sponsors
About
FAQ


* * *

topics
journals
past polls
hall of fame
recent comments
submit story

Morrissey - a 'reasonable postliberation version of the early Lou Reed'
Posted on Thu, May 27 1999 at 9:45 a.m. PDT
by David T. <david@Morrissey-solo.com>
From Ali:

With all this talk about John Cale producing Morrissey, I found this in a great biography on Lou Reed by Victor Bockris:

"By 1985, British bands ranging from the Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, and Simple Minds to a host of other chart-toppers paid tribute to Reed and the Velvets. Morrissey, then lead singer of the Smiths, for example, was called a 'reasonable postliberation version of the early Lou Reed.'"

Makes me wonder if The Smiths ever considered doing a Velvet or Lou Reed cover. Imagine .. Morrissey singing "Lady Day" .. or even the entire Berlin album. That would be wonderful.


Comments / Notes



Well well well... would you look at all the Velvet Underground references we've been getting here. I think that's great considering I'm just as big a Velvets fan as I am of The Smiths. Another thing, that Velvet Undergrond book is called "Up-tight. The Story of The Velvet Underground" and it was also co-written by Gerard Malanga. I recommend it.
Dea-|-h <biteme9000@hotmail.com>
- Thu, May 27, 1999 at 18:21:01 (PDT)



Actually, I got it from Bockris' book Transformer, but I'm sure it's used in there too.

Ali
- Fri, May 28, 1999 at 09:22:56 (PDT)



As far as the Velvets go, I do know that Moz has mentioned Nico's 'Chelsea Girl' as a favorite record, and Nico as a favorite singer more than once. (Nico sang on the first VU album.)

One would assume that Moz was a Lou Reed fan as his peers (don't scream?) REM, Lloyd Cole, Echo, etc were, but he's never mentioned it, has he?

Anyway, "I could say more, but you get the general idea"

Viva Velvets

Bedsitter <Bedsitter@excite.com>
- Sat, May 29, 1999 at 14:14:37 (PDT)



johnny mentions that the opening of "there is a light" is a nod to the velvets' "there she goes" and johnny's early bowl-haircut-wraparound-sunglasses look wasnt a million miles removed from sterling morrison's look...
but i dont think moz could pull of a version of the berlin album....its much too viscious for him to handle...can you imagine him handling the lines, "that miserable rotten slut couldn't turn anyone away"??

myong
- Sun, May 30, 1999 at 19:49:27 (PDT)





* return to Morrissey-solo