The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 273: STAIRCASE AT THE UNIVERSITY

[billybu69]

Also ten, just a different shade of ten (said by a teacher who must rate boys and girls with a number and daily realizes how inadequate numbers are...)

A different shade of ten, love it.

 

[Harsh Truth]

9. A couple minor lyrical shortfalls aside, the 2nd best song on the album behind "Istanbul". I'm astounded that it hasn't been played live on this tour, while "Kick the Bride" get a nightly airing.

 

[fredkocherpepsi]

9. A couple minor lyrical shortfalls aside, the 2nd best song on the album behind "Istanbul". I'm astounded that it hasn't been played live on this tour, while "Kick the Bride" get a nightly airing.

So much this!

 

[Anonymous]

i really like kick the bride and i bet that funeral march crash hits well live. what else hasnt been played yet off of world peace? has he played smiler?

 

[fredkocherpepsi]

He hasn't done Smiler With Knife, Mount Joy, Oboe Concerto, or Staircase at the University to my knowledge.

 

[Eraserhead]

He hasn't done Smiler With Knife, Mount Joy, Oboe Concerto, or Staircase at the University to my knowledge.

Pity. They are the best 4 tracks on the album.

 

[King Leer]

The song finally made its live debut, and the fans in Florence seemed to eat it up:



No more "backing musician" snipes -- Gustavo (not to mention Boz) prove themselves fantastically here. Gustavo nails the flamenco outro live, too!

 

[sad veiled bride]

The song finally made its live debut, and the fans in Florence seemed to eat it up:



No more "backing musician" snipes -- Gustavo (not to mention Boz) prove themselves fantastically here. Gustavo nails the flamenco outro live, too!

When they tried it three times at the soundcheck once instrumental and twice with vocals, I started to have the feeling the live debut was close..thanks for making your fans in Florence happy!!

 

[fredkocherpepsi]

The song finally made its live debut, and the fans in Florence seemed to eat it up:



No more "backing musician" snipes -- Gustavo (not to mention Boz) prove themselves fantastically here. Gustavo nails the flamenco outro live, too!

When I saw Gustavo walk out from behind the keyboard and grab that guitar I had the biggest smile on my face. Thanks for sharing!

 

[cobalt.dream]

gave it an 8 would have been a 9 but i think i've listened too much, still a great song one of my favourites on the album

 

[docinwestchester]

Here's my own dubbed version the Florence performance. Combines good audio with good video:

 

[Charlie Cheswick]

shit Charlie, is it perfect? no, of course not, but to knock it down that far seems a bit drastic, I'm glad you are not my teacher*



*=I use to be highly critical, but teaching young kids has softened me somewhat I suppose, I find a little harshness mixed with a lot of sweetness goes a lot further, well, at least for me...

I'm just ranking on my enjoyment of it, it's not a score critiquing Morrissey's writing.

 

[valeda]

Amazing song. Really really amazing, certainly my favorite song of World Peace Is None of Your Business. And Moz chose to play it for the first time in my venue, Florence.

Call it sign of destiny!