Sounds great, have you thought of a name?
I seen The Smyths a few times.On their day they can be very entertaining.I think they're in Oxford next month.Just wondering is there a Smiths /Moz tribute band in the UK? I remember seeing one in the 90's called Still ill's, they were great.
Great name. Could you put word out on here? Good luck
A smiths 'mtv unplugged' would have been amazing don't you think ?
I have put something forth quite similar before here. Portishead Live at the Roseland incorporated a string section into their concert that added an incredible amount of depth and richness to the music:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseland_NYC_Live
I can imagine how wonderful it would be to see Moz perform a live set of his best strings influenced songs. This one comes to mind immediately:
Yes, good idea- that would be very nice to see.. Angel,angel is a favourite solo moz track of mine ...but i was just thinking how great it would have been to have seen the smiths do an mtv unplugged like nirvana, AIC etc ... imagine how great it could have been !
Yes! Nirvana unplugged was amazing. So much so I purchased the CD (back when such things existed ). And Alice in Chains was another great one! Stripped down their music shined through and was raised to a whole new level.
The Smiths would have been nice to see as it would have opened up their music to a wider audience. Can only imagine how Marr would have sounded on acoustic guitar.
Morrissey would have been mesmerizing in such an intimate setting.
I am off to see the smyths in leicester soon.. but i would love to set up my own smiths tribute band ! I have been playing the smiths on guitar for years.. i just need to find a bass player who can do andy rourke's lines... is there anybody out there ? !!
I would love to join your band, but I live across the pond and have no musical talent whatsoever so that might pose a problem. Perhaps I could be a Sid Vicious type and pick up the bass as we went along. However, when I was a kid I learned how to play the chords to Country Roads by John Denver on acoustic guitar so there is that.
Yep, the distance would make band practice quite difficult and expensive and i dont think sid vicious' style would complement marrs guitar lines very well !
I never thought in a million years that i would be able to play the smiths on guitar.. when i was 14 years old johnny marr made me want to learn the guitar and i made the foolish mistake of trying to play the smiths as a beginner ! It was impossible so i gave up... then nirvana came along and i tried learning the guitar again and this time it was much easier and i stuck with it..( i owe kurt cobain everything !) i eventually got round to trying to play the smiths again and it took me months to master 'this charming man'. That was the first one i learnt - and then it became an obsession to learn the rest.. i'm still learning !
Attempting johnny marr's smiths guitar work makes you realise just how great he was at such a young age.. its unreal to think he was only 23 when the smiths split up !
Even though i can do a fairly good job of his guitar work i will never ever be on marr's level. But learning it has definitely made me a better player...
I am sure you could learn guitar or bass if you really put your mind to it. These things take time !
Still...you have a great skill that few possess and some here would say that includes Jesse Tobias. Camera Obscura wrote something similar:
You saved for a bass guitar
You knew you'd made a mistake when you first saw Marr
With your pen and notebook you've blown me away
It's the smallest words we cannot say
I think that most people can learn anything, but to be a true master like Marr to the guitar, Stevie Wonder to the piano, John Bonham to the drums, etc. you have to be born with a special talent/gift. Many musicians can be technically proficient, but lack the ability to create an emotional connection with the listener.
I would submit the same is true for Morrissey and his singing. Anyone who attempts to cover his songs is out of their depth from the start because the emotional connection is not there, which is why I don't really care to listen to their cover bands or song covers. They all pale in comparison to the original.
Agree totally with you evennow.
I am trying to be a singer myself but refuse to do covers of The Smiths and Morrissey.
I know the songs and am inspired but I have a totally different singing voice.
I try to write the lyrics as well.
I am very critical of myself and sometimes I despise the outcome.
Until now only one song satisfied me more or less.
And there is another thing: I am scared to death to go on stage.
Especially as a singer, you feel completely naked and vulnerable on stage.
You can't hide behind an instrument.
That's why I feel a great respect for singers and frontmen (from any musical style),
Because the focus is automatically on them. You have to be brave and stare the public in the face.
Confront them, please them, persuade them, and to get yourself the satisfaction out of that contact in an artistic sense.
It's just nice to read people are enthusiast to form a band and want to play.
Cheers
Agree totally with you evennow.
I am trying to be a singer myself but refuse to do covers of The Smiths and Morrissey.
I know the songs and am inspired but I have a totally different singing voice.
I try to write the lyrics as well.
I am very critical of myself and sometimes I despise the outcome.
Until now only one song satisfied me more or less.
And there is another thing: I am scared to death to go on stage.
Especially as a singer, you feel completely naked and vulnerable on stage.
You can't hide behind an instrument.
That's why I feel a great respect for singers and frontmen (from any musical style),
Because the focus is automatically on them. You have to be brave and stare the public in the face.
Confront them, please them, persuade them, and to get yourself the satisfaction out of that contact in an artistic sense.
It's just nice to read people are enthusiast to form a band and want to play.
Cheers
Still...you have a great skill that few possess and some here would say that includes Jesse Tobias. Camera Obscura wrote something similar:
You saved for a bass guitar
You knew you'd made a mistake when you first saw Marr
With your pen and notebook you've blown me away
It's the smallest words we cannot say
I think that most people can learn anything, but to be a true master like Marr to the guitar, Stevie Wonder to the piano, John Bonham to the drums, etc. you have to be born with a special talent/gift. Many musicians can be technically proficient, but lack the ability to create an emotional connection with the listener.
I would submit the same is true for Morrissey and his singing. Anyone who attempts to cover his songs is out of their depth from the start because the emotional connection is not there, which is why I don't really care to listen to their cover bands or song covers. They all pale in comparison to the original.