Which band/artist do you think comes close to The Smiths Or Morrissey

[Uncleskinny]

Lyrically - The Divine Comedy; musically, The Sundays.

Peter

 

[Girl-with-the-Thorn]

Lyrically - The Divine Comedy; musically, The Sundays.

Peter

You scared me for a minute there- momentarily I thought you had put 'The Saturdays'.

 

[Jukebox Jury]

Whilst we can all agree that The Smiths and Morrissey are amazing , does anyone think any band or artist can come close to them in turns of music and lyrics?

The Brilliant Corners

Jukebox Jury

 

[Irregular Regular]

The Boyfriends

For example...

Remember me when I am gone away
Gone far into the silent land
Just think of all the cloudy days
When we walked barefoot on The Strand

Remember viewpoints that we shared
As we looked up towards the stars
Wearing all our clothes to bed
And making love in stolen cars

Remember ways of killing time
When time was all we had to spend
I was yours and you were mine
I wished those days would never end

Remember kissing in the rain
And winters that we made it through
All the pills that dulled the pain
But never dulled my love for you

Remember me when I am gone away
For death will not keep us apart
Memory will live always
And so will I inside your heart

 

[Irregular Regular]

Smoking Popes

For example...

If I could see into your heart
Then would I know just where to start?
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

If I could stand to be on my own
Then I would probably just leave you alone
But I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

Turning, tossing and turning
My love is burning me down

If I could change one thing in this world
I'd change your mind and make you my girl
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

 

[modrevolve]

Figured you go with Northside

The Brilliant Corners

Jukebox Jury

 

[klivert70]

Ra
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[Robert Neville]

Ra
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Oh dear!

 

[nugz]

Ra
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musically they are better. very very different, but better.

 

[kyleleonard]

i can't stand radiohead, their lead singer looks like he has downs, and i think he can't sing

 

[klivert70]

i can't stand radiohead, their lead singer looks like he has downs, and i think he can't sing

Shame, he quite likes you.

 

[nugz]

i can't stand radiohead, their lead singer looks like he has downs, and i think he can't sing

i think Thom's sexy when he does his muppet on acid dance.

where's Bysshe, she'll back me up!

 

[kyleleonard]

Shame, he quite likes you.

i think he was looking at the bloke behind me, actually..

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

oh yeah Belle & Sebastian, how could i forget them? lyrical geniuses
The Sundays were awesome too
i will always love the sound of

Harriet's voice

 

[Mozzaa]

Lyrically The Wedding Present!

 

[Nats1977]

R.E.M and Belle & Sebastian which have been said but also The Auteurs...Luke Haines is a genius...

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

The only thing I've ever heard of theirs is a bonus mix slapped on the end of the "All Tomorrow's Parties" compilation of Nico, entitled 'All Tomorrow's Parties -- Nico vs. Apoptygma Berzerk'. It's not bad, I just feel it's a strange mix to have the Velvets with what sounds like electronic. What's the rest of their music like?

i doubt its your thing its very electronic and really dance music
also, a lot of people just dont get

Stephan Groth

 

[Bill Zero]

Does anybody know of Jake Thackray? I think of him as a sort of proto-Morrissey of the 60's and 70's; his sparkling, witty lyrics brimmed with sex, lost love, class issues, outsider figures, and religion. He accompanied himself in a distinctive style on a nylon-strung guitar, sometimes with other instruments, often not. Like Morrissey, his voice is perhaps an acquired taste, but one well worth acquiring.

His songs are freely available on both Spotify and We7.com. For part of his career, he wrote songs rapidly on demand to fit news items and played them on current affairs shows, and some of these songs are not as good as his more carefully crafted compositions. So, here are a few songs you could seek out as a taster:

The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington
The Kiss
The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker
The Black Swan
It Was Only A gypsy
The Lodger
Sister Josephine

 

[smith4]

In terms of how great instead - well I loved The Cure, Smith - (ha) was fantastically strange at the recent london gig and the turn out was as diverse as Morrissey concerts I've been to.

 

[mcrickson]

Does anybody know of Jake Thackray? I think of him as a sort of proto-Morrissey of the 60's and 70's; his sparkling, witty lyrics brimmed with sex, lost love, class issues, outsider figures, and religion. He accompanied himself in a distinctive style on a nylon-strung guitar, sometimes with other instruments, often not. Like Morrissey, his voice is perhaps an acquired taste, but one well worth acquiring.

His songs are freely available on both Spotify and We7.com. For part of his career, he wrote songs rapidly on demand to fit news items and played them on current affairs shows, and some of these songs are not as good as his more carefully crafted compositions. So, here are a few songs you could seek out as a taster:

The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington
The Kiss
The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker
The Black Swan
It Was Only A gypsy
The Lodger
Sister Josephine

Sounds interesting. I will have to check him out. Thanks