tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post1266544800716842164..comments2024-01-26T07:11:45.193-05:00Comments on Linear Tracking Lives!: UK Indie Hits: 1980-89 (No. 5)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-90343384058969742312014-06-17T05:01:42.085-04:002014-06-17T05:01:42.085-04:00Funny, but I can only repeat what I said about New...Funny, but I can only repeat what I said about New Order here: the B-Side of this ('Jeanne') is the best thing they ever did, I always thought.<br /><br />Personally I would have chosen 'Heaven Knows' ...Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907703583893968857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-61116871948271577622014-06-11T18:43:21.835-04:002014-06-11T18:43:21.835-04:00I'd probably go for This Charming Man, which w...I'd probably go for This Charming Man, which was my introduction to The Smiths although I do have a weakness for The Boy With the Thorn in His Side, which doesn't seem to be shared by many.. But they really did reel off some great 7"'sSéamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-72396742769601573002014-06-06T12:33:26.231-04:002014-06-06T12:33:26.231-04:00Nobody picked Golden Lights...?
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Nobody picked Golden Lights...? <br />:)<br />Uncle Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570327775449916376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-45262171447755483132014-06-06T01:09:03.969-04:002014-06-06T01:09:03.969-04:00Ah, Sheila. Well done, George. If I took the gover...Ah, Sheila. Well done, George. If I took the governor off, however, there would be a couple of bands, the Smiths included, that would probably take up about five spots each. I like the variety. Next week, when this thing is all over, I'll share some of the picks that didn't quite make it.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-30621118905890400052014-06-05T14:54:37.948-04:002014-06-05T14:54:37.948-04:00It's a difficult choice, Brian. Sometimes it j...It's a difficult choice, Brian. Sometimes it just depends on your mood, doesn't it? I have a particular liking for Sheila Take a Bow, but then again This Charming Man is a tremendous song. As is Big Mouth. Maybe there should be more than one in your top 50??georgehttp://gaforsyth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-51533946773925695882014-06-05T11:42:24.882-04:002014-06-05T11:42:24.882-04:00FORW,
Here in America, if the announcer says, &quo...FORW,<br />Here in America, if the announcer says, "Coming up the Smiths," 99% of the time it's going to be 'How Soon Is Now.' The other 1 percent is "There Is a Light..." It's as if the band was a one-hit wonder. Great song ruined by overplay here. I imagine it's how listeners of classic-rock stations must feel about "Stairway to Heaven." Probably once loved but reduced to elevator music you barely realize is there. It's a real pity. Not a Smiths problem... an American radio problem. Rigid and unimaginative.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-8004495181499274332014-06-05T04:37:46.799-04:002014-06-05T04:37:46.799-04:00How soon is now . And to think it was initially th...How soon is now . And to think it was initially thrown away as a b sideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-61288613370788278822014-06-05T03:50:50.916-04:002014-06-05T03:50:50.916-04:00Another fine choice, Echorich. "William"...Another fine choice, Echorich. "William" is wonderful. "How Soon Is Now" is just too obvious and about the only one from the list that didn't get serious consideration. Radio has really dulled that one for me... which is really too bad. I would be curious if those in other lands feel the same way, or if that's a uniquely American problem.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-43609264181287976382014-06-04T23:11:38.002-04:002014-06-04T23:11:38.002-04:00For me it's the Jangle Wash of "William, ...For me it's the Jangle Wash of "William, It Was Really Nothing"...There's a level of accomplishment which they reached on "William..." take has always seemed to me to be the template for the C-86 sound. <br />It's always been curious to me that a band that was so successful with their singles, is known best in the US for the track that was forced to be a single - "How Soon Is Now" and a track that didn't become a single until the plethora of compilations albums followed the band's demise - " There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-70697905939897509772014-06-04T12:52:24.762-04:002014-06-04T12:52:24.762-04:00E,
Certainly can't argue with you there. When ...E,<br />Certainly can't argue with you there. When I put this countdown to paper, that's the song I wrote down first. I have had a few of these crossed out along the way. You said it. Those early singles will stand up forever, and I imagine we will still be listening to them when we're eating prunes and taking out our teeth... which is creeping up much too quickly.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-68608012170319382442014-06-04T12:17:57.859-04:002014-06-04T12:17:57.859-04:00Has to be What Difference Does It Make?, for me. T...Has to be What Difference Does It Make?, for me. The first Smiths song I heard, and the opening guitar motif(?) still thrills. Dramatic and unique and utterly timeless!Uncle Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570327775449916376noreply@blogger.com