by Nymphetamine » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:58 pm
I fell in love with The Smiths because when I discovered them at the age of 13, I was very much like Morrissey and could relate to Morrissey through his lyrics, I even laughed my head off endlessly to Morrissey's witty lyrics - the striking thing about Morrissey for me is that The Smiths was his diary to music and yet he was able to write about things that affected him with so much detail and yet the man who was in his own words was suffering from depression throughout the duration of The Smiths and probably prior to forming the band was able to poke fun at himself and yet he was clumped together with his nemesis Robert Smith as being "depression, gloomy" and as a result was branded "the pope of mope".
The Smiths were and are the most complete band I have ever had the pleasure of listening too. The music that Marr & co provided merges majestically with Morrissey's baritone voice and pale lyrics. The blend is perfect and I have yet to discover that with any other band, I love The Cure, The Stone Roses and Joy Division, but none of these bands have captured me in a nutshell quite like The Smiths. A very unique band that is irreplaceable and a band that will live long in the memory of those who fall in love and relate wholeheartedly to in their lives.
Are the Smiths underrated? In some quarters, are some of the Smiths songs underrated? Undoubtedly, but that doesn't matter to me, no opinion from a magazine can waver my appreciation and thanks to the band that comforted me through the strenuous times of being a teenager living through the sickening motions and the monotony of urban life.