Marr based the tempo on the Patti Smith song "Kimberly", and they recorded it on Marr's TEAC three-track cassette recorder. The next song that they worked on was "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle", again was based on lyrics produced by Morrissey. Morrissey provided the lyrics for "Don't Blow Your Own Horn", the first song that they worked on however, they decided against retaining the song, with Marr commenting that "neither of us liked it very much". Ī few days later, Morrissey and Marr held their first rehearsal in Marr's rented attic room in Bowdon. The next day, Morrissey phoned Marr to confirm that he would be interested in forming a band with him. We were very similar in drive." Conversing, the two found that they were fans of many of the same bands. According to Morrissey: "We got on absolutely famously. A fan of the New York Dolls, Marr had been impressed that Morrissey had authored a book on the band and was inspired to turn up on his doorstep following the example of Jerry Leiber, who had formed his working partnership with Mike Stoller after turning up at Stoller's door. They bonded through their love of poetry and literature. Marr and Morrissey had met at a Patti Smith gig at Manchester's Apollo Theatre on 31 August 1978, when Marr was 14 and Morrissey was 19. In May 1982, Johnny Marr and his friend Steve Pomfret went to the home of Steven Morrissey in Stretford to invite him to form a band. Their live album Rank (1988) reached the top 10 in Europe. Internal tensions led to their breakup in 1987, followed by lawsuits over royalties the band have refused offers to reunite. They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), both of which entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr, the Smiths' focus on a guitar, bass and drum sound, and fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk, were a rejection of the synth-pop sound that was predominant at the time. The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Their line-up comprised singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here.
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