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Where the heck were you in the 80’s ?

” The BBC described The Smiths as “the band that inspired deeper devotion than any British group since The Beatles”.

” Q magazine’s Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that The Smiths were “the one truly vital voice of the ‘80s” and “the most influential British guitar group of the decade”. He continued: “As the first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms (their second album proper, 1985’s Meat Is Murder, made Number 1 in the UK), they elevated rock’s standard four-piece formula to new heights of magic and poetry. Their legacy can be traced down through The Stone Roses, Oasis and The Libertines to today’s crop of artful young guitar bands.”

” Uncut magazine’s Simon Reynolds wrote of the band: “Once upon a time, a band from the North came with a sound so fresh and vigorous it took the nation by storm. The sound was rock, but crucially it was pop, too: concise, punchy, melodic, shiny without being “plastic”. The singer was a true original, delivering a blend of sensitivity and strength, defiance and tenderness, via a regionally inflected voice. The young man’s lips spilled forth words that were realistic without being dour, full of sly humour and beautifully observed detail. Most recognised their debut album as a landmark, an instant classic
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I wasn’t listening to that… oh goody indie crap, garage grunge, all sorts of things that do not qualify as music…. and a bunch of ‘critics’ to tell me that it is good.

I was a productive member of society working hard, paying my taxes, and building a family. That’s where I was in the 80s