Morrissey and the Smiths

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Morrissey and the Smiths. British indie rock at its best. Made "Meat is Murder" which topped music charts, and "You are the Quarry" (morrissey solo) which went platinum. Does anybody listen to these old pioneers of indie rock?

I do, for the following reasons:

1. The Smiths were, in every way, extremely talented. Composition, vocals, guitar complexity, you name it, the Smiths excelled at it.

2. The lyrics. Deep and meaningful, though can be easily taken at face value and understood (to a point). That is very rare in modern lyrics.

3. Individuality. (hence "indie" rock)

4. The Smiths didn't just write lyrics based on their emotions and so on. It was always a thrill to hear them respond to their horribly inaccurate critics, with such lines as "a dreaded sunny day" and so forth, to combat the critic impression that moz was a miserablist.

5. Almost every song has a horribly sad, yet humorous theme.

6. Even when the Smiths disbanded, Morrissey went on to make one hell of a solo carreer, even going platinum. If that doesn't earn a degree of respect, then I don't know what does.

7. Just. Plain. Great. Music. If I ever have a child, I'll let him listen to Morrissey in his early years, to teach him/her about self expression and wit.