The Smiths

Eu sei, eu sei. Nao interessa muito. Se a intencao era ter bandas mais recentes, bandas que ainda produzem, sei lá os critérios iniciais. Neste caso específico nao me interessa. Será sempre a banda.
Simplesmente, como sempre, ouvi a cancao certa de smiths no preciso momento em que o sentia. Sim, é verdade, estou a descoberto, nu.

"At the beginning of the '80s, both the British pop and independent charts were filled with synth-pop, goth-rock, and lightweight new wave. In this climate, {The Smiths}' first single, "Hand in Glove," caused a quiet revolution. With their first album and singles, {The Smiths} led rock & roll into a new era, where songs were again of the utmost importance, guitars replaced synthesizers as the prominent instrument on the pop and indie charts, and where lyrics were unabashedly personal and poetic; in short, they helped post-punk become alternative rock. In their native England, the band were superstars; each of their albums hit the Top Ten. America never warmed to their distinctly British sensibility, yet they did earn a sizable cult following across the USA. Ten years after the release of their first album, their influence is still substantial; from {The Stone Roses} to {Suede}, the Smiths were the root of nearly every significant development in British music since 1984.

At its core, {The Smiths}' music was pure guitar-based pop/rock, recalling hooks and textures from the '60s. While their music was rooted in British pop, it also borrowed significantly from the energy and independence of punk; it never sounded dated or derivative. {Morrissey}'s yearning voice and literate lyrics complimented {Johnny Marr}'s understated, textured guitar to the point where the two were inseparable. {Marr} had a skill for writing melodic hooks that sounded simple and direct, yet were a incredibly complex web of interweaving guitar lines. But {Morrissey} was the focal point of the band. Some critics accused him of being tuneless, yet he was a great vocalist, effortlessly conveying the exaggerated angst and self-depricating humor of his words with unusual, unexpected pitches and phrasing. {Morrissey}'s introspective lyrics strongly connected with disaffected youth around the world, yet they aren't adolescent; beneath his grandly dramatic vocals, there is genuine emotion, humor, melancholy, and compassion in {Morrissey}'s writing.

The songwriting team of {Morrissey} and Marr was remarkably inventive and prolific; during their brief four-year career, {The Smiths} released four proper albums, several non-LP singles and B-sides, and two singles compilations. All of their material was remarkably consistent, proving the band's mastery of pop songwriting.

{The Smiths} broke up in early fall of 1987, just before the release of their fourth and final album, "Strangeways Here We Come." "