When I heard about Andy Rourke selling his bass guitar on ebay a while back, I thought that was the first domino that would lead to an Eagles' Hell Freezes Over-esque money-grab reunion (a rare instance where I'd be behind such a thing). Unfortunately, Marr found gainful employment, officially joining Modest Mouse after jamming with them in the studio. That will delay the reunion by a few years, methinks.
As you may know, there were very few fans of The Smiths when they were together; I don't remember anyone ever giving them a good review here in the U.S. Now suddenly they're on everyone's "greatest albums of all time" lists? Not only are 4 of their 5 albums on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Greatst Albums of ALL TIME (that's right, 80% of their albums, more than the Who or Led Zep), but "Blender's 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!" list has them on there:
THE SMITHS
Singles
REPRISE, 1995
Arguably the greatest British singles band of the ’80s. From the sublime (“How Soon Is Now?”) to the faintly ridiculous (“There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”), these 45s remain some of the most intoxicating and original songs committed to vinyl.
Standout track: “How Soon Is Now?”
Okay, NOBODY was giving them praise like this when these songs came out. Fuck music journalists and their revisionist crap. Really.
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