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A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths (edição 2012)

por Tony Fletcher

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Biography & Autobiography. Music. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML:

The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.

They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths--Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce--were critical and popular favorites throughout their mid-1980s heyday and beyond. To this day, due to their unforgettable songs and lyrics, they are considered one of the greatest British rock groups of all time--up there with the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, and the Clash.

Tony Fletcher paints a vivid portrait of the fascinating personalities within the group: Morrissey, the witty, literate lead singer whose loner personality and complex lyrics made him an icon for teenagers who felt forlorn and forgotten; his songwriting partner Marr, the gregarious guitarist who became a rock god for a generation of indie kids; and the talented, good-looking rhythm section duo of bassist Rourke and drummer Joyce. Despite the band's tragic breakup at the height of their success, A Light That Never Goes Out is a celebration: the saga of four working-class kids from a northern English city who come together despite contrasting personalities, find a musical bond, inspire a fanatical following, and leave a legacy that changed the music world--and the lives of their fans.

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Título:A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths
Autores:Tony Fletcher
Informação:William Heinemann 2012
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Etiquetas:80's Music, Media Studies, The Smiths, Biography

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A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths por Tony Fletcher

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    Morrissey por Pat Reid (Utilizador anónimo)
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    Autobiography por Morrissey (Utilizador anónimo)
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    Mozipedia por Simon Goddard (Utilizador anónimo)
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Another 600 page info dump that needs an editor. There are nuggets of a great story in there. Somewhere. ( )
  shum57 | Jul 22, 2019 |
Large 600+ page book I got as a gift and now have finally finished. A bit on the academic side (lots of research tracing Manchester back to the Middle Ages) but well written and tries to be very fair to all the band members of the Smiths. I still haven't figured out when the Smiths became The Smiths. Officially in iTunes and most other search directories they are The Smiths. The title of the book is of course taken from their song There is a Light That Never Goes Out. Fletcher's notes to the text suggest that Morrissey wrote it about Marr who would drive the two around though Morrissey denied the reference. The title also uses the word saga which is a type of medieval Viking tale where an over confident hero battles various enemies and monsters usually ending with him losing his life.
Fletcher moves above prior books on The Smiths (Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance, Rogan; Saint Morrissey, Simpson; Mozipedia, Goddard) to arrive at his portrayal of The Smiths as the most influential band during the time of their existence (5 years). Fletcher gives these very young men who reached the heights of fame in England and America a proper estimation that they were inevitably to break up. He compares them to R.E.M. and Echo & the Bunnymen in that respect. The major issues were Morrissey ducking financial issues, personnel changes, trust issues among the band-members and burnout. Fletcher often writes five line sentences, but what would normally be jarring is smoothed over by pleasant composition stylistics. One problem that irked me was when more than several times Fletcher says they gave the greatest of their concerts. Redundancy was the message conveyed by him doing this instead of a superlative. Aside for the Irvine Meadows concerts which were memorable to the group themselves, Fletcher says that Marr and Morrissey both came to Los Angeles after they had initially, and formally after a time, broken up. Overall, this book is a history of Manchester and how The Smiths will always be an integral part of the city's Irish Catholic heritage of musical & social contributions.
I didn't remember that The Smiths had a song in Pretty in Pink.
B&W pictures, Index, Bibliography, Notes. ( )
  sacredheart25 | Feb 20, 2016 |
I liked it. I gained a new respect for Johnny Marr and all he put up with. Would like to know more about the song-writing process. ( )
  jerhogan | Nov 23, 2012 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Music. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML:

The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.

They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths--Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce--were critical and popular favorites throughout their mid-1980s heyday and beyond. To this day, due to their unforgettable songs and lyrics, they are considered one of the greatest British rock groups of all time--up there with the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, and the Clash.

Tony Fletcher paints a vivid portrait of the fascinating personalities within the group: Morrissey, the witty, literate lead singer whose loner personality and complex lyrics made him an icon for teenagers who felt forlorn and forgotten; his songwriting partner Marr, the gregarious guitarist who became a rock god for a generation of indie kids; and the talented, good-looking rhythm section duo of bassist Rourke and drummer Joyce. Despite the band's tragic breakup at the height of their success, A Light That Never Goes Out is a celebration: the saga of four working-class kids from a northern English city who come together despite contrasting personalities, find a musical bond, inspire a fanatical following, and leave a legacy that changed the music world--and the lives of their fans.

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