Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 01:49:46 -0400 From: gt7274c@prism.gatech.edu (Pi) Welcome to... _____________________________________ | \ | S T R A N G E W A Y S > |____________________________________/ Moderne Forum For Morrissey And The Smiths Special Subscribers' Poll Edition Volume Three Issue One Hello again subscribers, here's the subscribers' poll I promised. Send all responses, posts, and any other information, address changes, friends' email addresses requesting subscriptions, etc. to: gt7274c@prism.gatech.edu I hope my typing is ok, I am still coming down from the religious experience of a Beautiful South concert tonight! :) Moderator's Silly Slang: 1. Travis is in England, and his fanzine 'Wilde About Morrissey' promises to be absolutely incredible! I hope this isn't sounding like an advertisement, but he has sooo many stories, pictures, and information to relay, it is very scary! ...But wonderful! He heard the LP at the "...Fatty" EMI listening party, and said its hard, but good. A bit of rockabilly, a bit of Glam rock, very hard, loud, and good. I should be getting the CD single from him any day now, I will review it but I encourage others to do the same since Morrissey's new sound may be a bit of a shocker. 2. The LP listening party is mentioned in the upcoming NME, it supposedly will discuss the new LP and its sound, so keep your eyes pealed for it. 3. Also about 'Wilde About Morrissey', Travis interviewed a surprise person while in the UK - I am not supposed to say who it is, only that it wasn't Morrissey. ;) 4. MORRISSEY ON TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two dates in the UK are set for August 8 and 9. The general idea is that he will hit the States sometime in September - I am currently trying to get hard dates, we will put out a special 'Strangeways' as soon as I can get ahold of ALL dates, UK, Europe, US, and Asia, and wherever else he may travel to. If you have ANY information, let me know IMMEDIATELY, so I can put that bit of news (meat) out. :) 5. New Single: "You're The One For Me, Fatty" is now out on import, and the a-side is pretty good, very much alike the first single from Mozzer's new LP. Its almost 3:00 long, and is a "traditional" pop song laced with some hard guitars. I can't compare it to anything really that Morrissey or The Smiths have done before, except "We Hate It..." but I really like it a lot even though Morrissey keeps singing the two short verses over and and over and then allows a good amount of time for somewhat unimpressive guitar solos by his band. The b-sides are interesting, and even shorter. "Pashernate Love" reminds me of "What She Said", but Morrissey sounds more like he's making an observation than really speaking from an actively in- volved standpoint. I like it too, but its different. "There Speaks A True Friend" is a very humorous song, speaking of "friends" listing all the things people cannot stand about him. Its very light, with a bit of a rockabilly sound, and could be compared to "King Leer". I am not overly fond of it, but I think that Morrissey's new sound is somewhat dictating his writing style, so the songs are very short and extremely specific. The single should do well, it has a radio play kind of sound, like the first song, which gets constant play on the local college radio station. 6. I just heard from Russ of 'Sing Your Life' who says that Morrissey will be in the US for a week around the release of "Your Arsenal" to do a small promotional tour (not musical, just photos and interviews). Keep your eyes pealed, and tape any radio interviews that he does! :) 7. Also, I talked to a local radio statio that plays Morrissey, and they are not getting the new single, but have a copy of "Tomorrow", the last track from "Your Arsenal". Travis said its a really good song, so call your local alternative/college radio station and ask if they've got it, and if not, tell them to get it soon! Michael :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, here it is, the first 'Strangeways' subscribers' poll. I am not sure when I will finally tally the poll and release it, probably after Morrissey's North American tour begins to give people enough time and enthusiasm to reply by naming "all the things you love, and the things you loathe." Also, I shall hope that by then there will be many more subscribers to make the poll tally more substantial. If anyone has any suggested topics, then please send them since I for the most part put this together myself. Also, I will try to keep a running total of the poll, so I can send results every-so-often to subscribers who personally request it. Also, if you have any questions, please let me know since I have at least a copy of everything released and may be able to describe certain rare items if you want to consider voting on them, like the cover for the "Charming Man" 12". When voting, only place your first choice, or two tied for first (they will get a half point), and I will try to publish all the results. Just send a list back with the number of the topic, and then your choice written after, or you may email me the entire list back if you like. ONly one vote per person, and all new subscribers will be sent this poll upon their initial request. Enjoy! :) Michael ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Strangeways' Subscribers' Poll, Summer '92 Number Topic Morrissey The Smiths ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Best LP 2 Best Song 3 Best 12" A-side 4 Best 12" B-side 5 Best Single Overall 6 Best 7" 7 Best Promo Video 8 Best Home Video (not bootlegs) 9 Best LP Cover 10 Best 12" Cover 11 Best Music On A Song 12 Best Producer 13 Best Audio Bootleg 14 Best Video Bootleg 15 Worst LP 16 Worst Song 17 Worst 12" A-side 18 Worst 12" B-side 19 Worst Single Overall 20 Worst 7" 21 Worst Promo Video 22 Worst Home Video 23 Worst LP Cover 24 Worst 12" Cover 25 Worst Music On A Song 26 Worst Producer 27 Worst Audio Bootleg 28 Worst Video Bootleg Morrissey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Best Quote (keep it short) 30 Best Music Writer 31 Worst Music Writer 32 Best Political Cause Morrissey Supports 33 Best Musical Influence Of Morrissey 34 Best Cover Morrissey Performed 35 Worst Cover Morrissey Performed The Smiths ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Best Marr Riff 37 Worst Marr Riff 38 Best Instrumental Song 39 Worst Instrumental Song 40 Best Cover The Smiths Performed 41 Worst Cover The Smiths Performed 42 Did The Book "Morrissey & Marr" Hit Or Miss? 43 Best Post Smiths Work Of Marr (Band Name) 44 Worst Post Smiths Work Of Marr (Band Name) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, there is the poll, I hope you enjoy it! Again, feel free to add topics, I will be sure to send them to all subscribers for another reply! :) From: IBON500@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU Subject: Strangeways oh those devils at Mtv!!!! how can you trust them to play a morrissey video on 120 minutes without cutting it short or opening it too late? how incredibly rude of them arrrrrgggghhh!!!! well my point is this... in the video, we hate it...during the last shots we are shown a street sign covered with writings from various morrissey songs!!! but because of the aforementioned problems at Mtv i was cut short on the end of the video and did not get to read the last parts of the sign!!!!! anyone know what it says? please email me... what!!!! no Your the one for me fatty single!!!!!! rats i was looking forward to it with great anticipation it will be dificult for me to get that blasted thing since i do live in indianapolis indiana. TOUR DATES...WHERE ARE THEY?????!!!!!! just so people know what i said on my last letter... i want to possibly meet with whoever at various shows this fall. if there are some, email me and let me know where u live... or you can help me with directions to the place of the show. i plan on going to a few so let me know when u hear of dates and places!! and get that ice cream out of my face Spencer! ;) rene' From: karty@cs.washington.edu (Richard Karty) Subject: a posting for Strangeways... This posting is an inquiry rather than news...Also, thanks for doing 'Strangeways' and keep up the good work! -Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------- Would guitar player out there feel inclined to post the chord changes to Smiths and Morrissey songs? It could just be in the format of: E#m G7 BM7 and so forth - I can figure out repeats and all that easily enough. I'd like as many songs as you know. Or, if it would be easier to make a xerox copy of something on paper, I could send you a tape or something for your effort. Thanks very much! Richard karty@cs.washington.edu From: AMIDURA@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU Subject: Morrissey concerts Great Woods!!?!?!?!?!!?!!?! That show happened to fall on the same day as the opening of Terminator 2. And, being an Asst. Manager at a movie theatre, there was no way in hell I could get the night off. But, that was o.k. because in Oct Morrissey came to Worcester Mass, and my boyfriend just so happened surprised me with tickets for my birthday. I was psyched! The day of the show, I was at school... I went to the ol' computer lab to find a note there....'Ana, call the Theatre, very important.....' Oh, great, I thought... I'm gonna have to drive to the show tonight... Anyway, I call to find out that Morrissey collapsed on stage the night before and cancelled the rest of his tour..... Talk about being depressedb ... anyway, looking forward to another tour soooooooooooooooonnnnnnnn......... -ana From: Edward Baichtal Subject: Strangeways Yes! I still have many Smiths and Morrissey posters for sale. If anyone is interested, now is the time to buy them. :) The thing is that I just moved, and have too much stuff, and want to sell off some of my posters. Send me private e-mail if you are interested, and I'll send you a list of what I have. From: Michael.C.Massengale@Dartmouth.EDU Subject: Strangeways I certainly would've thought that there'd be more discussion so close to the release of the new album! Such as: any reviews of the new single? I haven't heard the song yet. How are the B-sides? What's the cover like? Etc.? Etc.? I've heard a tasty rumor that "This Charming Man" is slated for release on CD single fairly soon (perhaps just ahead of the "Greatest Hits" CD?) and will include those hard-to-find remixes. Well, since I'm stuck in the wastelands of New Hampshire, this is virtually my only source of Morrissey info. And I'm desparate for info! So let's keep the discussion going! Michael ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...you can sit in your room for months on end and see nobody, and cry quite bitterly into your pillow because your phone never ever rings - and then you suddenly think of those recent weeks, and of your situation, and you burst out laughing at the absolute absurdity of life and of expectation." Taken from a recent interview in a generic British magazine.