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The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come was unusual, drummer says
The Smiths released four studio albums and ... Mike Joyce has said on the 35th anniversary of its release. Strangeways, Here We Come was released on 28 September, 1987, months after the Manchester ...
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The Smiths’ Mike Joyce discusses “unusual” ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’
Credit: Pete Cronin/Redferns/Getty Images. The Smiths‘ Mike Joyce has discussed the band’s final album ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ on its 35th anniversary. The legendary Manchester quartet ...
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“Every time I opened a music paper it said, ‘Johnny Marr – jingle jangle’. I'd just had enough”: How The Smiths defied expectations on their final album, Strangeways ...
The Queen Is Dead album has generally been viewed as The Smiths’ unassailable critical peak. But on Strangeways, which reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart, they achieved near perfection. "Whether or ...
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Mike Joyce of The Smiths on 35 years of Strangeways Here We Come
Dermot Kennedy joined fellow Dubliner Moio for a special guest performance as part of a small International tour. Moio has been conducting titled 'Moio's world' where he plays stripped-back sets ...
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Strangeways here we come! Morrissey fans from all over the world to descend on Manchester
Morrissey and The Smiths ... years we’ve raised tens of thousands of pounds. “Marriages have been made and babies born all thanks to chance meetings at the Star & Garter. Lots of us come ...
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The Smiths: The influential alliance
Within five years of forming, The Smiths would be no more. But their four albums - The Smiths, Meat is Murder, The Queen is Dead and Strangeways, Here We Come - arguably redefined British guitar music ...
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The Smiths’ Mike Joyce: ‘I know people say never say never but ‘never’ is the most appropriate word’
What is it about Strangeways, Here We Come, 35 years after its release, that makes it your favourite Smiths album? There are great songs and great songwriting on this album. Let’s start with the ...
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“Every time I opened a music paper it said, ‘Johnny Marr – jingle jangle’. I'd just had enough”: How The Smiths defied expectations on their final album, Strangeways ...
As The Smiths, along with bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, they went on to release four studio albums that were unlike anything else around. Their final album Strangeways, Here We Come, was ...