Who would you rather see get back together, The Smiths or The Jam?

[Bjornebye]

Just put Johnny Marrs set on from Glasto and he is playing Smiths songs What a band. i know Morrisey has disappeared up his racist bigoted arse but fuck me they had some tunes The Smiths.

 

For me though its The Jam. Just. Always loved them. Someone put Town Called Malice on in my Dads pub when I was a kid and apparently my Dad just seen me for the first time actually react to music. Said it was one of his proudest moments even though he doesn't particularly like The Jam and prefers AC/Dc, Journey and The Pogues. 

 

One of my favourite bands of all time. 

[sir roger]

Was on a school trip in the late-70s and we went into a pub somewhere in Stratford one night and In the City came on the jukebox , literally stunned me and I went and put it on at least five times.

 

Liked the Smiths but Morrissey would probably walk off after 2 songs if he heard somebody had driven past McDonalds on the way, or Tommy Robinson hadn’t picked his ticket up.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, sir roger said:

Was on a school trip in the late-70s and we went into a pub somewhere in Stratford one night and In the City came on the jukebox , literally stunned me and I went and put it on at least five times.

 

Liked the Smiths but Morrissey would probably walk off after 2 songs if he heard somebody had driven past McDonalds on the way, or Tommy Robinson hadn’t picked his ticket up.

Mate In The City is a belter. Just a fucking brilliant band. 

 

Right about Morrissey the cunt. Marr is playing How Soon Is Now though on this I'm watching and fuck me..... Just fuck me. 

[Pureblood]

I like some Smiths stuff but I don't think it would be a good idea for them to reform.  Morrissey is too far gone and some stuff just belongs in the past.  Don't ruin a fine musical legacy.  I don't think it will ever happen, anyway.  

 

I have no interest in Paul Weller, the Jam or Mod music/culture in general. Vespa-riding nobheads. Town Called Malice makes me want to torture kittens.

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, TK421 said:

I like some Smiths stuff but I don't think it would be a good idea for them to reform.  Morrissey is too far gone and some stuff just belongs in the past.  Don't ruin a fine musical legacy.  I don't think it will ever happen, anyway.  

 

I have no interest in Paul Weller, the Jam or Mod music/culture in general. Vespa-riding nobheads. Town Called Malice makes me want to torture kittens.

Snowflake 

[Johnny Utah]

Tough one but I reckon the Jam would put on a better show.Also Weller >>> Morrissey 

 

Great tune this is

 

 

[Pureblood]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Snowflake 

I ain't here to piss on your chips, mate, if the Jam make you happy then good on you. There's certainly worse stuff out there, like the Foo fucking Fighters.

[Bjornebye]

5 minutes ago, TK421 said:

I ain't here to piss on your chips, mate, if the Jam make you happy then good on you. There's certainly worse stuff out there, like the Foo fucking Fighters.

Fucks up with The Foo's? Great band. Seen them live about 10 times. What do you like other than snorting marmalade out of a tramps arse? 

[Tony Moanero]

I like both bands.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

Thats not how the forum works Tony. Pick a side. 

[Pureblood]

20 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Fucks up with The Foo's? Great band. Seen them live about 10 times. What do you like other than snorting marmalade out of a tramps arse? 

I like listening to Pissed Jeans, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, The Afghan Whigs, Surgery (Nationwide is a great LP) and a bit of Cocteau Twins (while snorting marmalade out of a tramp's arse).

[Tony Moanero]

13 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Thats not how the forum works Tony. Pick a side. 

Voted for The Jam.

[Bjornebye]

12 minutes ago, TK421 said:

I like listening to Pissed Jeans, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, The Afghan Whigs, Surgery (Nationwide is a great LP) and a bit of Cocteau Twins (while snorting marmalade out of a tramp's arse).

 

 

[Alan Sex]

Honestly not much in it on music value - then you take personalities and Morrisey is a knob. 

 

My vote is for the Jam. 

[Jose Jones]

It's been 35 years since either of them was any good.  Why would you want them to re-form?

Get with some new stuff Granddad.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Neither. The Smiths were gash and the lead singer is a dickhead.  The Jam were brilliant largely because of all their youthful energy; three codgers going through the motions would be a travesty of that.

[KMD7]

Is this a wind up? The Smiths were one of the Greatest bands of all time. The Jam were good but not in the same league. 

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Neither. The Smiths were gash and the lead singer is a dickhead.  The Jam were brilliant largely because of all their youthful energy; three codgers going through the motions would be a travesty of that.

Agree,but voted for the Jam anyway.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 minute ago, KMD7 said:

Is this a wind up? The Smiths were one of the Greatest bands of all time. The Jam were good but not in the same league. 

You've got that the wrong way round.

[lifetime fan]

The Jam. Obviously. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Love them both, but I prefer The Smiths. However, I'd rather Morrissey left their tunes where they are, and let them be remembered as a perfect slice of '80s awkward disaffection, rather than reform and have them forever associated with the absolute rectal discharge he is today.

 

Weller would do his Jam songs more justice too, he's still got a bit of edge to him. I think it was Noel Gallagher who said he's turned from an angry young man into an angry old man.

 

Reminds me of the old quote, when Morrissey was asked what was the best advice he'd been given: backstage, Top of the Pops, Paul Weller said "watch what you're doing with those fucking flowers".

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The Jam. 

[cloggypop]

The Jam. 

 

Mainly so that I get to laugh at the sudden surge of wellends. 

[Pureblood]

Look at us, we wear suits and have smart haircuts.  

[Dr Nowt]