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

[Trumo]

47 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

I once had a Happy Mondays gig cancelled because they were reforming! 

 

Lucky escape I reckon. 

 

I had to read that twice because it's twisted my melon, man.

[Gnasher]

20 hours ago, Johnny Utah said:

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

 

Great tune this is

 

 

Fucking ace.

[easytoslip]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

Fucking ace.

Can’t make my mind up to be honest.

[VladimirIlyich]

8 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

Can’t make my mind up to be honest.

I'll give you some help,it's always The Jam.

[Chip Butty]

Tough call, the angsty culture vulture in me says The Smiths, but the kid from the housing estates growing up tells me The Jam, so if I've got a gun to my head, I'd have to say, The Clash. 

[Pureblood]

43 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Fucking ace.

Though Paul has moved on to True Meanings, the notion of social change and the creation of a better society remains an issue close to his heart. He has been dismayed by the rise of the alt-right, by Donald Trump, Brexit and casual xenophobia and racism.

 

“I’m not having any of that at all, mate. But I like the multi-cultural thing. Where I live in London, it’s very much like that and it’s like being in a bubble where I live because it’s very, very mixed and generally speaking people get on really well so maybe you do get a false vision of what’s going on, you know? Nevertheless, whether it’s real or false, that’s how we should be.”

 

https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/music/2018/08/24/paul-weller-talks-ahead-of-his-gig-in-birmingham/

[cloggypop]

1 hour ago, Trumo said:

 

I had to read that twice because it's twisted my melon, man.

Serious. They were meant to be playing Den Haag and cancelled it due to reforming the band. 

[Ben Sherman]

The Jam shaped my life but I would hate to see them reform. Would never happy anyway but as Weller said, he wanted them to mean something and mot end up like all the other groups who went on and on. A band called Malice are a fantastic tribute act and From the Jam are a good night out.

[cloggypop]

Can I just take this opportunity to call Paulo Hewitt an absolute blert? 

 

Ta. 

[VladimirIlyich]

13 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

Can I just take this opportunity to call Paulo Hewitt an absolute blert? 

 

Ta. 

Who?

[Mook]

6 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Who?

www.google.co.uk

 

[cloggypop]

7 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Who?

Well, normally the host is Paul Weller but just for Stig I'm going for an Oasis link

 

http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=1719

[cloggypop]

We need a picture of the blert

 

[Bjornebye]

2 hours ago, cloggypop said:

Can I just take this opportunity to call Paulo Hewitt an absolute blert? 

 

Ta. 

Why is he? His Oasis book is brilliant. 

[easytoslip]

12 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I'll give you some help,it's always The Jam.

Never been into either of them , but of what of I’ve heard over the years I’ll have to agree with you for sure as The Smiths seem like a load of cack .

[johnsusername]

2 hours ago, easytoslip said:

Never been into either of them , but of what of I’ve heard over the years I’ll have to agree with you for sure as The Smiths seem like a load of cack .

Christ, contender for most misguided post of 2019.

 

The Smiths don't have a bad song in their back catalogue which is remarkable really. 

 

I love both bands and would hate to see either reform - they're done, their time has been and gone. Best left in the past. Never go back. 

[easytoslip]

20 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Christ, contender for most misguided post of 2019.

 

The Smiths don't have a bad song in their back catalogue which is remarkable really. 

 

I love both bands and would hate to see either reform - they're done, their time has been and gone. Best left in the past. Never go back. 

I’ll take your word for that , did I spell cack wrong? Each to their own I suppose though yeah that time has been and gone and best left .

[Pureblood]

I've never bought into the "depressing" tag appended to The Smiths.  Songs such as Cemetery Gates and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out are uplifting to me, especially in terms of the guitar and vocal melodies, but also in respect of some of the lyrics.

[VladimirIlyich]

4 hours ago, johnsusername said:

Christ, contender for most misguided post of 2019.

 

The Smiths don't have a bad song in their back catalogue which is remarkable really. 

 

I love both bands and would hate to see either reform - they're done, their time has been and gone. Best left in the past. Never go back. 

The Smiths have plenty of shite in their back catalogue and I think Johnny Marr's musical arrangement was far better than the shite Morrisey often spouted. The Jam have very few poor songs,there are some,but an immense back catalogue of great tunes.

[johnsusername]

You're confusing the Smiths with another band as The Smiths had no shite. 

 

Anyway, both great bands. Better than the absolute shite that counts as the British music scene these days. 

[Bjornebye]

Two of the best bands this country has produced. 

 

I do agree with the "don't get them back together" shouts to a degree but I' love to see The Jam headline Glastonbury. Just a one off. No new music. 

[VladimirIlyich]

45 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

You're confusing the Smiths with another band as The Smiths had no shite. 

 

Anyway, both great bands. Better than the absolute shite that counts as the British music scene these days. 

The only Smiths I know were only ok.

[Paul]

The Style Council. Better than both of them (although they’re genuinely great bands). 

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, Paul said:

The Style Council. Better than both of them (although they’re genuinely great bands). 

Oh come off it. 

[Tony Moanero]

Paul Weller had better hair and wore better clothes in The Style Council than he did in The Jam.