Re: let me guess, "how soon is now?" is the only smiths song you know.
> Excuse me ! But I am an acknowledged authority on the Smiths and know a
> great deal about their entire catalogue. As far as Dylan is concerned, the
> man has changed his style greatly over hi exceptional career. He's
> recorded in the folk style, acid rock style, country, gospel, blues .
> Morrissey has not produced the same variety of differing styles. Compare
> also the following lyrics:
you're an authority, yet you pick on the most commercially popular smiths song as well as the most atypical one? everyone knows that "how soon is now?" is not representative of the smiths' canon, musically or lyrically (although thematically, it is).
> MORRISSEY:
> "Frankly Mr Shankley this position I've held,
> It pays my way and it corrodes my soul"
> DYLAN:
> "Of war and peace the truth just twists
> Its curfew gull it glides
> Upon four -legged forest clouds
> The cowboy angel rides"
> The former is amusing & engaging but lacks imagery. wheras the Dylan
> lyric is rich in myriad meanings and images.
are you one of those people who looks to songs like "rocky raccoon" for deep spiritual meaning? just because someone uses a lot of inaccesible references and imagery doesn't make them a better writer. if that were true, than i guess nathaniel hawthorne and victor hugo would be the undisputed best authors ever.
in any case, you have no authority whatsoever to state anything but an opinion, so stop trying to act like you're the be-all end-all authority on rock music.