The Smiths- Drone Sessions

[andrusbm]

Anybody know if this is even available?

"the Drone demo"
Recorded in the Drone Studios, Manchester December, 1982
what difference does it make, handsome devil, miserable lie.
The drone demo commenced with a primitive version of what difference does it make containing a uncomftably low vocal from Morrissey. Most peculiar of all was the third track, an epic seven minute blueprint for miserable lie. Morrisseys lyrics were also much more repetitive, dwelling upon "the criminal world" exhoration and swimming in reverb. Morrisseys vocals were so depressed and it was painfully vivid on the drone demos they employed guitar capos in order to play ina higher key better suited to his natural range.

 

[Kewpie]

Mike Joyce may have the tapes, but I think it hasn't been leaked.

 

[sistasheila]

wasnt there a documentary on the smiths who one song from the drone demos in the background?
i also remember goddard writing sth about it on his book "songs that saved your life"

 

[mcrickson]

May never see the light of day, unfortunately

Welcome to the forums, though, andrusbm

 

[Dave2006]

Not sure about Drone sessions (there's no entry for 'Drone' in Mozipedia), but there was a leak of a track from the Decibel sessions Suffer Little Children http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=75016&highlight=decibel (equally, there's no entry for 'Decibel' either) I think this is the track that was used in the Vic Reeves Smiths Documentary 'These Things Take Time' (again, no Mozipedia reference).

Watch from 7.50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IldBpkuUNUQ

No idea if the link still works. So I've re-uploaded it http://www.sendspace.com/file/sxsxyj

Dave

 

[andrusbm]

thanks everybody

thanks dave

 

[Dave2006]

Found the reference to Decibel in Mozipedia under Hibbert, Dale.

andrusbm, where did you get your info on Drone from?

Dave

 

[andrusbm]

It was in songs that saved your life