Morrissey's 13 Favorite Albums

[Frau_Blucher]

Per The Quietus last Friday the 13th...

http://thequietus.com/articles/04797-mo ... ite-albums

1. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (Mercury, 1973)
2. Ramones - Ramones (Sire, 1976)
3. Patti Smith - Horses (Arista, 1976)
4. Nico - Chelsea Girl (MGM, 1967)
5. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power (Columbia, 1973)
6. Sparks - Kimono My House (Island, 1974)
7. Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (Verve, 1968)
8. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve, 1967)
9. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (Island, 1972)
10. Damien Dempsey - Seize The Day (Attack, 2004)
11. Smoking Popes - Born To Quit (Capitol, 1995)
12. Jeff Buckley - Grace (Columbia, 1995)
13. Jobriath - Jobriath (Elektra 1973)

[djcraig]

Wow. With influences like that one might almost make the mistake of thinking of him as a New Wave artist but we all know what a misconception that would be.



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[basstone]

"Smoking Popes" sounds a lot like the early Smiths.
Coincidence or narcissism ?

[schwenko]

the man has good taste

VERY New York-centric

[toyah]

we love our Dolls...Morrissey was also fascinated by Wayne County as I recall..

[karnsculpture]

Fascinating that he picks a lot of the same albums that David Sylvian did back in the 80s (you'd get a different list now), and they both used those influences in totally different ways.

[toyah]

many of the listed artists, who had emerged from the early 70s Max's Kansas City in NYC, represented a gay-centric freedom and liberation,and it was this,I think, the spirit,that inspired Morrissey,the sense of abandon,and not the sound or style of the music itself,as none of the 'new wave' had any of the 'dirt' and 'hardness' of the downtown new york rockers..
it was spirit, attitude,at the end of the day...
http://greenwichvillagemusicfestival.ni ... ity-alumni