Matt Wilson wrote:Leg of lamb wrote:I think it is the accepted interpretation, Matt. Or certainly the critically orthodox one after that Songs That Saved Your Life book (which is really good, actually - much more of a fan document than Revolution In The Head and, in some ways, all the better for it).
Just checked it out on amazon. It looks interesting. That makes two books recommended to me today I'll have to check out.
The Rip it Up book by Simon Reynolds was the other.
Yeah, I'd definitely check it out. I found it a really good read despite not being a Smiths fanatic.
I have no interest in Rip It Up, though. Sounds like someone inflating the importance of the angsty music they listened to in their teens beyond all reason. This is a totally uninformed opinion but not one I feel impoverished for holding.