The Smiths Andy Rourke & Eric Blair (The Smiths & Blitz Vega)

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4 жыл бұрын

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he Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The group consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them one of the most important bands to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Wikipedia

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@Alasdair-uo8zg 3 ай бұрын

Great interview. Some nice stories from The Smiths days, which is rare, so nice to hear. I was saddened to hear about Andy's death, yet he leaves behind such fantastic and unique basslines which will live long in the minds of those who love them.💙

@cleaningmyroom1000 Жыл бұрын

Fuck. RIP Andy. Such a humble man and a huge influence on bass player everywhere. Including myself.

@catsblink8281 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful interview with a beautiful talented man ❤️ Andy you were taken too soon and the world is a sadder place without you 😢

@jeremyk5126 4 жыл бұрын

Andy your a great guy ty for your contribution to good music, morrissey and Marr were so lucky to have you playing, they are amazing but, your bass made the songs more amazing 👍 thank you so much for that

@lowendvibeswesleyhorn8053 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed

@porkpiepilgrim5302 Жыл бұрын

Went to the same school as Andy and Johnny. They were a couple of years older than me. His bass lines will live on for ever. Seems like a nice guy

@franswa7251 4 жыл бұрын

great interview you never interrupted Andy and that is very rare!

@momax29 3 жыл бұрын

I would say that Andy Rourke was as big to The Smiths sound as Marr ...hands down.

@foogazer9458 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@petecamiolo4955 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Very underrated bassist!

@BoxTunnel 2 жыл бұрын

Like all great bass players you don't realise what they bring to the party until they are not there. Andy mentioned Mani a couple of times, Primal Scream are immense, but even immenser (I know that's not a word) when Mani is playing bass, and the Stone Roses would be non existant without his groove. The Smiths sound would simply not exist without Rourke's outstanding playing. I am a bass player though, so am probably biased!

@user-ob8mk9zb3o Жыл бұрын

Certainly

@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46 Жыл бұрын

Great to watch this interview. I didn’t realize he wrote the music to Yes, I am Blind.

@Besyl 2 жыл бұрын

His voice is the bass alone. He was just translating what he was humming onto a fretboard.

@carloslima6705 3 жыл бұрын

one of the most creative bassists ever!

@lowendvibeswesleyhorn8053 4 жыл бұрын

Only Andy Rourke can pull off two sunglasses

@jessdeus5818 2 жыл бұрын

and even at night!!!!

@matuloco 4 жыл бұрын

Nice interview; the questions were great and I like you asked about his bass tone.

@TheCopeland45 3 жыл бұрын

MY GOD. Thank you, thank you, thank you for asking questions about his bass tone. I want to hear more technical info about Andys approach and sound, we need more !!!

@RodneyMunch8767 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for asking about Hatful Of Hollow. It is sometimes dismissed as a compilation/BBC album, but it's my favourite. Andy Rourke's bass playing is iconic.

@deathkampdrone Жыл бұрын

But it is a compilation, not a studio album. Pretty great tracklist, yeah. But fair play to people for not counting it among the bands 4 studio LP's. And even more fair play to you for having it as your favorite, no problem in that at all. :) Louder Than Bombs was my first library meeting with this wonderful band, so I know comps can be fantastic.

@user-ob8mk9zb3o Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@TheLordcasio Жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure to spend some time with this human in a hot tub. We went on about music. A solid human.....he was probably most effected when the singer of the Cranberry's passed. She was my age. Andy had a brilliant bit with her. (Hope I"m not stepping on toes)

@greenalishi222 Жыл бұрын

Excellent interview

@DarlinJacq Жыл бұрын

Andy, I AM glad that you seem to be doing so very well and as I AM the Queen and I AM not dead We should get a picture of both you and I sitting in and saying, "Wow, this is "The Big Chair"...

@user-vv7bu2le4q Жыл бұрын

11:50 friends forever❤

@adamgreene8407 4 жыл бұрын

Nice interview man !

@DarlinJacq Жыл бұрын

It was a terrific shock to Me when news of the Smiths having broken up came to light because I had just come out of a coma the Christmas Day before. I mean, timing is EVERYTHING and waking from a coma and having My 3 best friends and My fiance having broken the music (along with "A Crack on the head because of the thing I said (things I said). The things I did. A crack on the head because of who I AM. A crack on the head because of what I did...ladeedadeeda

@jamiemartinez8674 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview Eric..Happy New Year my friend..

@violetasuarezcapri4258 Жыл бұрын

Great interview. Involving questions.

@Bodyknowledge77 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet interview! I met Andy in 09'(around the time me and my longtime gf split). He was picking the slice of pizza he wanted at a joint in Manhattan. I said "You were in The Smiths!" He shook my hand and I said,"You're Mike Joyce"..Sorry Andy:-) I'm a songwriter(etc) now.

@ericsilberstein667 4 жыл бұрын

How can you make a mistake like that.

@scrotumburger6633 2 жыл бұрын

loved the smiths from the beginning Andes bass lines are very clever Guy Pratt learnt them for a us tour and comments on them in his book My bass and other animals

@bubblybubbles4326 3 жыл бұрын

Andy loved Well I Wonder.

@mattwarrensocal 3 жыл бұрын

Few bands left more money on the table. Smith’s reunion 2021!!!

@Mr.Wrong1 2 жыл бұрын

Just like Lemmy and Bruce Foxton, Andy Rourke was a guitar player first. Therefore they all played bass a bit differently and came up with some odd but really inventive parts. The Smiths continue to be the band of my life.