From: flynn@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (FLYNN  JEFFREY THOMAS)
Subject: Re: Morrissey Tour
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 16:40:20 GMT

jblixt@neon.cdc.com (jon blixt) writes:

>I went to the opening of the Morrissey(sp) Tour at the Orpheum in 
>Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago.  I am not a frequent concert goer, 
>ecspecially small theatre type shows.  A what I thought was funny thing
>happened.  Throughout the entire show fans contiually would jump up on
>stage and proceed to drape themselves all over Morrissey.  

>Is this a regular occurrence at Morrissey shows?  At first it was cool, but
>after about ten people it got to be really annoying and distracting.
>Morrissey was real patient about it as one or occasionally two guards 
>pulled fans off of him.  Most of the time he kept singing, but sometimes 
>it just wasn't possible because of person/people all over him.  A couple 
>of fans rushing from the sides by jumping for chairtop to chairtop really 
>bit it hard.

Indeed, this "let's collect flowers and jump on stage and toss them at him and
hug him and be generally queer" (no offense intended) thing has been going on for quite some time.  I've seen old vids of Smiths concerts where the same thing went on (Meat is Murder tour I believe.)  However, I've never heard of it
completely ruining a show before.  I haven't really followed the Morrissey scene
for quite some time so I really cannot say what the norm is presently.  He played here in Boulder (Colorado) last week, but as far as I know, the show went well
as far as I could tell.  (There were no angry hoardes of daisy-toting youth
running amuck and thrashing the more mainstream students as Morrissey blasphemers)  However, I cannot say for sure as i did NOT attend.n.
n

>Finally, on the first song of the second set,  about 30 to 40 fans got 
>onstage and the bandmembers(who seemed really cool and sounded excellent)
>just said f--k it, and walked off.  Meanwhile, Morrissey was on the floor
>in a pile with about 5 people.  The last thing he said amongst the 
>confusion was "It's very laughable, ha, ha, hahahaha."  Which just happen
>to be lines in the song they were at the time of the stage break.

>Once the band quit, many fans booed and yelled at the people on stage.
>I, personally, was pissed off since the concert sounded great and it was
>only about halfway through.  Otherwise,  the set was basic yet the 
>lighting was unique.  On a couple of songs, a spotlight came from the 
>back of the stage groundlevel and shone on Morrissey making his body 
>just a shadow.  Morrissey, himself, sounded good as all of the lyrics
>could be clearly heard.  One of the people who got on stage was dressed
>exactly like Morrissey and that was cool as they danced together.
>Is Morrissey gay? I ask because there were alot more guys who wanted to
>get on stage and hug him than girls. 

As far as Morrissey's sexual standing, it is commonly accepted that he is
a flaming homosexual.  However, it is also a common belief that he is
celebate so it really doesn't matter "which way his door swings."

>My only complaint on the show itself was I was hoping to hear some
>some Smiths stuff.  Who knows, they might have played some
>too had those idiots not decided to mob the stage.

Your wishes to hear songs from his days with The Smiths are to no avail.
It would be neither ethical or (as far as I believe) legal for him to
perform music from that long-past era.  Very few bands which have made
as substantial an impact on the modern music scene can be attributed
totally to a single member.  Morrissey was a member of The Smiths; he was
not The Smiths alone!  If that were so, his work presently, despite changes
in his style from one album to another would surely be as high quality as
previous work by the band.  The distinct break of Viva Hate shows accurately
that he indeed influenced the work of the whole but that he will never rise
to the creative level and musical talent of his former band.


(Opinions from a former Smiths/mORRISSEY fan.       -Pudthwart
who has moved on to a more aggressive sound.       flynn@ucsu.colorado.edu)

)
>Additional Comments on this show or other ones is appreciated.


>-Jon

>Alternative Music Fan of all kinds from Tori Amos to Pearl Jam.
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