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Morrissey and Marr: The Severed Alliance (Paperback)

by Johnny Rogan (Author), Chris Charlesworth (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 358 pages
  • Publisher: Omnibus Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Dec 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0711930007
  • ISBN-13: 978-0711930001
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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'Made most famous by The Smith's singer's wish that Rogan 'ends his days very soon in an M3 pile up' before he'd read the book. Had he bothered, he'd have found it a deep insight into both halves of one of the 1980s greatest musical marriages.' MONDO


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The story of the rise and fall of The Smiths, the lives of singer Steven Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr and the differences that tore them apart.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's the best book we've got on The Smiths..., 6 Nov 2000
... but even so deserves to be handled with a little caution. On the plus side, Rogan's research is meticulous, and if you really want to know about the young Morrissey's schooldays and so on, this is the place you should come to. It's interesting stuff, written in an interesting manner. Also, Rogan's analysis of the band politics is very good; his explanation of why the band eventually split well argued and pretty convincing...

... But that's not the whole story - it's not even the most important part of the story, in my opinion. As far as any comment on the songs goes, I'm afraid there's little to match the detail put into the biographical sections of the book. Rogan's commentary on Morrissey's lyricism tends to be either glancing or completely superficial. A shame, in many ways...

Connected with that, the well-publicised Morrissey-Rogan spat that accompanied the first publication of this book a few years back does seem - unsurprisingly - to have made Johnny Rogan far less even-handed in his treatment of his subject than he otherwise should be. The mealy-mouthed preface that accompanies the revised edition of the book is a case in point, and is perhaps better ignored altogether...

"The Severed Alliance" is, I repeat, the best work to be published on the most significant songwriting partnership of the 1980s, despite its small but significant failings. But please (please!) could someone get a move on and write something that does justice to the songs themselves?

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Excellence, 23 Oct 2000
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The "definitive story of the Smiths" is told with acute accuracy and candid honesty. Every aspect of The Smiths is scrutinised with suggested explanations, as well as the lyric content and musicological side of the Smith's complete discography being covered. This rock-biography not only disects the lives of Morrissey and Marr, but also acknowledges the importance of The Smiths in the eighties, the indie scene and in alternative music in general.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Steven Patrick Morrissey...this is your life..., 21 Aug 2000
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This book provides a very in-depth account of the Smiths from the beginning to the end. All members of the band get a look in, not just Morrissey and Marr, although the book is primarily about the massive clash of ego's that eventually led to the downfall of one of the most original and talented bands ever to grace the airwaves. It also gives an excellent insight into the mind of Morrissey...a hugely talented and very strange man. An earlier review said that Morrissey called for the author to be murdered, which is not strictly accurate. He said that he hoped that Johnny Rogan would die in a horrible motorway pile-up :) That Charming Man! All in all, well worth the read...especially if you are a fan of the music of the Smiths.
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4.0 out of 5 stars laborious but satisfying.
After just discovering the smiths recently, and completely exhausting their back catalogue, i still needed something to fill my appetite all things morrissey/marr, and i was quite... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Severed Alliance
A little slow to get started, this book is definitely worth persevering with. For me, Morrissey and Marr are, individually, two of the most talented people in music. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2004 by dicko_

3.0 out of 5 stars No strike 4 Bigmouth!
I was very excited about purchasing this book since this was the most hyped about Smiths book. Unfortunately this book did not have the excitement & insight into which i was... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A better understanding.
I got into The Smiths by accident. I saw 'This Charming Man' on VH1 and I knew it was the coolest thing I had ever seen or heard. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Out of five stars, I actually give this one seven!
This group, being the greatest ever, has been a focus of most of my attentions since I was classified as a child. Read more
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For any Smiths fan, the definitive guide to the lives of the band members; their past, their time in the Smiths and their "current" activities. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A v.good account of Morrissey, the Smiths and 80's pop.
If you like the music of Morrissey and the Smiths then this book represents a very good, in-depth account of what went on behind the scenes. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Morrissey's ire drawn by this wonderfully-written bio
A very well-written story of the Smiths' beginnings (the others, not just Morrissey, are given attention). Morrissey allegedly called for the author to be murdered. Read more
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