Perfectly said. Steve Marriott, Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney/John Lennon, Ray Davies, Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Morrissey are the singers I recognize immediately. I’m sure I’m leaving out a few names but those are the big ones. Especially Morrissey, Daltrey, and Plant.
With a lot of early Smiths songs Morrissey's main vocal melodies are almost like harmony melodies, he doesn't hit any notes hard, just kind of floats around Johnny Marr's guitar -- it was what intrigued me about the band from day one. His melodies got tighter by the time of 'The Queen is Dead' and beyond, but I have a fondness for the early Smiths records. I remember I had a Greek friend whose father (who hated pop music) really liked the Smiths because Morrissey's vocals reminded him of Greek music. That was interesting.
I don't know much about Greek music except from Church music, Greek Orthodox chant. What I can say about Greek chant is that it is a lot more flowy, fluid, and vibrato based than the music of the Western churches. So I can see why Morrissey's singing is "Greek" in that sense. It's not so much about hitting one definite pitch after another as gliding smoothly up and down the scale.
@@waltercoyle6393 Look up glissando up staccato. Glissando means gliding from one note to the other. Staccato means you're picking out one note after the other with little transition. Morrissey's style is very glissando, gliding.
Morrissey has one of the most distinctive voices of all time and he sings with emotion and charisma, to me that is more important than technical prowess. Having said that, you should listen to his more recent work. His vocal capabilities have dramatically improved over time, his 2019 covers album, "California Son" is a great showcase for this.
A friend of mine once said his favorite thing about Morrissey was that he never stopped singing. He would harmonize through the whole song. It changed the way I listened to his music.
I love Morrissey! I've listened to him for 37 years almost exclusively. I've seen him live 3 times, once in a venue so small I was able to touch his shoes, hold his hand, and look right into his eyes. I was right against the stage. One of the best nights of my life!
I believe I heard that he had to lip-sync in this video. Morrissey wanted to sing live, but the TV program wanted him to just hold a mic and act as if he was singing live. He refused to use a mic, instead he hold those flowers, to show it's not actually live.
This is Johnny Marr's best ever riff imho. An absolute ear worm of a riff, referring to one of Beth's most informative videos. Thank you for reminding people of one of the most influential writing duos of the 80s
Listening to Morissey/The Smiths reminds me of my beloved mom who left us 5 years ago...everytime I listen to these songs I get emotional and I get immediately taken to my 90's days when my brothers, my beloved mom and I were sitting around the stereo enjoying these songs. Thanks for this reaction.
Always thought the best thing about Morisseys singing was the “delivery” of the vocal…loved it intertwined with the lyrics, marrs jangley riffs…they sound like no one else
To actually see Morrissey sing live in the 80s, you'd have to go for something like The Tube (not TOTP) - there's an awesome 7 minute version of Barbarism begins at home which has to be seen (and heard) to be believed.
How soon is now is definitely one of the most hypnotic songs I’ve ever listened too! I remember dancing to this song at prom and just being in my own headspace even though I was dancing with my prom date! She loved it too!
"Handsome Devil" - one of my favorite songs, saw it in a skating video when I was 11 "Flip: Really Sorry." "Well I wonder" I think would have been perfect to review!!
💜 Hello! I just have a few thoughts... Morrissey has a very prominent underbite, but I can see what Beth means about jaw soreness. Morrissey has my absolute FAVORITE male singing voice of all time,& the lyrics he writes can be extremely moving, eloquent, intelligent, &sometimes even hilarious! I’m not exaggerating when I say that I still get goosebumps when I hear certain songs, even though I’ve heard them thousands of times! I LOVE this song, however I really wish Beth picked a different song so that she could’ve heard his impressive vocal range &his powerful vocals....Maybe something like- “I know it’s over”-The Smiths, or a later Morrissey song like, “Come back to Camden”, IDK. One more thing that I think might impress Beth is that when Morrissey performs, he doesn’t use wedges or in-ears. He doesn’t wear any earpieces at all, yet his live voice sounds perfect! Unlike a LOT of singers, his voice live sounds just as good as it does on his records! 💜💛🤎🤍🧡
Morrissey's solo career »» The Smiths 🤷🏻♂️ His voice improved over time, his expression range definitely grew; he doesn't have to do much to express what he wants anyway. Listen to "Boxers", "I know it's gonna happen someday", "Now my heart is full", "I'm ok by myself". He really knocks it out of the ballpark.
I’ll agree that Moz was better on his solo material, but knowing his personality that doesn’t seem surprising LOL. However, looking at the entirety of the work as a whole, The Smiths music clearly wins out. It’s art, so it’s completely subjective anyway, but the great majority would agree.
I truly love The Smiths and especially Morrissey. I saw them in their heyday and Morrissey when he went out on his own. I've always loved his voice and the music is totally unique. He is gorgeous too. There are so many things about Morrissey that people misconstrue, and I have always laughed when people have said that he doesn't have a sense of humour - complete and utter nonsense. In the 80's, I used to listen to BBC Radio in my bedroom, and Morrissey was often a guest in the evenings, and things he said made me scream with laughter. Sometimes my mum would ask me what was making me laugh, and I said, "Morrissey"!!! She looked at me in bewilderment!!! He is actually a very funny man with a laid back sense of humour. He is 7 months older than me, and I love him.
THANK YOU for doing a Morrissey video! I’d very much be interested in a comparison of his voice between his early and his later years! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT! 😉
Seeing these old Smiths video remind me of my older brother as a teenager. He'd get me to look for old mens shirts at church jumble sales he was too cool to go to. I'd get to spend the change on toys or mushy peas and vinegar. In the spirit of nostalgia I've been watching some old INXS live videos and had a look to see what you might have said about Michael Hutchences voice and low and behold imagine my surprise when i found nowt.
Attended his show in Boston a significant number of years back. He lost his voice three songs in and walked off the stage. Of course everyone was disappointed. Instead of refunding tickets, he and the band came back a few weeks later dressed up in white tuxedoes and banged out a ton of Smiths hits (instead of his solo work)--the crowd was going positively nuts. Absolute gent.
Great voice. See if you can find some video of recent performances. I just saw him at Riot Fest and his voice is amazing. Probably more range than in this video.
wow, i was a college theatre major and took a lot of vocal classes along with acting and such...jaw tension was a huge issue for me after awhile and none of my teachers over 4 years were able to notice or treat it, and I was primarily an actor not a singer so i didn't know any better - i just thought singing always hurt my mouth/ jaw after awhile. So impressive you recognize this instantly. I wish we had a teacher like you in my BFA program.
Yes it was a big criticism for those wanting to knock the Smiths in the 80s that Mozza could only sing 4 notes. But as will all great bands the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
I love singers I can recognise from a single note. Morrisey is one of them.
yes he has a recognizable voice
Robert Smith among them i think
Yeah because most of the time he sings the third note above the root lol (he still does it well though)
It’s because he sings one note throughout every song 🤣🤣🤣
Perfectly said. Steve Marriott, Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney/John Lennon, Ray Davies, Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Morrissey are the singers I recognize immediately. I’m sure I’m leaving out a few names but those are the big ones. Especially Morrissey, Daltrey, and Plant.
With a lot of early Smiths songs Morrissey's main vocal melodies are almost like harmony melodies, he doesn't hit any notes hard, just kind of floats around Johnny Marr's guitar -- it was what intrigued me about the band from day one. His melodies got tighter by the time of 'The Queen is Dead' and beyond, but I have a fondness for the early Smiths records. I remember I had a Greek friend whose father (who hated pop music) really liked the Smiths because Morrissey's vocals reminded him of Greek music. That was interesting.
Interesting.
What was the similiarites with Greek music
I don't know much about Greek music except from Church music, Greek Orthodox chant. What I can say about Greek chant is that it is a lot more flowy, fluid, and vibrato based than the music of the Western churches. So I can see why Morrissey's singing is "Greek" in that sense. It's not so much about hitting one definite pitch after another as gliding smoothly up and down the scale.
Every word Morrissey sings hits a note hard.
What the fuck are you on about?
This video is bullshit.
@@waltercoyle6393 Look up glissando up staccato. Glissando means gliding from one note to the other. Staccato means you're picking out one note after the other with little transition. Morrissey's style is very glissando, gliding.
Morrissey has one of the most distinctive voices of all time and he sings with emotion and charisma, to me that is more important than technical prowess. Having said that, you should listen to his more recent work. His vocal capabilities have dramatically improved over time, his 2019 covers album, "California Son" is a great showcase for this.
@Harrison Gent So true!
A friend of mine once said his favorite thing about Morrissey was that he never stopped singing. He would harmonize through the whole song. It changed the way I listened to his music.
Morrisey has a beautiful voice, super unique and recognizable. And has only got better with time
I love Morrissey! I've listened to him for 37 years almost exclusively. I've seen him live 3 times, once in a venue so small I was able to touch his shoes, hold his hand, and look right into his eyes. I was right against the stage. One of the best nights of my life!
The bass is everything for their music. One of great bassist
Says the bass player? Ignore the unique voice, lyrics, stellar guitar and think the bass is "everything"?
I believe I heard that he had to lip-sync in this video.
Morrissey wanted to sing live, but the TV program wanted him to just hold a mic and act as if he was singing live.
He refused to use a mic, instead he hold those flowers, to show it's not actually live.
Yes, this is not live.
Top of the pops and a lot of shows at the time did this. Some people rebelled in the late 80s and 90s and/or took the piss by doing dumb stuff.
Sounds about right. Morrissey was (quite rightly imo) proud of his vocal ability.
Yeah, New Order absolutely refused to do the shows unless they got to perform live, even on TOTP they did Blue Monday live, I think.
@@noverrr4508 Yeah The Cure would have a blast with shows where you had to mime, having people switch instruments etc, all over the place.
The symmetry and chemistry between Marr's musical ideas and Morrissey's instinctive vocal techniques and words was as unique as it was breath-taking.
Two true geniuses! W
We’ll never see the likes again
Chills. Every time. So unique. Words come out of his mouth, but he sings from the heart 🖤❤️
I ❤The smiths and Morrissey I grow up with their music ....🤟😎🖤⚡♨️🇲🇽
Yessss, Beth!! Morrisey and The Smiths, my adolescense and happy moments, thanks for the video
My daughter and I saw him in Vegas back in August. He still nails it!
Absolutely 💯
This is Johnny Marr's best ever riff imho. An absolute ear worm of a riff, referring to one of Beth's most informative videos. Thank you for reminding people of one of the most influential writing duos of the 80s
Marr’s riff in ‘Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” is my personal favourite from him..
@@vb2388 Fair enough
For me it's the end of Pretty Girls Make Graves. Incredibly haunting and beautiful.
I love him in The Draize Train.
Got to be how soon is now or headmasters ritual.
he has a good voice it's unique.
The way he sings that line ‘punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate’ chills. Reminds me of being 15 again, sadly.
Listening to Morissey/The Smiths reminds me of my beloved mom who left us 5 years ago...everytime I listen to these songs I get emotional and I get immediately taken to my 90's days when my brothers, my beloved mom and I were sitting around the stereo enjoying these songs.
Thanks for this reaction.
I adorrrrrre Morrissey's voice. So dreamy.
I think his best vocal performance with the Smiths is "I Know It's Over". If you want another go-around with the Smiths I suggest that song.
Absolutely phenomenal song. After I heard it I needed more.
His Voice melts my heart ❤️
the best band of the 80's
Morrissey is one of the few that sound good live in concert. Hand down top 10 of all time for me
Always thought the best thing about Morisseys singing was the “delivery” of the vocal…loved it intertwined with the lyrics, marrs jangley riffs…they sound like no one else
Your smile throughout the video says it all. Perfect.
All these vocal critique videos are awesome !
To actually see Morrissey sing live in the 80s, you'd have to go for something like The Tube (not TOTP) - there's an awesome 7 minute version of Barbarism begins at home which has to be seen (and heard) to be believed.
I would roll back time to see the Smiths
Please do “I know it’s over” by The Smiths if you want to hear some pure Morrissey genius.
Love Morrissey ❤️
Most beautiful voice ever 🙏💕
I love Morrissey's voice and I love The Smiths 🖤
Thank you for this reaction🖤
How soon is now is definitely one of the most hypnotic songs I’ve ever listened too! I remember dancing to this song at prom and just being in my own headspace even though I was dancing with my prom date! She loved it too!
There is a Light and it Never Goes Out
echo & the bunnymen are amazing!
"Handsome Devil" - one of my favorite songs, saw it in a skating video when I was 11 "Flip: Really Sorry."
"Well I wonder" I think would have been perfect to review!!
"Well I Wonder" is also very very good.
One of the best voices in music.
Morrisey is fabulous and thanks Beth for recognising this! Love from Manchester
Love your reviews. So many are fond of morrisey because of tone and intonation.
Joy Division. Shes lost control. Thank you Beth.
Oh I can’t second this enough 🖤
💜 Hello! I just have a few thoughts... Morrissey has a very prominent underbite, but I can see what Beth means about jaw soreness.
Morrissey has my absolute FAVORITE male singing voice of all time,& the lyrics he writes can be extremely moving, eloquent, intelligent, &sometimes even hilarious! I’m not exaggerating when I say that I still get goosebumps when I hear certain songs, even though I’ve heard them thousands of times!
I LOVE this song, however I really wish Beth picked a different song so that she could’ve heard his impressive vocal range &his powerful vocals....Maybe something like- “I know it’s over”-The Smiths, or a later Morrissey song like, “Come back to Camden”, IDK.
One more thing that I think might impress Beth is that when Morrissey performs, he doesn’t use wedges or in-ears. He doesn’t wear any earpieces at all, yet his live voice sounds perfect! Unlike a LOT of singers, his voice live sounds just as good as it does on his records!
💜💛🤎🤍🧡
Please react to Morrissey’s “I Have Forgiven Jesus - Live at Earls Court” - stunning and emotive vocal performance!
Morrissey 🔥 🔥 🔥
do more morrissey !!!
This is in my opinion one of the greats. Love their music and that of their era. Funny enough I just listened to them, less than two minutes ago
@Harrison Gent you know my answer. It's yes btw.
Morrissey's solo career »» The Smiths 🤷🏻♂️
His voice improved over time, his expression range definitely grew; he doesn't have to do much to express what he wants anyway.
Listen to "Boxers", "I know it's gonna happen someday", "Now my heart is full", "I'm ok by myself". He really knocks it out of the ballpark.
That’s a hot take I wasn’t ready for but actually kinda agree with, I see what your saying
I’ll agree that Moz was better on his solo material, but knowing his personality that doesn’t seem surprising LOL. However, looking at the entirety of the work as a whole, The Smiths music clearly wins out. It’s art, so it’s completely subjective anyway, but the great majority would agree.
I saw the Smiths in 1986, still one of the best gigs I've ever been to 😊
I remember buying this record in 1984 at Rough Trade Records in SF. Was my favorite record of the 80s.
RIP Andy 😔
I truly love The Smiths and especially Morrissey. I saw them in their heyday and Morrissey when he went out on his own. I've always loved his voice and the music is totally unique. He is gorgeous too. There are so many things about Morrissey that people misconstrue, and I have always laughed when people have said that he doesn't have a sense of humour - complete and utter nonsense. In the 80's, I used to listen to BBC Radio in my bedroom, and Morrissey was often a guest in the evenings, and things he said made me scream with laughter. Sometimes my mum would ask me what was making me laugh, and I said, "Morrissey"!!! She looked at me in bewilderment!!! He is actually a very funny man with a laid back sense of humour. He is 7 months older than me, and I love him.
He really has such a unique and lyrical style that no one else can match!
This song and “I know it’s over” are two of my favorite vocal performances from Morrisey ever.
Oh MY! 💗💗💗
His voice got better with time,I love him he's a unique singer❤
Ive changed my plea to guilty, live on the jonathan ross show is the best live performance ever
Morissey consciously used his tone and vibrato to avoid a " bluesy" sound...because he's Morrisey, and he has to keep things proper and British.😂
THANK YOU for doing a Morrissey video! I’d very much be interested in a comparison of his voice between his early and his later years! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT! 😉
I love the Smiths ❤
Correction on Morrissey's jaw position. He has Habsburg Jaw (search it up).
what a song
She just fell in love with morrissey again
Seeing these old Smiths video remind me of my older brother as a teenager. He'd get me to look for old mens shirts at church jumble sales he was too cool to go to. I'd get to spend the change on toys or mushy peas and vinegar. In the spirit of nostalgia I've been watching some old INXS live videos and had a look to see what you might have said about Michael Hutchences voice and low and behold imagine my surprise when i found nowt.
On the title track of “The Queen is Dead” his Mancunian accent is clear. Like the Beatles Liverpudlian accent in “Penny Lane”
I love Morrissey's voice. It might just be a matter of taste =)
I hope to see you react to Manic Street Preachers soon ;)
Very interesting video!
More of the smiths & morrissey
instant like. Love you Beth!
One of the GOATS on the mic
React to 'I know it's over' . It's a must you will surely like it as a vocalist
The famous bouquet. Love this performance.
Would love to hear your thoughts on Tamino - Habibi
Love Morrissey, I have been listening to him and the Smiths music for 40 years now. All his music is underrated.
Attended his show in Boston a significant number of years back. He lost his voice three songs in and walked off the stage. Of course everyone was disappointed. Instead of refunding tickets, he and the band came back a few weeks later dressed up in white tuxedoes and banged out a ton of Smiths hits (instead of his solo work)--the crowd was going positively nuts. Absolute gent.
I like this song that's why I watched your video. Love the way you smile 😝
THE band of my youth. Awwww. Morrissey's lyrics and Johnny Marr's sparkling guitar
Great voice. See if you can find some video of recent performances. I just saw him at Riot Fest and his voice is amazing. Probably more range than in this video.
Totally agree. I was impressed by his vocals when performing live. He has consistently challenged himself vocally and has become an excellent singer.
Yes! The Smiths!!!! =D
I recommend checking out ‘what difference does it make’
What Difference Does It Make? and Well I Wonder are other tracks which showcases Morrissey’s range..
Miserable Lie too
Trouble loves me
wow, i was a college theatre major and took a lot of vocal classes along with acting and such...jaw tension was a huge issue for me after awhile and none of my teachers over 4 years were able to notice or treat it, and I was primarily an actor not a singer so i didn't know any better - i just thought singing always hurt my mouth/ jaw after awhile. So impressive you recognize this instantly. I wish we had a teacher like you in my BFA program.
Really glad to see you do a Smiths vid, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
God...I waited so much for this video ❤️ do more morresy
Welp, that was fun! Thanks for letting me know about these underrated bands, Beth!
The Smiths are monsters. Really good.
@@joejacobsen6822 Yeah, realized that by this song lol. I've never heard of them before tbh.
Oh boy. What an amazing music listening journey you have ahead of you. Immerse and enjoy!
@@alisonmercieca1465 I was gonna say the same thing. No bad albums.
@@deadkeira you're a terrible shame, I WISH you would change.
I love The smiths songs
He said he's never had a singing lesson or does any warm up before a gig. He said can either can sing or not
Yes it was a big criticism for those wanting to knock the Smiths in the 80s that Mozza could only sing 4 notes.
But as will all great bands the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Morrissey is a very good singer though, those who deny it have no idea what they're talking about
@@kyranlewis4759 I don't either.. some of the Smiths live stuff is better than their recordings
I never knew Morrissey got a bad rap for his voice 👀
This is the song that learned me how to sing. Highly recommend teaching on this song
Everytime I hear Morrissey sing I smile
morrissey was amazing at the smiths, even when he was solo can't replace how great he was at the smiths!
I've seen Morrissey live 5 times here in Los angeles Both with original members of his band and his new one.Good to always see Boz still with Moz 👍
There’s a lot of artists I like mainly for their music, but Morrissey’s voice is one of the main reasons I got so hooked on The Smiths
I AM FANS. THE SMITHS.../ MORRISSEY.. SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA...!!!
This is Sadly just the Studio recording over a live setting
She doesn't know that lmao
Translation of lyrics:
"Mike and Andy, you only get 10% of the profits."
great intro, thanks for not being obnoxious like every other react channel. you may have a new sub.
Big range is for X factor contestants. This is pure style and unmistakeably Morrissey.
boy with the thorn in his side is probably his best vocal song...theres probably others but thats what comes to mind
Who/How could you not like his voice? That is beyond me. I'm flummoxed.
the whole album was awesome i still my copy!
Morrissey comes from Irish stock. Both parents immigrated from Ireland to Manchester. Irish Blood/English Heart
A vocal coach, commenting on the genius of Morrissey, whilst bopping to the guitar genius of Johnny Marr .
Brilliant 😂