The Smiths Were More Influential Than You Think

If you can afford it, please consider donating to me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson A brief documentary about The Smiths. Produced and written by Matt Beat. Check out @thesmithsofficial's music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCklWLf-5N7mE8S06rj2OrQw Sources/further reading: Songs That Saved Your Life: The Art of The Smiths 1982-87 by Simon Goddard Purchase here: https://amzn.to/42jjAMa https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-smiths-mn0000899530/biography https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-smiths-all-73-songs-ranked-195171/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths http://www.thesmiths.cat/ https://www.cs.The Smiths Sitemcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/t/The_Smiths.htm https://obserThe Smithsver.com/2017/03/the-smiths-louder-than-bombs-album-anniversary-review/ https://www.nme.com/news/music/1801948-1801948 An annotated script of this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bIThqYPbYrFQNOPVfEkNI5v3gjtten3K7xfPq2wKC4M/edit?usp=sharing The Smiths remain one of the most prominent bands in British music history. Johnny Marr is still considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time and Morrissey is considered one of the greatest lyricists of all time. Rarely does a band exist for such a little amount of time yet have such a huge influence. I know that “indie rock” has become a terrible, catch-all label today to describe music, but if I had to pick one band that helped make “indie rock” a thing in the first place, it would be the Smiths. Odds are, your favorite band from the past 35 years was influenced by them- that’s how influential they were. More specifically, The Smiths helped British popular music return to its rock roots, even helping create an entire genre of music- Britpop. As a matter of fact, I’d argue alternative rock wouldn’t have been nearly as big in the 1990s if it weren’t for the band. The Smiths may have only been together a few short years, but their impact on music and culture still resonates today. #thesmiths #alternativerock #musicdocumentaries