Showing for the first time how it all came together and what made it so great, the film is all at once hugely enlightening, downright entertaining, and remains the only visual document of this momentous happening ever released. - Written by Clint Weiler
This in-depth retrospective surveys the history and music of the Smiths via interviews with the band, expert commentary and insights from insiders, including producer Stephen Street. Performance footage and TV clips round out the program.
At Manchesters late 88's early clocking we agreed to shoot, me 'n' mental genius Shaun Ryder, but like most other events of our lives filming started late. Four years late, Jun '93: what should've been the Happy Mondays is over. X is sour .No Band, No Deal, No Dollar. No Film. Xcept: Didsbury, just off Barlow Moor, March 23rd. Jamming in X's 13' by 10 gaff, music addict Mr Ryder, brother Paul ex Ruthless Rap Assasin Kermit Bez and drummer Ged line up "Walking the Dog" for a piss on the past. "Kermit sounds shit" says Paul. "No, just out of key, I think it sounds great man", says Shaun. Its great when you're Straight later, no e's exclusively Stupid Stupid Stupid for you in The Grape Tapes. Hang with Shaun and Black Grape round the World through 5 years of brown, pollinated, green scripted, rattling, X-rated groovy gigs, kick offs, trips, rock n roll workds, riffs, licks and jellied bullshit bras gouching rhymes.
This first solo Morrissey show was also unofficially meant as a farewell Smiths concert. Admission was free to anyone wearing a Smiths or Morrissey shirt.
Craig Gannon is an English guitar player, best-known as the second guitarist in The Smiths. He is now a composer for film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Gannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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