Th smiths hold an extra special place for me because they moved me away from dance and trance that I pretty much only used to listen to and opened me up to so many other great bands like the chameleons, the cure, joy division, magazine, the teardrop explodes, echo & and the bunny men, sad lovers and giants, psychedelic furs etc.
I can relate to that stuff much more than this "yo dog put some sugar in my pants tonight" stuff they churn out nowadays.
