mozmic_dancer
One of the Good Guys
It's quite amusing when anonymous posters on the main board claim Jesse uses power chords in the song simply because he can't play Marr's riff.
They seemingly forget that the band plays it exactly how Morrissey wants it to be played. It's really no surprise that a rocking version of This Charming Man has sufficed, given that we're currently in the "Refusal" era -- an era with loud guitars and distorted bass as the band's signature sound. If Morrissey wanted it played exactly like the original, Boz and company would do it. Any doubters should hear the live rendition of Still Ill a few years back.
Exactly. Today's audiences seem more upset if a song is not played exactly like it is on the record. It's that kind of attitude that encourages lesser artists to lipsync their songs because they believe that is what the audience demands.
The Smiths didn't feel compelled to play every song like they had on the record. You might not like how they play it, but that's their choice, not that they don't know how to play it.