How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths, Madrid, May 18 1985 - La Edad de Oro

[TheImaginaryBeing]

he always said he found it hard to replicate the sound

because they were a live band

and the effect of the product of the studio.

good on him for not using a back track, i say.

[MordaciousFilms]

I rather like this version, has a completely different vibe!

[evelskunny]

dis agree sounds terrible without the guitar effect!

[BlinkyBM]

Sounds much better with out the faff on it. No naff effects, just the song as is. Nice.

[SidVidd]

the opening guitar totally misses that huge effect that this song opened up with, and made it such a breakthrough, it was larger than life...but just hearing this from back when i first heard them is knowing I was part of this amazing history...i said it before...Morrisey is our Yeats, on stage, presence and uninhibited expression, and the music is part of the whole...

[Westerdd]

the lead guitar sample on this sounds really naff! Marr should have used the tremelo effect on the rhythm guitar part as well. Aprt from that, amazing concert. Huge crowd too.