The Smiths - Still Ill (Rank Album Live Footage)

[taquitozz]

Johnny is perfect

[Deepstarr7020]

You must have had the most awesome recording device ever.... that 25 years later the sound and picture is still great.

[Assker]

@Deepstarr7020 whoever uploaded this video used the audio from the Rank CD. This is the true footage, but the audio is DEFINITELY not from the camera. It can easily be determined this is a stereo recording, AND it's...... it's from the Rank CD. Trust me.

[Deepstarr7020]

@Assker

Gotta find something the be contrary about ...huh? The video is more impressive than the audio ...especially 26 years later...come on.

[farleyfsantana]

@Assker the cd was recorded live i have this cd

[Rmg12]

Marr's playing is beautiful in this - well, I mean it is anyway but especially

[menstrualstream88]

So happy that I found footage of this vid. I used to work @ Virgin Megastore, and had bought this cassette tape by accident, it was in the discount bin, for about 4 American dollars. Glad that I did. it has changed my life, discovering Morrissey

[menstrualstream88]

American chick, here... Rank is by far the bestt live Smiths album! i still wear this cd out on my iPod, and smart phone! Never gets old, EVER!

[FretLegendSmithy]

this live version sounds so great with craig gannon playing some chords over johnny's superb guitar part.

[wayneflanagan84]

1.38. This is all.

[74bomayemcfc]

play it when drunk....

[annny117]

Johnny is the guy that your mother would hate for being with you!! Bad boy at the same time perfect! :D....

[thesemenincident]

I have never been very fond of live albums, but I make a huge exception for Rank. This version of Still Ill even trumps the studio version for me. That is something I very rarely say. The chorus in this version is so... debilitating. I can't think of another word to describe it better. I love the band--esp. Morrissey's--frenetic energy here. Very thankful that this concert was documented (and very clearly as well)... This recording alone makes the album worth hearing. Great to finally SEE Rank.

[ara1970]

I have tears in my eyes.

[heitzie]

4 people should be executed.

[boomboxSugar]

Johnny Marr

[TonyDanza76]

I love The Smiths studio albums but there is something very special about Rank. It seems so alive, so much more energy in certain songs. And this is my favourite track. Has there ever been a better British band? I dunno ...

[joco3k]

Wat happened to those great Britons, how can u guys have left foreigners take over that great country. Such influential country in everything. Unfortunately it happening here in the states too. I'm an american of mexican descent but love english culture. Football there is the best in the world, the most influential bands ever like the Smiths, wat happened England? P.S. Glory, Glory Manchester United. I love Charles Spurgeon too.

[franknblunt]

Oh yeah!

[TheFatweegee]

this is RANK

[Obviouspseudonym1]

This is such an amazing post. This concert was recorded by the BBC and I taped it and listened to it until I can remember every word and bodged line by Morrissey. I also saw them in Leicester on their Meat is Murder tour. Great memories. Thanks for the post :)

[teddyyybear]

Gannon was as good as the others ;) or by the way, it completed the masterpiece of this concert :)

[armandolarch]

thank you,

[idlymouth]

The record finds the group in top form and strengthened by the presence of rhythm guitarist Craig Gannon.  - WIkipedia. .. which I think is very true.

[cyberpunk33]

i am a hard core punk rocker, but the smiths are my fave, grew up with them, one of the BEST band EVER

[alip31]

What a song, What a band. Who needs more in life?

[thenewmasses]

"Under the iron bridge we kissed

And although I ended up with sore lips

It just wasn't like the old days anymore

No, it wasn't like those days"

That's a novel in four lines, folks.

[aviadmei]

@thenewmasses :-)

[alexstrunga]

Absolutely brilliant!

[jgoshea1]

I nearly failed exams because of this album. the greatest live album ever. Many thanks for the upload.

[WallisLad]

3:30 hahaha

[shearsy79]

morrissey again provin he,s got the most beautiful voice like ever, i would of chewed my own arm off to be at this gig i really would

[Tera01357]

Yup I just downloaded this mp3 at grabaudios..net

[marcostwin91]

who is morrissey trying to punch in the beginning? lol i joke i joke,i keed,i keed

[maft6867]

BEST EVER!

[mrtoypunky]

My favourite Smiths song. Marr's guitar on this is wonderful.

[deadplanet22]

Ask me why and I'll spit in your eye!! Oh.... Brilliant!

[franzh0001]

Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I don't know...

[aestru]

tis...is da_chet. Still ill play it over! i jus memo over sum acq. of mine..were young again. my rate on rank album-live is no.1_make a dvd_u have a buyer here.

Cont.your good works God bless u'll

[texaho]

thanks for posting!

[zeppelinrock]

Does anyone know if their are any live dvd's of The Smiths? I've looked around and I can find is one that looks like a collection of music videos (not live). I'd love to watch them on a bigger screen...

[caseyliveknight]

they're so good live

[samnninty]

johnny marr has such a good guitar sound on this video

[frenchkids]

Sumner and Curtis?

[ellycat]

Can you enlighten this strange comment, please? :~(

[frenchkids]

It's to do with cool songwriting partnerships to come out of Manchester. Those guys weren't mentioned - which is criminal. There you go, nosey.

[ellycat]

Ta ;)

[casi30en09]

I really don't like live albums, but this one in particular is my favorite. the music is just great. Morrissey's voice is very peculiar,and mar is one of the kind. very poetic. spectacularly fine. what else can I say they were just great together.

[bolitaniko]

Todavia estoy enferma

[vivelavidarocka]

En mi pagina encontraras la cure..: 7 )

[77killz]

This is one of my favorite songs, ever.

[jwarren66]

Can't believe I killed my Rank cd.

Simply the best version of this song.

[joshie3212]

quite simply the best live song ever!

[lambertjv]

god! haven't seen these video for 15 years... I feel 17 again.......morrissey and Marr together, what else since?

[joshie3212]

brown and squire, the gallaghers and not much else!

[JamesGrady2]

these vocals >> original recording

[aviadmei]

THIS IS LIKE OXEGEN TO MY LUNGS!!!!!!!

[NeverGetOld2009]

Thanks a lot for the vids!

[reltonpelton]

he sang the chorus right on this one, he does a slightly different tune on the record which isnt as good

[ftma6768]

Amazing. Best ever!!!

[deathdealer60546]

They were so awesome!!!! God I miss them!!!

[ftma6768]

perfect

[Jsleezy92]

is he wearing a smiths t shirt?

[01afletcher]

yes, it says hang the dj on, with a foto of refering to steve wright, the radio 2 dj.

[elephantstone222]

he's hilarious here

[joshie3212]

1. get in your car

2.put rank in your player

3.put track 13 on

4.windows down

5.turn the volume all the way up

6.DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE!!!!!!!!

[aviadmei]

@joshie3212 HEY MATE - YOU ARE SO FUCKIN' RIGHT!!!! I WISH I COULD FIND THE RANK ALBUM HERE IN ISRAEL!!!!!!!!!!!

[peppesk8]

@joshie3212 i will man!!!!

[iuvicar]

@joshie3212 I´d put "Draize train", better than "Still ill", in order to drive, drive, drive! Anyway, it´s a good choice, too ;-)

[WorldOfJulee]

You were there? Happy Guy! Thanks for the Upload!

[hxsw]

Craig Gannon!

[marcabra]

Gannon made this tour.

[SimMaster]

who's the other guitarist up there

[LewisKiernan]

I love how they drag the intro on for so long!

[fernandostanlei]

Mejor banda  The Smiths

[caved07]

♥

[Kramer025]

damn good video quality and especially audio for it being for 1986

[TheSmiths12345]

The audio is good because it's been edited onto the video from the officially released live 'Rank' cd.

The original audio is as you'd expect from a camcorder microphone. A bit rough.

[bodczar]

Those models they used for their album covers are gorgeous!

[blzeebob]

do you have the full show?

[GambiniUK]

Yep. I've uploaded all of it on here

[chmglh]

Fucking awesome, possibly the best version of still ill.