Rick Astley & Blossoms Perform Songs Of The Smiths-How Soon Is Now-O2 Forum Kentish Town-09/10/21

[@shack7631]

Lifelong Smiths fan here. When I first heard about this I was expecting the work of Satan himself. I couldn't have been more wrong. Brilliant all around.

[@gorrillion1]

yea me too, I was extremely surprised how good it was

[@ianc1001]

😂😂

[@sundaynight1987]

Well said, I never knew till today about any of this. Fcukin brilliant

[@keithdevaney5685]

Extremely pleasantly surprised how good this is! Tour of ireland and UK please!

[@bollox21]

Same

[@mjc4art]

I don’t know why, but I absolutely love see Rick Astley absolutely killing it with bands like this and Foo Fighters.

[@jcortese3300]

HOT DAMN. This is the biggest surprise I've had in a long, long time. Amazing.

[@InWondermentkd]

Rick Astley with the Blossoms! WOW! feel like I’m 15 again in the 80s. Their set from Glastonbury 2023, literally just nailed the Smiths. It was awesome.

[@nickpapageorgio4944]

As a The Smiths fan I love this. How Soon Is Now is one of my favorite songs. If Morrissey refuses to rejoin the rest of The Smiths I think Rick Astley would make a great choice.

[@noelabrera6634]

I don't care what anybody says . This is heaven

[@texas_triple8146]

I love that 30 plus years later tens and tens of thosands of fans know every word and sing like there may be no tomorrow.... brilliantly done Rick and every single member of that crowd

[@psychlyst]

I was even more surprised to see everyone at Glastonbury recently singing along as well...great to see the young 'uns still loving this music!

[@McD5791]

well there are those who know the song when it came out... then there's the Charmed generation who know the song from the opening credits.... and then there's people like me who remember the Pepe Jeans ad. 😁

[@Mike-ir9fx]

There is no way on earth that this should work🤔🤔I was scared to watch😱😱 how wrong I was, wonderful and not a single complaint, the smiths were the only band who reached inside my soul and made me think they were singing about ME😭😭 Life is worth living, well done Rick and the wonderful band, as tears roll down my 65 year old face♥️♥️🙏

[@sundaynight1987]

That sums up how I feel today after discovering this and Glastonbury last night

[@gertebert]

Morrissey himself wrote on his own website after hearing Rick&Blossoms: “My sincere thanks to Rick and the Blossoms for their recent recentness. Anything that generates interest in that tired old Smiths warhorse is testimony to the wallop it packed. THANK YOU!”

[@ash83]

The bass player killed it.

[@drvm23]

Absolutely! Never heard of Blossoms before. A friend of mine went down a Rick Astley rabbit hole and sent this to me. Charlie Salt: new favorite bass player.

[@tonytrevino7302]

Amazing we need a tribute CD of the smiths by Rick Ashley and blossoms

[@chazbloom3924]

I actually really want a studio version of this.

[@james-alexanderjohnson2847]

Impeccable. We now have The Greatest Smiths Tribute Band of All Time.

[@honse1970]

Would have loved to be at this show. Astley is absolutely brilliant and so are the band.

[@gertebert]

I've watched this clip twenty times or so. Can't get enough of it!

[@donna2005]

Id pay just to hear Rick & Blossoms play this all night

[@mjproebstle]

omg! please come to the states!! this is amazing. cheers! new respect for Rick Astley!!

[@megmcguigan3857]

This is beyond awesome! This is coming from somebody who started listening to The Smiths before they broke up in the 80's.

[@marknewbold2583]

I started listening to them before they were formed

[@lewisb85]

@@marknewbold2583 well ed banger and the nosebleeds were the dogs.

[@markymark2689]

This is the best live cover version I’ve heard so far. The band have such an amazing 80’s sound and energy.

[@jeffreytam7684]

Rick is a joy to me because he’s unique as a musician-it doesn’t matter to me whose songs he’s playing, it always inspires the same profound joy. Kudos to the band as well, they sound like a million bucks

[@electrojones]

Astley is a major talent. This is bloody brill! I have to phone me mum about it and take the lorry down to the pub to play it for the lads over a pint and chips.

[@joejames4095]

...how good are Blossoms - tight AF!!

[@vincentbrannelly8786]

Astley is a straight arrow . Naturally aligns with similar bands . Lovely and honest .

[@tdurb0]

As a Smiths fan since 1983, this was fkng genius at Glastonbury

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

Man can croon. And the band absolutely nailed the tune.

[@julieblackstock8650]

wow he nails it

[@jmreynoso6990]

pleasantly surprised, as a life long The Smiths/Morrisey fan i would have never imagined that Rick Astley would kill it!!! love this video!!!!

[@michaelfowler3187]

Bass tone nailed

[@CaptainReedo40]

Unbelievable! I will sell all my belongings and follow this tour across The States, if you can make it over!

[@tintoweno]

Estos últimos años de Rick han sido fenomenales, tanto por su sólida calidad vocal e interpretativa, como por los nuevos caminos que ha explorado a través de sus excelentes covers y colaboraciones con músicos destacados del mundo del Rock.

[@tdurb0]

Four guitarists to do Marr plus Rourke live. But absolutely nailed it to perfection ❤❤❤

[@adrianoconnor3020]

Fantastic versions of the smiths songs,Great energy,love it

[@jackkelly417]

A tour with this lineup would smash

[@VegasInsight]

This might be the most amazing thing ever.

[@tito55]

Fantastic performance ❤

[@PHOENIXHOUSE137]

He’s even got the Morrissey flares!

[@philipmay4896]

Please, please, please let me get what I want......... PLEASE come to Germany with this show!!!!! Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! I Love it!!!!

[@FMichael1970]

An exceptional performance!

[@martinsteel3136]

This was just epic what a lad

[@bogeythedog163]

Rick Astley is a gentleman.

[@feederfee]

A brilliant performance. What a surprise

[@clairemariesteele1551]

He pulled this off !!!

[@paulkaihla7743]

I am kind of shocked. In a good way :) Credit where credit is due: Rick Astley, thank you for honoring the bedrock classical music of our lifetimes -- and devoting your immense vocal styling to this seminal track. Risky set, I'm guessing, but maybe you've moved your fan-base toward the EDM light 💡 :) Again, thank you for this statement of musical purity, and perfection in performance.

[@jayfunk5988]

Fair play Rick Astley and his band 😀

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

playing Smiths song while Morisey and Marr won't play them is a truly brilliant idea

[@bugler75]

Well I am very pleasantly surprised to say the least! Well done Rick and the Blossoms

[@hugocabret9720]

Brilliant!!!

[@steveprecious3373]

Simply wow

[@sm-bh2cs]

Holy smokes, how good is this?!!!!

[@InWondermentkd]

If the Smiths don’t get back together, maybe the Blossoms and Rick Astley could do a tour. ❤️

[@rodrigo-stgo]

Rick lo hace todo bien

[@JackB59]

So effin cool 😎 been into Smith's since 86 , now that bugger was bloody cool 😎

[@garrywallace1007]

Rick is such a charming man... :)

[@ladonmccabe]

This is mega incredible.

[@tanjicaification]

pure love

[@leebooth876]

Amazing Rick

[@Edward1312]

Surprisingly good!

[@heccruz7225]

Expecting for Rick and the band in Mexico city...

[@danstone6871]

How cool is that!?!

[@dawns7651]

Rick your amazing.

[@MaeBradshaw]

😅go on mr ASTLEY 🎉❤ brilliant 😅

[@tonyally8505]

Class

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

Rick N Roll

[@winnallrockschool-makingmu1504]

Absolute joy!

[@conshea7382]

Morrissey should sing Never gonna give you up now that would be worth paying money to see

[@215Gallagher]

Do you think it would be asking too much if Zig and Zag could interview Rick about his new career as a Morrissey impersonator. From what I am hearing it is a good move.

[@fortyfour1654]

Only if it's on the bed with Gabbi

[@PizzaRAT-oog]

❤️

[@r.grantham9945]

No words

[@jubear1493]

They have absolutely no right making this work half as well as it does, but fuck me doesn't it! Even the Smiths themselves had trouble with this song live! ( I know, as I watched them having issues with it at the time, many hoops had to be jumped through to get it sounding the way it should.) Mastering this song takes SOME doing and Rick and the boys clearly have!!

[@valley_robot]

The smiths had one guitar player , these guys have 3 , Craig Gannon was brought in a second guitar player later on in the smiths that’s why they struggled to replicate some songs live , Johnny did so many guitar overdubs it was unreal

[@jubear1493]

@@valley_robot That they did. Not saying they weren't good at playing live then, as Christ knows they had enough to do to replicate the songs, as you've pointed out. Add the fact shedloads of other things back then wasn't what it is now to boot tech wise for anyone playing anything live.

[@lucycat4305]

I believe this is one of the 7 signs of the apocalypse

[@neonrust]

The smith's dna is all over these guys..Great!

[@nosmoking4933]

Excellent show. Imagine the reception morrissey would have had doing these songs.

[@brookref]

Gobsmacked, absolutely flattened by this cover. Rick Astley’s a good guy and all but covering The Smiths anthemic song? Ngl, this made me tear up, I’m 15 again….

[@underrated5006]

The pants....???

[@blitztim6416]

Rick Renaissance

[@spenjames1861]

love the smiths, not a massive fan of morrisey... but this is fantastic!!

[@JUNIORKILLERROSES]

Ficou muito bom ,mesmo assim um monte de pessoas fracassadas e invejosas falando mal ... seres humanos sendo seres humanos

[@Unvicimo]

Gostei muito do tema mas aquela guitarra slide meu amigo ficou um estrondasso :D

[@Chorkaloopa]

And here is why I don’t go to concerts anymore. It used to be that we went to see and hear the band. Now everyone seems to go just to hear themselves. Shame, really. 😔

[@mondaywar]

Tempos A bit quick. But they nailed all the textures and feeling outside of that

[@robertharvison6162]

again should have been there ( i know i was at super league at old trafford)

[@oblivious1]

Doh !

[@MultiCappie]

Was expecting to be Rick-rolled.

[@NitrousMcBread]

Rick 1 Morrissey nil

[@chrisgoodson9312]

It takes 3 guitarists to do what Johnny used to do on his own

[@thetragicyouth]

Johnny and Craig Gannon.

[@chrisgoodson9312]

Craig didn't join while 86. Hsin is from 84

[@teib757]

Just untrue and a useless comment to make them look bad. Theres is clearly two guitar parts. You cant do two at the same time not even Johnny anyone.

[@marknewbold2583]

Overdubs, man

[@mcfairclough]

JC120.

[@carlos.paredes88]

Debo decir que suena mucho mejor que johnny marr

[@ptracey44]

This is actually really good - though still some way off a Smiths rendition of old: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3evfKyEgbJkis0

[@beetleything1864]

Why though ?

[@chazzanova1]

Not bad as a karaoke attempt...

[@wtfkurtis]

Is this a joke? lmao

[@filipematias5127]

Sacrilege !

[@jubear1493]

Cheer up son.

[@woody5831]

Who the hell came up with this mad idea terrible

[@noelabrera6634]

Why ?

[@woody5831]

@@noelabrera6634 you really need telling omg 😅😅😅

[@jayfunk5988]

Think they smashed it Rick doing Morrisy a tough gig....

[@woody5831]

@@jayfunk5988 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oblivious1]

Terribly good you mean

[@garymay8905]

Love this song but not this any drunk on karaoke would be the same .Stay away from the smiths you out your depth stick to max bygraves .

[@jamesclark3293]

Clueless

[@silvav2880]

Bravo Rick!