The Smiths before they exploded — raw, hungry, and gloriously miserable in Hamburg '84.
Live at Rockpalast in Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany on the 4th of May, 1984. Setlist: 1) Hand In Glove 2) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 3) Girl Afraid 4) This Charming Man 5) Pretty Girls Make Graves 6) Still Ill 7) Barbarism Begins at Home 8) This Night Has Opened My Eyes 9) Miserable Lie 10) You've Got Everything Now 11) Handsome Devil 12) What Difference Does It Make 13) These Things Take Time 14) This Charming Man II 15) Hand In Glove II 16) Barbarism Begins at Home II
Acting
Morrissey's theatrical misery — every gesture calculated, every word weaponized
Sound
Marr's guitar tone: crystalline, urgent, barely contained
Direction
Wagner captures a band on the precipice of legend
Director
Christian Wagner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was The Smiths' first German TV appearance, filmed mere weeks before their debut album dropped.
Rockpalast broadcasts built the band's European following before British mainstream radio would touch them — German audiences saved British guitar music, again.
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