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Despite being the two figureheads of one of Britain\u2019s greatest bands, Morrissey and Johnny Marr<\/a> were essentially oil and water. Luckily for them, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce represented some source of starchy liquid that bound them together, to make musical greatness \u00e1 la pasta sauce from a nonna\u2019s kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n But recent years have shown how the two creative pillars occupied either end of the band\u2019s respective spectrum, and since the split, that gap has only seemed to widen. Hopeful talks among fans of a prospective Smiths reunion<\/a> are soon squashed by the pair, who confirm that it will never happen on personal, creative and legal grounds. Which given, the age of relentless reunions, is perhaps the one great shame of modern music.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because when The Smiths were firing on all cylinders in the mid-1980s, they were one of the greatest outfits to ever do it. Johnny Marr\u2019s guitar playing<\/a>, combined with the obscure pessimism of Morrissey\u2019s songwriting and vocals, took alternative music into a new, refreshed space. This was much needed for the decade, which was ultimately in sonic limbo after waving goodbye to the vibrant punk scenes of the late 1970s.\u00a0<\/p>\n While The Smiths\u2019 sound could be quite rightly seen as a departure from that, it was ultimately punk that inspired the band. While it\u2019s hard to picture Marr and Morrissey agreeing on much these days, the fact is, they shared a love for one iconic punk rock album that helped form the foundations of their working relationship. <\/p>\n