Mar 22 2021
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Rejected alternate titles: (1) "Morrissey's Pseudo-Intellectual Musings About the State of the World, Delivered with the Subtlety and Nuance of a Monkey Operating a Chainsaw," (2) "In Which Morrissey Paradoxically Accuses Other People of Being Boring," (3) "Morrisey Finds a Way to Whine About His Press Clippings on What Feels Like Every Song," (4) "We give up, Morrissey - just put something that sounds like you're simultaneously threatening and seducing the consumer, and we'll Photoshop a Tommy Gun into your hand later. Signed, The Producers." Best track: First of the Gang to Die
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Aug 13 2021
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I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies
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Feb 18 2021
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Oh, I am the quarry, am I? I'm not sure what villainous plans you have for me Morrissey, but I'm only half interested in what you have to say. Are you planning on drilling into me? It that your twisted fantasy, is it? To have me, ME! covered in vegetables, laid out in front of you, legs spread with my coin piece pointed towards you, trembling, whilst you warble miserably about foreigners and meat, licking your lips and greasing up your penis. You sick, vegan, racist, self satisfied, bequiffed prick. I'm in.
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May 26 2021
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Love this record. Hate this human.
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Dec 30 2023
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My god, his stuck his head so far up his own ass this time that he’s starting to wiggle the shoulders in too.
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Jun 29 2021
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I'll just focus on the music and not the complications that the actual person Morrissey brings up. It's a decent enough album filled with Morrissey doing what his usual, very english, often dark but oddly comedic alt rock. It's decent enough with a few tracks that shine and nothing truly offensive but it definitely doesn't feel as essential as some of his early work (most notably his The Smiths output of course).
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May 24 2021
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I confirmed what I have always suspected, I hate Morrissey.
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Jun 13 2021
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Morrissey is a pretentious bastard & his music sucks.
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Jun 23 2021
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Morrissey has low self esteem but he's a complete tosser so he's going to take it out on everyone else. Anyway, enjoy this hatefuck of an album.
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Nov 11 2023
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When I first saw this pop up, I audibly sighed because Morrissey is such a miserable & whiny twat. I decided to push my feelings aside & listen...after all, I do love some of his & The Smiths music.
Well I ended up enjoying this so much, I listened twice. First of the Gang to Die is fantastic, and the rest sounds like classic Moz. Moz wins this challenge. 4.5
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Aug 15 2021
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Fuck Morrisey
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Apr 14 2021
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Absolute banger, his lyrics are unmatched in music! Really really enjoyed the album. Just a shame that he ended up becoming really UKIP/Brexit-y. Everyone gets over their Morrissey period apart from Morrissey!
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Jan 12 2024
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No. 95/1001
America is not the World 4/5
Irish Blood, English Heart 4/5
I Have Forgiven Jesus 3/5
Come Back To Camden 4/5
I'm Not Sorry 4/5
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores 3/5
How Can Amybody Possibly Know 3/5
First Of The Gang To Die 4/5
Let Me Kiss You 3/5
All The Lazy Dykes 4/5
I Like You 3/5
You Know I Couldn't Last 3/5
Average: 3,5
You can definitly see that he was already on track for his later extreme views. But nothing offensive yet, just regular anit-establishment views. So this didn't defer me from this record. Thought it was an alright alt-rock album. Maybe a little pretentious in some cases.
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Dec 31 2023
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There is no need for this self centered, egotistical fuck to have at least 3 albums on this list ffs. This depressed, bleeding heart douche is so busy telling everyone how great he is and how he's better than everyone else... It's sickening. To quote Come Back to Camden:
"and I remember that I am alone
Alone
For evermore"
... I wonder why, you insufferable douche canoe.
Favourite songs: The First of the Gang to Die, The World is Full of Crashing Bores
Least favourite songs: America Is Not the World (go eat a hamburger and calm the fuck down you pretentious ass hat.... Morrissey is not the world either I'm sad to tell ya), "Irish Blood, English Heart" (oooh, tough guy Morrissey can't be bought.... Fuck off), I Have Forgiven Jesus (he's also apparently better than religion), I'm Not Sorry, How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (no one cares), All the Lazy Dykes
Thank fuck that's over...
1/5
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Oct 20 2023
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It came as such a pleasant surprise. After a couple of obscure minor albums, Mozz reinvented himself and relased his masterpiece. Brave, catchy, infectious, glorious, 'First of the Gang to Die', 'Irish Blood, English Heart'... just a bit of filler towards the end, but much stronger as a whole than all his previous -and later (Oct '23)- efforts
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Jul 28 2021
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Je ressens bien sûr un pincement au cœur de n'accorder que trois étoiles à Morrissey.
Je sais bien que les ventes de cet album ont permis la construction de vingt-deux orphelinats et d'une centaine de puits en Érythrée. Je suis également au courant de ses nombreuses actions humanitaires au Laos et de son combat pour la reconnaissance du génocide arménien. Je n'oublie pas non plus qu'il participe de manière active à la recherche contre le cancer avec des dons quotidiens.
Cet album n'est juste pas aussi formidable que son auteur.
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Jun 16 2024
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This was boring to listen to. Like the same mindless droning on every song. And lyrically he just complained about a bunch of other countries, and world politics, while also complaining about how terrible he's personally been treated. Overall, I won't be recommending it to anyone
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May 17 2024
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Pretentious and boring. Ick.
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May 10 2024
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Dreadful.
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Apr 14 2024
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I love it when these are easy:
Three Morrissey solo records down, one to go.
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Jun 04 2021
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I am not a fan of Morrissey at all. Two of his albums now that I didn’t enjoy.
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Jun 13 2024
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Absolute first class pop. Great song writing & performance. Been a long time since I last heard Morrissey. Loved it!
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May 12 2024
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Okay okay okay. Literally banger after banger. This one got me through work
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May 04 2024
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Sometimes, you want intricate layered metaphor, and other times you want Morrissey. He hits you over the head with unveiled distaste. As always the voice and the instrumentation are immaculate.
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Feb 28 2024
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There's some damn good Moz songs on here. It's probably a 4 but as usual, this gets an automatic 5 to counter all the 1 star whiners.
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Feb 18 2024
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Rating: 9/10
Best songs: Irish blood English heart, The world is full of crashing bores, The first of the gang to die, I like you
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Jan 29 2024
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This album has very pleasantly surprised me. Some of the songs are absolute bangers. The lyrics are very well written, eloquent, and at times very beautifully poetic. The sound is a nice blend of old and new, lively, quite catchy and the guy's voice I just love. It just makes me feel things. Big thumbs up.
Favorites: "First Of The Gang To Die" and "I Have Forgiven Jesus." But all of them are good. 8/10
After reading some of the other reviews I noticed that Morrissey seems to have obtained a negative reputation. Still, I'm choosing to separate the artist from the art here as you usually should. The music's good.
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Jan 05 2024
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Morrissey is the goat!
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Dec 08 2023
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I didn't think I'd like this one very much because the title says that I'm an empty shell where all the rocks were removed. Or does it also mean that I'm the one being hunted. And why do British people say "Herb" as "erb", but you can't say "Hunt" and "unt"? Anyway, it's much more solid than your typical rock, I'm sure.
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Dec 08 2023
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Yeah, I know Morrissey is kind of a twat. At some level, I'm probably some apologist, but for the most part I try to ignore the current Morrissey and instead embrace the Morrissey I knew at this time where he was focused on the spit and venom of Irish Blood, English Heart as well as some of the most beautiful songs ever in Come Back to Camden and Crashing Bores. The album is passionate and real. One of my favorites.
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May 27 2021
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4.2 - Starts with "America is Not the World" that finds Morrissey dishing out the kind of on-the-nose anti-US critiques that you might hear in a European youth hostel. Much of the rest of the record contains similar conversational political observations ("Irish Blood, English Heart", "Come Back to Camden). Characteristically, he's managed to seemingly set pages of his personal journal to beautiful melody, delivering them with his signature brooding vocals. I'd written off Morrissey as a solo performer, finding his politics unpalatable and his wordy song titles unapproachable. I'm pleasantly surprised.
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Apr 18 2024
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I really like his music. I wish he didn't suck so much
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Apr 15 2024
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It pains me to say that some of this is quite good. It's still a pub rock (meat) pie compared to The Smiths' sublime foie gras, but songs like First of the Gang to Die and The World is Full of Crashing Bores are actually fun.
He's still a horrid little NF div though.
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Apr 12 2024
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I love The Smiths and Morrissey’s singing and lyricism on those records. I cannot say the same for this solo project. It’s a far cry from what I loved from before. His sound is distinct from The Smiths, and is not one that I enjoy nearly as much. Morrissey is Morrissey, so if you disagree with what he says, you’ll simply dislike the song. He’s kinda like Kanye in that sense, unabashedly himself, which I do like. I disliked the opening song about America. Seems lowbrow, especially now after a black president. Sometimes the production on this album gets electronic and kinda strange. It can sometimes take you out of the experience. Standouts: Come Back to Camden, The World is Full of Crashing Bores, First of the Gang to Die, and Let Me Kiss You.
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Apr 01 2024
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Reminded me of Oasis but less annoying. Accessible easy-to-listen pop-rock. I liked it a lot but the lyrics were so noticeably bad that I'm removing a point.
Stand-out: First of the Gang to Die
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Jun 18 2024
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Gah enough of him!! Too much on here. 78 whiny minutes.
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Jun 21 2024
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God I hate Morrissey. Setting aside his more than odious rightwing views, this was unbearable. His lyrics read like a teenager in the first flush of puberty discovering word and emotions for the first time, his vocals are dreary and grating and the music lacks the fun and energy of the smiths.
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Jun 12 2024
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Fuck Morrissey
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May 15 2024
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Barely got through 2 songs before having to turn this shite off. Where's the zero stars option?
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Nov 02 2023
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Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm:
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sometimes Always
The Smiths - Ask
XTC - Ten Feet Tall
Gene - Still Can't Find the Phone
Pixies - Velouria
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Oct 12 2023
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never cared for morrisy. and while i agree with some of the messaging in this album, it just feels preachy coming from him
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Aug 16 2021
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Hate him
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Oct 03 2024
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I was listening to morrissey when the power came back...10/10
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Sep 16 2024
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15/9/24
Surprisingly thoroughly enjoyed this album.
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Sep 05 2024
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Är ju så bra :(
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Jul 25 2024
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Irish Blood, English Heart
First of the Gang to Die
4-5
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Jul 24 2024
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Super mellow, I liked every song - great vibes.
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May 09 2024
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English is not my first language and I cannot always understand the lyrics of the songs. I just hope that they are not saying the same BS that he says in many of his interviews and that they are not racist, far-right stuff. My score is based solely on artistic merit (minus the lyrics) and the fact that I like him so much as an artist.
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Apr 24 2024
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Simply Morrissey.
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Mar 22 2024
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Stand by my belief that Morrissey gets way too much hate. This is a great album which is kind of comedic in both its candour and hyperbole.
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Feb 10 2024
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The typical Morrissey album, but somehow different, somehow better
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Feb 06 2024
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very interesting album, very good sound. Enjoyed it a lot.
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Feb 01 2024
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I’m into this kind of music and will definitely do a deeper dive.
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Jan 22 2024
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Simply Morrissey.
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Dec 15 2023
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Melody & great lyrics. Ignoring is questionable politics (hard I know) this is an album to go back to repeatedly.
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Dec 11 2023
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So. Stupid. Good.
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Nov 15 2023
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cool
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Oct 14 2023
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Excellent as ever
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Aug 13 2021
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Never really listened to Morrisey, but I like this album a lot. His lyrics are poetic in a refreshing way.
Lots of interesting guitar sounds on this album as well. It’s cool how every song sounds different, but they somehow all fit together. Great stuff all the way through.
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Jun 26 2021
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Excelent. Beautiful songs
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Apr 21 2021
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Algo que me gusta mucho de Morrissey es que las canciones a veces parecen más como diálogos (?), como si te estuviera contando algo mientras canta, casi como en un musical (?) jajaja y además tiene un estilo muy contundente, sus letras son imperdibles. Sí me gustó, pues
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Feb 25 2021
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Could it be I like you?
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Feb 18 2021
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Q. What does Shack like to eat for supper?
A. Quorn Chops*!
*Neil Morrisey special
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Apr 21 2021
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Gran disco que sí quiero seguir escuchando y escuchando, no tenía presente que de acá es una canción que me gusta mucho de Morrissey "Let Me Kiss You", que tiene una vuelta de tuerca casi devastadora. Lo siento como un álbum romántico para gente fatalista, derrotista, pero con un buen conocimiento de lo que pasa en el mundo (?). Amé también "America Is Not The World" (excepto por lo de I love you), "The World Is Full of Crashing Bores", "How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?", "I Like You" y pues claro, otra ya conocida también: "First of the Gang to Die". 10/10
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Dec 02 2024
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This album reads like an unapologetic continuation of the Smiths' sound, and I honestly really like it (or most of it, anyway). Morrissey's grandiose British bellow is on full display here. It adds this quirkiness and energy to the music that few others can match. The drumming is also pretty strong here. The lyrics are goofy, and it's hard to tell whether that's intentional. It makes for a more entertaining listening experience, if nothing else.
If you're giving a review to someone on the basis of them being a bad person - or, in Morrissey's case, blatantly opinionated - then you'd darn better give 1-star reviews to all the pre-2000s rock artists on this list. (Which is the majority of the list.) Because those people invariably suck at least as much as Morrissey, and some of them have done horrible things that Morrissey couldn't hold a candle to. My rating is partially to make up for the abundance of low reviews with silly reasoning behind them. Sure, maybe the guy's insufferable, but the music doesn't have to be.
4/5
Key tracks: Irish Blood English Heart, I Like You, First of the Gang to Die
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Dec 02 2024
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I’m at a 3.5 that will get bumped up to a very begrudging 4.
I simply don’t have a link to Morrissey’s stuff in a more personal sense to feel like the art is inseparable from the artist here like it is for other problematic performers (looking at you, Mr. West) – I know the guy’s kind of a shithead (I’m being very generous with “kind of”), and I’ve got to reckon with that, but I think I can live with it, for one reason or another.
I’ll say this; because I know he is who he is, I paid a whole lot of attention to the lyrics on this album, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I think I like Morrissey when he’s not fucking complaining. The best tracks on this album are the ones that avoid overt bitching about society or ones that avoid when he goes “woe is me” and gets all self-referential and whiny. When he's fucking complaining, I despise the man, but at least he complains to some good instrumentals.
There are 6 tracks I really liked on a first pass; “Irish Blood, English Heart”, “I Have Forgiven Jesus”, “Come Back to Camden”, “First of the Gang to Die”, “Let Me Kiss You”, & “All the Lazy Dykes”. That last one is probably the most controversial pick up there (especially with that title), but I think it’s a genuinely progressive track for the time, even with the chance that it’s just Morrissey trying to court controversy of some kind. He still performs it, so he has to believe in its message to some degree.
The other 6 tracks are at least technically sound, and none of them are necessarily bad, they’re just either not super engaging or lyrically rather annoying. There are times where I thought another singer or band (namely Oasis, who he really tries to ape at certain points on this album) would’ve killed it on some of the more average tracks. It’s never in the soundscape, even if most of the tracks rarely feel like they’re from 2004. They all sound good, but instrumentally, this really feels like it’s jumping around from the late 80s to the late 90s to me, in a way that’s noticeable, but passable.
Ultimately, I did like the album, and I like it enough to bump it up to a 4, begrudgingly. It trims the awkwardness of Viva Hate down, has much more concise songwriting and energy in the tracks, and when he’s not bitching and moaning, this album really works for me. Of course, he moans and bitches a lot, but at least he’s moaning and bitching in a better way than he did on Viva Hate. I could (and probably will) come to regret the 4, but for now, it just feels kinda right. At the very least, I think it’s no less than 3 (or a 2 if you REALLY fucking hate this guy, which is fair).
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Nov 28 2024
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Me getting this before any of the Smiths records is a good thing because now I can get my complicated thoughts about them out of the way: I PREFER MOZ SOLO. I'm disappointed it wasn't Vauxhall and I, though that is also on the list, but generally speaking I adore Moz's voice. He's the part of the group that really made the Smiths work for me and I'd gladly hear him glide over waiting room Britpop for the rest of his career.
Something about Morrissey's smug Brit posturing becomes really endearing over time and I'm not sure if there's a proper comparison I can make. Matty Healy is a similar brand of douche and I love his music but you rarely understand why he is the way he is from listening to a 1975 song. With Moz what you hear is what you get, and for some odd reason I like that quality. He did seem to lack a filter when naming track 10 but that's neither here nor there; even at its most theatric and unapproachable, this thing works for me.
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Nov 28 2024
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Surprisingly entertaining.
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Nov 24 2024
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морриси сольно какой то не такой, как в смитах. просто и с кайфом.
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Nov 13 2024
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Morrissey sounds like an insufferable human being, to such a ridiculous extent that I sort of respect him in a way that transcends understanding.
I think this album is superior to any The Smiths outing, so I can definitely say he's at least a good artist with confidence.
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Nov 08 2024
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Not my favorite but I still love it!
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Nov 07 2024
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I enjoyed this. The opening track, \"America Is Not The World\" is very apt for today, the 6th of November 2024.
I Have Forgiven Jesus is great!
I love the mood of the album in general. 4 stars for that.
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Nov 07 2024
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I like a lot of The Smiths/Morrissey but this was surprisingly enjoyable, because of amazing production from Jerry Finn of Blink-182. Really updated Morrissey's sound for the 00s and gave the songs a great boost.
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Oct 29 2024
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We both unexpectedly really enjoyed this. It's basically '80s Smiths vocals and verses with late-'90s pop-punk choruses.
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Oct 23 2024
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I divorced my opinions on the man from his music on this album.
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Oct 22 2024
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I found this one kinda hard to rate, nowadays I would rate it as my second favourite morrisey album below Vauxhall and I but for some stupid reason I gave that a 3 and your arsenal a 4 (and really Vauxhall should be a 5 and your arsenal a 4)
Anyway that’s besides the point a bit as it had some of my absolute favourite morrisey songs on here such as Irish blood English heart, first in the gang to die and I like you but then there’s some forgettable fodder like all the lazy dykes. I think it’s a 4/5 it’s got some really high high’s just a bit of filler to cut.
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Oct 17 2024
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I enjoyed You Are the Quarry. Multiple great tracks, including 3 in a row at the beginning of the album. I also like "The World Is Full of Crashing Bores" and "First of the Gang to Die." At times it's kind of darkly humorous ("It brought you the hamburger / Well, America, you know where / You can shove your hamburger") which is enhanced by Morrissey's vocal delivery. There's a weird time-displaced quality to the album too; it doesn't feel like an album from 2004.
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Oct 11 2024
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Megabra pop. Fantastisk röst. Alltid älskat Morrissey.
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Oct 11 2024
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Alltid varit svag för Morrissey även om han tyvärr är rätt dum i huvudet. Flera riktigt bra låtar på denna.
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Oct 08 2024
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I like this guy's vibe. Very melodramatic. Like the heavy use of minor notes and dissonance
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Oct 04 2024
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If we can seperate the artist from the music for a minute, this is a very competent pop/rock album. While there are no real standouts, every song is at least "fine", and the album flows nicely and is an easy listen. I, for one, enjoyed it. 3.5/5
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Oct 02 2024
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Surprisingly good!
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Sep 26 2024
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Love this mopey bastards
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Sep 26 2024
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Pretty good.
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Sep 26 2024
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I love everything by him. Such a sweet voice.
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Sep 21 2024
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Ok, Morrissey is an arsehole. And some of the lyrics on this are so risible they made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion; I'm not sure the humor was intentional. But you know what? I enjoyed the album, quite a lot. Going to separate the art from the artist and give this a four.
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Sep 20 2024
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it's a shame about who morrissey is as a person because this unfortunately kind of slapped.
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Sep 20 2024
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four stars because this album was hilarious. i don't know if that was the intent, but morrissey has bestowed upon us plebeians an excellent comedy album from on high. and how could it be anything else, considering the sheer earnestness with which he bemoans anyone and everyone he can focus his tommy gun sights on?
from the opening track, "america is not the world," you already know what kind of album this is going to be. he then goes on to complain about anyone who isn't literally exactly him, including the labour party (?) and lesbians (???) sorry we're all such crashing bores, morrissey, and we are forever grateful that you deigned to write these songs for our boorish ears to listen to and our feeble minds to attempt to comprehend!
we also have here some of the most morrissey song titles to ever exist. "i have forgiven jesus," "i'm not sorry," "the world is full of crashing bores," and "how can anybody possibly know how i feel?" really put things into perspective. astronomers, forget the heliocentric model of our solar system - we've gone full morrissentric now.
despite the myriad issues with this album, some of these tracks admittedly slap. irish blood, english heart and the first of the gang to die go particularly hard.
favorites: those two and i have forgiven jesus
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Sep 19 2024
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Bit whiny in places but that's a bit like complaining that the sun is hot. The music was way better than I expected.
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Sep 12 2024
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It’s ok Morrissey, America hates you too!
Good album though
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Sep 09 2024
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This is an overall good album. A lot of the songs are quite catchy and approachable. A number of tracks do tend to descend into generic Morrissey warblings, but thankfully it's not too many. First of the Gang to Die is a tune!
3.5 rounded up.
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Aug 29 2024
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I do love/own this album. But not sure it's one I'd put as his best (Vauxhall and I - IMHO). 'America is not the world' already has outdated lyrics (America has had a black president now and looks likely to get it's first female black president, hopefully) although the sentiment is still the same, also a shame he turned out to be a proper douche. The world is full of crashing bores 'and I must be one' is sadly now correct. Politics aside, it's a solid album. 4 stars.
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Aug 29 2024
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Really like this new-to-me album!
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Aug 22 2024
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As an American, not aware of any of this guy's controversies, I thought it was a pretty great album, so I'll judge it for that.
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Aug 17 2024
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Just went down a lunchtime rabbithole reading about Mexican Americans love of Morrissey. Album was better than expected. First of the gang was the standout
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Aug 17 2024
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Good stuff. I remember hearing Irish Blood… when it first came out and really enjoying it as it was quite different lyrically and stylistically from the rest of 2003/4 but never investigated further, wish I had. It’s a lot more accessible than I’d have thought too, I can imagine he’s been approached by people to cover stuff here and because hes Morrissey just telling them to do one or just not replying.
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Aug 15 2024
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Для 2004 года необычно, крутой голос и звук
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Aug 10 2024
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I think I’ve said this for most Smiths and Morrissey albums, but I really don’t want to like his music because of what an absolute bellend he is. However, for the most part, I have found his music to be annoyingly good. This album didn’t grab my attention quite as much as some others (aside from First Of The Gang To Die which is such a damn good song), but there frustratingly still isn’t a bad song here. I hated his voice when I first heard him, but I’m also annoyed to say that this has grown on me. I still find some of his lyrics to be a bit too “woe is me, everybody look at how sad I am” but overall, this is a good album.
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Aug 04 2024
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Although he’s a huge prick, I really enjoy it 😅
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Jul 24 2024
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I recently had to confess to my friend – who is a huge fan of The Smiths – that, despite my general superiority complex around the band given how frequency I mock people who are stereotypical fans of The Smiths, I actually really, really like them as a band. This made her gasp, smack me, and then yell at me at the lesbian bar for refusing to go see Morrissey with her earlier that year, despite the fact that she had just broken up with her boyfriend at the time, who was supposed to go with her.
No no no, I insisted, I like The Smiths; Morrissey is still both pretty gross (albeit complicated) and deeply obnoxious (and doesn’t complicate that truth ever; in fact, he makes it apparent the minute he opens his mouth). Johnny Marr and Co., though, those boys are all right with me, but only those boys.
I did leave out one crucial detail. I had never listened to a Morrissey solo album.
Now having listened to You Are The Quarry, while I do still find him to be both pretty gross and deeply obnoxious, and would still say this album is sometimes too much of one, the other, or a third worse sin – the sin of being saccharine as hell – I now think I have to find a way to tell my friend that maybe, just maybe, I actually like Morrissey. At least as a musician, and at least on this album, which is pretty damn good.
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