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You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2004
You Are The Quarry
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2.94

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1685
Genres
Rock
Indie

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Mon Mar 22 2021
2

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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Thu Feb 18 2021
3

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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Tue Jun 29 2021
3

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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Wed Jul 28 2021
3

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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Wed Jun 23 2021
2

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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Sun Jun 13 2021
1

Morrissey is a pretentious bastard & his music sucks.

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Fri Jun 04 2021
1

I am not a fan of Morrissey at all. Two of his albums now that I didn’t enjoy.

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Mon May 24 2021
1

I confirmed what I have always suspected, I hate Morrissey.

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Fri Aug 13 2021
1

I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies

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Wed May 26 2021
5

Love this record. Hate this human.

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Wed Apr 21 2021
5

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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Thu Feb 18 2021
5

Q. What does Shack like to eat for supper? A. Quorn Chops*! *Neil Morrisey special

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Wed Apr 21 2021
5

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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Wed Apr 14 2021
5

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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Fri Aug 13 2021
5

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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Wed Jan 13 2021
4

I forgot how much I love Morrissey. This isn't even my favorite album.

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Wed Jan 20 2021
4

Despite how much I don't want to like Morrissey, I actually liked this a lot. Good music for depressed people.

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Fri Jul 02 2021
4

I was starting to think I just don't like Morrissey, but I did enjoy this album. He's a crank but he has some good points. This may sound like a dig, but my favorite part of the album was the last minute of the last song, "You Know I Couldn't Last," when that cool bass line kicks in and they rock out to the finish line - I could listen to that on repeat for a while.

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Thu Apr 15 2021
4

Tenía buen recuerdo y pensé que iba a ser un 3 estrellas seguro, pero veo que es de 4 o 4 y medio para mi gusto. Además de las clásicas: "Irish Blood, English Heart" y "The First of the Gang to Die" hay otros buenas canciones para los seguidores de Morrissey o incluso de los The Smiths. America is not the World, I'm not sorry, I like You, ...

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Thu May 27 2021
4

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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Thu Jan 28 2021
4

Not as good as Your Arsenal or Vauxhall and I, or probably Ringleader..., but a solid comeback and the one that got me into Moz

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Wed Apr 21 2021
4

Me gustó mucho, pegajosos momentos de instrumentación, una voz grave muy agradable, letras chiditas. Top 3 en no orden particular: Irish blood, English heart, Let me kiss you y I have forgiven Jesus. Mood: Rocksito etereo, materia prima de las onditas alternativas del hoy?

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Mon May 17 2021
4

Goede rock zoals ik vaak schreef. Maar dit klink alsof het artic monkeys heeft geinspireerd

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Thu Feb 18 2021
4

For someone who hates meat, he's very gammon. He would hate SHACK's breakfast choices.

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Wed Apr 21 2021
4

Su último gran disco. Ha tenido grandes canciones después pero este es su último clásico. Conecté muy cabrón con Irish Blood, English Heart en su momento, creo que ahora más. Es como un himno para mí en contra del Estado mexicano. En fin, es un disco lleno de verdades, de esas que son para llevar junto al corazón. Y de hecho, me atrevo a decir que si revisamos las letras de este disco, veremos reflejados las neurosis de las generaciones 18-24 actuales. Narcisismo a flor de piel. Aquí está su futuro, lo siento, así es la vida. Yo ya me veo aquí. Y te va a pasar a ti. Ojalá tuviera la banda un ápice del sentido del humor y vulnerabilidad que se ve escucha por aquí. Posdata: sí el mundo está lleno de gente aburrida, por lo general es la más popular. Ya por favor acepten que quieren se amados. La rutina de “odio el amor romántico” se está poniendo de hueva.

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Thu Feb 25 2021
4

Manche Texte finde ich schon etwas Strange ( "Irish blood, english heart") aber vielleicht steigere ich mich da jetzt auch rein oder habe eine falsche Perspektive. Ansonsten super Album. "He is the first of the gang" , "I like you" ...

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Thu Feb 25 2021
4

Bei mir kommen ganz viele Erinnerungen an die Zeit vorm Abi hoch wenn ich das höre. Das Album war 2005 auf dem mp3-Player, den ich von meinem Freund geliehen hatte. Tolles Album, aufregende Zeit, keine Smartphones :)

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Thu Feb 25 2021
4

Hab im Gegensatz zu euch zwar keine Ahnung, wer das ist, hab das Album aber sehr gerne einfach 2-3x durchlaufen lassen. Sehr gute Entdeckung.

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Thu Apr 29 2021
4

There are some genuine bops on here, and Morrisey is as sharp and sardonic as ever. It's pretty good.

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Thu May 06 2021
4

Me gusto, no se entre 3.5 y 4

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Sat May 29 2021
4

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Powerful lyrics, great vocals. Might have to give some more Morrissey/Smiths a try.

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Fri May 21 2021
4

Brilliant album. Great pop songs. Witty, heartfelt, acerbic. One of his best post Smiths records. Highlights: Irish blood, English heart; I Have Forgiven Jesus; First of the Gang to Die.

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Wed Jul 28 2021
4

Mon petit pêché mignon que ce bon vieux Morissey, présent pour la 37ème fois en 2 semaines dans notre bon vieux générateur. Je craque toujours pour sa fine epaisseur d'algue, entourant un riz cuit a point, qui laisse place à une explosion de saveurs avec la découverte du coeur saumon/avocat. A n'en pas douter, le meilleur élément de la carte du générateur.

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Wed Aug 04 2021
4

some beautiful tracks here - i'm not sorry, first of the gang, you know i couldn't last. Obviously the first signs of dubious politics and being generally unpleasant (...crashing bores, Irish blood, English heart etc., lazy dykes.. ).

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Thu Aug 26 2021
4

-"America Is Not The World" and "Irish Blood, English Heart" are both pretty awesome -"How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?," "First of the Gang to Die,' "I Like You," and "You Know I Couldn't Last" are quite cool as well

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Thu Sep 28 2023
4

I had forgotten how great this record is. I'm not sure if it is his best but it's close.

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Tue Mar 23 2021
3

I dunno what to expect from a Morrissey solo album. Kinda keen? First song name is funny but I'm already bored of the entry level America criticism stuff. See how the rest goes. Second song is really cool. Lyrics are annoying when I listen to them, music and vocal melodies are good if I don't hear the words. Album cover is pure arrogance. Got old towards the end - every song sounded the same and had the same "ooh look at me I'm an edgelord" attitude. Still, 3/5.

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Tue Sep 22 2020
3

Fine music, I like his voice, cadence, etc fine enough. Just not my style lyrically. Too eccentric yet...blunt?

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Wed Oct 14 2020
3

Musically interesting, but lyrically too hamfisted.

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Wed Dec 16 2020
3

Not bad but nowhere near his early stuff. Interesting first song.

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Thu Feb 04 2021
3

Good album but not something I would come back to regularly. Sounds feel very iconoc though. I feel it would fit great into nostalgic movies or series.

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Thu Feb 11 2021
3

I didn't know any of the songs on this album. I though the first two songs were kinda interesting. I do like the sound of Morrisey's voice.

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Wed Feb 24 2021
3

Decent. Not his best work but decent

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Fri Jul 02 2021
3

Kind of done with Morrissey at this point. But it's okay.

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Mon May 17 2021
3

same morrissey vibe as ever: the great songs are *great* and the non-great songs are....not great.

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Thu Feb 18 2021
3

Probably the last of his great albums before he outed himself as the rock n' roll Nigel Farage. These days big mouth strikes again and again and again and heaven knows I'm miserable now.

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Wed Feb 17 2021
3

frustratingly not that bad to listen to. if only he wasn't such a bell end. like a huge bell end. I've got some decent memories of this album due to being about the time i went to all the festivals and he was also at a lot of them probably crying about burgers.

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Thu Feb 25 2021
3

Schönes Britpop Album. Gleichwohl auch ein paar Lieder, die ich erstmal als "Füller" bezeichnen würde. Andererseits, zwei echt geile Lieder. *He was the first of the gang...*

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Fri Jul 09 2021
3

Hmmmmm…I like The Smiths and I like Morrisey but this album just passed me by….one great tune does not an album maketh! Poor compared to what I was expecting. But as with all music, one mans milk is another mans poison. Don’t start on this if you’re like “hmmmmm Smiths and Morrisey” 3 stars.

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Fri May 28 2021
3

-i thought it was pretty good -think my favorite song is I Have Forgiven Jesus

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Fri Jun 18 2021
3

Nice, although most songs sound the same.

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Fri Sep 22 2023
3

I don't know that I would have put You Are the Quarry on this list, but I also don't know that I would have expected Morrissey to put out an album this good 20 years into his career. Lyrically, Morrissey is scathing and acidic as ever when he wants to be, turning on a dime to reveal great vulnerability and pathos. He sounds excellent here, with anguished, self-loathing and torchy vocals that recall his best solo work from the late 80s/early 90s. The quality of individual songs might vary, but it's never not interesting. Fave Songs: Let Me Kiss You; Come Back to Camden; America Is Not the World; I Have Forgiven Jesus; Irish Blood, English Heart; The World Is Full of Crashing Bores

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Wed Sep 27 2023
3

This is my 7th Morrissey album, and I feel like the rating I give always depends on what mood I'm in. But then again, right after this album, Spotify threw me a Smiths deep cut and I thought, "yeah they were much better then." As always, he has a nice emotional melancholic voice with widely personal lyrics, but I feel he gets even more and more egotistical. Like what the hell is with "The World is Full of Crashing Bores"? Get off your high horse, fucking hell. Based on how he behaves in real life, I genuinely think he truly believes he's better than every other songwriter. It's nice production. Very modern, atmospheric with cool electronic synths and a bare semblance to his 80s jangly upbringings. The harder riffs amplify his more emotional lines, but more often than not I find it's counterproductive to his style. The outro "You Know I Couldn't Last" is too over-produced, with the hard riffs clashing with the soft genuine vocals I think he's trying to go for. But at the same time, his vocals feel unnecessarily harsher to keep up with those riffs. The first few 3 tracks essentially show the extent of what he's capable of, with the most experimental sounds, but the rest of the album feels like it's trying to match that. And sometimes he does. But for the most part, it's not worth it. There are some really good tracks, and a lot of it is at least decent. But most of it is boring and repetitive. It's not very innovative or genuine, feeling rather commercial. For most of the deep cuts, I could hear a one-minute snippet and feel like I get the basic gist. For example, "Come Back to Camden" is just a complete bore except for his lovely falsetto near the end. Not worth the rest of it. I should emphasize by no means is this a bad album. None of the tracks scream cringe (beyond the lines where he's too full-of-himself). In fact, this is probably his best album post-1994. It's certainly consistent, produced well, and not overtly bloated. He's still got impressive vocals, and his lyrics are genuine and poetic. And as mentioned, some of his songs here are super good and match the hard style. For what he was trying to evolve into, this was his best shot. But I much prefer his earlier discography, and it's harder to find things I like that isn't just comparing to what he used to do. Favorites: Irish Blood English Heart, This World is Full of Crashing Bores, First of the Gang to Die, Let Me Kiss You

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Thu Sep 28 2023
3

I was only vaguely aware that Morrisey was still making music post Smiths and was surprised to find that he's actually been pumping out so much material. This album was very well produced and Morrisey's voice sounded great. The material itself was okay, not as musically interesting as earlier songs, but there were some good tracks and it was all nicely put together. I didn't hate on the lyrics as much as I thought I would; they were basic but nothing I wasn't expecting. I doubt I'll listen to this again, so I'm going to give it 3 stars, even though it felt like a strong 3, maybe a 3.4, not quite enough to push it up to a 4. I'm probably letting myself be swayed a little by the fact that Morrisey is a bit of a dick?

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Sat Sep 30 2023
3

Goes along nicely. Bit pretentious, but not unlistenably so.

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Fri Feb 05 2021
2

Morrissey; the icing on Johnny marrs cake. Unfortunately if you take away the cake, you’ve got a lump of inedible icing. Just dull!

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Fri Sep 25 2020
2

So British. I particularly enjoyed that most of the songs were under 4 minutes. Didn't hate it, but not my cup of tea.

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Wed Dec 02 2020
2

Musically great, could be a great album with a different frontman. Lyrically sounds like it was written by a 14 year old. Probably a 4/5 if it was an instrumental album.

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Fri Jul 02 2021
2

Tired of Morrisey at this point in his career. Tired of "comeback" albums on this list as well. This doesn't resonate for me emotionally. I feel like his lyrics have become less refined and more clumsy on this. Production is too clean and verging into corny territory at times. It's also got one of the lamest album covers I've ever seen.

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Fri Jan 29 2021
2

I like the Smiths but can’t get into this. - Pete

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Fri Apr 30 2021
2

Meh. He's got a lovely voice, and writes heartfelt lyrics, but the sound is just boring to me!

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Tue Jul 20 2021
2

Ew, just could not get into this one. Listened to the first few tracks, skipped through the rest. Sorry.

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Sun Jul 18 2021
2

Couldn’t finish it. Morrissey went way overboard on sounding pretentious and entitled and it’s not a good look. The production is stellar, I’ll give him that.

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Fri May 28 2021
2

Meh, just not a morrisey fan

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Wed Aug 04 2021
2

Tried hard to like this album....but just couldnt.

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Tue Aug 10 2021
2

I liked this when it first came out. Even bought it. Nice tunes and some interesting lyrics. Just not enough to make me want a repeat listen.

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Fri Aug 13 2021
2

I'm sorry Morrissey. I just don't care. Every time I hear you, I just think about how middling The Smiths would have been without Johnny Marr. It was a big hurdle for me to get to the point that I liked the Smiths. Then, I even learned to like them BECAUSE of your voice and lyrics (never thought that would happen). I need more time to be interested in your solo work (and you need to find a better guitarist to replace Marr). Better yet, make amends with Johnny and get the band back together.

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Tue Aug 17 2021
2

Whew. Opening with capital Opinions on America and Forgiving Jesus soured me to this one pretty hard. Kudos to Morrissey, though: His musicality keeps things from sliding all the way into Melodrama. The sonar beep on I'm Not Sorry is even pretty interesting. Great cover, too. But Moz: Still not for me.

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Tue Sep 19 2023
2

Full of all the snide, sniveling complaining I’d expect from Morrissey. Dude was whining about cancel culture decades ahead of anyone else. Only managed to incentivize myself to finish this one by reading the amazing hate fest of a comments section, giving this LP two stars for giving me some good laughs and the sheer audacity of the things this man has to complain about

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Mon Sep 25 2023
2

Why not to go solo. The Smiths were brilliant because of the contrasting feeling between the music and vocals. His nihilistic emotion seems less tongue in cheek without Marrs melodies. More serious, like he means it, truly. Regardless of how good and clever they are, the words just don't hit the same. Ends up middle of the road more times than not. 2.5/5

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Thu Jan 28 2021
1

I like Morrissey but not this album.

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Thu Jan 28 2021
1

First song was hilarious. Rest of the album sounded about the same, just with different lyrics for each song. Maybe shoulda paid more attention to the lyrics because they're clearly the focus of the music. Beyond the lyrics, there's not much here musically.

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Mon Mar 08 2021
1

Some off the melodies are quite good but the lyrics and the singing just makes it sad music for sad people

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Mon Jun 07 2021
1

Ooof. This almost seems like a satirical take on Morrissey. 8th graders might find this deep.

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Thu Feb 04 2021
1

When an musician continues to make music that is generally irrelevant (or redundant), there are only 2 reasons -- they are a narcissist and desire to prove they are special, or they are a true artist and their very life demands they make music. Which is Morrissey? On this record, I choose the former. The last album that had any relevance for me was "Southpaw Grammar," but that was "the end of the family line."

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Thu May 13 2021
1

Very cheesy, not sure why this is on the list. Didn’t finish the album.

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Wed Jul 07 2021
1

Ugh. Somebody get this guy some Zoloft or something… sad sack singer writing sad sack songs. And while I appreciate the spirit behind “America is Not the World” (a song sadly MORE relevant now than in 2004), it doesn’t mean I like listening to it. Pretentious and overwrought. Pass.

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Wed May 19 2021
1

I really dont like You Are The Quarry

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