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 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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Jun 13 2021
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Morrissey is a pretentious bastard & his music sucks.
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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 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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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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May 10 2024
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Dreadful.
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May 17 2024
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Pretentious and boring. Ick.
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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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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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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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Jan 05 2024
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Morrissey is the goat!
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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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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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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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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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May 12 2024
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Okay okay okay. Literally banger after banger. This one got me through work
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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 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 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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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 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 18 2024
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I really like his music. I wish he didn't suck so much
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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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Aug 16 2021
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Hate him
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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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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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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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Jun 12 2024
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Fuck Morrissey
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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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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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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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Feb 25 2021
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Could it be I like you?
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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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Jun 26 2021
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Excelent. Beautiful songs
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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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Oct 14 2023
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Excellent as ever
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Nov 15 2023
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cool
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Dec 11 2023
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So. Stupid. Good.
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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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Jan 22 2024
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Simply Morrissey.
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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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Feb 06 2024
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very interesting album, very good sound. Enjoyed it a lot.
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Feb 10 2024
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The typical Morrissey album, but somehow different, somehow better
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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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Apr 24 2024
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Simply Morrissey.
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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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Jul 24 2024
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Super mellow, I liked every song - great vibes.
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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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Sep 05 2024
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Är ju så bra :(
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Sep 16 2024
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15/9/24
Surprisingly thoroughly enjoyed this album.
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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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Jan 13 2021
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I forgot how much I love Morrissey. This isn't even my favorite album.
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Feb 11 2021
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NIce
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Jan 20 2021
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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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Jul 02 2021
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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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Apr 15 2021
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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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Feb 11 2021
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Dig his voice
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Jan 28 2021
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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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Apr 21 2021
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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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May 17 2021
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Goede rock zoals ik vaak schreef. Maar dit klink alsof het artic monkeys heeft geinspireerd
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Feb 18 2021
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For someone who hates meat, he's very gammon. He would hate SHACK's breakfast choices.
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Apr 21 2021
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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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Jan 29 2021
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love morissey - hate nazis
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Feb 25 2021
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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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Feb 25 2021
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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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Feb 25 2021
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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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Apr 29 2021
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There are some genuine bops on here, and Morrisey is as sharp and sardonic as ever. It's pretty good.
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May 06 2021
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Me gusto, no se entre 3.5 y 4
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May 29 2021
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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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May 21 2021
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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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Jun 16 2021
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Monster
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Jun 13 2021
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pretty nice
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Jul 28 2021
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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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Jul 29 2021
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Está bien.
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Aug 04 2021
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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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Aug 26 2021
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-"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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Sep 28 2023
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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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Oct 04 2023
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Political, relevant. Such a unique and lovely voice too!
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Oct 04 2023
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I had no idea what to expect with this album, but I loved it. His vocals, the instruments, his political commentary. What a ride.
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Oct 05 2023
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The singing is great, it’s a great singer songwriter album. Really fun music, really good at what he does. Nothing ground breaking, but any song from the album is really a good time
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Oct 15 2023
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Morrissey
Genre: Alternative rock, pop rock, indie rock
2004
Standouts: Irish Blood English Heart, First of the Gang to Die, I Have Forgiven Jesus, First of the Gang to Die
Others: America is Not the World, Come Back to Camden, I'm Not Sorry, Let Me Kiss You, All the Lazy Dykes, You Know I Couldn't Last
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Oct 16 2023
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Morrisey tekee kyllä varsin hyviä levyjä, tykkäsin tästäkin. Teksteissä onnistuu koskettamaan tietynlaista melankoliaa hienosti. 4/5
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Oct 16 2023
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Mies on ihan dorka mutta aika makee levy. Perhana tekis mieli olla tykkäämättä mutta ei voi mitään kun vaan tykkään. Hieno ääni ja joku sellanen tasapaino stygeissä.
4/5
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Oct 19 2023
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Wow I love this album, reminds me of the Strokes I think? May be the wrong band to compare to. Also lyrically this guy is great.
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Oct 20 2023
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I think Morrissey is a bad human but I did think his album was annoyingly good.
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Oct 21 2023
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Beter dan ik verwachtte. Het is minder depressief dan The Smiths. Al zijn de teksten wel nog altijd donker, de muziek maskeert dat een beetje
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Oct 26 2023
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bangör
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