You Are The Quarry

never cared for morrisy. and while i agree with some of the messaging in this album, it just feels preachy coming from him

I knew Morrisey had controversies surrounding him but didn't know details. Listened to the album first and liked it good enough. Then I read about the musician behind the art and just yiked constantly. such a shame.

At first I was like ugh Morrissey again? But then I actually didn’t hate it

I always want to try really hard to approach a Morrissey album with fresh opinions. I want to say something more substantive than "Jesus Christ, what a fucking wanker" But here we are. Jesus Christ, what a wanker! (Happy 1,001, Tom)

Ekki besta platan hans, en ágæt þó.

A perfectly fine record made by the master cry-baby.

Moerisey's lyrics are laughable in parts. He comes across as a bitter petty man without much to say. The music is just mediocre.

Not in my edition of the book. 2004. 3 stars. I was quite prepared to dislike this - I don't care for Morrissey's singing or his views - but its actually quite good. Decent tunes and some sharp lyrics, offset by the usual self pitying/self-loathing you expect from the miserable Mancunian racist.

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

Really bland, don't really see anything to keep me listening or any original ideas whatsoever. (38%)

I had no idea what to expect with this album, but I loved it. His vocals, the instruments, his political commentary. What a ride.

Political, relevant. Such a unique and lovely voice too!

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

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

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?

Not too bad: When I saw the album cover I just thought it was the most middle-aged, cheap 00s photoshop in the world. The level you see on 'best of' CDs. The album itself was nothing to write home about. Just Morrissey being him and singing with a guitar to back him. Nothing special or to come back to.

This man seems insufferable. The music was ok.

God this guy is a prick. Also don't like The Smiths. Trying to be deep and smart but sounds like an idiot.

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

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

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

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

-"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

Fuck Morrissey

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.

Hate him

Fuck Morrisey

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.

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.

I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies

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.

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.. ).

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

Está bien.

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.

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.

Nice, although most songs sound the same.

pretty nice

Monster

Excelent. Beautiful songs

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

I really dont like You Are The Quarry

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.

Meh, just not a morrisey fan

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.

Neet mien tas thee

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

Naja

I love the Smiths so much, and have a weird fascination toward Morrissey. I love some of his solo work, and this album is just okay to me. Having a decade now between me and my high school years where I was obsessed with everything the Smiths, I now see that Johnny Marr really made that band what it was. That being said, I love Morrissey’s voice and I love him as a lyricist. He never fails to make me laugh. “The World is Full of Crashing Bores” had me laughing pretty hard: “ Lamenting policewomen, policemen Silly women, taxmen, uniformed whores They who wish to hurt you Work within the law This world is full, So full of crashing bores And I must be one 'Cause no one ever turns to me to say ‘Take me in your arms Take me in your arms And love me’” God I love him. But also totally understand why he is such a polarizing person. You are the Quarry was a fun listen, but at times felt like divorced dad rock. I also love the album cover. Likes: Irish Blood, English Heart Come Back to Camden I’m Not Sorry The World is Full of Crashing Bores First of the Gang to Die

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.

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

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

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).

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.

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

Me gusto, no se entre 3.5 y 4

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

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

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!

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

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...*

Not my vibe at all tbh

Could it be I like you?

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.

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 :)

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" ...

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.

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

love morissey - hate nazis

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

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."

Dig his voice

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

false

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

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, ...

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

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

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.

oh Morrissey

Nice

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

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.

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

Decent. Not his best work but decent

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.

I like Morrissey but not this album.

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

NIce

2.8

Love this record. Hate this human.

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.

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.

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.

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

Morrissey is a pretentious bastard & his music sucks.

Pretty OK.

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

Musically interesting, but lyrically too hamfisted.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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