Your Arsenal

“So what shall we call the album?” “Well, he’s usually introduced on stage as ‘Here he is. He’s an arse! He’s your arse! He’s Morrissey!’” “We can work with that.”

He’s still got it 🤟

Better than I had expected, having assumed that most of the talent in the Smiths was Marr and the others.

Not usually what I go for but here we are! It wasn't bad

I enjoyed this one - guy is still a dick.

Morrissey is a knob but I didn’t dislike the album, I think the production was better than the Smiths albums. Some decent songs on here

"You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Side" and "Glamorous Glue" were real surprises. I really enjoyed those songs a lot. "Tomorrow" was the closest that he came to capturing the Smiths magic. The rest of the album was very unexciting.

I liked this much more than I thought I would. It’s more rock than usual for Morrissey.

Not the worst Morrissey album, like the riff on the first track.

Faintly satisfying but mildly irritating, like peeling dead skin from a toe. One listen down and no noticeable highlights but that could change further down the line. He's the ur-arsehole of people like Pete Doherty and Russell Brand who I love and hate in equal measure. I find conflict and moral quandary really uncomfortable so perhaps I should excise these people from my life and have done with it.

Crooney but ok to listen too

Després de l'ensopegada que va suposar 'Kill Uncle', Morrissey va tornar amb una nova banda i les piles carregades amb aquest 'Your Arsenal', un grapat de temes que estan entre els seus millors en solitari: 'Glamorous Glue', 'We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful', la controvertida 'National Front Disco'... Encara l'havia de millorar amb el seu posterior 'Vauxhall and I', però aquí Moz deixava clar que la seva vida postSmiths estava molt lluny d'estar acabada

Average, not his best

I'm thoroughly annoyed by the cover art and title so we'll see how this goes. Of course it rocks. Artful and surprisingly subdued, I particularly appreciated the titles and overall flow. I'm getting big David Bowie vibes. 3.5/5 stars because patriarchy.

ok naman!! parang, boringly british. arctic monkeys-esque

5.5/10. i don’t care about the british being concerned about themselves. i love the top track, it’s surfy sound and acknowledgement of near begrudging relationship between speaker and listener. i need you and you need me and we’re all the other has so let’s get going. we’ll let you know feels like a better glam glue, especially with the sonic dissonance and distortion, a feeling of only wanting to share pain with the dedicated who care about them as people, and acknowledging the pain they may inflict as a consequence of the repetition in their lives creating tension we hate it when is crabs in a bucket you’re the one for me is actively knocking the album down many pegs. these guys just can’t help themselves. the final three home stretch is a powerhouse

He said what about my weight?

This is the second morrissey album I have gotten and by far this one was much better than the first. Although not something I would listen to regularly, I actually had moments of enjoyment while listening to this one. Overall not bad but exceptionally great.

This wasn't terrible, but it must be said that any enjoyment I got from this album was down to the backing band and not Morrissey himself. Best track: We'll Let You Know

from Morrissey’s fourth studio album we once again learn he: 1) feels sorry for himself 2) hates anyone who isn’t british 3) loves fat chicks unfortunately, for as iconic as Morrissey is, really only in context of The Smiths does his voice ring with an indisputable magic. post The Smiths however, without the cosmic chemistry of Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce, everything Morrissey does is just derivative and makes one long for a bygone era. there’s some memorable moments, sure, but gosh can you just imagine how much better this would be if he wasn’t such an insufferable prick and didn’t destroy one of the greatest bands of all time? anyway it’s a decent album.

Didn't feel all that different from a Smiths album. I like The Smiths but this was slightly underwhelming. It was pretty good overall but nothing stood out, besides the usual cheeky lyrics.

This is my second album by Morrissey (third of you count The Smiths) on this generator. The first record was Viva Hate, which was gloomy and depressing. This album was similar, but not as heavy on the doom and gloom. This record was more indie rock focused, whereas the first album was more like goth rock. Morrissey still hasn't cheered up on this record (came out 4 years after Viva Hate (my first reviewed album)). Apparently he is a bit of a tool, which comes across in his lyrics, which sound preachy and pretentious by times. Overall, not a bad record, but I found myself constantly zoning him out. His voice is just too moany for my tastes. Plus, it's a beautiful day outside, I don't feel like moping about listening to fucking Morrissey all day. Cheer up dude, have a burger ffs. Favourite songs: Glamorous Glue, The National Front Disco, You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side Least favourite songs: We'll Let You Know, I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday 3/5

Morrissey never reached the peaks of the Smiths. Musically proficient with quirky lyrics but it’s hard to separate the art from the artists frankly abhorrent views.

Good! This one rocks more than I expected. Standouts: Glamorous Glue, Tomorrow Others: You’re Gonna Need Someone on You Side, We’ll Let You Know, Certain People I Know, We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful, You’re the One For Me, Fatty. Seasick, Yet Still Docked, I Know It’s Going to Happen Someday 3/5

Very upbeat for sad bit music

Very generic "I used to be in a great band" kind of music.

Instrumentals were good but I didn't like the vocals. The didn't add much and were often more distracting that impactful to the songs. Still wasn't a bad album but nothing outstanding here in my opinion.

A pretty solid, consistent set of Morrissey songs. None of them really sound like classics though, and (maybe as a result), neither does the album.

It was decent, Glamorous Glue and Certain People I Know were the only two standouts for me. I did enjoy it more than I anticipated considering my apathy for Morrissey. 3 stars

Bouncing cutting edge for it's time.

"Your Arsenal" is more than a decent record, but Morrissey did much better during his legendary career, especially in the years with The Smiths. His music is still good here, but just not too memorable.

HL: “We’ll Let You Know”, “Seasick”, “You’re Gonna Need…”, “Tomorrow” First couple songs sound like they’re from a different album entirely Though I liked most of the various musical directions taken (including musique concrete in “I Know it’s Going to Happen Someday” & “We’ll Let You Know”), it’s not really essential listening. And then there’s “England for the English”, but it’s ironic! shut the fuck up

Alright I suppose

I still can't really get into Morrissey solo work as much as the Smiths, it's just ok. He needs Johnny Marr.

Never got into the Smiths when I was growing up, and certainly never listened to Morrissey in any depth. In fact, I had him blocked on Spotify. The tunes have their moments, although the album doesn't start well. When it gets a bit more jangly towards the end it's better probably, although he can be a little turgid at times and comes across as a right twat. Not terrible, but it didn't change my view of Morrissey, which is a shame. Perhaps when I get to some Smiths it'll be Johnny Marr who grabs me and makes me listen.

I do like a bit of Morrissey, I just try to ignore the questionable politics.

It’s Morrissey alright

More like "Your Arsehole" Has anyone done this yet? I always like his music more than I think I will, but he's just such an enormous knobhead. Even if I didn't know he was a knobhead, he eminates knobhead energy so strongly in his lyrics and vocals.

A surprise to be sure, but a pleasant one. Wasn’t expecting much from a Morrissey solo album but it wasn’t bad at all.

Great artist, meh album

Well, I've never heard about Morrissey before. It is my first album. I don't understand all the haters in the ratings before, it is not bad. I have a main problem with the mastering of the album, but these are enjoyable tunes.

Well his politics are starting to show and he was clearly always insufferable. Like Tomorrow's repeated plea "TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME." Nah, bro, it's cool you love yourself more than enough for the rest of the world. here's the thing though, it is a great voice that finds odd ways around the instrumentation behind him and Ronson and the Smith's like band produce a very appealing Glam sound. The problem is Morrissey. I could listen to this all day long if it all didn't start to become distasteful around the end of "We'll Let You Know" peaking at a feverish rate with "We Hate It..." Such talent wasted. ugh. At least other seemingly insufferable front men like Sting and Bono aren't showcasing the worst of humanity. And while Father John Misty may (I italicize because I am incredulous) be doing it all as a show, it is clear now that there was no facade or affectation here, Morrissey was telling us all about himself. He's clever. He's talented. He's also the worst of us.

Good tunes throughout

I wasn't massively into this tbh, as James says it is just like the weaker stuff of the Smiths.

Hmmm, it was okay I guess, sounds like B sides of the Smiths, stuff that just wasn't good enough to go on an album but instead it's just Morrissey.

I'm bummed. Not that this album doesn't have a few highlights that make it worthwhile to listen to (opener "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" and closer "Tomorrow" easily come to mind here). That being said, I just can't bring myself to forgive the Moz for pandering to the far-right parties of his country these days (all those UKIP and Brexiter morons of all stripes can eat shit, as far as I'm concerned...). Besides, one should never forget his unsavory public statements about immigrants "threatening" pure Englishness, or his incredibly dumb take about the slaughter of those Norwegian youngsters by a crazy far-right lunatic. And all those rancid "ideas" now polluting his mind (along with our eyes and ears) started here, with "The National Front Disco", the fourth track of this LP... Make no mistake, " The National Front Disco" is still a nice track, at least musically speaking. Yet it's quite a problematic one when it comes to its lyrics. And *now*, a few decades later, it's pretty clear that Morrissey's subsequent allegations that those admittedly ambiguous lyrics didn't mean he condoned fascist ideas were just a goddamn *act*. The man's downward spiral into despicable political stances started here, enough said. To be clear, my point is not to "cancel" the artist, whatever that word means. Nothing can erase the impact Morrissey has had on modern music, thanks to his tenure with the Smiths. But just like Kanye West, another "problematic" artist whose albums I really, really loved once, you can't take the stupid stuff that now comes out of his mouth lightly. So I would be lying if I said that listening to his solo albums doesn't make me feel queasy and ill-at-ease (that very same feeling I have with Kanye's records now). "Tomorrow, Will It really come? And if it does come? Will I still be human" Not in the full meaning of the word, Steven Patrick Morrisey, not in the full meaning of the word. But maybe becoming a sad caricature of who you once were is only "human" after all... Now add to this the fact that *Your Arsenal* is not a perfect record anyway, and here's how you can use his spot in this list for an artist that would deserve it much more than him. It's not easy to step in Johnny Marr's shoes anyway--not that the Moz's collaborators didn't try hard to do a good enough job on this one. Still giving an incredibly generous 3/5 grade to this album because of the music and songwriting, which is good overall, even if not always stellar. And as for half of those 3/5 albums, I won't include this LP in my own list of keepers. Let the hardcore fans talk about it on their own. As far as I'm concerned, I'm moving on. Number of albums left to review: 600 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 190 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 90 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 120 (including this one)

Wat op de achtergrond opgezet en collega's hebben er geen opmerkingen over gegeven...denk dus positief

It’s a decent entry into the Morrissey's solo endeavors. No truly standout tracks but the collection as a whole is very much worth a listen.

Surprenament pas si pire, mais beaucoup de pièces sonnaient trop pop typique de l'époque à mon goût. L'album démarre avec un banger mais c'est un peu up and down à partir de là. On dirait que la voix de Morrissey est moins pénible sur cet album, peut-être je devrais revisiter The Queen Is Dead.

Good, but all the songs sounded kind of the same.

I think it's just OK. The "heavier" sound suits his voice on some of the tracks, but on others it just doesn't seem to come together.

в целом хороший альбом я вообще не понял, к чему первые два трека, потому что с We'll Let You Know начинается совсем другая музыка, которая сильно интереснее это просто хороший крепкий альбом, отдельно отмечу We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful - крайне забавное содержание крепкие 3+

Ну мы тип слушали уже дважды Смитов. Каких-то принципиальных отличий я как-то не почувствовал. Да, может быть звук стал чуть-чуть потяжелее моментами. А где-то наоборот слишком ушёл в попсу. Короче это больше звучит как классика, чем Смиты, но их стиль всё равно узнаваем. За третий альбом тоже четверку ставить? Ну, может хватит уже... P.S. We are the last truly British people you will ever know - "чуваки из глобала" пишут, что это расизм. Посмеялся, но задумался.

Ну чё, три плотные такие, хотя в начале думал 2/3, но вторая часть норм, не на 4, но норм

I've not really heard much from The Smiths so I have no past affinity for his music, I thought this was alright. Unfortunately he's a massive cunt so he can get fucked. Highlights: You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday

I really like the smiths, so thought this would be up my street..... Nothing particularly grabbed me here. It doesn't have the humour (intentional or not) that the smiths has. Nor the angst and melancholy that I like. Also no Johnny Marr either! I don't dislike the sound, just not what I thought it would be. I'm fairly sure Morrissey has better albums than this, perhaps they'll turn up. He's also done and said a fair amount of dodgy stuff in recent years... Can usually take what he says with a pinch of salt as that's what he does, but not so much recently. But art from artist and all that

Punchy but not many hits.

Always liked the smiths but hated morrissey so was expecting to hate this frustratingly it’s pretty good, won’t make my regular rotation so 3 stars

Very basic album

I love the smiths and I like Morrissey but I think this effort is mediocre, relatively speaking. More of the same, but less memorable and a bit bland

Interesting but nothing special

It was all right. I got kind of bored by the end. Nothing special, but not bad either.

Miserable Morrissey sounds pretty good here. Pleasantly surprised by this.

All the songs sound the same, nothing too exciting

Just seeing his face makes me annoyed, but I do have to admit that some of the songs on his album were really good. Not a fan of the album cover or name, but the music itself is alright for the most part. Fave track(s): You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side, I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday

A few years into his solo career, we get to inspect the all-important question: was Steven Patrick Morrissey the heart and soul of The Smiths? No. Well, not really. Morrissey's lyrics and mood were still an integral part of The Smiths, along with his ability to write hooks, but the production is definitively not as good. While Smiths records were beautiful and intriguing, Your Arsenal stands as a generic rock record that happens to have Morrissey's vocals atop. Perhaps the most interesting part is the sampling on I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday, which feeds the song a rich ambience even before Morrissey opens his dumb mouth. Man I can't stand Morrissey. He's such a moron. He wrote some of the best songs of the 20th century and now he's an old jerk of a man. I hope he retires and communes with nature so that he leaves us all alone. Goodbye!

There's something I really like about this guy's music but I can't put my finger on it. Music and vocals sound simple but comes across as good music. I did like the Smiths album I got a little better than this solo album

Ehhhhh

Very Morrissey

Morrissey be like I’m a sad piece of shit

Good

I’m so sick of the egregious over-representation of Morrissey on this list my immediate reaction was 2 stars, no matter what. But I have to come to terms with the fact that my issues with him are mostly not about music, at which he’s certainly competent. Alternately (and sometimes simultaneously) maudlin and self-important lyrics are the primary sins here as always.

not bad

I’m more of a Smiths fan than a Morrissey fan but this is still good. 3.5/5.

3 stars for childhood nostalgia.

The signs of Morrissey's curmudgeonly racism are beginning to show by this album. The good stuff is excellent, but I can hardly bear to listen to him now, knowing what he has become and almost certainly was all along.

Starts a bit meh but the last few tracks are solid

why is it whenever i think about a specific album or a specific artist and when i'm going to get them, they get generated for me the next day? in this case i was wondering about when i would get my first morrissey solo album its good, but i prefer his work with the smiths

Nothing special about it, but not too bad, another album that I would rate 2.5 if I could

Favourite song: You’re The One For Me, Fatty One for the karaoke: We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful One for the car: Glamorous Glue Big in Mexico

I thought this album was good. All songs are decent but it’s missing a good ol’ Cemetery Gates baby

Of all the Smiths/Morrisey albums (I think this is the 4th) that have been served me, this is the best so far, in my opinion, and really the only one I've enjoyed.

Aardig, zo hipster

not bad

Uncanny. I've just had a Smiths album and commented that I wouldn't judge them on Morresey being such a twat. Well here we are Marr-less. Interesting. Its an OK...solid...would i listen to it again , probably no.

If you've heard one Smiths song you've heard this entire album before. I'm not a huge Smiths fan and this guy really is one note in terms of music. Every song sounds the same and he can't seem to be diverse at all. But at least it's short and isn't offensive (unlike the man himself). Generic and bland. 2.5/5

In Ordnung. Nett zum ein mal anhören.

This a tough one. I still don't have an answer on where you separate art from the artist. Even before all the more recent stuff, I wasn't the biggest fan of Morrissey the person, but there are Smiths songs that I just love and when hearing them they take me back to a different time in my life. At the end of the day it really has nothing to do with him, and more for my own experience. I never really listened to much of his solo stuff, but this album was pretty good and I really liked a few of his songs. The "Fatty" song I get is tongue in cheek, but still just doesnt sit well. Songs to Add to Library: You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side Glamorous Glue

I actually liked the fatty song as a teen.

I've checked out on Morrissey a bit after the algorithmic glitch which has frontloaded him these past weeks. I feel like this list is overstating the cultural importance of a midly influential group. That said, I found this more melodic and listenable than the last one we had to listen to.

Morrissey... the insufferable white Kanye.

I don't like Morrissey's voice. So kudos to "Your Arsenal" for getting at least a few songs in before the vocals started to grate on me. Maybe it's not his voice itself, but how he uses it, often in a whine that exaggerates his accent (like when he pronounces last "laaahssst"). Some songs had pretty good guitar that I enjoyed until the vocals and lyrics got in the way. Don't remember which ones... it was a week ago. Maybe I should stop listening to 80% an album and then forgetting to finish and review it.

I’m gonna need to figure out the secret to Morrisey’s success on this album. He’s gonna have to give up the goods. Either that or maybe the record company is gonna have to tell me. I was gonna say Mick Ronson, the producer, was gonna have to let me know, but he died a year after this album and can’t. The real secret are songs with “Gonna” in the title as they are the strengths of this album (Your Gonna Need Someone On Your Side, I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday). Or better yet, Mark E. Levin is the success engine because he wrote the music for both those songs, the only two he wrote on the album. There are some other solid songs on this album too like Glamorous Glue and Certain People I Know. I would venture to say that there are not any truly bad songs on the album. Just not enough other solid ones to lift this album higher. Looking back at The Smiths reviews, I hated Morrisey’s voice while I enjoy it here. Im not sure what changed, but this is by far Morrisey’s best performance I’ve heard so far. I definitely like this album and would listen again. 3 & 1/3 star.

i can't tell if this is supposed to be kinda cheesy or not, but i can't help but smile when the guitars veer into batman theme territory. had a good time with this album

Good, not great.

So there is a period of time where Morrissey's popularity makes sense, and maybe 1992 was it. His vocals remain reminiscent of the 80s, singing from the top of the mouth rather than from the throat or gut, and musically the album is melodically pleasing. It would be objective to say that this album is good and worth listening to, except that the stench of Morrissey's musical messiah complex still manages to linger. If the listener can compartmentalize Morrissey from his own work on this album, one should have fun with it.

I quite like the album sonically but i can’t really try to ignore who the artist is. Especially not with the lyrics of some tracks like ”We’ll let you know” and ”The national front disco”(i know the latter one is supposedly satire but seeing morriseys own opinions on the topic kinda blurs the line) so i guess i’ll give it a 3/5 but its honestly closer to a 3.5

ehhhhhh, i dunno about this mr morrissey. also fuck morrissey.

Well, this is surprisingly up tempo and un-morose for Morrissey. I choose to give all the credit to Mick Ronson. But I don't hate this.

I don't really care about other people's politics, but when you have to shake your head because of lyrics like "At heart, what's left, we sadly know that we are the last truly British people you'll ever know" something is definitely wrong there. The music was very enjoyable!

Bueno

I enjoyed it but not my favorite Morrissey album.

First two tracks are pretty heavy ("You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side" and "Glamorous Glue") but the rest is a bit more chill. Not quite as good as the other Morrissey album I had ("You Are The Quarry")

Decent sound but nothing banging

I'm writing this right after listening and I don't remember anything about this album. Maybe there was a song about a fatty? Idk. Not great, not terrible. 2.5 if I could.

Melted into the background a bit. Pretty subdued pop rock sound. Definitely some Bowie influences. Pleasant, but nothing special.

I know what Morrissey's vocal stylings sound like, but I can't think of any Morrissey tune that I know...certainly nothing on this album. I didn't think that I would like a full album of Morrissey, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Some rockin' and some droning, but in total, it was okay.

The Smiths on tosi lähellä mun herttaa ja toki esim Morriseyn Viva Hate on todella upee tuotos myös soolopuolelta. Vaikka itse jäbästä voi olla mieltä niin musa tällä levyllä ei ihan saanut mua kiljumaan riemusta. Hienoja melodioja ja muutamii lyyrisii koukkuja mutta ei kyl tarjonnu mulle kauheesti uutta. 3/5

Listened Before: N I came in with preconceived notions about Morrisey and I have to say, I was a bit wrong. Pros: This was more of a rocker than I thought I would be getting from the former Smiths frontman. The first song, especially, was almost a grunge song. I can say I actually liked the rest of this well enough to listen a second time. His voice pretty great as well.. Cons: Morrisey comes off pretentious in everything I've ever listened to. This album is no different. However, I think maybe if I lighten up a bit, it comes off a bit more just sarcastic. The cover of this album is ridiculous, too. Apparently he thought he was pretty hot shit. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side", "Certain People I Know"

Interesting

I like some things from Morrissey. Your Arsenal arrives firmly at "Okay". I made it through the album, but I won't remember anything from this album to make me want to revisit.

Morrissey has a distinctive voice. I quite liked it at first but by the time the Smiths were done, his voice was starting to wear on me. Some of the louder songs such as Glamorous Glue and The National Front Disco are enjoyable partly since the heavier sound is different for him and done well but also since the louder music disguises his voice.

Lyssnade inte supernoga, men gillade det! Ska ge det mer av en chans med Morrissey, för att vara lite konservativ får den nog en

inte koll på va han pysslat med själv efter smiths mer än att va oskön, men tyckte det va bra men inte WOW

Smiths fast lite rivigare - gillade, men inget jag kommer snurra på daglig basis kanske

Morrissey was always “slash your wrists” kind of music, but sometimes with a political stance as well. As a result in my youth I hated it, drab, downbeat and melancholy. Today in reflection I may have been a little too harsh, however it’s still not music I enjoy nor would I search him out on Spotify. 3/5 on a good day

I'm never sure where to sit with his solo stuff. Christ morissey moans a lot, and there's some dodgy lyrics, but despite that there's a couple of really good songs and I liked this album. Fuck morissey tho!

I mean despite being a piece of shit the man makes good music 3

Instinctively I was repulsed when I saw that there was another album with this guy however I did enjoy this album as a whole more than "Queen is Dead" by the Smiths. Some lyrics are a bit dodgy. "Glamourous Glue" shows Tories have never changed. Finding out "You're the One for Me, Fatty" is supposedly about Chas Smash of Madness was surprising.

Está chido, pero refuerza mi no gusto.

Mjah, ik had hier toch iets meer van verwacht.

I like. Smiths vind ik erg tof en op deze soloplaat staan een aantal nummer die heel dicht bij het Smiths-geluid komen.

Die stem vind ik echt erg fijn. Niet enorm gegrepen door de muziek verder.

J’ai bien aime des bout et trouve l’ensemble assez bien. Certaines chamsoms sont tombes a plat. 3.25

Just one of many solid Morrissey solo albums, solid as in very solid. Sure, if you select his best solo songs you get material for a couple of albums that nicely compare with any Smiths album, but it is not clear why this album is on the list.

I'm finding Morrissey's singing still quite annoying, but this album didn't sound all too bad.

This rocked more than I had anticipated. Still not the biggest Morrissey fan but liking him more each time I listen to him. 3 stars.

7/10

I wanted to hate it but it was disappointingly mediocre

mopey art rock you might hear at Sports Basement. really hoping all those weird nationalism lyrics are ironic

First listening didn't impress me much, but after 3rd or 4th some of the songs appealed to me, especially Certain People I Know and We Hate When Our Friends Become Successful. Alright, it sounds as a really early indie. Satisfactory.

I'd never been part of the Morrissey bandwagon, but of course his music is inescapable and his voice so unique. A good, but forgetable album that you listen to without any stand out tracks. Pleasant.

Not bad, a few bangers, torch songs, overall pretty decent.

Was OK,

Harder edged than classic Smiths albums but Morrissey's distinct croon adds in unique color throughout.

I know of Morrissey but have never really heard his solo or other work. Reminds me a bit of the limited U2 I’ve heard. Alright but no real standouts.

Rock

Pretty decent album. Nice variety of sounds, and Morrissey is a decent singer as well. A bit felt too poppy for my taste, and therefore forgettable, but I wasn't offended by it. 3 stars.

Much different from The Smiths sound of Morrissey. We'll let you know has some very not PC overtones. I mean its a great Morrissey album, its just if you are on the fence about him like I am, then its hard to say if it shifts it for me out of 3 territory.

I'm listening to Morrissey and I'm not…sad??? Seriously though, Morrissey takes a lot of hits for being the original emo downer, but this is an upbeat rocker.

Lyrically it seems shock value is rated highly tunes wise it harks back all over the place.

This was a good album - slightly above average but not great. Top tracks: You’re gonna need someone on your side Certain people I know I know it’s gonna happen someday

Listenable. Did not care for the slow tracks.

Kind of bland. Every song sounds the same.

Conflicted about this one

Music was fine, just lesser Smith's really. Some problematic lyrics that remind you who you're listening to.

61. Bola para um lado, homem para o outro. A derrota é garantida. Vamos lá, é o momento da tua vida. Bola para um lado, homem para o outro. Tu consegues. Tu consegues. Tu consegues, caralho. Homem para um lado, bola para o outro. Andiamo, andiamo. Imagina-te já na rotunda da Central Square, caneco na mão, milhares de pessoas gritando o teu nome, milhões brindando nos bares. Hoje vão ser feitos bebés, muitos terão o teu nome. Serás estátua, estádio, feriado nacional. Ficarás na História como o carrasco que fez cumprir a vontade de uma Nação. Não terás sido figura passiva. És História a acontecer. Saboreia o momento. Quatro passos e já está. Por agora, bola para um lado. Homem para o ou--- MotA: We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful "With the world's fate resting on your shoulder / You're gonna need someone on your side"

It’s Morrissey. It’s not The Smiths. It’s just fine.

funky fresh vibes but dude’s a tory so

Rock and roll. A little strange but not the worst.

I think this the first time I have willfully listened to Morrissey. It is an alright album.

Energetic album. Wouldn't mind hearing it again.

Haven't loved Morrisey in the past, but this album did work very well. A surprise!

Another one I really enjoyed, but then, I like Morrisey. Lots of people don’t so it isn’t going to be for everyone! Worth a listen though, even if you’re not a fan. Kind of album I’d recommend to someone to start with Morrisey!

Dodgy lyrics, and it's not The Smiths, but worth a listen

I especially enjoyed the first few songs that had more of a hard, raw guitar sound. I would definitely take a full album of that. The rest was a bit hit and miss but I still enjoyed it. A definite 3.5 but I'm not as eager to replay the whole thing like I typically would for a 4.

klassischer Morrissey Sound. grundsätzlich 1 Punkt Abzug weil er so ein Trottel ist.

I think maybe another Morrissey album could be very good but this one isn't stunning really

Had no idea this guy and his band of way far out of the closet cock lovers did anything that didn't make me instantly vomit up yesaterday's breakfast. The opener on this one's surprisingly decent rockin' with that heavy take on surf themes in the instrumentals. The shoegaze elements in #3 were a totally unexpected touch of psych cool. Sadly otherwise the track foreshadows the descent into crap that the album takes from there. #5's gay country rock marks a bit of a low point of almost no return. With the exception of #8 and #9's cute vibey instrumental work, the rest of it is - while still head and shoulders above most anything I've heard of his before - mostly varying degrees of insufferable. If anything, the saving grace here overall is the psychey studio mix touches and samples sprinkled throughout, well that and the uniqueness afforded by the overt campness of it all.

Du très très grand Morrissey. En effet, le chanteur sympathisant skinhead nous alpague avant même de lancer l'album, à l'aide d'une pochette dévoilant toute son humasexualité. On peut dès lors lancer l'album dans de très bonnes conditions, nous sommes dans l'univers de Morrissey. Il va alors nou enchaîner de prouesses dont il a le secret. Ici, il critique ouvertement les hommes de couleur, les déclarant indignes de la race humaine. Là-bas, il arborre une perruque blonde, se mettant a nu et se déclarant femme, tel ses idoles de jeunesses les New York Dolls. De plus, Morrissey ne cesse de se manipuler les tetons tout au long de l'écoute. Cet album fut plus qu'une écoute, mais bel et bien un voyage dans la fantaisie du raciste chouchou de Robert Dimery

Identifiable sound from Morrisey, enjoyed listening

A primeira canção, you're gonna need someone on your side, é qualquer coisa. Gosto dos instrumentos carregados do álbum, sente-se um peso diferente, mas muitas das músicas passam ao lado, é um bom álbum que não me cativou tanto. Nota:6/10

Pretty good.

It was pretty good, but I wish that I could rate half stars because ideally I'd give it 2.5

Not actually that bad. Always thought of Morrissey as a moany bastard with shit music. Was surprised that his music isn’t that bad.

Didn't mind but find most Morrissey forgettable

Not a huge Morrissey fan, but its ok.

It's like... well, morrissey. ticks the boxes. another one i'd like to give 3.5

I had heard the name but never his music. This album was okay at best.

Decent

Het is muziek, niet vreselijke muziek, maar ook geen geweldige muziek

Some nice production touches here and there but nothing I'd come back to.

Did not dislike as much as I thought I would, mostly due to instrumentation. But, it's ok.

I prefer his stuff with the Smiths, but this is still a good listen. I'd give it a 3.5 if possible.

Love the record. Hate the human. 5 for the music and 1 for the person. So it gets a 5 with an asterik.

Yepp thats some UK alt rock for sure

Pretty sure this was the last Morrissey album I ever listened to, basically due to its lack of musical subtly.

Very solid pop record. Lots of hints of what I can only identify as early Arctic Monkeys influence, and at times close to Metric, which feels like a strange comparison indeed. Less out-there than Bowie, though, and I don't get the lyrical appeal just yet.

I am big on Smiths but never heard any of Morrissey's solo work, this is pretty great I am surprised that he holds up without Johnny Marr. Also, Mark Ronson's production is great and filled with obvious glam-rock sensibilities.

From the first track, which sounds like a Tin Machine tribute act, you realise that this is Morrissey trying something different. The second track, a sort of Jean Genie derivative, makes you suspect that what he's trying is to be Bowie. A few songs in and you understand that he might be trying something different and Glam, but what he's not trying to be is good.

begon aardig rockend... daarna werd Morrisey toch weer de zeurende zaag....

this was a slog, no standout tracks

Man what is this lists obsession with Morrissey? Everything I’ve heard from him sounds similar to a grating degree. Like he sounds derivative… of himself. Boring. I guess the beating heart of the Smiths was pumped by someone else

4.5

Very UK. Nothing special

As ever, pretty whiny and forgettable

Horrible person , album was ok

I still don't really care for Morrissey. At least he's only dubiously racist instead of outright racist this time around.

I hate how he sounds and i hate him as a person

Morrissey goes grunge! Tepid and uninteresting...

если слушать остальные сольные, то ничего особенного в этом если понимать о чем поет, то тоже ничего такого да социальный контекст, но это все средний инструментал и песни с иронией и болью, такое 2.6

I don’t get the appeal of Morrissey but to each their own

Morrissey sucks less than a lot of people say but there's a lot of him on the list. He's best with The Smiths. Moving on.

There is too much Morrissey on the list. So many albums that it becomes obvious to me that some don't need to be here. The mixing isn't great, his voice kind of gets lost in it at times. Nothing stands out for me on this one.

Good lyrics and great vocals don't make up for lack of compelling songs.

It’s pleasant to listen to, I just don’t find anything that special about him. Likes: You’re Gonna Need Someone on your side; The National front disco

Better than I had expected as it's got a more obvious rock sound. Maybe thanks to Ronson's involvement but I still don't think it's up to much. In fact I don't understand why there as so many Morrissey solo albums in this list. Can't get my head around it. I hate Dylan but I get why he's on here so often. Morrissey I can't see why that is the case.

Didn’t want to like this and I still don’t really. After living in Manchester I kind of got sick of Mancunians noshing this man off every 5 minutes and never gave him the time of day. I can see why NQ / Hackney / Bristol people would like it though.

The Smiths were fantastic, and paired with the amazing guitar work of Johnny Marr, they’re an absolute joy to listen to. This album, however, has neither of those things. Musically, it wasn’t unpleasant by any means, but lyrically I was concerned by lines such as “England for the English” and “We’re the last British people you will ever know,” especially when you remember that Morrissey is an abhorrent racist.

I mean, I like the Smtihs, but I just can’t get into Morrissey by himself….

Heard it before. I like some of Moz's songs but I think I never really got into his full albums. I liked him as a member of The Smiths and you can tell he desperately tried to capture the same vibe on his solo music but lowkey failed. And the lyrics got weirder 2/5

This was better than I expected. I did not expect much, however. There are some technically good things in here. And I can appreciate why some may like it. I just don’t fw it. I find it decidedly “meh.”

Morrissey really rode that wave of goodwill generated by The Smiths into some fairly forgettable territory. you get the hallmarks of Morrissey as a performer (heart on sleeve, repeating lyrics he feels especially proud of) without the immediacy of strong songs and boundary-pushing band to back him up. there isn't a single song on here that made me think "oh yeah there they go"

Just to get it out of the way, I liked “Certain People I Know,” “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful,” “We’ll Let You Know,”and “You’re the One for Me, Fatty.” Pretty much, when this album is upbeat, it works. Despite being a Smiths fan since Mitchell got me ‘The Queen is Dead’ maybe my freshman year of high school, I never sought out Morrissey’s solo work. Listening to this made me go on a day’s detour back through some of the Smiths’ stuff. Morrissey-with-the-Smiths has got to be one of the best/funniest lyricists ever. He’s part of a tradition that I’ll talk more about when we get to The Modern Lovers where the line between sincerity and irony and self-awareness gets blown to pieces. Unfortunately, there’s little lyrical fun on ‘Your Arsenal.’ Where his work a decade earlier dealt in character- and story-driven songs, here they are much more vague: “With the world's fate resting on your shoulders You're gonna need someone on your side You can't do it by yourself any longer You're gonna need someone on your side” It might as well be “Wonderwall.” The parts I liked were more about the jauntiness than any distinct Morrissey-ness. I was gonna give it a 3, but the look through the lyrics of even the songs I liked made me kinda mad at how lazy Morrissey had become.

didnt know he was the smith sing appretate it but not playlist worthy

Mwoah

bez Marra to ten głos nie siada tak dobrze

No, thanks. I don't enjoy music made my xenophobic pieces of trash.

Fuck Morrissey.

This could be cool if Morrissey wasn't such a douche. 4/10

no me da mas...

The beginning of the silliness really. Lack of self editing or tunes means that his whiny voice becomes tiresome. You're the one for me fatty is the only decent song on the album and even that is a bit wearing on the 2nd listen

I went into this ready to hate it as I strongly detest the way Morrissey sings but I was pleasantly surprised! He seemed less 'Morrisseyish' and the instrumental was great, especially the bass. But then the wobbly vocalising started again which dropped a star for me. And then, despite not really listening to lyrics, my ears did catch 'the last truly British people you know'. Lovely. Oh and 'England for the English'. Also lovely. Makes it hard to enjoy music when it's overlaid by a warbling Jingoist. Everyone has a right to have their views. Everyone has a right to sing about those views. I have the right to not listen to it.

Morrissey is definitely missing something without Marr & Co - pretty dry, how did the fatty song make it past the drafts

I started this project to finally get around to listening to some of the classics that have been on my “I must listen to that” list for years. But also to broaden my musical horizons, and discover bands (and genres) I never even knew existed. And I have. After 275 days, 25% through this behemoth of an undertaking, I've learned a lot. I've realised that I'm a much bigger fan of Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno and Black Sabbath than I thought I was. I discovered the brilliant weirdness of Joanna Newsom, the MinuteMen, and Wire. I found out that Sly and the Family Stone and Isaac Hayes were making very different music than I expected them to, far exceeding my expectations. I developed a new appreciation and understanding of jazz. Hell, I even realised that I didn't hate Marilyn Manson as much as I thought I did. What I didn't anticipate is how much of a fan of Morrissey that Robert Dimery was. This is my fourth Morrissey album, including a Smiths record. I've gone into this with an open mind, trying to put aside any preconceived thoughts I've had about any of these artists. But it's frankly exhausting being objective about Morrissey. Instead I usually focus on the creative forces that he surrounds himself with. With The Smiths, that was of course the amazing Johnny Marr. And here it's Ziggy-era Bowie guitar virtuoso Mick Ronson, acting as producer. You can hear that influence right away. When I put this on today, my fiancée immediately said “that doesn't sound like Morrissey!” And she's right. It's like he took Ronson on to help him cosplay as a glam rocker. “Glamorous Glue” is Ronson lifting his own riffs and tempo from Jean Genie. “Certain People I Know” blatantly steals Marc Bolan’s EXACT guitar melody from “Ride A White Swan”. And “I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday” is pretty much just “Life on Mars” mixed with “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”. And, to be completely fair, those songs are actually enjoyable. But, I mean, that's because I like Bowie and T. Rex, not because I like Morrissey. Morrissey continues his nasally posh warbles, sounding to me like the same insufferable vocal melody for every single song. And insufferable is the word I keep using in these reviews. I mean, just look at the cover of the album. Morrissey flouncing about with an open shirt, showing off. Puke. So, a quarter of the way through this project, and I'm hoping the algorithm is just getting all of the Morrissey out of the way early.

I used to regard Morrissey quite highly. Maybe unwarranted so. But this list has completely taken all of that away by deciding to include almost every single album of him in absurdum. He's become a meme like Elvis Costello. I can understand including every Beatles or Led Zeppelin album which are actually good, but Morrissey? Come on. With that out of the way, I want to say that this might be the worst album of Morrissey we've had on the list. His dragging voice has become too much to endure by now, the melodies are dull, and the lyrics are ever as brooding. Definitely more rocky than his other records, which doesn't really fit him in my opinion. He should stick with his moody pop ballads.

Oh man, I've lost count of how many Morrissey albums have shown up on this list. At this point, I feel like the guy in Green Eggs and Ham. Sam-I-Am keeps insisting that if I just give it one more try, I'll finally love it. After this many Morrissey albums, I can confidently say: I do not like Morrissey here or there. I do not like Morrissey anywhere.

2.0 I know he is well-liked and maybe I am just not in the mood this morning, but not doing it for me. Some songs I almost like

I think the author of this book might have been a scene kid when he was younger because there is a disproportionate amount of post-punk music in this list

Just ok and a lot of the lyrics sound like novelty songs. Fatty and the successful friends one. Surely this is nowhere near the 1001 albums you should hear before you die. He is grating after about 30 minutes when the guitars aren’t jangly fun. Didn’t finish

did not love this one. morrissey being winey w basic rock

**An ok album

Eh

Although better than other Morrissey I have heard, definitely still not my favorite. I have another album a 3 when I wanted to give it a 2.5 so this one gets a 2 to split the difference.

There shouldn't be any Morrissey after Bona Drag

Flat & whiny.

-1 for the racism

I liked the vibe. Melancholic and catchy, soothing. However, not very stand out album for me

I didn't really enjoy the album but can't quite put my finger on why.

It's beige background music, you can put it on and forget its playing. Not awful, just uninspiring

Morrissey's solo career is eh

Good but mostly tuneless - still, pleasant noises

Your Arsenal runs through a variety of sounds. It starts with a couple glammy, almost hard rock songs. "We'll Let You Know" is atmospheric, with almost military drums, and nearly veers into dream pop by the end. After that is a run of upbeat jangle pop songs; "We Hate It" is probably the best, but it feels too short. The last three songs are dramatic ballads, with "Seasick, Yet Still Docked" feeling a bit like a worse "I Know It's Over." A lot of this gives off a similar vibe as that, where Morrissey's lyrics touch on the same themes but with diminishing returns. I like the musical variety - as opposed to just a bunch of indie rock tunes - but very little truly hits, making the album feel a bit scattershot. Plus, "National Front Disco" and "we are the last truly British people" have aged poorly, to say the least. A sometimes good but rarely fun album you could easily skip.

Whyyyyy is there so much of this whiny man

moany moper

4/10 Easily listenable not super memorable

I didn't enjoy it Just not my Thing IG

Too mellow for me

I’m not a fan of Morrissey; he’s a bit depressing for my liking, but I understand why others like him. My music collection doesn’t include any Morrissey.

Kinda boring

No está tan mal pero no lo volvería a escuchar ni aunque me pongan una nueve milímetros en la frente.

Sad and depressing, unsurprisingly

I was looking for some songs and then I found some songs, and heaven knows I'm miserable now

Similar to PJ Harvey, I’ll be happy to not hear another Morrissey album after this project ends.

I'm getting tired of hearing this guy. Favourite Track(s): Glamourous Glue Least Favourite Track(s): We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

I'm indifferent towards this one. Giving it a 2 because that feels appropriate plus Arsenal is in the album title. Up the Spurs.

It was fine. Not really my jam

His solo stuff really sucks, I think this is the best of it tho

The jangly pop-rock sound is pretty middling on this, but you can't argue with Morrissey's hangdog charisma and his ability to write sad, catchy songs. There are a few weaker tracks, particularly the more straight-faced ballads. What I really can't stomach is that he clearly finds right-wing nationalism cute, quaint, and rather appealing. There's a song about a National Front disco, which sounds kind of funny until you realise the album is drawn to this stuff multiple times, along with the hackneyed idea of being "the last true Englishman". The Front were a violent, racist scourge on Britishness, and Morissey seems to have been out of touch with reality for most of his career. I'm not generally that bothered about a singer's politics, but I wouldn't sit around listening to a song about going to the KKK barbecue either. 2.5*

Synes ikke der var så meget at komme efter her. Alt sammen fint men intet specielt.

IDK if he is trying to be like Billy Crystal or david bowie

Look, preconceived judgements of who he became in his later years and the rhetoric he succumbed to aside... I just don't think this is a good album. Yes, we can give him the benefit of the doubt that when he was writing songs The National Front Disco in 1992, he hadn't drunk the kool aid at that very disco, and he was actually kind of saying it was a bad thing that the lad is being swept up in it.. but honestly with a proper listen I think it's more ambiguous than that and I think maybe this was the start of his decline. I also genuinely do not think this is a good album, it doesn't slap at all like The Smiths stuff did - that I'll give a guilty listen to no problem. But with tracks like You're the One For Me, Fatty, this album is an absolute stinker and left me feeling a bit sick.

whaaaaaaaaaa

There was something so magical in the tension between Johnny Marr's effervescence and Morrissey's melancholy. The tracks here, in stark contrast, are musically banal and emotionally flat. Morrissey seems generally uninspired and almost cynical - practically fulfilling the prophecy of Paint a Vulgar Picture. Unfortunately, his few moments of inspiration (Tomorrow, and We Hate It...) are swallowed in the mediocrity they're swathed in.

2/5. To quote Jpegmafia “I cannot fucking wait until Morrissey dies.” Even divorced from him as a person I just get basically nothing from his solo career. I do like some of the Smiths albums, but solo Morrissey just puts me to sleep.

I hope this is the last Morrissey album I get.

I debated about this one for a while. There are some decent songs on here and it’s not as dour as I have come to expect from Morrissey. I can’t tell if songs like the National front disco were a veiled endorsement, or are just ironic now it’s clear that he’s a xenophobic piece of shit. Landed on a 2.

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I am once again baffled by Morrissey/The Smith's popularity and prevalence on this list. This was such a forgettable album.

I don't mind Morrissey's music (or The Smiths) and this is ok, but it certainly shouldn't be on the 1001 list. Liked Songs Added: We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

doesn’t really have the mellower sound i like from morrissey and the smiths generally. good to see morrissey is releasing an album on march 6th though, i never have anything to celebrate that day!

Morrissey's melodic sense is as sharp as ever on this record but the backing music is dismally subpar. Guitarist Alan Whyte, Moz's main musical collaborator on this record, is a third-rate composer whose work lacks any kind of spark or inventiveness. (Too bad that Morrissey cut ties with Stephen Street, whose bright and lively music gave the singer's debut album *Viva Hate* so much personality. Oh well.)

I'm not a huge fan of the Smiths and I'm not particularly into Morrissey solo career. The album was slightly better than I expected, but I struggled to go through the whole of it. I don't think I will listen to it again.

Meh, maybe im a ignorant but i don’t really enjoy this type of vocal

I get engaged by the music, then he starts singing and I fall in to the black hole of shut the fuck up. Can you hear yourself?

I was anxious about rating this because of the whole separating the art from the artist thing. Turns out I needn't have worried as it's just a bad album. The Smiths worked in part because of the jarring counterpoint between Marr's cheerfully brilliant guitar riffs and Morrisey's miserable moaning: without Marr, it's just moaning. And in terms of Morrisey's later political persona it's already right here, singing how "we are the last truly British people you will ever know" directly before a song about the National Front, and asking us to believe that, really, it is condemning fascism, honest guv.

Felt like new age Bowie. Some ok songs but not for me. 2.5 goin down.

Every Morrissey album has a couple good songs and a lot of meh, this is no exception. Lots of warbling

Decent

I was excited at first hearing Morrissey’s iconic voice but the album didn’t really excite me as it continued. A lot of the songs sounded too similar and the songwriting wasn’t my favourite. My favourite song was “Seasick, yet Still Docked”

This was a Morrissey album I didn't know so well beyond the singles 'fatty' and 'friends'. I don't think I've missed out. As ever Morrissey's lyrics are weird and even though provoking, but musically this is missing something.

516/1001

meh

So boring, I couldn't finish

Kind of boring. Not much else to say here. On to the next one. Peace!

And here we have a mid album (Morrissey himself included 0 songs from this on his own greatest hits album) from the most famously closeted right-wing nutter on Earth. He has a really, really great singing voice. He's a hypocrite trash-human. Two things can be true at the same time. Influence 3. Quality 3. Hits 1. Intangibles 1. Fuck this guy like he clearly wants it 2.

Racist prick

Meh

An album so forgettable I already forgot that I listened to it.

Endnu et ligegyldigt Morrissey-album. Jeg synes ikke helt, at den her udvælgelse af 1000 albums er alsidig nok.

I like his voice but damn I was bored. I think it's just not my style.

I don't really like the rockabilly stuff or the post punk stuff on here and none of the rest of it stands out to me

Well... It's not about Morrissey, I'm not going to talk about him (and I don't personally know him, so I won't attach my opinions about him to the quality of this album), I promise. But this album is really bland, so tasteless and insipid. It's a very soft rock without much interest. It's not harmful, it could be background music and I wouldn't even care about it. But, well, I've listened to it with all my attention and... it's very boring, to be honest. He has a warm voice (and I think I said the same in my other review), that's fine, but the songs are not of my liking. And about the lyrics... Well, I won't talk about it. Some doesn't inspire me in the very least. So, yeah, I didn't like this album.

I don't get Morrissey.

“We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful” is fun. Beyond that, this is an exercise in Morrissey ironically singing about things that he now professes to hate. What a prick!

No need for this many morrissey albums

Boring as usual

More morrissey, more whining

OK. 2/5

Did people in the early 90s think “joining the National Front Disco” and all the references to England for the English and being the last true Britons was so on the nose that it had to be ironic? Man, real egg on our face moment there. Bonus star for how sexy he looks on the cover though.

Morrissey is a c*nt, and I find him pretty lazy as a lyricist. I love The Smiths, but mostly because of the other three guys. As far as solo Moz goes, I can find both songs I like on one release. I’ll say there were some funny lines. One thing about Morrissey is he has a British sense of humor and I appreciate that.

This album was a rough first listen tbh. As someone who isn’t British, it was hard to relate to and the music was meh. Morrissey has an amazing voice no doubt and his politically charged lyrics would definitely resonate with someone from Britain in the 90s but as someone who wasn’t alive in the 90s and not British, it was just a mid listen. Maybe another listen would do me good. Not gonna put a fav or least fav cause they were all underwhelming.

He's a boring weird try hard.

Okay-ish.

Its Morissey

I was always lukewarm on the Smiths ... and just not crazy about Morrissey solo.

80's sound

Some cool arrangements, but mostly mediocre material.

This one didn’t need to be on here

Morrissey is not my jame I think