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It seems this is the most hated moz album and I never seem why. It sounds like a lost smith album.
It's a bit slight but it still great. Much better than southpaw
What's Southpaw got to do with it? Why is that the comparison?
The production has dated very poorly, perhaps more so than any other album in his catalog with or without the Smiths. It starts with two songs that have the frisson of something exotic because of the violin, but it all gets very staid. Nevin's guitars never have any real "bite" to them and the keyboards often sound tinny. You also had a marvelous drummer in Paresi - who gave bravura performances on Viva Hate and several of the early singles - being reduced to little more than a drum machine playing dial-a-texture. The live version of "Sing Your Life" found it finally reaching its potential, with a full-blooded rockabilly heart and not the artificial one pulsing weakly at Hook End.
I agree that some of the lyrical content is uncomfortably trite or unpolished. "Found, Found, Found," in particular, has a whiff of "that'll do" about it. The themes become an ill-fitting assemblage of character sketches, weak jokes, and stock Morrissey sentiments. Very few songs end without inviting the listener to say: "That was it?"
Thank goodness Michael R. and the Th'Lads were just around the corner.
I agree- Tony the Pony is a great song and still routinely makes it on my Morrissey mixes. On the flip side- Journalists Who Lie was the first real whiff that Moz was to become who he is now. The first real sign of trouble IMO.Also...Tony The Pony, on the US version, should have been a universal choice. A story of sibling jealousy, a great song.
The entire album reeks of "that'll do." Aptly put. Reading and hearing interviews with the people involved though it sounds like that's how Morrissey wanted it. Langer and Winstanley and Nevin have all been very up front in stating that they felt like they were creating demos and were shocked at how often Moz basically said "thats a wrap!" Nevin in particular. Explains the lack of depth/bite in his guitar playing.The production has dated very poorly, perhaps more so than any other album in his catalog with or without the Smiths. It starts with two songs that have the frisson of something exotic because of the violin, but it all gets very staid. Nevin's guitars never have any real "bite" to them and the keyboards often sound tinny. You also had a marvelous drummer in Paresi - who gave bravura performances on Viva Hate and several of the early singles - being reduced to little more than a drum machine playing dial-a-texture. The live version of "Sing Your Life" found it finally reaching its potential, with a full-blooded rockabilly heart and not the artificial one pulsing weakly at Hook End.
I agree that some of the lyrical content is uncomfortably trite or unpolished. "Found, Found, Found," in particular, has a whiff of "that'll do" about it. The themes become an ill-fitting assemblage of character sketches, weak jokes, and stock Morrissey sentiments. Very few songs end without inviting the listener to say: "That was it?"
Thank goodness Michael R. and the Th'Lads were just around the corner.
I guess the man himself doesn't like Tony the Pony. Or was he just being sarcastic?
I think the recording musicians for the Kill Uncle album were far better than the current ensemble.
Marvelous album, love every song.
I guess the man himself doesn't like Tony the Pony. Or was he just being sarcastic?
I think the recording musicians for the Kill Uncle album were far better than the current ensemble.
Marvelous album, love every song.
Ah I see they let Biebs out of the basement again where he's allowed 15 minutes of internet access time. How honored we are ! Poor poor little Bieber troll.
ah we are on the same wavelength. i have a vision of lil bieber chained up to a radiator in a basement and being thrown off cuts of meat. the daily internet allowance i believe is mandatory so as not to deprive him of total humanity. he doesnt know how to write yet though, and possibly also doesnt know how to read.Ah I see they let Biebs out of the basement again where he's allowed 15 minutes of internet access time. How honored we are ! Poor poor little Bieber troll.