It's Hard to Walk Tall
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Couldn't agree more. Love it.
marred
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Any song from Quarry would be a better opener than America Is Not The World. That song should have been a B side and not a good one at that.
He probably hasn't played it because B sides don't exactly get much sunlight on his sets. He did Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice, Friday Mourning and Munich Air Disaster 1958.
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I think it's a great song but in a hidden gem way, not an album track way. It's a great rocker but I wouldn't call it an essential track...
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as well as all the other Quarry b-sides, other than I Am Two People, Public Image and Slum Mums...
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It's a good song, and it would certainly be a better replacement for AINTW, which seems more about parading a lot of pandering, low-hang fruit political notions that appeal to university students than actually being a good song (musically or otherwise). The thing is, AINTW deals with a worthwhile topic. I will never understand why he chose to write it from the perspective of an 18 year old ranting on their LJ, considering.
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I really like America Is Not The World; I never understood why everybody hates it. Yeah he does the political rant 101 thing and the brief anti-meat jab but then it changes gear completely and gets back to good old self-deprecation and the "haven't you me with you now?" vocal line is f***ing incredible. And the song ends on a completely positive note, despite later live versions.
marred
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Yes it does sound very naive.
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I don't hate it. I just think it's a weak album opener after a seven year sabbatical.
Harsh Truth
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I would say Morrissey dips into his B-Sides in concert more frequently than almost any other artist. Been doing it since the start.
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My sentiments exactly.
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I like "America Is Not The World." It's not one of his great songs and no one is going to have it played at their funeral lol but I actually love it because it's this minor work, yet he really puts himself into it. It's awkward and flawed, and he opens a great comeback record with it. That's kind of quintessential Morrissey right there.
On topic, I like "It's Hard To Walk Tall" but compared to say, "Such A Little Thing" it really is a great added value for a b-side, and not an essential track.
On topic, I like "It's Hard To Walk Tall" but compared to say, "Such A Little Thing" it really is a great added value for a b-side, and not an essential track.
Which is a bit frustrating since It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small is a much better song than the others you've mentioned, sans perhaps The Public Image which is a true gem.
The Janice Long version from 2004 showed that the song translates very well to a live structure. Not so sure why Moz has neglected this one over the years, I feel it would be a welcome addition if it was ever dropped in by surprise in a live set.
