What type of Moz fan are you?!? (suggested by ElBoydelz)
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Moz is God and does no wrong. I defend him against any and all slags.
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19% |
1058 votes |
I buy all the albums, singles and bootlegs I can. He's not perfect, but he's my favorite artist.
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28% |
1531 votes |
I buy all the albums and see him when he comes but I'm not obsessed...
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20% |
1093 votes |
He's one of many artists I enjoy.
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8% |
464 votes |
Love Moz but Smiths were better.
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11% |
633 votes |
When the Smiths stopped so did I.
0% |
34 votes |
Moz was in a band? I just love the solo stuff.
0% |
28 votes |
I buy his stuff if the reviews are good.
0% |
10 votes |
I don't buy anything I just see the live shows.
0% |
10 votes |
I love him to death, but keep it to myself. It's personal.
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7% |
404 votes |
He's overrated.
0% |
16 votes |
Morrissey sucks!!!
0% |
41 votes |
5435 total votes.
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
first of the gang (Score:0)
good poll. my vote for number 3 all albums. not obsessed. not in love (anymore). bit moz still good.
First choice is ridiculous... (Score:0)
I hate to be (Score:1)
(User #12405 Info | http://www.livejournal.com/users/amysquie)
It's very possible... (Score:1)
(User #80 Info)
Well, we're all dying to know what I think (Score:2, Insightful)
His persona when he was in the Smiths was so unique and outrageous he couldn't be anything other than mesmerising (the hair! the flowers! the blouse! the crazy one foot dancing!).
I'm obviously still very interested though I've never been under any delusions that he's perfect.
THat said, I've always admired his staunch vegetarianism and have taken personal strength from that when it comes to not murdering my own dinner.
Pass the carrot sticks chief...
(User #13803 Info)
Boom boom (Score:2, Funny)
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Parent
I have always just.. (Score:1)
(User #8642 Info)
Morrissey ... (Score:1)
(User #14132 Info)
It's personal (Score:1)
Although, who would come on a Morrissey fan site and vote, Morri-who…well one person obviously.
(User #14894 Info)
Healthy obsession- Musical Genius (Score:1)
I am now 32. The music is timeless, and I have never, ever found any other musical act(s) which have come even close to Morrissey's genius.
More importantly, Morrissey's music has been greatly influential in many areas of my life. Honestly!
Morrissey's words and voice had a way of consoling me and comforting me when I was very, very much alone and living in an orphanage (age 12).
The vinyl double-LP "Louder Than Bombs" was very unique and original for that era- and remains so today.
The tracks are sheer genius. "Half a Person," "Unloveable," "Asleep," "Rubber Ring," "Oscillate Wildly," "Back to the Old House," "These Things Take Time," and "Stretch Out and Wait"--
These few titles alone are breathtaking!
I owe Morrissey a great deal of thanks for saving my life.
Love always,
Ken
(User #3940 Info)
10th! (Score:1, Informative)
"When The Smiths Stopped So Did I" (Score:0)
My response?
Moz on his own, at his best, is brilliant. But The Smiths were even better.
However, in reference to the hype surrounding ROTT, I have decided to be cautious. I am HOPEFUL, because of the involvement of Visconti, not to mention Morricone, and because of the comments that have been made about the album to date. However, I did decide to check out the archives relating to the YATQ build up (that album for me was, and remains, very disappointing) and the similarities between the comments Moz then and now, as well as between the comments of Finn and Visconti, are striking. Indeed, YATQ was said by various people before its release to have incorporated "subtle" elements of jazz, world and house music and to "twang with spaghetti western guitars"! This made it all very exciting and innovative-sounding, until one is struck with the depressing realsisation that these elements were so subtle as to be non-existent. Presumably, the jazz element was the trumpet on 'Let Me Kiss You', which lasts approximately 5 seconds, the 'world' element was the flute on 'I'm Not Sorry' and the 'house' element was the drums/acid bleeps on 'I Like You'. All of which amount to little more than the flimsiest of window dressing.
But if you compare Finn's comments with Visconti's, and Morrissey's with, errr, Morrissey, they are worryingly similar. I will reserve opinion till I've heard the songs I think.
the only artist it's fashionable to be obsessive (Score:0)
That's part of the appeal. Morrissey and Morrissey's songs are indivisible to us.
broken
There, I've said it again (Score:1)
MOZZISM
An organic conundrum
In the service of the ‘odd‘:
Hum his name - Morrissey -
And honour this phenomenon.
Contemporary quality
Of split self in exile;
A mosaic of mirrors
Glued with rear autonomy.
Existential processor,
Outputting fresh data,
Sorted in the presence
Of a camouflaged professor.
The concentrate distilled,
Filtered through a mind
Representing humankind,
Precipitates, when swilled: -
Metaphors and aspirations;
Good company; art;
Clear accounts and dance-music;
Joyous, live sensations;
And specially, illumination
Of passing potentials;
Glimpses of alternatives,
And pause for contemplation.
(User #12673 Info)
What is perfection? (Score:1)
(User #14157 Info)
I hate to be political, but... (Score:1)
Morrissey had released Quarry shortly before all this happened, and he could not have come back at a better time. I have always thought of him fondly, ever since the days of The Smiths, but I had moved on. Suddenly, he seemed to be both very relevant and a beautiful relic, all at once.
Of course, it is his voice that has caused me to become a bit loopy - it is so remarkably strong and beautiful. He is the best port imaginable in this current storm.
(User #14203 Info)
Other (Score:1)
(User #12046 Info)
a nice poll (Score:1)
(User #14974 Info)
Nice Poll (Score:0)
(User #14586 Info)
I Chose... (Score:0)
Yes, yes, yes - of course I *know* he was in the Smiths and I still love the Smiths greatly, but I thought about this year and I realise that I must have listened to Morrissey every day, bar a few exceptions, but I rarely stick any of the Smiths albums on anymore.
For me, the solo career is so expansive and so full of gems - and so scarily free of stinkers (yes, shut up about Get Off The Stage and Journalists Who Lie, you) - and I just keep coming back to it time an again, esp. Vauxhall, Viva and Southpaw.
I await Tormentors with a broad grin
Jessica x
one of my favourites (Score:1)
(User #7040 Info)
He`s an idiot, no he`s not he`s the best. (Score:0)
like all of you (Score:0)
My only problem... (Score:1)
So that was the nearest.
(User #13384 Info)
The Great Man (Score:1)
We are feeling a tad disenchanted with Moz after the way last year's tour details were released. We HOPE that gig details for the probable up and coming tour will not be released in dribs and drabs but as a proper tour schedule instead. (really it's so we can make sure we've got all our hotel rooms booked in Edinburgh, Bridlington, Liverpool, Preston,London etc!)
(User #13748 Info)
Alot of choices, but I chose... (Score:1)
I grew up with the Smiths music. They were the soundtrack to my youth. Now that I'm older, I see his growth as a songwriter and the little bits of himself he reveals in "I Can Have Both", "Speedway" and "Come Back to Camden", just to name a few. I've recently purchased "Maladjusted" and "Southpaw Grammar" to get reaquainted with this particular period. There was alot going on in my life at the time and I've sort of missed out on these releases. Morrissey's soft little voice against hard-playing guitars does stir my spirit.
I try to hear all the b-sides with the help of some friends here. They really are his hidden gems.
I'm a little intrigued with option #3. How is that someone who collects all the records and catches the concerts when he comes not consider themselves "obsessed?" How does one manage not to be "obsessed?" Or is this just an option pertaining to those that write for music magazines? Hmm. Just wondering.
(User #11277 Info)
leave freeyourself alone. (Score:0)
morrissey was a 'god' from 83 to 88 (Score:0)
however, come the late 80's, perhaps with the release of Ouija Board, the quality of his songs nosedived and never really recovered. sure, there have been a few good songs along the way, but he's spent much of the last 15 years releasing patchy albums and badly chosen singles. the controversy's continued but it's no longer the pure, saintly Moz against the bad guys. he got caught up in serious racism accusations which he didn't satisfactorily deal with at the time and made a number of inflammatory, if deliberately misinterpreted, comments in the press. he's spent most of the last 10 years utterly obsessed with a court case and this obsession has had a huge and negative impact on his artistic muse. You are the Quarry, seven years in gestation, needed to be an amazing record, one of his best. incredibly, it was his best seller, but the album was nowhere near his best, voted something like 7th ot 8th out of all Moz/Smiths albums on this very website.
here's a sobering thought; every Smiths single contained more truly brilliant songs (i.e. at least 2) than you are the Quarry (which just had 1).
he remains an interesting guy in the bland pop arena. he's still a breath of fresh air. some of his recent songs are pretty good.
but he can no longer be considered god like.
however, I'm still looking forward to Ringleader...
Any chance (Score:1)
Okay, nobody would be able to post that they were depressed because their MP3 player was ‘broken’ or advise a fellow user to 'free yourself' from an unreasonable lover or something.
Okay this control could be bypassed by ingeniously changing the names of the guilty to 'busted' or ‘3yourself‘, but please - try something! I think they are passed the point of reconciliation and there is more chance of peace in the middle east, but if you don’t want to hear about that you just don’t watch/read the news!
I am off to watch the 22.30 ITV news!
Any chance you two (3 or 10) might give it a rest for a bit?
(User #14277 Info)
I am a Moz fan... (Score:1)
(User #3999 Info)
Second choice... (Score:1)
The first choice is funniest thing I've read in ages ("any and all SLAGS"), but I just couldn't bring myself to choose it...
BUT I do seem to spend a large portion of my time defending Moz against the many slags that seem to crop up all too often. How many more times will I hear "depressing" and "Morrissey" in the same breath..FFS!
(User #3503 Info)
ROTFLMAO @ freeyourfatself (Score:0)
We can safely make fun of freeyourself today knowing there are no public libraries open for him to respond to our comments!!!
Parent
brilliant (Score:0)
the last verses capture the empty desperation of freeourself's middle age.
Parent
broken is a paedophile (Score:0)
Your obsession with freeyourself now takes up as much of your time as your previous obsession with naked pictures of children, and look where that got you.
Parent