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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 251: FANTASTIC BIRD

    More filler in my opinion. It doesn't do much for me. Five. cheers
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    Best Morrissey-single of the decade

    Let Me Kiss You Something is Squeezing my Skull First of the Gang to Die LMKY has grown on me to the point where I think it is one of his best songs overall. SISMS was an instant favorite that hasn't faded, and though FOTGTD sounds disconcertingly like a Swedish entry in the Eurovision song...
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 250: HONEY, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME

    Nothing more than filler to me. I too love the jangly, melodic side of Morrissey, but I just find this a weak and uninteresting tune. Five. cheers
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    Bono rocks, unlike that whingeing Morrissey

    And as for U2...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65iSpG1DgQ :) cheers
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    Bono rocks, unlike that whingeing Morrissey

    but Bono is routinely ridiculed for supporting his causes in a way that Morrissey never is. Which may be a bit of a pointer. I have long loved U2 and never quite got the appeal of the Smiths No? You don't say? Maybe that's why he's assuming that Morrissey is "whingeing" because he...
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 248: SORRY DOESN'T HELP

    Pure filler, in my opinion. Five. cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 246: IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY ANYMORE

    "perfectly awful" or "awful in a perfect way" ? :) cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 246: IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY ANYMORE

    With me it's been a bit the other way around. It hit me immediately when I first listened to the album, but it hasn't really stayed with me. Its strength lies in its anthem-like buildup and strong vocals, and a fundamentally appealing melody. The main drawback is to me the lyrics, which...
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 247: YOU WERE GOOD IN YOUR TIME

    I think it's an excellent song, one of his better ballads and certainly one of the best tracks on YOR. The strings arrangement is beautiful and just right, his vocals show a fine balance between restraint and intensity and the melody is fundamentally strong. It's got a sort of half-sad beauty...
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    The 85 best Morrissey songs

    Re: The 85 Best Morrissey Songs—In Order. Taste certainly does vary. :) Though someone who can put Fatty at 6th, Let me Kiss You at 84th and leave out Maladjusted and Reader Meet Author altogether is probably in a different place than I am. cheers
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    Best Morrissey album of the decade

    I find it fascinating that people experience Ringleader so differently. I can see the presence of things that people who like it emphasise (cohesive, well-produced, mature, wholeness etc). I agree with it. It works best as a whole. It takes longer getting into. It sounds good. He sings well. But...
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    Morrissey slammed for glamourising suicide

    I simply don't agree with them. I don't think anybody on the verge of suicide in a state of black desperation becomes more likely to do so by Morrissey or anybody else arguing that it is a respectable choice. That's the kind of attitude held by people who are still capable of reflection on the...
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    Best Morrissey album of the decade

    Quarry, by a considerable margin. Perhaps his second-best album, overall. Years of Refusal is reasonably close to the same territory, while Ringleader is way below the level of those two in my opinion. I find it hard to compare Swords, among other things because I have not listened to it nearly...
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    Bowie's I know it's gonna happen someday

    The soul-like arrangement is a bit of a slap, but to be quite honest I think Bowie sings it better than Morrissey, who did not have one of his finest moments with that song. And certainly better than Morrissey sings Drive-In Saturday. Anyway, to be covered by David Bowie is an honor in itself...
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 238: I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS

    Six, but very nearly seven. The fact is it's growing on me, mainly because of the lovely chorus. Lyrically he's not at his best here though. cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 241: Something Is Squeezing My Skull

    Nine. An immediate favorite on the first listens, and it hasn't faded. Simply very compelling, perhaps the best rock song he has produced through his solo career. Very good vocals, and good lyrics. cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 242: MAMA LAY SOFTLY ON THE RIVERBED

    Seven. A touch of drama in the melody, which I usually like. Powerful lyrics. Nicely varied in beat, intensity and melody. A well-constructed song. cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 243: BLACK CLOUD

    Eight. One of the stronger songs on the album. Very well instrumented and produced, catchy, powerful. I'd have to agree with The Guardian regarding the lyrics, but they are adequate. cheers
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    The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 244: WHEN LAST I SPOKE TO CAROL

    Seven. Good song, good lyrics. Not one of the key tracks on the album, but decidedly a contributor. The hispano-factor was jarring at first, but it grows on you. cheers
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    How do you feel about Kill Uncle?

    I think that on balance I would consider it his weakest album - which is not to say that I don't like it. :) What brings it down to that level is the absence of any really first-rate songs on it. Most of them are good enough to be worth owning, but the best of them (which to me would be Our...
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