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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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