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Hour
May 26th, 2005
Morrissey - (Sanctuary)

Who Put the "M" in Manchester? [DVD]
Jamie O'Meara

Well, we've never been led to doubt Morrissey's insecurities nor his pretensions, and both are well represented here in equal measure, having been served well by another swollen segment of his psyche, his ambitions. The result is a high-camp, high-quality reproduction of a birthday concert (his, of course) performed in his hometown of Manchester last year, set against 20-foot-high, glowing red letters spelling out his name across the breadth of the stage at the cavernous Earls Court. I confess I'm not much of a fan of Morrissey's solo work, the schmaltzy and often wincing imagery of his new writing floating the showboating Sinatra styling (which the former Smiths frontman takes great pains to impress upon us, both opening and closing the show with Old Blue Eyes) and occasional rapturous Elvis posing. Old fans can be grateful for the small, if anemic-sounding, handful of Smiths covers, but on the whole it's the more recent devotees - seen hurling themselves at Morrissey throughout the show - who are guaranteed to get the most out of this. Extras include videos, festival footage and, unsurprisingly, some gory PETA propaganda.

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