I've sort of fallen out of love with Morrissey the last few years, mainly due to his views but also my own growing older and happier as a person. So this was always going to be an interesting listen for me. Given my distaste for Low in High School, I went in with very low expectations.
Verdict...
I'm not sure why you think I'm being uncomfortable about this. I personally hate extremism on the left and the right, and I've already acknowledged that people on the left have also been responsible for mass killings and gross human rights abuses. As someone who considers themselves to be left...
I thought my point was pretty obvious. If Hitler was left wing, why did he brutally target pretty much everyone on the left (including some of the 'socialist' elements in his own party in the Night of the Long Knives), and why was most opposition to him coming from the left, via the SDP and the...
The only people to vote against Hitler's Enabling Act of 1933 were members of the left wing SDP. The communists had already been banned. This came after much intimidation and violence directed against socialists, many of whom ended up executed for their beliefs.
It's rudimentary history, and...
I'm no expert on public relations, but if my manager was going on drunken rants at 3 in the morning I'd consider hiring a new manager.
As for Haslam etc, I agree that the impact of his event is being overstated. I suggest that the real 'protest' was fans simply unwilling to part with their cash...
It does feel like he discovered the internet about fifteen years after everyone else did. The next album cover will probably be something he drew on Microsoft Paint.
The sad decline continues. To think that around this time last year I was excited by a new album and potential tour. Now I just wish he'd retire and we never hear from him again, to be honest. At this point, half of me is considering shutting out anything Morrissey related and simply enjoying...
I agree with that, certain songs can take time to grow on you. I also think sometimes our judgement can be coloured by our own experiences of the time we first listened. I have fond memories of things going on in my life around the time World Peace came out, and when I listen to the album it...
1. Vauxhall and I - Stunning. An absolute masterpiece.
2. Viva Hate - Some wonderful tracks, especially the first half. But even the flaws have their charms, considering his vulnerabilities at the time.
3. You are the Quarry - Great album, with a few flaws in hindsight. But I've a special...
I thought it was decent, more pleasant than the last 'lost' track. I agree that it feels half-finished though. There's a lovely song there somewhere, but it needs some work. For me, it starts well enough then sort of loses its way half way through. The lyrics could also do with a redraft. I say...
You're no fan of 'queer activist-types' :lbf: Sounds like you're a bit uncomfortable with homosexuality yourself there, to be honest. Are you trying to insinuate that all Muslims want gay people killed? Because it's not what I've experienced from the Muslim people I know. From a gay perspective...
It's possible that it's just playing a file you have on your computer - annoyingly, Spotify does this. I'd go to play a studio version and it'd play some bootleg live version or something. You should be able to sort it by going into your settings (I think).
Though in this instance I suggest the...
I've seen a couple of youtube videos - his Radiohead parodies are pretty funny.
I was confused when he was talking about Death of A Disco Dancer, I thought he'd made some sort of bizarre interpretation, until you mentioned Paint a Vulgar Picture :lbf: Strangeways is such an excellent album...
Spot on, very nicely summed.
Personally, I came in at the 'comeback' stage. The You Are the Quarry era was a brilliant time to discover him. If I was to be that age at this point in time, what with Low in High School and all his recent comments, I'm not sure I would've been so drawn to him -...
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