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The trouble with threads like these is they assume Morrissey is a genuine solo artist, and therefore that the quality of the songs is down to him. Nothing could be further from the truth. Morrissey depends entirely on other people to write music and other people to play music. If someone (e.g. Marr/Street/Whyte) writes him some fantastic music his words and singing are the icing on the cake. If, for example, Johnny Marr had given him the music to New Town Velocity, it would have resulted in one of the best songs he’s ever sung.
If someone writes him some rubbish music (Kids a Looker, People Are The Same etc), there’s nothing he can do to rescue these compositions. So, whether Morrissey returns to greatness as a contemporary artist depends hugely on who writes his songs. Unfortunately, his musical judgement seems to have become pretty dire. It seems he genuinely believes that People Are The Same Everywhere is as good as This Charming Man, I Know It’s Over, Suedehead etc, and he blames record companies/journalists/radio stations etc for not ‘realising’ this. This baffling delusion has to end if his recording career is to continue.
He is an undoubted and original musical icon, though, and that will never change. He will always be able to take his nostalgia act on tour to festivals and medium-size venues around the globe, as he has done the last couple of years. And that’s really all that needs to be said on the matter. From ... you know who!
If someone writes him some rubbish music (Kids a Looker, People Are The Same etc), there’s nothing he can do to rescue these compositions. So, whether Morrissey returns to greatness as a contemporary artist depends hugely on who writes his songs. Unfortunately, his musical judgement seems to have become pretty dire. It seems he genuinely believes that People Are The Same Everywhere is as good as This Charming Man, I Know It’s Over, Suedehead etc, and he blames record companies/journalists/radio stations etc for not ‘realising’ this. This baffling delusion has to end if his recording career is to continue.
He is an undoubted and original musical icon, though, and that will never change. He will always be able to take his nostalgia act on tour to festivals and medium-size venues around the globe, as he has done the last couple of years. And that’s really all that needs to be said on the matter. From ... you know who!