Morrissey - My Early Burglary Years
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Free Music Review: Great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
For any Morrissey Fan, this will be a great addition to any collection. Many of the song's on this CD, which were labeled as the B-Side, I have never heard before. As usualy, Morrissey's haunting voice is surberb with the music.Free Music Review: must have!
Hit: 5 Stars
You have to listen the song "nobody loves us" Amazing! plus you get all the lyrics for the english inpaired.Free Music Review: MORRISEY IS THE MAN
Hit: 5 Stars
HE IS MY HERO THIS ALBUM ROCKSFree Music Review: I was dancing when I was twelve, or was it thirteen?
Hit: 4 Stars
My Early Burglary Years is a great compilation culled from years of
Morrissey's studio work after the demise of The Smith's in 1987. To
elaborate on his choice of title,"My Early Burglary Years", could
well have been associated with The Smiths? Never denied, or admitted.
But worth thinking about? [Andy Rourke's 1962 'P' bass, Johnny Marr's
plethora of guitars, and of course the road gear.]
The Smiths made Morrissey the man he is. Without the brillance of
Johnny Marr,[The The, {a couple of songs,} Pet Shop boys session work,
The Healers, Electronic,- 'left over New Order songs'; Modest Mouse,
and recently a full time member of The Cribs.
Andy Rourke's melodic bass lines turned into heroin addiction. A lawsuit
against Morrissey, [a settlement of more than half a million.]
Andy went home to Manchester, and is now is a DJ. His life turned full circle.
Mike Joyce will always be the man behind those tricky beats, and precise
timing.He also presented Morrissey with a lawsuit, for unpaid "wages."
Which leads us back to Morrissey himself......
Worldwide there seems to be an "aura" surrounding THE MOZ. In reality,
anyone can be A MOZ. To qualify you need to be born in Northern England
and attend Grammer School. Become educated in English Literature and then
waltz around as This Charming Man. A Lancashire accent, helps ice the cake.
All the references to him being "The Oscar Wilde of Pop" is false information.
To think that Morrissey could be a drunken Irishman writung poems or plays
is nonsenese.Oscar Wilde wallowed in aestheticism, and finally died a broke
and ill person. Morrissey invented his own aestheticism. By wielding flowers
on stage, and soaking in antique bathtubs at his Chelsea home;He kept a modest
step away from publicity.In effect he became a second Keats, or Shelley,
blurting out such things as.."Michael's Bones...he's just someone's luckless
son"...to "He does the military two-step down the nape of my neck"..
[Headmaster Ritual].
Having established himself with The Smiths, the man with the whimsical voice
recruited Stephen Street, and guitarist Vini Reilly to help with the making
of "Viva Hate" in 1988. Mike Joyce on drums. In 1990, along came another
compilation, "Bona Drag", with Rourke on bass, Mike on drums. In 1991 it was
"Kill Uncle", slammed by the critics, for such songs as "November Spawned A Monster."
"Your Arsenal" in 1992, produced by David Bowie's ex- guitarist, Mick Ronson
[now deceased],introduced Gary Day on bass. The Rockabilly's had arrived..The
mellow "Vauxhall and I" bridged the gap,with Rockabilly #2, Johnny Bridgewood
on bass from The Stingrays. In 1995, another compilation called "The World of
Morrissey." [see Amazon for details.] Johnny Bridgewood turned up the Ampeg on
"Southpaw Grammer" a brilliant, rocking album in 1995.[As a footnote, Gary Day
the bassman, left Morrissey between 1993-1996 to re-launch "The Sharks", with
Alan Wilson of Cherry Red Records, UK.] Johnny, held down the bass line for Morrissey,
as Gary Day played his double bass.
The importance of chronologically emphasing all that came before "My
Early Burglary Years", is the 'crossover' of musicians. From "Viva Hate",
to "Southpaw Grammer." Alain Whyte, and Boz Boorer two guitarists from
the streets of Rockabilly, in London, England ; set the tone musically,
and worked tirelessly with Morrissey to make albums.[Arranging, writing.
.coming up with ideas, electonic effects ,handed down to the producer.]
From all that effort,came "Burglary Years." The video OYE ESTEBAN
["Hey Steve!" in Spanish] features many of the tracks from "Burglary Years."
in black and white or color!
Since 1998. Morrissey has treated us to "Quarry","Ringleader",and
despite it's awful production, "Years of Refusal." His health is
failing, and at 50 years old his wisdom shines upon the British Flag.
Johnny Marr is now the caretaker for all the vintage Smiths material.
Andy Rourke is trying with Freebass, and Mike Joyce is just Mike! A
natural drummer, worth twice his weight in gold.
With regard to compilations, everyone from ABBA to YES have released
maybe 1 or 2 of them. Morrissey releases "Swords" in a few days, and by
all accounts, it could be his best compilation to date. Be urged to
support this unique songwriter. Wintertime is perfect for fireside
listening. And who better than Morrissey to transform your world??
Free Music Review: A must-have for fans
Hit: 4 Stars
even relatively casual ones like me, and a safe buy for those interested in "alternative" or "college" music, period. I bought this based on amazon customer recommendations in place of the reputed weaker solo Morrissey albums and I wasn't disappointed. Highlights include "Nobody Loves Me," which lives up to its reputation (in fact I think it's an improvement over The Smiths' misfit anthems "Hand in Glove" and "Shoplifters of the World Unite"), the eerie "Jack the Ripper," which features some riveting guitar work, and the deliriously romantic "I'd Love To." I'm also quite partial to the hilarious "Pashernate Love," in which Morrissey self-mockingly complains that love doesn't understand him! The musical variety is also nice--from the jingly-jangly Smithesque sound of "Sunny," "Boxers," and "Swallow on My Neck" to the glam sound of "Nobody Loves Us" to the Beatlesesque "Pashernate Love" to the fast rock of "The Boy Racer" to the infectious funk of "Sister I'm a Poet" to the gospelesque piano ballad "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (one of the better tracks on the critically derided "Kill Uncle" getting another chance here). The only track that should have stayed buried on a B-side is "Black-Eyed Susan," which sounds like Morrissey and his band were goofing around. The live performance of "Cosmic Dancer" is a treat for those who know their pop music history (i.e. the "lineage" that can be traced from Bolan to Bowie to Morrissey). All in all a worthwhile collection.