Morrissey - My Early Burglary Years
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Free Music Notes for My Early Burglary Years
Free Music Review: A great B-Sides collection!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Morrissey has put together a fluid track listing which takes you through the various phases of his musicial genius. From his quirky Kill Uncle period (Michael's Bones) to his grunge-like Grammar stage (Reader meet Author, The Boy Racer), My Early Burglary Years will keep you happy. Especially notable is his live cover of Cosmic Dancer, and one of his best B-sides to date, Nobody Loves Us. All in all, a worthwhile experience.Free Music Review: MY EARLY BURGLARY YEARS : a solid compilation
Hit: 4 Stars
there is nothing new here to Morrisey fans (besidesd a newly recorded live version of "Cosmic Dancer", but overall this is a great collection of songs that showcases his fine voice and lyrical talent. "Swallow On My Neck" has always been an underrated gem of a song. the same applies to "Boxers" and the live version of "Jack The Ripper" which never fails to send shivers up my spine whenever it's played.Free Music Review: Beautifully done
Hit: 4 Stars
While not my favorite Morrissey CD, My Early Burglary Years is incredible nonetheless. That such varying styles of songs from such a variety of years can be so seamlessly juxtaposed is a fine accomplishment. It's worth a listen.Free Music Review: A solid album
Hit: 4 Stars
This cd is really good collection of b-sides. i like it alot. then agian this is morrissey. morrisey put's out good music.Free Music Review: Don't be greedy - give us ALL the B-sides/rare stuff...
Hit: 3 Stars
A useful but frustrating collection of Morrissey B-sides/rare tracks. Perhaps I can give a balanced view, now that most strange & scary cult fanatics have set their sights on Radiohead...There are catchy & inspired moments on this compilation, but why lie? Morrissey's creativity and voice declined rapidly after the patchy yet wonderful 'Vauxhall and I' album. This CD could never be a Greatest Hits package, but it's useful as a collection of rare singles & B-sides for established fans. But sadly, like the cynical 'World of Morrissey' compilation, we get overlapping album tracks like the neat "Reader Meet Author" and the lame "Boy Racer". 4 of the other 14 tracks have appeared in some form on 'The World of Morrissey.'
This stinginess hurts both the record and Morrissey's reputation. I often love the music, but I can't ignore the money-grubbing music industry wheels turning. Although we get a lot of good B-sides, we don't get ALL of them, which means obsessives will still have to pay extra to get that last remaining B-side on every Morrissey single released in the '90s. (And we miss some great stuff: we don't get the catchy "East West", the thrilling KROQ "My Love Life", or rarities like "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name.") This complacent song-hoarding cynicism screams The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. Why don't we get a package like the Beatles 'Past Masters' or Joy Division's 'Still'/'Substance', which shored up all of the rare stuff worth hearing? Morrissey compilations provide just enough goodies for you to buy the countless singles. This is a greedy & mean way to play the market.