Morrissey - You Are The Quarry (Jewel Case)

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Hit: 5 Stars

He's a crooner! Its more rat pack than Ratt distortion pedal. But maybe somewhere in between would cover it. The lyrics are as smart as ever. Very clever and current. Captain America would have a hard time swallowing some of this though, so patriots beware. Moz has a lot to say about Americas role in global politics and I'll tell you now he isn't happy. The words "gay, black, female, fat, pig, humorless" all appear in the first song, 'America is not the world'. Musically this album is up there with any of his past and even some of the Smiths stuff. 'Irish blood, English heart' is one of the best crafted songs I've heard in a long time. No fluff, every fill and riff are perfectly placed, never over the top. Although Andy Rourke would find the bass playing boorish Im sure, it is appropriate for these new, more tightly crafted tunes. Strings, accordion, organ, and yes - even a bit of electronica support Moz's sometimes angry & resentful lyrics ('your royalties bring you luxuries/ oh but the squalor of the mind') but hold up equally if not more appropriately on the more laid back, and even funny tracks. The major dud is 'Im not sorry'. We really could have done without it and somewhere nearer the end would have been better. It kills the momentum of the first four songs. The lyrics are interesting ('im slipping below the water line') but the song lumbers on for almost five minutes with nothing much more than one long verse (although the flute is reminiscent of a certain favorite Smiths song of ours...) Once past this log the listener is in for a real treat. The album has many highs, few lows, and a lot of references to areas of Morrissey's life that have been of interest to Smiths fans for years now. References to his lack of a love life, crazy teenage fans, court battles, and label troubles appear all over the album. You are really able to get inside his head and understand what it must be like for people to want to crown you 'The most miserable man in the world' - ('Jesus, do you hate me?/why did you stick me in such self deprecating skin?') He really invested a lot emotionally into the album which is rare these days. Ready make pop stars have done a real number on the development of career musicians. So few artists have been around long enough to really do these kinds of songs and make it believable. It's a great album with a lot of heart - heavy on melody and a quick tounge, but with a tinge of resentment for the world that martyred him in the name of Misery.

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