Uncleskinny
December 11, 2004, 03:27 PM
Two snippets - the first about the tour:
Morrissey - On Tour
Duff albums, weidly jokey songs, no record deal - few causes in the last 10 years have looked as hopeless as Morrissey's. Intermittently returning from his LA hideaway to celebrate his former greatness in the company of his ever-faithful legion of weeping, flower-carrying saddos, the man seemed inexplicably trapped in his 1980s amber. All of which makes hs return this year so remarkable. Admittedly, it comes off the back of some of his strongest material for a very long while - his album You Are The Quarry covers an impressively broad sweep of subject matter, from hopeless love to gang violence - but really it's been the context into which Morrissey has re-emerged that has done him the most favours. After a couple of years of heads-down garage rock, the kind of intelligence and urbanity which Morrissey help bring to British music is back at the top of the agenda, and a godfatherly status has duly been his to enjoy.
Single review - Morrissey - I Have Forgiven Jesus (Attack)
The upward blip in Morrissey's creative health build to a plateau with this fine single, which confirms that his knack for terrific titles is undiminished, and it would have fit comfortably on the The Smiths' Strangeways Here We Come. Morrissey may be vexed to be compared to his work of 20 years ago, but such is the fate of those who tilt the world on its axis in their youth. His tragedy is that he'll never do any better, his triumph that nor will anyone else.
Sk.
Morrissey - On Tour
Duff albums, weidly jokey songs, no record deal - few causes in the last 10 years have looked as hopeless as Morrissey's. Intermittently returning from his LA hideaway to celebrate his former greatness in the company of his ever-faithful legion of weeping, flower-carrying saddos, the man seemed inexplicably trapped in his 1980s amber. All of which makes hs return this year so remarkable. Admittedly, it comes off the back of some of his strongest material for a very long while - his album You Are The Quarry covers an impressively broad sweep of subject matter, from hopeless love to gang violence - but really it's been the context into which Morrissey has re-emerged that has done him the most favours. After a couple of years of heads-down garage rock, the kind of intelligence and urbanity which Morrissey help bring to British music is back at the top of the agenda, and a godfatherly status has duly been his to enjoy.
Single review - Morrissey - I Have Forgiven Jesus (Attack)
The upward blip in Morrissey's creative health build to a plateau with this fine single, which confirms that his knack for terrific titles is undiminished, and it would have fit comfortably on the The Smiths' Strangeways Here We Come. Morrissey may be vexed to be compared to his work of 20 years ago, but such is the fate of those who tilt the world on its axis in their youth. His tragedy is that he'll never do any better, his triumph that nor will anyone else.
Sk.