If someone figures out a way to order when you're not blessed to be American, please let me know. I choose Canada in the country menu, but when i submit it becomes USA and gives an error message.

Stephane

What the hell is up with that Feburary tour date????

March 22?

Have they pushed the date back again?!

I want to buy these at my store with my discount, but damn, I want that shirt!

i really want that shirt and the combo price is a good deal, but if these are out in the u.k. on february 22 i don't want to wait another month!

maybe the webmaster will get around to those tour dates and some news about the "i like you" single next.

Is "I Like You" going to be a single or not, and when? If so, does any one know if it will carry "Home is a Question Mark."

why, johnny Marr of course!

am i the only one that thinks that morrissey shirt looks like crap? well anyways, i can't wait for the DVD and CD to come out.

March 22nd? Is that release date really correct? It's still listed as March 8th on Amazon and HMV..

Christ o'reilly, at least it's coming out. I know the wait can be torture at times, but at least it's definitely coming out by March.

It's more likely to hit the streets in the UK in Feb, as hmv.co.uk and play.com both have a pre-order date of 22 feb. You must remember that morrisseymusic.com is an American site and most things on there will be geared to the American public (Re: the preorder t-shirt deal and ipod competition was only open to American residents).

As with regards to the actual site itself, I really can't believe the amount of criticism it gets. It's the official site and although it doesn't get updated as often as here, you know it's genuine if it appears. This site is great from a fanzine point of view but at least you have the option of having an official and unofficial site(s) at your disposal.

As for the forecoming show, I'm actually glad that Morrissey's taking a well-deserved break after a gruelling 8 month touring stint. He's not a performing seal, y'know.

so where the hell is the uk's pre sale???

Was the shirt really sold at the Earls Court gig?

I don't remember anyone reporting a new shirt at that show.

Stephane

1 Everyday is Like Sunday

This one is where everything Morrissey does so well came together into 3 and a bit perfect minutes of pop music. Blissed out music, a pop sensibility, Betjemen-influenced words with that quirky Morrissey touch, and a glorious melody all conspired to create a second solo top 10 hit for Morrissey.

2 The Last of the Famous International Playboys

An immense camp pop song, along the lines of "Shoplifters" or "Sheila." This is the song that proved Morrissey didn't need Marr after all. Or so everyone thought. It offered up an antidote to "Viva Hate's" delicious otherworldly oddness. It was camp, poppy and it was another hit. It was a song only Morrissey could have written.

3 Seasick Yet Still Docked

Following the abysmal "kill Uncle," this is the song that showed how much morrissey had matured as a solo artist. A frightened, alienated, tenderly mocking song with a real understated beauty. This signalled the future direction morrissey would take with "Vauxhall and I" but to really appreciate the transcendent beauty of this song, you must listen to the live version on "Beethoven was Deaf."

4 Irish Blood, English Heart

One of the finest singles of 2004. Morrissey returned after a 7 year absence with one of the hardest pop songs of the year, and a daring statement of intent. If nothing else, it proved he isn't intereste din the quiet life, and provided the first dose of hard edged guitars the charts had heard for a while. Eminently addictive; And immense live.

5 Now My Heart is Full

The highlight of the critically acclaimed "Vauxhall and I" album. Far better than the two singles "The More You Ignore Me" and "Hold on to your Friends," "Now My Heart" is a perfectly crafted piece of classic pop music. Beginning with a gently burbling almost classical sound, and spiralling into one of Morrissey's most memorable melodies. "Overact, express depression, ah but Bunnie I Loved you" What's he on about? Exactly.

6 The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils

An intoxicating 11 minute+ prog rock masterpiece. Strange, semi-spoken, semi-sung words, a cyclical classical riff sampled from Shostakovich, and all ably backed by heroically heavy guitars courtesy of Boz and Alain. On first listen, you're aware it's something strange, but it grows on repeated listens into an abolsutely monumental masterpiece. Put on a better album than "Southpaw Grammar" it would be remembered more fondly. It easily matches Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" as a remarkable experimental piece, and reminds us how eclectic Morrissey actually is.

7 November Spawned a Monster

Only Morrissey would write such an ambiguous song about the theme of disability. Beautifully empathic, and with mock condescension, this song manages to fail to live up to the sum of its parts only thanks to a slightly light production. It deserves to reverberate inside the head of the listener, but doesn't quite manage it. A great melody, interesting lyrics and great use of a clarinet before the final chorus.

8 Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice

Recent Quarry b-side is one of Morrissey's finest. This is morrissey getting sleazy with glammy vocals, heavy guitars and a nod to T-Rex and Roxy Music. Simply suberb.

9 Suedehead

Classic debut single from 1988 and until recently Morrissey's biggest ever hit. 4 minutes of jangly pop a la the Smiths. The sounds was of the Summer, the words were straight from your diary, as you spent your 16th Summer pining for a loved one in your best angst-ridden 5th form poetry, and the guitars were gleaming and perfectly poised. This was the perfect way to say goodbye to the Smiths.
 
10 Late Night, Maudlin Street

One of the most remarkable pieces of music written in the 1980s. Bands like Radiohead and Spiritualised may have taken a certain amount of inspiration from this song to be found on the 1988 album "Viva Hate." Spanish-sounding guitars combine with a hopeless feel and strange lyrics to create a piece of astonishing intensity. It lasts a long time, but every moment is perfectly necessary to create what is a pop masterpiece.

That's so lame. If you buy the "CD/DVD/Shirt Combo," they should at least give you some sort of discounted price as an incentive.

So who actually does the merch these days? Does Moz approve everything/have the faintest idea of what's being sold?
Wonder if it was his idea to use that old pic on this new Earls Court tee - trying to relive those glory days of god-like physical perfection?!!
-bless. Don't worry Mozster -yer still a looker.
That picture though... what a fitty.
No wonder he appears to be touching himself in that manner!!

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