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ROTT album preview (?), Morrissey essay competition on Morrissey site
posted by davidt on Tuesday February 14 2006, @11:00AM

 An anonymous person writes:
There's a comprehensive review/preview of the new album on this site and a Morrissey essay competition for anyone interested.

Essays 500-1000 words on the subject "Morrisseyism - what does it all mean?"

Deadline for submission of essays listed on the site.

Not sure if this is an official thing like the myspace site or done by a journalist but the review is excellently written.

Sample: "Elsewhere, potential singles "The Youngest was The Most Loved" and "I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now" capture the old pop Morrissey at his best, while weirdly droning closer "At Last I am Born" - along with "Pigsty" - help to foment something essential in "Ringleader." An Italian children's choir makes a guest appearance, jazzy horns turns up on the chipper "I Just Want to See The Boy Happy," and Ennio Morricone trumps the delightfully ersatz synth strings on "Quarry" with some beautiful string arrangements. Although the spirit of Marc Bolan seems to loom large over "Ringleader," this feels like it was written and recorded in around 2006, instead of sometime in 1972. It takes elements of the past and turns them into something thoroughly vibrant and modern."

well worth taking a look

 
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Very pleasing review (Score:0)
Very well written and full of promise for the album.

Trouble is, we know next to nothing about who wrote it and so can't assess how objective it is. Still, the criticism of Southpaw/Maladjusted at least suggests someone who has some level of objectivity.

Thanks for the review!
Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @11:12AM (#198046)
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Exciting comment about pigsty (Score:0)
"The centrepiece of the album is an extraordinary song called "Life is a Pigsty," which is not like anything else ever put down on a record before. Co-written by Whyte, it's a soaring song with stunning melody and production values. Recalling the complexity of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," it manages to convey Morrissey at his most empathic and showcases his band's playing with an understated elegance that somehow manages to mould 7 minutes of operatic rock into something resembling a pop song."

I thought it was a great review!

The fact it's so critical of Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted and even Quarry makes me think it's not written by anyone from sanctuary.
Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @12:39PM (#198068)
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    it's all well and good but... (Score:0)
    did he actually like the album?
    joke!!
    Maurice
    Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @12:45PM (#198069)
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    Another competition for Dublin tickets (Score:1)
    For anyone who's missed out, Today FM radio, Ireland, is running an hour on Morrissey tomorrow night, from 8 to 9pm which includes a text quiz competition for tickets to the Dublin shows. After researching Moz info for that, you'll be ready to compile a handsome essay for ROTT1972.com !
    goinghome -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @01:56PM (#198090)
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      count me in for the essay competition! (Score:0)
      should be fun. But only 1000 words?

      hmm
      Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @01:59PM (#198092)
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        Morrissey essay submissions (Score:0)
        Submit an essay entitled - "Morrisseyism - what does it all mean?"

        This can be an essay exploring Morrisseyism from an intellectual, personal, or critical perspective. The essay must be of no more than 1000 words, and no fewer than 500. Closing date for submissions is 1st April 2006 and the 3 most interesting essays will be posted on this site.

        Please send your submissions to ringleaderofthetormentors1972@hotmail.com

        You may submit your real name or a nickname, or you may submit it anonymously.

        NB. by sending us your essay you agree to allow us to reproduce the essay on this site, and to use it, in part or in whole, either on the internet or any other medium, at some point in the future. If we do so, you will be cited as the author.
        Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @02:21PM (#198102)
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        What's with that website? (Score:1)
        They ask for email addresses but then they don't even send a notification when something happens? Pitiful!
        someraincoatedlovers * -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @04:06PM (#198115)
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         We've been too long American Dreaming, And I think we all lost the way.
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          Official Morrissey Website (Score:0)
          Does anyone know if this website was actually set up for Moz, by Moz?
          Anonymous -- Tuesday February 14 2006, @06:16PM (#198130)
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          I have been wondering who set up the site for days (Score:0)
          it was first posted in the chat room and there was a guy claiming to be the author on the general discussion board.

          The writing looks too professional to be an amateur.

          I also noticed the fact they'd found a reference from a Morrissey essay in 2004 labelling him a "tormentor." I found that interesting
          Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @04:33AM (#198165)
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            sorry suzanne (Score:0)
            No, I forgot Suzanne is now claiming inspiration for the morrissey album title cuz she labelled him a "tormentor" AFTER the album title was announced!

            that's right - suzanne was the actual origin of the album title!
            Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @04:35AM (#198166)
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            Review (Score:1)
            Do you think it was written by a man or a woman? Without thinking, for some reason I sensed woman. Could well be wrong! Great review, which sounds spot on from what I've heard from it. I wait with psychopathically irregular baited breath to hear it.
            SidNettle -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @04:45AM (#198168)
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              it's a shame david put this review as "preview?" (Score:0)
              It deserves better. Easily the most well written review so far i think and its criticisms of other Moz albums also add to its credibility..

              Not sure I agree with it in its comments about quarry being "bloated" in parts though.

              If david had put it as "review" and put it first on the news list it would have had 50+ comments, instead of 18.

              The writing deserves better
              Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @06:01AM (#198179)
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              david tseng (Score:0)
              claims "broken" wrote this site...

              because broken submitted a link to the story long after it had already been made known to various people on this site!

              david the dunce strikes again!
              Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @08:02AM (#198196)
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                apologies from site owner (Score:0)
                Please see the story I submitted to david Tseng today. I doubt he will have the decency or the dignity to publish this story, nor will he retract his comments or implications about the author of the site.

                So here is the truth.

                Following David Tseng's attempt to ruin our essay competition, we have now abandoned it.

                Apologies to anyone who has begun work on their essay.

                We do hope to run a professional competition but intend now to go through the mainstream press rather than this site - which is run very unprofessionally.

                Keep your eyes open for future announcements.

                We hope to have a nice prize, and a later deadline, plus announcements in major music magazines to come regarding this matter - hopefully!

                Below is an email sent to David Tseng earlier.

                NB notice my IP. Notice it is not an IP of a site regular nor is it - in all probability - anywhere near the IP of anyone else who uses your site. I can safely say nobody has ever posted on your site from this IP address. Ever.

                From : ringleader tormentors
                Sent : Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:07 AM
                To : david@morrissey-solo.com
                CC : ringleaderofthetormentors1972@hotmail.com, MOJO@emap.com, editor@nme.com

                        | | | Inbox

                Dear David,

                It has come to my attention that already - only 1 day after you posted the link to my site - you have effectively ruined our essay competition by implying the author is someone who posts on your site regularly.

                I do not post on your site regularly and have never posted as "broken."

                However, I did pass the link on to various individuals on your site in the hope they would submit it without my IP becoming known. In the end, I submitted it myself. I'm sure this can easily be validated, even by someone as incompetent as you.

                We were/are presently in the process of making arrangements to collaborate with music publications to publicise and run our essay competition. It was meant to be a fitting celebration of what is an excellent Morrissey album.

                Unfortunately, thanks to your behaviour, most of the users of your site will probably now not submit an essay, and you have devalued the preview on my site by implying it was written by someone who hadn't heard the record.

                As usual, your turgid site - which seems to promote idle gossip, vicious personal abuse and lying - has proven a waste of time.

                The plan was to find a suitable first prize - backstage pass etc. - for the competition, and to get the winning essay published in a major music magazine or newspaper.

                Thanks to your behaviour, regulars on your site will now not be notified of further developments, and we will go through true-to-you.net. That is if we do not abandon the idea altogether.

                Regards
                Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @08:52AM (#198200)
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                naughty "broken" (Score:0)
                You've been exposed as a liar and you don't like it. You even post anon to praise and defend yourself. What a lonely sad loser you are.
                Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @01:36PM (#198271)
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                I think david must have a thing about moz (Score:0)
                This ridiculous story that "someone" who saw the link actually took the time to actually submit it to david proves they wrote the site is one of the dumbest thigns I've ever read!

                Loads of people saw the link posted numerous times in various places and I'm under the understanding 5 or 6 people actually submitted it.

                I don't think david's dumb. I don't think even he thinks I did the site. It's obviously written by a journalist. I think david is still smarting that Moz hates him and this site.

                I've always backed up david but even I am now starting to wonder about his motivation for screwing up a perfectly good essay competition and trying to undermine a pretty damned positive review. Maybe he's bitter? Maybe he's lovelorn! Poor david!!!
                Anonymous -- Wednesday February 15 2006, @02:28PM (#198285)
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                time is ticking (Score:0)
                1 the blog is still up 24 hours after the interview was posted
                2 nobody has denied it's moz
                3 it still looks like authentic morrissey
                4 david still hasn't posted it

                hahahahahaha

                david really is a dunce!
                Anonymous -- Friday February 17 2006, @10:49AM (#198654)
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