submitted by Robert
from Entertainment Weekly (Aug. 15, 1997)

I happened to pick up the latest issue of "Entertainment Weekly" and found this not-so-appreciative review on "Maladjusted" written by Rob O’Connor. The displeasing text read like this:

"Morrissey has always been a whiner who believes his every gripe is of global significance; his brilliance is in his ability to make that self pity affecting and humorous. He doesn’t stray much here lyrically, but his backing band’s music lacks the bounce of say, 1994’s "Vauxhall & I". Even his trademark charm can’t rescue these heavy-handed arrangements."

O’Connor’s score-a very mediocre "C".

Personally, I don’t like the remark O’Connor made about Morrissey’s brilliance relying on his self pity. In my opinion, his brillance comes from his ability to speak to his listening audience, both intellectually and entertainingly. If self-pity seems apparent in his work, it is only based on ignorant conclusions made by second-rate critics, who don’t read between the lines of his lyrics but judge him with a perceptiveness that only lies skin deep.