since the d-bag has really only played in europe and chicago, I can't comment that being said, dear god remains the favorite

Your arsenal is perfect. ROTT is average at best

Let's face it. I still love the man but "Your Arsenal" was the the best of times.

Life Is A Pigsty is Morrissey's solo equivalent to How Soon Is Now. Listening to it live is even more experience-enhancing.

Those who are freaked out by Life Is A Pigsty are really missing the point.

I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now!

 

how underrated "At Last I am Born" has become. It is a classic in its own right.

between "Far Off Places" and "Anybody's Hero." The former is so strong live, it was a real highlight at both shows I attended.

In the end, I voted for "Hero" because, at that last Palladium show, the sight of Mozza all done up in his evening finest, crooning about never being being anybody's hero in front of a hysterical, adoring crowd to whom he will always be a hero, while simultaneously being worshipped by a successful invader was a very funny, poignant, and grand moment.

how would we know?
america is the world !

have you already hear it??... i guess those who voted fot Pigsty, want so much a "HSIN" look like, so they voted that way... but "LIP" doesnt make people jump...
Anyway, a great surprise is "Future", really!!! (soulseek for bootlegs)

but Life Is A Pigsty really is smashing live. Its one of the best actual recordings he's released in years, ansd its about ten times better live as well, especially with the Auld Lang Syne segueway (sic?) into How Soon Is Now.

I think a lot of the Ringleader tracks are better live than on record, really. At Last I Am Born is really, really horrible on the album, but live its a bit more of an in-your-face moment, and tracks like ...Boy Happy and Far Off places sound so much more powerful live.

The only ones I felt fell a bit flat on their faces live we Anybody's Hero, which I love on the album, and Dear God, which felt a bit MOR live, compared to the lovely recorded version.

Just my tuppence worth!

are Far Off Places (a so-so album song; a splendid thing live) and In the Future which is even zingier and more upbeat live. Hugely pleasing! Oh, Boy Happy is another pretty good album song but flipping great live. Jesse's guitar playing is just splendid!

I've not heard Hero live but would love to as it's up there with Pigsty for my favourite song on the album.

Maurice

Life is a Pigsty.......... can someone please help explain to me why they rate this track so highly?!

To me this track seems ok'ish at best. So I'm really surprised at the general opinion! This is the first time I've found myself so far away from the average Morrissey fans opinion.

Help...!

'Life is a pigsty' is the best track on the album because it is a fresh new sound and the only unique song on the entire album. The voice is beautiful, the lyrics are interesting, the sound is out of the ordinary for a Morrissey album and, amongst the other songs on 'Ringleader' ensures it is the obvious standout track and a rightful Morrissey classic.

We all love Morrissey and want to believe everything he does is as good as it gets, but sadly, 'Ringleader' has too many forgettable songs. Add this to his insistence to play every song off the album throughout the tour, including too many at any one gig and I think in time, it will become the album his longer term fans are most uncomfortable with. I always go and see Morrissey, but I actually turned tickets down this time because I thought he would again subject us to most of the album. The latest set lists are much improved, but he should have still played 'Pigsty' and no more than two or three more at any of the new shows.

There are a few other good songs on the album, but 'Pigsty' is the track that makes me choose to play the album and therefore selecting a few others to listen to at the same time.

'You are the Quarry' put Morrissey back at the top with both new fans and old as well as the critics and just about every band that matters around singing his praises. The live shows were great and he reached the top ten with every single. I am afraid that Morrissey and Morrissey alone has undone all the good work and has seemingly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The chart placings and current ticket sales are proof of that.

'Pigsty' would be a great and interesting direction for the next album. Lets get away from safety.

couldn't care less about these songs. Been to approx 20 moz gigs over the years. This album was so dire, I didn't bother attending any live concerts.
moz, if only you had died in tragic circumstances after YATQ, you would have died a legend (which you will anyway), but onewho was capable of still being able to prove his abilities.

Am I the only one who thinks ROTT is his best album since Vauxhall? And the only one to rate Tony Visconti as a far superior producer to Steve Lillywhite and the truly awful Jerry Finn?

"The National Front Disco" off of 'Your Arsenal.'

i think Pigsty is the most absorbing song of the album and it was great to listen it live when Moz came to Greece...It was one of the most powerful moments of the concert.

Where did he played it? That's my fave ROTT song, and among Moz top 5 ever!... I know its not very radio friendly, so no way it would be a single, but he could play it more live. The lyrics are Morrisey at his best and the music is very strong (thanks Tobias).

I voted for LIAP but, unlike what the graphics of this poll show, I think other songs don't stand far behind for the voted song. Dear God Please Help Me is something that suspends life in time when I listen to it, and To Me You Are A Work Of Art touches a raw nerve directly, but gently; it's pure catharsis. I Will See You In Far Off Places is as caustic as Maladjusted, which I also love very much. I love the lyrics for The Father Who Must Be Killed - it's like a Hitchcock's film in a song.

I wish that instead of picking just one song and leaving the others behind, we could score them from 1 to 5! ;\

el padre que debe ser asesinado

Great melody.

I have no words.. I heard it live in Guadalajara, and Morrissey's lines couldn't be more cruel.. he made me feel completely dead in live.. He's a genius.

I really loved it live. Considering how slagged off it's been, there were loads of people singing along & Moz & the band seem to enjoy it too.
Pigsty is really good especially in the end bit. It comes alive in concert whereas on the record it never really does.

damn, he did not play "life is a pigsty" in nurnberg in june...

You have killed me!

Such a powerful song.

Well I like the LP. So am I in a minority of one?

I think the song that works best live and is given a certain je ne sais quoi live is I Will See You In Far Off Places.

Then Life Is A Pigsty and At Last I Am Born.

The only song which I didn't like on the LP or live was In The Future but still I sang..... and at the Palladium it was sheer class when people held up the "I thank you" boards. I also found You Have Killed Me getting tiresome at the 7th gig I attended but now think its one of his better "post-comeback" singles.

Roll on Saturday

Sparticus, can I borrow your comb, there's a bug I'd like to smash

Ah sure Fabio- he's left you hasn't he?

Here's the note:

"To me you are a piece of shit"

It's almost impossible to chose. ROTT is a fabulous album. So many good songs... Life Is A Pigsty and The Father Who Must Be Killed are amazing songs, but The Youngest Was the Most Loved got my vote. It's a perfect Morrissey song - catchy melodi, the theme of the lyrics is classic Morrissey, and his voice sounds better than ever. Especially the outro - I love it!

I didn't like this one on the CD, but live...well it just blew me away.

Im one of the many yanks who've yet to see Moz perform any of these songs live.

probably my 2nd favorite next to pigs but I don't recall seeing it on a setlist. I was at Your Arsenal tour which was kinda lacking energy. Kill Uncle and Maladjusted tours were the best performances. Just my opinion from personal experience.

Does anyone else think it's really funny that the americanos have been dumped by his mozness? lol
You americanos are hated by moz, how does it feel? lol