martynsolo
New Member
I have to say that I have listened to Morrissey's new album including bonus tracks and only two or three songs stand out, and when I say "stand out" I mean that very slightly. The album is not his best. I cannot have all the songs on the ipod shuffle because they are so noisey and I cannot stand Morrissey's voice when he does the falsetto or starts wailing.
There is only two songs that really held some interest: Julie in the weeds and Neal Cassidy Drops Dead.
Julie starts off well. Morrissey's voice is nice. No wailing. Just a luxurious voice. The song is let down by the instrumental peace in the middle, which sounds like George Michael's Last Christmas song. I don't know what it is with Morrissey songs lately, but they end as soon as they begin. Julie is okay. It is a tight song. But it just lacks gravitas, at least compared with Girlfriend in a Coma or even A Girl I used to Know.
Then there's Neal Cassidy. The song has plenty of screech and scrunge in it. It is loud. Menacing. The song reminds me of Lockdown from the Transformers 4 Extinction movie. The best bit of the song is the Spanish guitar piece in the middle, perhaps because it is a break from the screeching and scrunging? But the guitar piece is too short, and before you know it back comes the loud music.
Maybe it is just me but loud, screeching music hurts my ears, and Morrissey is trying to compete with the instruments. I prefer softer songs, songs with feeling, melancholic, and quintessential Englishness. Not sure why Morrissey prefers this heavy-laden songs. Don't get me wrong, they have their place: All You Need is Me would probably not sound as well if it featured softer instruments.
Overall the new album is a let down for me. The instruments are too loud, too sanitized in places, and the arrangement just lacks originality. Most of the songs feature that all too predictable (Spanish guitar excepted) instrumental middle bit, that goes dah, dah, dah, dah, duhhhh...dah, dah, dah, dah, duhhhhh.
If Morrissey intends to do another album I hope he resists the urge to create noisey songs, and roll out some iconic songs influenced from his early solo career, and just make sure that the instruments accompany the voice not compete with it. The voice is great. And Morrissey, no more wailing or high falsettos and no more quirky "yayahhaihaihs" like you did with Bullfighter.
There is only two songs that really held some interest: Julie in the weeds and Neal Cassidy Drops Dead.
Julie starts off well. Morrissey's voice is nice. No wailing. Just a luxurious voice. The song is let down by the instrumental peace in the middle, which sounds like George Michael's Last Christmas song. I don't know what it is with Morrissey songs lately, but they end as soon as they begin. Julie is okay. It is a tight song. But it just lacks gravitas, at least compared with Girlfriend in a Coma or even A Girl I used to Know.
Then there's Neal Cassidy. The song has plenty of screech and scrunge in it. It is loud. Menacing. The song reminds me of Lockdown from the Transformers 4 Extinction movie. The best bit of the song is the Spanish guitar piece in the middle, perhaps because it is a break from the screeching and scrunging? But the guitar piece is too short, and before you know it back comes the loud music.
Maybe it is just me but loud, screeching music hurts my ears, and Morrissey is trying to compete with the instruments. I prefer softer songs, songs with feeling, melancholic, and quintessential Englishness. Not sure why Morrissey prefers this heavy-laden songs. Don't get me wrong, they have their place: All You Need is Me would probably not sound as well if it featured softer instruments.
Overall the new album is a let down for me. The instruments are too loud, too sanitized in places, and the arrangement just lacks originality. Most of the songs feature that all too predictable (Spanish guitar excepted) instrumental middle bit, that goes dah, dah, dah, dah, duhhhh...dah, dah, dah, dah, duhhhhh.
If Morrissey intends to do another album I hope he resists the urge to create noisey songs, and roll out some iconic songs influenced from his early solo career, and just make sure that the instruments accompany the voice not compete with it. The voice is great. And Morrissey, no more wailing or high falsettos and no more quirky "yayahhaihaihs" like you did with Bullfighter.
