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One thing that I haven't seen mentioned much is the extraordinary vocal melodies that Moz has done on this album.
It's the biggest, most impressive thing on an album full of wonderful elements, to me.
Every now and then the music itself, the instruments etc do something that matches Morrissey's vocals, but nothing on here surpasses them.
The album is full of little melodies as well as the main ones, plus the inflection in Morrissey's voice and here and there just pure soaring emotion (both serious as in 'Scandinavia' and hilarious as in 'Kiss Me A Lot'). In some songs he carries the melody alone, in others he plays off the band.
It seems Morrissey is always praised for his lyrics but usually never given enough credit for his genius at the mic.
Foxy vox too.
My favourite vocal melody at the moment is on 'Mountjoy'.
It's the biggest, most impressive thing on an album full of wonderful elements, to me.
Every now and then the music itself, the instruments etc do something that matches Morrissey's vocals, but nothing on here surpasses them.
The album is full of little melodies as well as the main ones, plus the inflection in Morrissey's voice and here and there just pure soaring emotion (both serious as in 'Scandinavia' and hilarious as in 'Kiss Me A Lot'). In some songs he carries the melody alone, in others he plays off the band.
It seems Morrissey is always praised for his lyrics but usually never given enough credit for his genius at the mic.
Foxy vox too.
My favourite vocal melody at the moment is on 'Mountjoy'.