I'm a relatively new Morrissey fan, started getting into The Smiths a couple of years back and about two years ago I picked up You Are The Quarry. I have been slowly collecting all his solo releases since, trying to give each one the time it deserves before venturing fourth and buying the next. I have most of the albums now (bar Southpaw and Kill Uncle, plus b-sides and rare tracks).
My last purchase was Maladjusted a couple of weeks back. I asked the wife to pick me up a copy from HMV, and was disappointed when she came back with the new 2009 edition. But I thought "what the hell" and gave it a spin anyway, after all, it does say on the sticker that this is the way Morrissey wanted it.
After several listen, I feel my gut instinct was correct. While listening to the new edition, I felt it was a slow, meandering album, with a lot of b-side quality tracks mixed amongst some gems. I looked up the original tracklist online and bought Roys Keen and Papa Jack off iTunes and adjusted the album accordingly on my iPod. Suffice to say, the original version is a far more satisfying listen. There's a greater sense of direction and cohesion, it no longer feels like it meanders and even some of the tracks which didn't stand out to me before started to sound better (Wide To Receive and Ammunition for instance).
What did you guys think of the 2009 edition vs. the original?
My last purchase was Maladjusted a couple of weeks back. I asked the wife to pick me up a copy from HMV, and was disappointed when she came back with the new 2009 edition. But I thought "what the hell" and gave it a spin anyway, after all, it does say on the sticker that this is the way Morrissey wanted it.
After several listen, I feel my gut instinct was correct. While listening to the new edition, I felt it was a slow, meandering album, with a lot of b-side quality tracks mixed amongst some gems. I looked up the original tracklist online and bought Roys Keen and Papa Jack off iTunes and adjusted the album accordingly on my iPod. Suffice to say, the original version is a far more satisfying listen. There's a greater sense of direction and cohesion, it no longer feels like it meanders and even some of the tracks which didn't stand out to me before started to sound better (Wide To Receive and Ammunition for instance).
What did you guys think of the 2009 edition vs. the original?