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I know this is probably an old topic but my sister who is not one bit into Morrissey had some time on her hands recently and decided to "try and figure out what it is about this singer". So she watched some live footage on youtube (actually hours upon hours, i was quite excited about that). She was beautiful afterwards and gave him great compliments but she also stumbled across some footage from the ill-fated 2014 US-Tour and said to me "was he ill or something?" and I explained it to her but naturally wanted to know what exactley led her to that impression.
She showed me following live footage from El Paso and Albuquerque and said "he looks like he has difficulties just standing there as if there is something wrong with his balance and in one video (Trouble Loves Me) it's quite ironic that he stumbles while singing JUST WHEN THE BALANCE SEEMED SERENE." She went on "and in one video (Life Is A Pigsty) he has some strange issue with the mic stand. It moves and he is completely irritated by it, but not immediately, his capacity of reaction seems is very slow." She further said "I don't know what's wrong with him in that one (The National Front Disco) but he stumbles again and seems a bit erratic, everything about him and his singing is strange here".
I was quite irritated about what she said but I gave the videos another go and was shocked that I hadn't noticed it before she pointed it out (I must say that I take her observations very seriously because in her job she constantly analyses recordings of CCTV cameras and has an eye for details). I know most people will say that it's utter bollocks and overdramatic but I had to share it. Acutally my point is, that I now believe that whatever was ailing him at the time was there since the beginning of the tour.
Trouble Loves Me (Albuquerque)
http://youtu.be/8RC50GeXvrI
The National Front Disco (El Paso)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_D5QtbVksg
Life Is A Pigsty (Albuquerque)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8CZwDAWvfo
She showed me following live footage from El Paso and Albuquerque and said "he looks like he has difficulties just standing there as if there is something wrong with his balance and in one video (Trouble Loves Me) it's quite ironic that he stumbles while singing JUST WHEN THE BALANCE SEEMED SERENE." She went on "and in one video (Life Is A Pigsty) he has some strange issue with the mic stand. It moves and he is completely irritated by it, but not immediately, his capacity of reaction seems is very slow." She further said "I don't know what's wrong with him in that one (The National Front Disco) but he stumbles again and seems a bit erratic, everything about him and his singing is strange here".
I was quite irritated about what she said but I gave the videos another go and was shocked that I hadn't noticed it before she pointed it out (I must say that I take her observations very seriously because in her job she constantly analyses recordings of CCTV cameras and has an eye for details). I know most people will say that it's utter bollocks and overdramatic but I had to share it. Acutally my point is, that I now believe that whatever was ailing him at the time was there since the beginning of the tour.
Trouble Loves Me (Albuquerque)
http://youtu.be/8RC50GeXvrI
The National Front Disco (El Paso)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_D5QtbVksg
Life Is A Pigsty (Albuquerque)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8CZwDAWvfo