I like to post comments that are upbeat and positive, but I can't this time. There is NO redemption in this live rendition.
The vocals and music are simply awful... Is the band trying to "spoof" the song? It seems so. The entire performance seems disrespectful and insincere--like a drunken frat party on stage.
At first glance, it seems that this band hate The Smiths and Morrissey. I am still not sure.
The lead singer seems too old, jaded, and out-of-shape to pose onstage shirtless. What's with the boxer shorts and jeans? His gut hangs over, and he is balding as well. Combine this with awful vocals and terrible musical execution... and you get an atrocity. Is the singer mad, glad, or sad...? You can't tell. This clip leaves me confused, angry, and bored. There is no passion and no creativity at all--the meaning is lost, here.