Maladjusted to me showcased Morrissey at the end of an era. He seemed completely lost musically, lyrically and creatively with the artwork.
After Southpaw, I remember a lot of fans waiting for Vauxhall part two and they didn't get it.
On first listen, I heard Maladjusted and thought 'this is it, here comes the great album. That joy was taken ill during track two, was intensive care by track Seven and died On the final song. So much wrong with that album but 'uninspired' covers the majority of it.
Moz trying to be current with Wide To Receive did him no favours either, neither did the production. As with YATQ and ROTT there were a couple of gems to be found amongst startling mediocrity and the game was up. The seven year hiatus which follwed was not a coincidence.
Maladjusted rightly earns it's place in the great songs of the Moz cannon for me. After that well, Lost perhaps?