Morrissey's albums ranked

Thewlis

Very Senior Member
So where would you place Low in High School in Moz's discography?

1. Vauxhall and I
2. Viva Hate
3. You Are The Quarry
4. Your Arsenal
5. Low in High School
6. World Peace is None of Your Business
7. Maladjusted
8. Ringleader of the Tormentors
9. Southpaw Grammar
10. Kill Uncle
11. Years of Refusal
 
1. Vauxhall and I
2. Your Arsenal
3. You Are The Quarry
4. World Peace
5. Low In High School
6. Years Of Refusal
7. Southpaw Grammer
8. Malajusted
9. Viva Hate
10.Ringleader of the Tormentors
11. Kill Uncle
 
1. Vauxhall and I
2. Viva Hate
3. Your Arsenal
4. You Are The Quarry
5. World Peace
6. Ringleader
7. Maladjusted
8. Low In High School
9. Kill Uncle
10. Years of Refusal
11. Southpaw
 
01. viva hate
02. southpaw grammar
03. your arsenal
04. vauxhall and i
05. years of refusal
06. low in high school
07. you are the quarry
08. world peace is none of your business
09. maladjusted
10. ringleader of the tormentors
11. kill uncle
 
1. Vauxhall and I
2. Your Arsenal
3. Years of Refusal
4. Viva Hate
5. Low In High School
6. Ringleader of the Tormentors
7. Southpaw Grammar
8. World Peace is None of Your Business
9. You Are The Quarry
10. Malajusted
11. Kill Uncle
 
1. Southpaw Grammar
2. Your Arsenal
3. Viva Hate
4. World Peace Is None of Your Business
5. Vauxhall & I
6. Low In High School
7. You Are The Quarry
8. Years of Refusal
9. Maladjusted
10. Ringleader of the Tormentors
11. Kill Uncle
 
1. Your Arsenal
2. Vauxhall & I
3. Low In High School
4. World Peace Is None of Your Business
5. Malajusted
6. Viva Hate
7. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
8. Southpaw
9. You Are The Quarry
10. Years of Refusal
11. Kill Uncle

The first 4 are easy for me, the next 7 can be very changeable. If the remastered version of Maladjusted was the original released album it would have a solid hold on 5 (and possibly a place higher.) Last night I listened to World Peace and Low back-to-back, it being the same band and producer and enjoyed it immensely. It really does feel like one big, consistent body of work.
 
It's a surprise to see LIHS ranked so highly. It seems to be getting a mixed reaction on here, from my perspective anyway.
 
1. Southpaw Grammar
2. Your Arsenal
3. Viva Hate
4. World Peace Is None of Your Business
5. Vauxhall & I
6. Low In High School
7. You Are The Quarry
8. Years of Refusal
9. Maladjusted
10. Ringleader of the Tormentors
11. Kill Uncle

But your username is Viva Hate! I'm so confused!
 
1. Vauxhall & I
2. Kill Uncle
3. You Are The Quarry
4. Your Arsenal
5.Viva Hate
6. Southpaw
7. Malajusted
8. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
9. Low In High School
10. Years of Refusal
11. World Peace Is None of Your Business

I am one of the few that love Kill Uncle. World Peace is the only album I am not really crazy about. Low In High School may move up with more listens. My Top 8 are what I consider essential Morrissey.
 
Can't resist a list (well, other than perhaps List of the Lost):
1. Viva Hate (has 7-8 great songs)
2. Your Arsenal (5-6 great songs)
= 3. Vauxhall and World Peace (4-5 great songs)
= 5th Kill Uncle, Maladjusted, Years of Refusal (3-4 great songs)
8. Ringleader (2-3 great songs)
9. Quarry (1 great song)
10. Southpaw Grammar (no great songs)
 
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Quarry 1 Great song, really?
I count at least 6, if you also count bonus tracks 9.

And Where is Low in High School?
 
  1. Vauxhall & I
  2. Viva Hate
  3. Your Arsenal
  4. Low In High School
  5. You Are The Quarry
  6. World Peace Is None Of Your Business
  7. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
  8. Years Of Refusal
  9. Southpaw Grammar
  10. Maladjusted
  11. Kill Uncle
 
1. Your Arsenal
2. Vauxhall & I
3. Low In High School
4. World Peace Is None of Your Business
5. Malajusted
6. Viva Hate
7. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
8. Southpaw
9. You Are The Quarry
10. Years of Refusal
11. Kill Uncle

Agreed. I would only switch out 5 and 9 in my list. But really, happy with any on it.....
 
Bona drag
World peace
Swords
Your arsenal
Maladjusted
You are the quarry
Years of refusal
Low in high school
Vauxhall
Viva hate
Kill uncle
Southpaw grammar
Ringleader

Low in high school I’m of course still digesting and is most subject to future change of position in his list
 
1. Vauxhall & I
2. Your Arsenal
3. Viva Hate
4. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
5. Years Of Refusal
6. Southpaw Grammar
7. You Are The Quarry
8. World Peace Is None Of Your Business
9. Maladjusted
10. Kill Uncle
11. Low In High School
 
1. Maladjusted
2. Vauxhall & I
3. Years Of Refusal
4. Southpaw Grammar
5. Low In High School
6. Ringleader Of The Tormentors
7. Your Arsenal
8. You Are The Quarry
9. Viva Hate
10. World Peace Is None Of Your Business
11. Kill Uncle
 
I am surprised at how many people put Kill Uncle at the bottom. I will concede the album sounds thin but songs are great. The album has the swagger of Smiths album. I know Morrissey doesn't like it much either. He even left Tony The Pony off the remastered version. That song could have been a Smiths track. It swings like something off their first album and the arpeggiated guitar chords at the end sound like something Johnny Marr would have written. There is no way how I can see anyone putting his new album above Kill Uncle but I guess I am in the minority. Even Morrissey pans the album. I don't get it.
 
I am surprised at how many people put Kill Uncle at the bottom. I will concede the album sounds thin but songs are great. The album has the swagger of Smiths album. I know Morrissey doesn't like it much either. He even left Tony The Pony off the remastered version. That song could have been a Smiths track. It swings like something off their first album and the arpeggiated guitar chords at the end sound like something Johnny Marr would have written. There is no way how I can see anyone putting his new album above Kill Uncle but I guess I am in the minority. Even Morrissey pans the album. I don't get it.

I don't dislike the album but I find the songs subject matter to be just ok and while his vocals and vocal melodies are great the music gets really thin in places. As a result other albums with more glaring flaws get more rotation as I care more about the songs lyrics and expect a song or two with a greater musical high to pop up and satisfy what I love about morrissey. Kill uncle is an album I enjoy when I'm in a pleasant mood and want a nice album that I don't have to think about a whole lot
 
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