mspendl828
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Morrissey.
Better voice, better lyrics, better tunes.
Better voice, better lyrics, better tunes.
For me The two have merged nto one. Just one continuous line of work from then 'till now. Lots of changes and twists and turns along the way, but basically always Morrissey at the same time. Whoever he works with he is allways, somehow, able to make a Morrissey song.
Morrissey.
Better voice, better lyrics, better tunes.
Almost an impossible question to answer.
I agree, for me I hear a continuity through the whole body of work. Maybe I have a different (unqualified?!) perspective because I’ve only heard all the albums in the past year so I haven’t been through the process of waiting for the albums and then having expectations met or dashed. I read a review somewhere that Strangeways was almost like the first solo Morrissey album in its style and I agree with that I think which also helps me bridge the gap between the two and they really don’t seem to far apart for me. They also give different things… maybe I relate more to the lyrics of the Smiths but then I get more joy out of listening to Vauxhall & I/ Quarry than any other album in my collection.
Just through the sheer volume of Morrissey material and the different styles he’s experimented with, that gives far more probability of there being some songs that don’t rate so highly. If it came to it, I’d rather just have my Moz collection I think, not that I ever want to choose!
Almost an impossible question to answer.
I agree, for me I hear a continuity through the whole body of work. Maybe I have a different (unqualified?!) perspective because I’ve only heard all the albums in the past year so I haven’t been through the process of waiting for the albums and then having expectations met or dashed. I read a review somewhere that Strangeways was almost like the first solo Morrissey album in its style and I agree with that I think which also helps me bridge the gap between the two and they really don’t seem to far apart for me. They also give different things… maybe I relate more to the lyrics of the Smiths but then I get more joy out of listening to Vauxhall & I/ Quarry than any other album in my collection.
Just through the sheer volume of Morrissey material and the different styles he’s experimented with, that gives far more probability of there being some songs that don’t rate so highly. If it came to it, I’d rather just have my Moz collection I think, not that I ever want to choose!
My friend and I had a discussion about this and we decided that The Smiths don't really have any bad songs. I don't really skip over any tracks on thier cd's. With Morrissey there are a lot of songs I skip over. I'm so glad he's still recording and touring.
The Smiths never recorded "The Lazy Sunbathers" or "Lifeguard Asleep, Girl Drowning"...both of those get skipped when I play Vaxuall
YATQ was unneccessary in the scheme of things
I love both, but I think I listen to Morrissey's solo stuff more, especially with him still releasing new material. Its hard to say which is best, I guess the smiths are more critically acclaimed but that is in hindsight. I have to say I always look at it like this, that morrissey's solo stuff is the natural extension of the smiths, maybe it would have been different if he was still in the smiths but Strangeways was quite different from the other smiths albums, so who knows. Plus Morrissey did air some of his solo stuff with the rest of the smiths at wolverhampton so I guess thats the direction he was going with his songs. Another thing is, I know Jonny Marr wrote the music but I have always thought Morrissey had the most say in the band and what he would have wanted musically.
I always here the discussion that Moz solo work is not as good as the smiths but I always think, I wish people would take it for what it is. You can't stay stuck in the eighties and everyone moves one and develops differently. I like his new material just as much as viva hate and the Queen is dead. God! yes I look back with great fondness as smiths and Moz's early solo career but still enjoy what we have now!