Is Moz considering his retirement? Are these releases contriibutions to his future savings [you never know when a lawsuit may arrive]? Has he revealed his motives for them in depth at all?
I bought both albums when living in France several years ago, along with Kill Uncle and the original CD issue of Viva Hate. I listened to them both, in full, many times over. In my opinion, Southpaw Grammar has a great variety of topics on it, but Maladjusted has so much more personal depth on display. The title alone relishes in the wrongful understanding of Morrissey's output by the critics, and at the same time, lives up the stereotype.
The reissues have so little relevance now, fans appear to be angry at their loyalty. I have never observed such a crisis of faith for Morrissey followers. His recent terrestrial television appearances here in the UK have shown him candid and unguarded, and some of his less popular opinions are clumsily explained rather than slipped out in a crafted half-joke. His recent lyrics [YOR] have not felt laboured like the odd one did from his mid 90's days, but sometimes seem to be emotional clipart. He is an aging artist, and reflecting with the same clarity that created countless unique stories and poems in songs.
Do people here feel obliged to buy these products because they want to support Morrissey and his band? Do you think that he, personally, will detect any negativity from people who have such high expectations for everything that he does? Do these releases damage the love that people have for him, and lesson his importance in their lives?
Maybe Roy's Keen was too throwaway, and Papa Jack's central metaphor too obvious. What do people as longterm fans feel about these two discs?
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