Morrissey Central "The Gang's All gone" (December 12, 2022)


0-1_v3od57.jpg


unnamed-1_gauneb.jpg

The second photo reads:-

Morrissey
London Brixton
02 Academy
11/10/22
The penultimate date on his
UK tour was an outstanding mix of classics and new material. Prefaced by an eclectic pre-show video, the show began with a remarkably groovy How Soon Is Now? and barely let up. When the pace did slow, it was to let the sombre, powerful lyrics of stunning new track, Bonfire Of Teenagers, hit home, or highlight the cosmic desolation of The Smiths staple, Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want. The crowd was receptive throughout: credit to the formidable band, their tight interplay providing a spectacle all its own. As the last notes of exhilarating closer, Sweet And Tender Hooligan, rang out, the acclaim showed that the allure of Morrissey won't dwindle any time soon. Beau Waddell

(That's my review of the Brixton gig!)
 
They could have used my Record Collector image and saved the typing (as per Strange... thread last Thursday).

Actual source Christmas edition of Record Collector:

full
 
They could have used my Record Collector image and saved the typing (as per Strange... thread last Thursday).

Actual source Christmas edition of Record Collector:

full
I fecking see. there was a review. Makes more sense now. I thought it was just M being lifted up by a big strong man (one of his dreams came true )
Lol
 
Last edited:

View attachment 87031

View attachment 87032
The second photo reads:-

Morrissey
London Brixton
02 Academy
11/10/22
The penultimate date on his
UK tour was an outstanding mix of classics and new material. Prefaced by an eclectic pre-show video, the show began with a remarkably groovy How Soon Is Now? and barely let up. When the pace did slow, it was to let the sombre, powerful lyrics of stunning new track, Bonfire Of Teenagers, hit home, or highlight the cosmic desolation of The Smiths staple, Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want. The crowd was receptive throughout: credit to the formidable band, their tight interplay providing a spectacle all its own. As the last notes of exhilarating closer, Sweet And Tender Hooligan, rang out, the acclaim showed that the allure of Morrissey won't dwindle any time soon. Beau Waddell

(That's my review of the Brixton gig!)
good job! (y)
 
Lovely review by a fan. All concerts should be reviewed by fans instead of music mag/journos with free tickets and no real interest.
 
The allure won't dwindle, for sure. A thoughtful, fluent, even chart-topping review 😎

btw, radio DJ Tom Dunne's just played RWA again, calling it the best thing Morrissey has done in years, and noting the great joie de vivre of it: 26 minutes into the show, on playback tomorrow - https://www.newstalk.com/shows/tom-dunne-show-234868
 
Last edited:
The allure won't dwindle, for sure. A thoughtful, fluent, even chart-topping review 😎

btw, radio DJ Tom Dunne's just played RWA again, calling it the best thing Morrissey has done in years, and noting the great joie de vivre of it: 26 minutes into the show, on playback tomorrow - https://www.newstalk.com/shows/tom-dunne-show-234868
Tom Dunne is revered as this brilliant DJ. He interviewed Brett Anderson and his questions were so basic and aimed at people who casually just might have remembered Suede from the 90's. He didn't even ask Brett if Suede would tour Ireland or anything about Death Songbook. And he played a few of their very well known singles. It was all so shallow. For a guy who professes to be a Suede superfan. Likewise when he says RWA is the best thing Moz has done in years. What?!! Just because it is poppy. Unfortunately there'll never be another John Peel.
 
I fecking see. there was a review. Makes more sense now. I thought it was just M being lifted up by a big strong man (one of his dreams came true )
Lol
if that was his dream then it came true about 7/8 years ago when he was touring scandinavia and a big guy came on-stage and picked M up,one of the funniest stage invasions.
 
Tom Dunne is revered as this brilliant DJ. He interviewed Brett Anderson and his questions were so basic and aimed at people who casually just might have remembered Suede from the 90's. He didn't even ask Brett if Suede would tour Ireland or anything about Death Songbook. And he played a few of their very well known singles. It was all so shallow. For a guy who professes to be a Suede superfan. Likewise when he says RWA is the best thing Moz has done in years. What?!! Just because it is poppy. Unfortunately there'll never be another John Peel.
You don't like Tom Dunne? But everyone likes Tom Dunne! In that case you can jolly well go and take a...
;)

I saw Suede in the Olympia a few years ago. Flamboyant, passionate, accomplished. I came across reference to a 1993 NME interview recently where both Brett Anderson and David Bowie were being pressurised to condemn Morrissey, without much success, and Brett made this interesting observation: "[Morrissey] might actually be one of the most generous people that’s ever lived. I don’t know if it’s true but, by making himself a target, he might actually be trying to mend some gaps and build some bridges. I mean, he must know that he’s making himself a target because he’s not stupid and, by having criticism directed towards him, he might actually be doing some good. It might just be possible that he’s thinking that.”
 
You don't like Tom Dunne? But everyone likes Tom Dunne! In that case you can jolly well go and take a...
;)

I saw Suede in the Olympia a few years ago. Flamboyant, passionate, accomplished. I came across reference to a 1993 NME interview recently where both Brett Anderson and David Bowie were being pressurised to condemn Morrissey, without much success, and Brett made this interesting observation: "[Morrissey] might actually be one of the most generous people that’s ever lived. I don’t know if it’s true but, by making himself a target, he might actually be trying to mend some gaps and build some bridges. I mean, he must know that he’s making himself a target because he’s not stupid and, by having criticism directed towards him, he might actually be doing some good. It might just be possible that he’s thinking that.”



Good point. Exerpt from the NME Interview, March 1993 with Steve Sutherland, Brett, and Bowie.



NME: OK, so we all agree that Brett has the right to be ambivalent about his sexuality in his songs and we agree with David that a person has the right to be ambivalent with his or her own personal sexuality, but doesn't that also apply across the board? For instance, David, you've covered Morrissey's 'I Know It's Going To Happen' on your new album. I don't know if you're aware that he's been ostracised recently for his ambivalent use of the Union Jack at his concerts. It has been decided that Morrissey does not have the right to be ambivalent about race and that he should make a statement regarding whether he is or is not a racist. Are we not beating him with the same stick?
Brett: "No. The difference is, the way I speak about things is in a positive way and I think the way he's speaking about certain issues of racism is in an intentionally negative way. Therefore, think we need to know the reasons behind it."
Bowie: I have to be careful here because I'm not quite sure what he said. But what I believe he said is that blacks and whites will never get on. I think that's the general tone of it. So I guess the adult approach is to say, "OK, let's take his question and figure out for ourselves our own answer to that. Will they get on? Won't they get on? And why?' He is just posing a question so there is an argument that it's perfectly OK for him to just pose that question.
"He's not giving us facts either way or giving us his feelings on the matter. Surely it would only be really negative if he were to say blacks and whites will never get on because it's obvious that one is superior to the other."
NME: I think his silence is more sinister than that. I'm suspicious of his motives. He's never, to my knowledge, committed one altruistic act in his life so I don't know why he should start now.
Brett: "He's said other things in the past about how reggae is vile and hang the DJ and other things with all these connotations but, the thing is, he might actually be one of the most generous people that's ever lived. I don't know if it's true but, by making himself a target, he might actually be trying to mend some gaps and build some bridges. I mean, he must know that he's making himself a target because he's not stupid and, by having criticism directed towards him, he might actually be doing some good. It might just be possible that he's thinking that."
NME: Oh come on! He's just luxuriating in playing the misunderstood, the martyr, and damn the consequences.
Bowie: "I must say I found him charming the couple of times I met him. When he heard my version of 'l Know It's Going To Happen' (which, according to Brett, is, "very '50s, very Johnny Ray"), it brought a tear to his eye and he said, 'Oooh, it's so-o-o grand!'"
NME: I've been suspicious of him from the start. All those bedsit anthems about wallowing in misery didn't seem to be helping anybody achieve anything. He was just making himself an icon on the back of other people's inadequacies and I don't find that in any way admirable.
Bowie: "Tell that to Samuel Beckett. Or John Osbourne."
 
My god, Steve Sutherland really was a prick, wasn't he?
Once some of those types become dissatisfied with your answers, it's 'viva hate' ever after, it seems.

Good ole Tom Dunne played Rebels yet again last night, around 1 hour 10 minutes in : )
 
Good point. Exerpt from the NME Interview, March 1993 with Steve Sutherland, Brett, and Bowie.



NME: OK, so we all agree that Brett has the right to be ambivalent about his sexuality in his songs and we agree with David that a person has the right to be ambivalent with his or her own personal sexuality, but doesn't that also apply across the board? For instance, David, you've covered Morrissey's 'I Know It's Going To Happen' on your new album. I don't know if you're aware that he's been ostracised recently for his ambivalent use of the Union Jack at his concerts. It has been decided that Morrissey does not have the right to be ambivalent about race and that he should make a statement regarding whether he is or is not a racist. Are we not beating him with the same stick?
Brett: "No. The difference is, the way I speak about things is in a positive way and I think the way he's speaking about certain issues of racism is in an intentionally negative way. Therefore, think we need to know the reasons behind it."
Bowie: I have to be careful here because I'm not quite sure what he said. But what I believe he said is that blacks and whites will never get on. I think that's the general tone of it. So I guess the adult approach is to say, "OK, let's take his question and figure out for ourselves our own answer to that. Will they get on? Won't they get on? And why?' He is just posing a question so there is an argument that it's perfectly OK for him to just pose that question.
"He's not giving us facts either way or giving us his feelings on the matter. Surely it would only be really negative if he were to say blacks and whites will never get on because it's obvious that one is superior to the other."
NME: I think his silence is more sinister than that. I'm suspicious of his motives. He's never, to my knowledge, committed one altruistic act in his life so I don't know why he should start now.
Brett: "He's said other things in the past about how reggae is vile and hang the DJ and other things with all these connotations but, the thing is, he might actually be one of the most generous people that's ever lived. I don't know if it's true but, by making himself a target, he might actually be trying to mend some gaps and build some bridges. I mean, he must know that he's making himself a target because he's not stupid and, by having criticism directed towards him, he might actually be doing some good. It might just be possible that he's thinking that."
NME: Oh come on! He's just luxuriating in playing the misunderstood, the martyr, and damn the consequences.
Bowie: "I must say I found him charming the couple of times I met him. When he heard my version of 'l Know It's Going To Happen' (which, according to Brett, is, "very '50s, very Johnny Ray"), it brought a tear to his eye and he said, 'Oooh, it's so-o-o grand!'"
NME: I've been suspicious of him from the start. All those bedsit anthems about wallowing in misery didn't seem to be helping anybody achieve anything. He was just making himself an icon on the back of other people's inadequacies and I don't find that in any way admirable.
Bowie: "Tell that to Samuel Beckett. Or John Osbourne."

Thanks, forgot about that interview, and I
still have all those papers and magazines , lol. Jesus! the NME stirring the pot. Thank God Brett and Bowie were intelligent enough not to take the bait for a cheap headline.
 
Last edited:

Trending Threads

Back
Top Bottom