Worst Album Cut From Each Album

[terrancestamp]

So we are taking the reverse on this one. I love seeing what everyone thought about the best so it will be equally interesting to see what people will think is the worst. I will do the entire Moz list this time. Remember you are ranking the worst song so don't wimp out and say I can't pick one because they are all good. Yes they are all good in varying degrees. So pick the one you like the least. It can be done.

Viva Hate- Margaret on the Guillotine
Kill Uncle- "The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye
Your Arsenal-I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
Vauxhall-Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
Southpay-Dagenham Dave
Malajusted- Sorrow Will Come in the End (US) He Cried (UK)
Quarry- All the Lazy Dykes/I like You (tie)
Ringleader-The Father Who Must Be Killed
Years of Refusal- You Were Good in Your Time

 

[wontshareyou]

Viva Hate - Dial-A-Cliche
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Line or I'm The End Of The Family Line
Your Arsenal - You're The One For Me Fatty
Vauxhall and I - Lifeguard Sleeping or Used To Be A Sweet Boy
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Papa Jack
You Are The Quarry - America Is Not The World
Ringleader Of The Tormentors - The Father Who Must Be Killed or I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
Years of Refusal - You Were Good In Your Time or Sorry Doesn't Help

My choices do not necessarily mean that they are bad songs.

 

[Jamie]

Viva Hate - Margaret on the Guillotine
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye
Your Arsenal - this just does not apply; if including singles, Certain People I Know
Vauxhall & I - same as above; if including singles, The More You Ignore Me...
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Sorrow Will Come In The End (US version)
YATQ - How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel
RoTT- At Last I Am Born
Years of Refusal - (tie) Sorry Doesn't Help, I'm OK By Myself

 

[Anonymous]

Dial-a-cliché
There's a Place in Hell...
I Know It's Gonna Happen...
Used To Be A Sweet Boy
The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils
Ambitious Outsiders

I Don't Owe You Anything
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Well I Wonder
Never Had No-one Ever
I Won't Share You

 

[Justin Playfair]

the ones that should've stayed hidden...

The Smiths- Miserable Lie (I like this song but you said pick one for every album.)
Hatful of Hollow- William, It Was Really Nothing
Meat Is Murder- How Soon is Now? (this is The Smiths "Stairway to Heaven." I'm tired of it.)
The Queen Is Dead- Vicar in a Tutu
The World Won't Listen- Golden Lights
Louder Than Bombs- Golden Lights (Johnny Marr argued passionately against recording this song. He said it wasn't what The Smiths were about. He was 1,000% correct!)
Strangeways,...- Death At One's Elbow
Rank- Vicar in a Tutu

Viva Hate- Alsatian Cousin
Bona Drag- Lucky Lisp
Kill Uncle- Asian Rut
Your Arsenal- I Know It's Going To Happen Someday
Vauxhall & I- Used To Be A Sweet Boy (I like it but had to pick one.)
World of Morrissey- Moon River
Southpaw Grammar- The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils
Maladjusted- (tie) Ambitious Outsiders and What's his name Rejected My Soul (Yuck.)
My Early Burglary Years- Cosmic Dancer
You Are The Quarry- You Know I Couldn't Last
Ringleader...- On the Street's I Ran
Years of Refusal- It's Not Your Birthday Anymore (everyone seems to like this song but I don't.)
Swords- Sweetie Pie

 

[Deleted member 1074]

Viva Hate - Margaret On The Guillotine
Kill Uncle - Asian Rut
Your Arsenal - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Vauxhall & I - Used To Be A Sweet Boy
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Papa Jack
You Are The Quarry - America Is Not The World
Ringleader Of The Tormentors - On The Streets I Ran
Years Of Refusal - Sorry Doesn't Help

The Smiths - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Meat Is Murder - Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead - Never Had No One Ever
Strangeways, Here We Come - Death At One's Elbow

 

[Anonymous]

VH - Margaret On The Guillotine
KU - The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
YA - We'll Let You Know
VAI - Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
SG - The Operation
M - He Cried
YATQ - You Know I Couldn't Last
ROTT - At Last I Am Born
YOR - You Were Good In Your Time

TS - I Don't Owe You Anything
MIM - Well I Wonder
TQID - Never Had No One Ever
S, HWC - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

 

[JJKelsall]

The Smiths - Miserable Lie
Meat is Murder - Barbarism Begins at Home
The Queen Is Dead - Never Had No One Ever
Strangeways Here We Come - Unhappy Birthday

Viva Hate - Little Man, What Now?
Kill Uncle - Harsh Truth of The Camera Eye
Your Arsenal - You're The One For Me, FattyVauxhall and I - Used to Be A Sweet Boy
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best and Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Sorrow Will Come In The End
You Are The Quarry - America Is Not The World (I think Irish Blood, English Heart would have made a better opener)
Ringleader of The Tormentors (On The Streets I Ran)
Years Of Refusal (That's How People Grow Up)

 

[applebuttaz]

Viva Hate- Dial-a-Cliché.
Kill Uncle- the whole album excluding the singles.
Your Arsenal- You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side
Vauxhall and I- The Lazy Sunbathers, Billy Budd
Southpaw Grammar- The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils
Maladjusted- Maladjusted
You Are the Quarry- The World Is Full of Crashing Bores
Ringleader of the Tormentors- I Will See You in Far-Off Places
Years of Refusal- You Were Good in Your Time

The Smiths- You've Got Everything Now
Meat Is Murder- Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead- Never Had No One Ever
Strangeways, Here We Come- Death at One's Elbow

 

[Orson Swells]

Viva Hate - Margaret on the Guillotine
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye
Your Arsenal - Certain People I Know
Vauxhall & I - I Am Hated For Loving
Southpaw Grammar - Best Friend On The Payroll
Maladjusted - Ambitious Outsiders
YATQ - How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
RoTT- I Just Want To see The Boy Happy
Years of Refusal - You Were Good In Your Time

 

[jaypayton]

Southpaw Grammer-the ENTIRE album
Maladjusted-the ENTIRE album

 

[terrancestamp]

I think their is more unity in this list than any list have seen before. I agree with almost everyone (except the person who picked "The More You Ignore Me.."). If the song was not on my list but on yours then your choose was the next one on my list. Oh, the other track I was surprised by with "At Last I Am Born". Love that track! But not for everyone.

 

[Okoki]

Viva Hate: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
Kill Uncle: The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
Your Arsenal: Seasick, Yet Still Docked
Vauxhall and I: The Lazy Sunbathers
Southpaw Grammar: The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
Maladjusted: Ambitious Outsiders
You Are The Quarry: I'm Not Sorry
Ringleader Of The Tormentors: At Least I Am Born
Years Of Refusal: You Were Good In Your Time

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Seasick, Yet Still Docked probably isn't a popular selection but Your Arsenal is an excellent, complete album, so I simply had to choose the song I listen to the least.

 

[Qvist]

Viva Hate - Break up the family
Kill Uncle - Found found found
Your Arsenal - Fatty
Vauxhall and I- I am hated for loving
Southpaw - Do your best and don't worry
Maladjusted - Papa Jack
You are the quarry - I'm not sorry
Ringleader - the father who must be killed
Years of Refusal - Sorry doesn't help

 

[Qvist]

I think their is more unity in this list than any list have seen before. I agree with almost everyone (except the person who picked "The More You Ignore Me.."). If the song was not on my list but on yours then your choose was the next one on my list. Oh, the other track I was surprised by with "At Last I Am Born". Love that track! But not for everyone.

Not so for me. Quite a few of my favorites mentioned, actually. Such as dial-a-cliche and You were good in your time, both of whom I would rate among the best on their albums. But that's taste for you.

 

[wontshareyou]

Southpaw Grammer-the ENTIRE album
Maladjusted-the ENTIRE album

Your opinion is null and void.

 

[Cornflakes]

Suffer Little Children
Meat Is Murder
Cemetry Gates (what's wrong with just turning spellchecker on, FFS?)
Unhappy Birthday

Dial-a-Cliché
The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye (but so many to choose from)
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (I can't believe so many people have picked Fatty. Philistines!)
Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning (the worst of an excellent bunch)
Dagenham Dave
Roy's Keen
America Is Not The World
I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
You Were Good In Your Time

 

[Anonymous]

I see a lot of people judge songs as "worse" when they are in a style that is unusual, either to them or to the artist. I always loved the song "Golden Lights" and thought it was funny, touching, and I like the arranged vocal harmonies. It's very different but it didn't even stand out enough that I looked to see it was a cover.
I see the same thing with songs like "Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye." I always liked it. The words are strange and funny and it has a nice vocal melody. It's not a long song. I can't think that I'd be in a rush to skip it.
I think doing a different and unusual style is different than the song not being good.

 

[terrancestamp]

I agree with your realization in theory. That a song done in a style that is not the norm for the artist seems like an easy choice. But look at "Carol.." That song is in a Mexican style and very much not Morrissey at all but it is still very good and made no-ones list. The issue with "Lifeguard..", "Sorrow Will Come.." & "Harsh Truth.." is that they are just not good songs. They are very slow and kind of plod along almost in a boring tone except for "Sorrow.." which is spoken word. Moz has this great thing for melody and it is void on these songs. Those songs remind me of some of the weaker b-side moments like "You've Had Her" & "I'd Love To". Just not very interesting to listen too next to these amazing songs he has created through the years.

 

[Mikko]

viva hate- dial a clicé

kill uncle- found found found

your arsenal- this is a tricky one, such a wonderful album. I just don't like the fact that certain people i know is placed just after national front disco.

vauxhall & I- used to be a sweet boy

southpaw grammar- also a bloody tricky one, one of me favorite moz-albums. So i'll go for the remastered one and choose fantastic bird.

Maladjusted- wide to receive

you are the quarry- lazy dykes

Ringleader- to me your are a work of art, on the streets i ran, in the future when all's well. Such greate B-sides as Ganglord or sweetie pie would have made the album much more interesting, that's my opinion...but then again, i'm not morrissey.

Years of refusal- i'm ok by myself