Hi, I'm new here. Be tolerant, I'm french, I live this year in North Carolina in the USA. so I learn but my english is still bad
Anyway, I'm here to speak about YoR not about me. I like it....a lot! I've got the album for one week and it's still in my HiFi. i think is one of the best album solo of Morrissey. YoR is very coherent and homogeneous. It is very tense and I like that. I like that the band play very loud and makes Morrissey singing loud too. Maybe the global esthetic is arguable but I don't care, Morrissey as an artist makes his choice and if the emotion is there, it's fine for me. I like that the lyrics are ( maybe) more direct than usually, because the music of the album is more direct, so ....It's difficult for me to say which song I prefer but if I have to choose one...or too
...I would choose "all you need is me" and "It's not yur birthday anymore"....but il like a lot " When last I spoke to Carol" and...I said it's difficult to choose!
Yesterday I read on the web " les inrockuptibles" which is THE rock magazine in France. They were very big fans of The Smith and of Morrissey after they split but sadly they don't like a all YoR. But, what is more irritating is that they don't speak about the album in their column but only about the physical appearance of Morrissey. They can accept that Moz is more athletic than before and seems happier in life than before. The paper is incredible and made of bad faith and don't speak about music....it's a pity ( and very funny on the other hand).
If some of you read the french:
http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/article/years-of-refusal/
I'm going to see Morrissey for the first time of my life next week, the 03/11....I look forward to see him!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't stand!!!!!!!!!! I bought the cheapest tickets ( it's the financial crisis you know!), I'm going te be on the third balcony, I think that Morrissey will be tall like a ant....So I hope the sound will be good.