Full disclosure: I've been a Morrissey fan since high school. A long time ago. I've been into Morrissey and the Smiths back when people were trying to justify this by saying, "Well, Smiths, Morrissey, Joy Division, New Order, it's all the same, and I like it all." Yeah, sure...I wanted to get this album on CD rather than downloading it from Itunes b/c: 1.) I wanted to hold the liner notes in my hands; and 2.) I wanted to listen to it on something other than my Ipod. I'm glad I did b/c this CD is in heavy rotation right now.
Morrissey's back to form via his "Your Arsenal" days and even a little bit of style from "You Are the Quarry." In other words, he went back to rock and moved away from slow moving tracks like, "Life is a Pigsty" and "Moon River." His new band is amazing, all parts work well together and IMHO, they gave Moz a relevant sound in 2009. Not to take anything away from A. White or Boz, but sorry guys, it's a young man's world and Moz did the right thing in hiring a fresher and more energetic band without graying hair.
Song highlights include "Mama Lay Softly on the River Bed" and "All You Need is Me." Pick this one up today.
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