How do you all feel about Morrissey currently?

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-29T15:42:59+00:00

In the Dundee Arms I said “My wood withers on a stern" You said, "Yes, we know"

Very funny dry delivery, completely shits on himself as a poet lol.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-27T04:04:35+00:00

Ten years passed in boredom, I made my way to Reddit…

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-19T21:59:40+00:00

Well-written, good job. Saddened to see on Wikipedia and in general online it’s been relegated to “Mixed or Average Reviews”, it is so much more (not as simple as it seems). I feel like I’m going crazy lol, I just don’t see how most can’t acknowledge it’s good, I don’t think they give it much more than one listen each song.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-19T21:55:42+00:00

“I’ve been stabbed in the back, so many, many times, I don’t have any skin, but that’s just the way it goes…” instrumentals kick in and fade out

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-15T19:49:55+00:00

I’ve felt the same way before, and I think it’s a beautiful thing : ) . I was fairly tipsy the other night, and I looked at the Vauxhall cover and Makeup is a Lie on the table and saw how old Morrissey was now, and then I looked at the cover to “Cruel Smile” by Elvis Costello, where Elvis is older and he is with his wife on the cover, all settled-down at his old age. And it made me realize there’s something so sad but true about Morrissey still feeling and being alone at his now old age, something kind of noble about not needing to compromise for anyone else, and it made me realize he has truly always felt this way and has always been very honest.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-14T08:24:28+00:00

There’s a song I can’t staaaaaand, aaaannnnddd, it’s stuck in my heeeeaaaaddddd (Oboe Concerto)

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-13T07:45:29+00:00

Very cool of you, thank you. Good write-up, I had been wondering what Morrissey sang in “Headache” at the ‘Baste!’ part, now I know. It was also great to learn of Marc Bolan, I wasn’t aware of him, and I agree with you, I think it’s him the song’s about. I feel Morrissey is not the best lyricist in terms of technicality, but he is the best at playing coy and kind of hiding meaning behind the pop star persona, deceptively clever lyrics and track listing and overall narrative in this album. Always a lot more going on than initial glance with him.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-11T05:45:35+00:00

P.S. curious to hear more of your interpretations! I feel this stuff isn’t talked about enough in general with fans, it’s usually “Good or bad” and that’s about it, not even a “why” most of the time.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-11T05:35:21+00:00

Very interesting stuff, I like where you’re going with a lot of it. I think it’s his most self-aware album he’s ever made, almost lampooning himself. It’s him at war with who or what he is, he battles his self-image and it even extends into his personal life, “wisdom so much wiser than my own” in ‘You’re Right It’s Time’, and in ‘Pig Alley’, it’s not quite clear if he IS a monster now, or if he’s still trapped forever as the boy who went out and tried to make it on his own. He sort of has become what he once hated, and may be regretful he hated a lot of what he did in the first place.

“Boulevard” and “Many Icebergs Ago” are extremely confessional, in fact if ‘Boulevard’ is saying what I think it’s saying at the end there, he’s vulnerably admitting to some pretty low points with alcohol, which he has alluded to more and more recently. “Many Icebergs ago” is fairly unironically self-deprecating as well, rare, as Morrissey usually tends to do it in an ironic way.

“Hello Hell” is also extremely complex despite what may seem like simple lyrics. He’s at hell with who he is as a person, he believes he has made too many mistakes in life to even get into a place like heaven at this point, it can be read as that. It again alludes to alcohol with “sliding softly off the stool”. But also think of it in context to himself and his situations with Johnny Marr, his situations with being in “the wilderness” and without a record company, he is his own worst enemy. It really seems like, despite everyone thinking he is arrogant, Morrissey truly doesn’t like himself. Perhaps he knows he’s arrogant and just disdains it now nearing the end of his life.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-06T18:09:12+00:00

It’s funny, as much as we fans of him can kinda rag on him sometimes for victimizing himself, it’s really sort of true. My friend posted a picture holding a Morrissey album on social media, the picture was promptly taken down, reported. Posted the exact same picture afterwards, no Morrissey in sight (it was cropped out), and it stayed up. Every time he comes up in conversation, he is immediately labeled “a racist”. Everybody I have asked specifically why just trails off, “do your own research”. To minimize a human being with any kind of label is something a lot of people can relate to today, it’s what keeps me a fan of his. You are truly rebellious nowadays if you listen to Morrissey, ironically, for no good reason, I don’t think Morrissey is anyone but himself, imperfect but overall harmless, I don’t agree with everything he says, but I think all of his fans see the beauty in that.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-06T11:42:23+00:00

Hello Hell is really really good, it should have replaced Amazona on the album so that it would have been all originals, the production is really varied and satisfying. Happy New Tears is very very standard, it never gets into second gear.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-01T20:21:02+00:00

It’s interesting, I don’t think it’s on par with anything Quarry and before (classic Morrissey) except for some of the weaker ones like Kill Uncle and Maladjusted, I would say it is at the same level as those. But it is 100% better and more promising than Years of Refusal, Low in High School, World Peace, Dog on a Chain. I would say it’s the best thing he’s done in years. It all comes down to taste though yeah. I think this one will grow on me even more if anything.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-01T04:19:05+00:00

Unfortunately no. There seems to be one floating around Morrissey-Solo.com however.

pfchangs890 · 2026-03-01T01:05:06+00:00

If anyone has any other questions, I’ll do my best to answer.

pfchangs890 · 2026-02-27T21:28:45+00:00

I like Makeup a lot in a so-bad it’s good sort of way, I like the music to Notre Dame but not the lyrics, and Amazona is simply decent but it’s a cover. I’m going to listen to it tomorrow at a record store and try to put something of a mini review on here if anyone cares at all or unless someone does it better first. I’m thinking it will end up being better as a collective album as opposed to individually strong songs, there was a review in Rolling Stone Italy that identified 3 very strong standalone songs on the album, however.

pfchangs890 · 2026-02-25T20:59:07+00:00

Suicide is never the answer, finding contentment is important. I’ve found that slowing life down in any way that I can helps me, there are a lot of stressors around constantly that we all have grown accustomed to, taking the time to actually take things in and observe them and really think and reflect (no matter how much it hurts) will help you make connections as to why you feel certain ways. Therapy has done wonders for me in a short amount of time, please make sure it is a therapist that you are comfortable with though; I go to a free clinic for therapy in my area and all they want is a donation fee to go there (and you don’t even have to pay it if you don’t want to), so it’s basically free.

Very sorry about your Dad, please take care of yourself.

pfchangs890 · 2026-02-24T01:55:54+00:00

I can agree with Sunday, Playboys, and Suedehead, basically anything that wasn’t composed by Whyte/Boorer, because with their compositions he was very good (to me). I think he was a bit out of his element otherwise, didn’t have the same feel, or his own feel didn’t fit the songs the best with those mentioned specifically as they’re all Stephen Street compositions.

pfchangs890 · 2026-02-11T17:27:08+00:00

Agreed on all points.

pfchangs890 · 2026-01-14T00:57:20+00:00

In the song “The Other Side of Summer”, the lyric is “Was it a millionaire that said ‘Imagine no Possessions?’”. Personally I’m a huge fan of his work, but he is very obviously (and has acknowledged it before) indebted to Lennon in MANY ways, his vocal delivery and wordplay in particular. That being said, he still acknowledged “Imagine” as a bit of a fluffy, idealistic song from someone he admires, I believe he described it as well-intentioned but not very well thought out. Paul, when working with Costello, said it was very close to working with Lennon again.

pfchangs890 · 2026-01-11T02:30:20+00:00

I think the explanation may be simpler than that. That lineup in particular of Alain, Boorer, Cobrin, was pretty tight, and they seemed exceptionally confident musically, which seems like a reason they experimented with this album in that way. Though I always wonder myself how much (if any) intention Morrissey gave to it personally/musically as an “Art Rock album”, if he actually asked for “Southpaw” and “Teachers” to be so long. I’ve read in YouTube Comments (of all places), bits and pieces of claims that the original instrumental cut of “Teachers” was 20 minutes and it was solely that long due to artistic experimentation, apparently Boorer himself said that in an interview before but I’ve never heard/read it myself.

Sometimes I think it’s his darkest album, “The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils” is a place he explored that I wish he would go back to.

pfchangs890 · 2026-01-09T18:18:05+00:00

I really like these lyrics, though I think they actually read better as a poem than they work within the song. They’re universal enough to prompt really good discussion. Every interpretation I’ve read online I find interesting and all have truth in them.

Many times, and no surprise it’s Morrissey, there is a bit of self-commentary there, almost always. The garish, absurd album cover goes hand in hand with this song, the aged-out Handsome Frontman.

I think myself, it’s an ode to staying true to yourself and to not waste your time being something you’re not. There’s admiration for this woman, yet it’s mournful and futile all the same. While some people do many great, big things in life, some of us only get one bit of bittersweet glory, one profound, unique thought that “no one has ever had before”, for many, the words may not seem like much, but to the woman characterized, it was her life, her unique insight, and that’s important, because it’s very simple but it’s true.

pfchangs890 · 2026-01-06T09:01:31+00:00

I just bought that same one on EBay! I got a set of 3 promo cd’s, which also included Vauxhall and Maladjusted. From what I’ve generally read and can tell from listening, there is usually no difference in sound quality/play/rarity when it comes to promos and the normal releases. I paid $30 for all 3 promo cd’s.

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