Truly delightful post. Would love more writing of this ilk, Mr Moore. Totally feel the same regarding the importance of music / books / film etc and being the barrier between being here and not being here. My darkest moments about 20 years ago were when this stuff wasn't working for me but thank Christ it did again... I absolutely adore this new Morrissey album. Don't think he could say or do much to stop me from loving his output, the rascally troll that he is! I get nothing but snidey comments from friends for still enjoying this as much as I do but not many artists in mainstream music excite me as much. He really is one of one. There's not much I dislike on this new one but you're right on 'Lester Bangs', this is the definite highlight.
I haven’t heard the new album yet, but I must say Asleep is one of the most darkly beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Like almost frightening in the contrast between the music and the starkness of the lyrics.
In all my life i`ve never had bigger issues with any songwriter i deeply appeiciated than Morrissey. I understand everything you´re saying. Morrissey is probably for people (like you and me) who have an urge to open the door of a car driving 160kmh on the highway. I know a lot of his catalogue by heart. It was always there to nourish my pain. It´s a repertoire to describe feelings I cannot describe. For quite some time, I managed to ignore a lot of his increasingly confusing racist right wing statements. But at some point, there was no way around them.
Reading your review i felt, maybe it´s time to give him another chance.
Now I´m listening to "Notre Dame". How can you continue listening? How can you not mention this? This is it. There is no way back. There is no way for me to listen to this album any further. This is bad. Really bad. To ignore this, is dangerous. Please! Let us not normalise conspiracy bullshit. The world is confusing and destructive enough. Depression is no legitimation to be ok with confused hate.
Truly delightful post. Would love more writing of this ilk, Mr Moore. Totally feel the same regarding the importance of music / books / film etc and being the barrier between being here and not being here. My darkest moments about 20 years ago were when this stuff wasn't working for me but thank Christ it did again... I absolutely adore this new Morrissey album. Don't think he could say or do much to stop me from loving his output, the rascally troll that he is! I get nothing but snidey comments from friends for still enjoying this as much as I do but not many artists in mainstream music excite me as much. He really is one of one. There's not much I dislike on this new one but you're right on 'Lester Bangs', this is the definite highlight.
I haven’t heard the new album yet, but I must say Asleep is one of the most darkly beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Like almost frightening in the contrast between the music and the starkness of the lyrics.
In all my life i`ve never had bigger issues with any songwriter i deeply appeiciated than Morrissey. I understand everything you´re saying. Morrissey is probably for people (like you and me) who have an urge to open the door of a car driving 160kmh on the highway. I know a lot of his catalogue by heart. It was always there to nourish my pain. It´s a repertoire to describe feelings I cannot describe. For quite some time, I managed to ignore a lot of his increasingly confusing racist right wing statements. But at some point, there was no way around them.
Reading your review i felt, maybe it´s time to give him another chance.
Now I´m listening to "Notre Dame". How can you continue listening? How can you not mention this? This is it. There is no way back. There is no way for me to listen to this album any further. This is bad. Really bad. To ignore this, is dangerous. Please! Let us not normalise conspiracy bullshit. The world is confusing and destructive enough. Depression is no legitimation to be ok with confused hate.
The very last thing Morrissey seems to me is "confused". - PB
I don´t know how else to describe a man, who implies that there is a cover up around a burned icon of christianity, "they" will not be silent about.