Morrissey You Are The Quarry CD

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 Amazing return ! ! !
Morrissey never dies. Amazing Cd, good and beautiful new songs like a new breath in this decadent world. Powerful singles that let you see that Morrissey still kick asses around the world. This cd is better than the slow and grey "Malajusted". You must purchase if you want to remember The Smiths era.
Submitted by oclasing (Santiago, Chile.) 
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 Big Disappointment
Dumb, pretentious lyrics. Annoying songs. Too bad he doesn't just hook up with a good writer that can create songs to match his fabulous voice.
Submitted by jk38m (Potomac, MD, USA) 
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 Well worth the wait
Clever lyrics, the passionate execution, we were patient and Morrissey rewarded us. Album of the year.
Submitted by Brian (WH Ireland)
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 There is a spite that never goes out
With title like You are the Quarry, it's clear that Morrissey is on the hunt. In this album, Morrissey has turned against the endless tide of criticism and scrutiny that characterized his life in the mid 90s. He's taking on England, America, his friends, his former bandmates, and his critics. Looking over some of the reviews that were posted previously, I can't help but chuckle that while some reviewers may have really "connected" with the lyrics and messages of previous Smiths albums (I believe the one noted was The Queen is Dead), where Morrissey openly and blatantly criticized the monarchy and British politics. Album opener "America is not the world" is typical of Morrissey's biting wit. "America, the land of the free they say,...But where the president is never black, female or gay, and until that day you've got nothing to say to me." All that he's done in this song is show many of the hypocrisies of American politics and lifestyle. It's not really that offensive, considering his past heights ("Margaret on the Guillotine" comes to mind"). And the in the end of the song, he only confirms his committment to his new home (because, in case you forgot, Morrissey's been living in LA since the 90s), as he sings, "for haven't you me with you now? And I love you." Despite being only slighly more than 2 and a half minutes long, the lead single "Irish Blood, English Heart," is explosive, jaw-dropping, and probably one of the best songs of Morrissey's career. Equally bombastic is the album closer, "You know I couldn't last." Musically, much of the album is typical of Morrissey's style; mid-tempo guitar-based pop. Many of the stand out songs ("Irish Blood...", "You know I couldn't last" and "First of the gang to die") recall guitarist Alain White's past greatness of the glammed album Your Arsenal. While a few songs may border on pedestrian, they are redeemed by some of his finest lyrics yet. So, while it's certainly not Morrissey's best album, it's undoubtably one of his strongest efforts in a long time. Anything less than that and the 7 year hiatus since his last album would have been a waste of time. But that's not the case here. Frankly, the world make a little more sense with Morrissey back in the picture.
Submitted by x_quoth_the_raven_nevermore_x (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
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 The Rover Returns
Morrisey, as ever, cuts through all the bland absurdity of the modern day music scene with a clean, polished, yet comfortably familiar, sound that takes you back to his early post-Smiths days. The idea of the miserable Mancunian maestro not being able to obtain a contract due to being out of the country and obviously being seen as passe by the major labels must surely gall with the 'suits'. That would certainly suit Morrisey. The record is a triumph, a refreshing contribution to music when it is being suffocated by the vilest of manufactured pop and the equally unappealing glut of sampled retro work that all the 'kids' think is original. The wait was worth it. Morrisey doesn't set out to please a lot of people but his unique, memorable lyrics generally please more people than he upsets. A great album.
Submitted by mick (liverpool)
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