Belligerent Ghoul sends the links:
ROTT review by Emily Ouzts - The Badger Herald (4 of 5)
ROTT review by David Moltz - The Cavalier Daily
ROTT review by Jacob Barron - Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
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Mr.Improper PIMP of the nation...and Yoshinoya Fan writes:
There is an excellent review of ROTT and some cool pics of his PIMPship, in the latest issue of Blender magazine(Christina Milian cover), page 103. Here's a sample from the article/review:
"The 46 Year Old Virgin"
Some very overdue sex does wonders for pop's repressed "Pope Of Mope".(**** stars out of 5) "He transforms insecurity into something Grand and Gallant".
Basically, a wonderful review for the Disc and Morrissey. Nice to see him finally getting his due.
However, the Blender website has no listing for the review. I have the mag in my hands though, they say it's better than Quarry.
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Fran also sends:
BonitaNews.com (Florida)
Bonita Daily News | The BannerSound Salvation
Mozzer's new single doesn't Torment.
By Jon Foerster
APRIL 14, 2006 (Posted at: 2:20 p.m.)
Perhaps no artist in modern pop culture has more of a flair for the dramatic than Morrissey. From his beginnings with The Smiths through his sometimes erratic but often brilliant solo career, Mozzer has taken dramatic lyrics and given them sophisticated melodies and used his almost crooner voice to squeeze each ounce of melancholy, vitriol and vitality possible. This is the man who wrote as song called "We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful" and made us all acknowledge its truth.
So it's probably no surprise that for his latest album Ringleader of the Tormentors, a melodramatic title to say the least, he's up to his old tricks. The first single, "You Have Killed Me," reminds listeners that Morrissey still possesses a gift for dark flamboyance. The title itself sounds like a line a Shakespearean character would utter just as the sword pierced his heart, leaving him with just enough breath for his final soliloquy.
The songs lyrics are filled with obtuse references to Italian filmmakers Pier Paolo Pasolini and Luchino Visconti, not uncommon for a Morrissey song, but also with very basic emotions.
In the end both the single and the album are continuations of Morrissey's remarkable comeback. Both harken back to a time when Moz released some of the most important pieces to the British guitar rock cannon. It reminds me a lot both in tone and substance to "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" from his last great album, 1994's Vauxhall and I. After 2004's You Are The Quarry and last year's live album, it seems Morrissey is in position to be just as important in today's musical landscape for his own work as he is for the work he has inspired.
great review Fran (Score:0)