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Live At Earls Court - review at Rollingstone.com (3/4 stars)

posted by davidt on Wednesday March 23 2005, @12:00PM
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Live From Earls Court review by Jonathan Ringen, Rolling Stone, 3/4 stars

It's been nearly twenty years since the Smiths broke up, but the band's passionate, sensitive fans have never quite gotten over it. On this live set from 2004, Morrissey -- who is slowly turning into a British New Wave version of Frank Sinatra -- heals some of the heartache by revisiting his old group's anthems in excellent, swaggering renditions. Between the shuddering opening riff of "How Soon Is Now?" and the final cymbal crash of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me," Moz takes on "Shoplifters of the World Unite" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" to rapturous applause. But Live at Earls Court isn't just an exercise in nostalgia. The best songs from last year's return-to-form You Are the Quarry -- the ironic "I Have Forgiven Jesus" and the fiery "Irish Blood, English Heart" -- hold their own against the Smiths' classics.
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  • I do declare, the Rolling Stone gave our Mozzer a good review! Someone go crack a can of Sophia and get the straw ready, we need to celebrate. I am excited about this release. What a perfect cap to a fantastic year of touring and generally amazing us.
    Finn -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @12:31PM (#155351)
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  • The Rolling Stone review system is out of five stars, but this is a very positive review. Incidentally, RS are usually positive about Moz - even Maladjusted got 3 and a half stars, while Vauxhall and Arsenal both got 4 out of 5.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @12:48PM (#155357)
  • Very complimentary, that must've put a smileon his face! All very true though. I think when the CD is finally in my hands i'm going to find it hard to surpress the urge to sit outside the docks in Southampton waiting until June 11th.
    Keely -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @01:22PM (#155364)
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  • They had their time - 30 years ago - but I couldn't think of a more irrelevent music publication.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @02:57PM (#155381)
  • im glad morrissey has received the well deserved recognition of being the next frank sinatra.
    jp.5.22 -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @03:47PM (#155390)
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  • I don't know about dat one. Dah only ting dat evah solved my haught-ache was a roll of tums!

    Mozza! Ya doin' good kid, just don't hang around my sweet lil' goyl only fuh dah recognition of a Sinatra! She likes yah fuh dat ready wit dat I chopped many a men down wit in my day!

    Keep dem eyes blue!
    Frank Sinatra -- Wednesday March 23 2005, @08:02PM (#155421)
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  • This author is some rolling stone, going '5 times the average pace' - he signed the article Apr 07/2005!
    goinghome -- Thursday March 24 2005, @02:15PM (#155506)
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  • ha ha don't make me laugh. More like suppressed raging psychopaths from what I see on this site.
    Anonymous -- Thursday March 24 2005, @05:48PM (#155526)

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