Iloveopiates
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I thought I would start a specific thread so those indifferent to the new album could voice their opinions.
I'll start with myself.
I am a huge fan, I want to love this album, I really do. I've listened about 15 times now and it really isn't growing. For myself anyways, no Morrissey album has ever needed time to grow. I have always instantly loved them, even the last album Refusal, which I know gets a lot of negative comments.
Here goes:
I just don't get how everyone is loving this album so much. Ya, I get it,its a bold statement musically after the last few records were doing the 70's glam rock meets alt rock distorted energetic guitar thing. But, to me the album is lacking those intense trademark vocal melodies that can sometimes bring on goose bump shiver moments. I've listened at least a dozen times figuring it would grow on me, and still I find it to be just o.k. It certainly is not on par with anything else in his catalog. Even though Kill Uncle had the cringe worthy arrangements and instrumentation I think the songs themselves along with their vocal melodies were decent enough,and certainly better than most on this new album. Perhaps,had Kill Uncle been recorded like any of the 90's albums that followed it, maybe it too would be regarded as a classic instead of the bump in the road reputation amongst the other albums it always gets?
To sum it up. I'm just not hearing those hit you in the chest melodies. Then there is the slight decline in the quality of the lyrics,which even the album lovers would probably agree with me on some level with that one? And I can deal with a decline in the lyric department provided there are knock your socks off outstanding melodies and not just average ones. What can I say other than,I have always been chuffed with every release, even the b-sides. I'm just missing and not hearing those trademark gorgeous vocal melody hooks that made me become such a huge fan in the first place.
There is an expression that goes something like, "You can't always hit a home run out of the park".
I'll start with myself.
I am a huge fan, I want to love this album, I really do. I've listened about 15 times now and it really isn't growing. For myself anyways, no Morrissey album has ever needed time to grow. I have always instantly loved them, even the last album Refusal, which I know gets a lot of negative comments.
Here goes:
I just don't get how everyone is loving this album so much. Ya, I get it,its a bold statement musically after the last few records were doing the 70's glam rock meets alt rock distorted energetic guitar thing. But, to me the album is lacking those intense trademark vocal melodies that can sometimes bring on goose bump shiver moments. I've listened at least a dozen times figuring it would grow on me, and still I find it to be just o.k. It certainly is not on par with anything else in his catalog. Even though Kill Uncle had the cringe worthy arrangements and instrumentation I think the songs themselves along with their vocal melodies were decent enough,and certainly better than most on this new album. Perhaps,had Kill Uncle been recorded like any of the 90's albums that followed it, maybe it too would be regarded as a classic instead of the bump in the road reputation amongst the other albums it always gets?
To sum it up. I'm just not hearing those hit you in the chest melodies. Then there is the slight decline in the quality of the lyrics,which even the album lovers would probably agree with me on some level with that one? And I can deal with a decline in the lyric department provided there are knock your socks off outstanding melodies and not just average ones. What can I say other than,I have always been chuffed with every release, even the b-sides. I'm just missing and not hearing those trademark gorgeous vocal melody hooks that made me become such a huge fan in the first place.
There is an expression that goes something like, "You can't always hit a home run out of the park".