Quoting ACTON from the earlier thread on this subject:
"I don't blame Moz for feeling a bit deflated. He released a fantastic album (a 'monster' as he put it himself) and the radio stations are too dumb to play it, and there was no fanfare. He should have been on some TV shows but they were too dim witted to invite him. It really is a disgrace. His best album in years and probably only the die hards will know. That's no way to add to your audience.
And on the other hand you see mediocre shit or absolute offal making it onto the airwaves and having success even though the music is vile and the lead singers have the charisma of a dead donkey abandoned on the top of Croagh Patrick. The world is a strange place populated by boring sheep-people whose only desire is to be led through life by people thicker than themselves. Ah well, at least I have the 'World Peace' deluxe CD to cheer me up, and the prospect of a Moz concert in Ireland later in the year."
True ACTON.
Now buck up. At least you can get out of the house and get to Ireland. What treat waits for you, I wonder.
Morrissey released a fanstastic WPINOYB album.
Radio is dying - only the dance chart seems to be on Capital Radio Manchester UK at 8am in a morning on the early show. very selective, and they even have the same songs on at the same time, on different days. The shows are live every day and are not taped nor repeated.
No sign of GAGA and BENNETT on the radio this week either. Meanwhile GAGA strips off on Twitter and still gets no airplay with the new album !
Music sales are dying.
If his label had been doing what they were supposed to be doing, then Morrissey would have been on TV, interviewed in various
magazines (and not just the Irish) and probably been photographed with Gaga and Tony Bennett, if they had any sense (but they didn't) and they were harvested. It's sad but funny but sad. Sad because it is a better album that Strangeways Here We Come, by a long shot, in my opinion. That's how good it is. It's equally as good as V&I and that's a great album too.
Many "music" magazines are dying too.
There is no-one clever enough that has stayed to work at these places. The clever one's (from Morrissey's generation and from my generation) have all gone. They are writing novels, biographies and so on, in London, in Morecombe and in Manchester. Remaining staff are "towing the line" with the big labels. This week's phenonmenon is pushed. Totally ignoring last weeks or last years. Not heard one Artic Monkey's track lately on any radio station. Not heard one Keene song recently either. Nothing from the last BECK album. Nothing from the new PRIMITIVES album, not even the original "sunshine in my rainy day mind" nor any Gaga/Bennett. Madness (no pun intended.)
If Morrissey had been invited onto shows, would he have been playing OBOE, STAIRCASE, ISTANBUL ?
All of them ? All amazing songs. Imagine hearing these live in a small studio - -- - -- - - - !
I hope he does get onto Ross's tight schedule. Despite what you may read, hear, guess or even speculate, Morrissey is truly a great guy (REALLY.) Morrissey knows a lot about music too. Infact, he know's a HECK of a lot about music. Dumbo Journo's just seem to ask him the wrong questions. You could hit them sometimes for being so dumb.
Maybe they are in SHELLSHOCK (no pun intended) - possibly.
Meanwhile, "round round, the rhythm of life goes round" and ACTON deserves a few points for his post above and for buying the deluxe album.
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