I expect this is the crux of the difference. Marr maybe sells less, but we don't know the details of the deal - maybe BMG get a bigger slice of the pie? Johnny also seems like he'd be less of a headache to work with. I expect Morrissey is holding out for a big advance, plus will demand loads of promotion from the record company, and will likely slag them off in public anyway, going by previous history.
Morrissey has said in an interview that he wants a big advance, so the record company will put all their effort into getting their money back.
Well, one could only hope that BMG quietly resigns Morrissey too
I don’t think Morrissey’s music is the problem. Alain’s tunes are as safe as Johnny’s, and the same pretty much holds for the other co- writers. And this is not a criticism. But is any record company willing to release an album that takes its title from the MEN arena bombing ?
@Eldritch said we wouldn’t be here without JM, which is true. We wouldn’t be sitting here gibbering about Moz if he had remained an obscure music journalist.
before meeting Moz was a music impresario burning up
I can’t say I’ve enjoyed much of Marr’s post-Electronic recorded work. But the last Marr gig I went to was much more enjoyable (and infinitely better value) than any of Morrissey’s recent concerts. Given I now inevitably attend gigs with my kids, if it was a toss-up between a Marr and a Morrissey concert, I’d be buying tickets for the former. No contest.
Haven’t seen Marr (or listened to his music) since the Healers so I can’t really compare the two, but what soured you on Morrissey’s recent gigs?
All three of his albums are good. It’s guitar-based indie rock, so nothing too originak, but at least it’s from one of the Godfathers of the genre. They’re no masterpieces, but definitely worth your time.
tiny gig as if you were
Haven’t heard that one in a good while. Need to give it a spin. I think Call the Comet is his best full length, though. Like Armatopia, it’s a bit left of center.
