Rank Morrissey's 21st century LPs

skull

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Maybe too much nostalgia doesn't allow to be objective about Morrissey's last albums, which, I think, are very good and deserve a better recognition. What do you think? How would you rank them?

You are the quarry
Ringleader of the tormentors
Years of refusal
World peace is none of your business
Low in high school
I am not a dog on a chain
 
Quarry
Ringleader
LIHS
World Peace
Refusal
Dog

If we're throwing California Son in, it'd probably be tied with - maybe above World Peace. I like a number of the tracks on World Peace individually, but for me the flow of the songs/overall energy of the album is much stronger on the albums above it.
 
1. You Are the Quarry
2. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
3. Ringleader of the Tormentors
4. Years of Refusal
5. World Peace is None of Your Business
6. Low in High School

Ringleader and Years of Refusal both have strong first halves with songs that are overall stronger than most of Dog, but they both fall apart after. Dog is more consistent even though it doesn't have strong songs like You Have Killed Me or Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed.

I guess they'd be equal depending on my mood. The obvious stinker is Low in High School.
 
World Peace is the best, the worst is probably Low in High School or Years of Refusal, despite containing one of my favorite Morrissey songs, Carol.
 
1. Quarry
2. World Peace (deluxe edition)
3. Refusal
4. Dog On A Chain
5. High School
6. Ringleader
7. California Son

Actually I was surprised how hard this was, since all albums have their moments. World Peace would drop several places if only the 12-track regular version was allowed. (The deluxe of LIHS adds nothing to the original album IMHO). California Son I just don't find very interesting at all, so it's clearly the last in my list.
 
I’m gonna throw in swords cause I like it so much. It my twenty first century bona drag


I am not a dog on a chain
world peace
Swords
Quarry
low in high school
Ringleader
Years of refusal

It was a tough choice between world peace and dog on a chain but I felt like dog on a chains return to humor pushed it over the edge to top the list
 
1. Years of Refusal
2. Dog on a chain
3. Ringleader
4. LIHS
5. Quarry
6. World Peace
7. California Son
 
I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Low In High School
World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Years Of Refusal
You Are The Quarry
California Son
Ringleader(have not heard)
 
He hasn’t made a good album this century. Ringleader comes closest, but even that is patchy. Quarry is bloody awful and the rest are unlistenable. The new one is utter dog shit. 4 OK tunes, but his elderly hatred just comes through.
 
1. Quarry
2. World Peace (esp if you're counting the deluxe)
3. Dog on a chain
4. California Son
5. Years of Refusal (great songs. detest the production)
6. Ringleader
7. LIHS
 
1) World Peace Is None Of Your Business (with bonus tracks)
2) You Are The Quarry (2 disc version with b-sides)
3) Low In High School
4) I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
5) Years Of Refusal
6) Ringleader Of The Tormentors
7) California Son
 
1 california son
2 world peace is none of your business
3 ringleader of the tormentors
4 i am not a dog on a chain
5 low in high school
6 you are the quarry
7 years of refusal
 
This is how you ranked them:

World peace is none of your business… 55 points
You are the quarry AND I am not a dog on a chain… 54 points each
Years of refusal… 34 points
Ringleader of the tormentors… 33 points
Low in high school… 31 points
 
Dog
Peace
Low
Ringleaders
Quarry
Refusal
 
1. You Are the Quarry
2. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
3. Ringleader of the Tormentors
4. Years of Refusal
5. World Peace is None of Your Business
6. Low in High School

Ringleader and Years of Refusal both have strong first halves with songs that are overall stronger than most of Dog, but they both fall apart after. Dog is more consistent even though it doesn't have strong songs like You Have Killed Me or Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed.

I guess they'd be equal depending on my mood. The obvious stinker is Low in High School.
This except switch RotT and YoR
 
1 - World Peace Is None Of Your Business

2 - Low In High School

3 - Years Of Refusal

4 - You Are The Quarry

5 - Ringleader Of The Tormentors

6 - I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
 
1. YATQ
2. Dog
3. ROTT
4. YOR
5. WP
6. LIHS
 
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