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Alan K
Guest
This is a direct quote from today's Scottish Sunday Mail,reviewing the Barrowlands concert and I regrettably quote;
"He's never been known for his sunny disposition,but within minutes of taking the stage,Morrissey was drenched in beer and obviously not a happy man.
He opened with the brilliant Smith's track, I want the one I can't have and followed up with Suedehead.
It looked like it was going to be a belter of a gig,but sadly it quickly went very flat and the crowd were strangely subdued.
The original Charming Man is at present without a record deal and did deliver some new stuff - I like You being one of these, which sounded good, but not great.But he told the audience he may not release his new material at all.
He still has a swagger and a theatrical stage presence and Every day is like Sunday was well received but Meat is Murder seemed to be lacking a cutting edge, Johnny Marr, perhaps
The encore of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out was the real highlight, but, sadly, the night was an overall disappointment. You went away thinking of all the brilliant songs he didn't play."
Review by Mr.Tony Gaughan of the so-called Sunday Mail.
Here's a review of my own.
Firstly, I would assume that a minimum criteria for employment as a critic is the possession of eyes and ears in working condition.What is he talking about? Stranglely subdued? Was he at the same gig? I speak for myself and the rest of the audience here in saying that the response was RAPTUROUS and Morrissey recognised this.Obvioulsy,being soaked in beer is not going to please you,but the actions of a couple of morons does not spoil the overall impression of the audience,as I imagine Morrissey to have a broader thought span than this.
Johnny Marr has not played with Morrissey as part of The Smiths for 15 years now.This reviewer,I feel,had his mind made up before attending the concert.
This reviewer needs to realise that Morrissey has been a solo success since The Smiths split,and indeed has been a solo performer for longer than he was the lead singer in The Smiths.
As for his comment about "all the brilliant tracks he never played" - with a back catalogue of such immense quality as Morrissey's, you'd be hard pushed to select a number of tracks to form part of the setlist.A necessary evil,as many fans,and I count myself here,would love to hear all tracks back to back.But this is unrealistic.
The only good part of the review is the picture of Morrissey at Barrowlands.
Two stars is all it received.Again,Was he at the same gig????
Cheers.
"He's never been known for his sunny disposition,but within minutes of taking the stage,Morrissey was drenched in beer and obviously not a happy man.
He opened with the brilliant Smith's track, I want the one I can't have and followed up with Suedehead.
It looked like it was going to be a belter of a gig,but sadly it quickly went very flat and the crowd were strangely subdued.
The original Charming Man is at present without a record deal and did deliver some new stuff - I like You being one of these, which sounded good, but not great.But he told the audience he may not release his new material at all.
He still has a swagger and a theatrical stage presence and Every day is like Sunday was well received but Meat is Murder seemed to be lacking a cutting edge, Johnny Marr, perhaps
The encore of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out was the real highlight, but, sadly, the night was an overall disappointment. You went away thinking of all the brilliant songs he didn't play."
Review by Mr.Tony Gaughan of the so-called Sunday Mail.
Here's a review of my own.
Firstly, I would assume that a minimum criteria for employment as a critic is the possession of eyes and ears in working condition.What is he talking about? Stranglely subdued? Was he at the same gig? I speak for myself and the rest of the audience here in saying that the response was RAPTUROUS and Morrissey recognised this.Obvioulsy,being soaked in beer is not going to please you,but the actions of a couple of morons does not spoil the overall impression of the audience,as I imagine Morrissey to have a broader thought span than this.
Johnny Marr has not played with Morrissey as part of The Smiths for 15 years now.This reviewer,I feel,had his mind made up before attending the concert.
This reviewer needs to realise that Morrissey has been a solo success since The Smiths split,and indeed has been a solo performer for longer than he was the lead singer in The Smiths.
As for his comment about "all the brilliant tracks he never played" - with a back catalogue of such immense quality as Morrissey's, you'd be hard pushed to select a number of tracks to form part of the setlist.A necessary evil,as many fans,and I count myself here,would love to hear all tracks back to back.But this is unrealistic.
The only good part of the review is the picture of Morrissey at Barrowlands.
Two stars is all it received.Again,Was he at the same gig????
Cheers.
