Ugly Devil
Well-Known Member
A lot of you people really seem to have a soft spot for You Are The Quarry. This can probably be attributed to two things - the 7 year gap and two cracking singles (Irish blood, First of the gang). But the truth is, if we look at this album objectively it's only slightly better than Maladjusted. The production is so bland and it's got some of his worst lyrics.
"I've had my face dragged in
Fifteen miles of shit
And I do not, And I do not
And I do not like it."
Morrissey singing "shit" is so jarring and awkward.
Truth is there's only 4 good songs on this album.
Irish blood
First of the gang
Come back to Camden
I've forgiven Jesus.
Everything else is either Morrissey by numbers or just dull.
This album is overrated and I'd rank it above Kill Uncle and Malajusted, but nothing else. 6/10
Years of Refusal is so underrated. It's basically Your Arsenal on steroids. From track 1 to 8 there's no filler, it does tail off and lose momentum towards the end. But even those few songs are very solid. 8.5/10
"I've had my face dragged in
Fifteen miles of shit
And I do not, And I do not
And I do not like it."
Morrissey singing "shit" is so jarring and awkward.
Truth is there's only 4 good songs on this album.
Irish blood
First of the gang
Come back to Camden
I've forgiven Jesus.
Everything else is either Morrissey by numbers or just dull.
This album is overrated and I'd rank it above Kill Uncle and Malajusted, but nothing else. 6/10
Years of Refusal is so underrated. It's basically Your Arsenal on steroids. From track 1 to 8 there's no filler, it does tail off and lose momentum towards the end. But even those few songs are very solid. 8.5/10