2008-05-12
Greatest Hits is an odd title for a what it is. Are the songs hit songs? Yes, but are they, in both critical and commercial way Morrissey's greatest? Not entirely. Eleven of its 15 tracks come from the last three years, the career renaissance kicked off by his You Are the Quarry album. Of the five full-length records he put out in the 1990s, one song survives-- the creepy "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get". It's not for casual fans who want a retrospective; it's not for new listeners who'd like to play catch-up. So who is it for? If nothing else it's an opportunity to check the state of his art. A comfortable modern rock sound, muscular but curiously unshowy and light on instrumental hooks. Reviewed by LaRaeJill Sobule
California Years
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
The Fountain
Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
R.E.M.
Unplugged 1991&2001 The Complete Recordings
ZACH DEPUTY
Another Day
HEAVY TRASH
Going Way Out With Heavy Trash
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