Morrissey - You are the Quarry (Sanctuary, 2004)

Morrissey
You are the Quarry
Sanctuary
2004

Rating: 8 crashing bores out of 10
 
For the record, I’m an insane Morrissey fan so there is no way this review is not going to be biased. But I can’t imagine there are many of his reviews that aren’t biased at this point; everyone knows him, or at least of him, and most folks at this point have already made up their mind whether or not they like his music. And although the worst Morrissey record is better than almost anything else that gets released as far as I’m concerned, there are obviously degrees with which one disc might be better than another.  Morrissey fans all have their individual favorites (mine probably being the disc “World of Morrissey”, and particular his cover of “Moon River”), but there are certain releases that everyone loves – “Viva Hate”, “Your Arsenal”, and the compilation release “Bona Drag”.  This album marks his first full-length release since 1997, and a triumphant return it is.  While I personally have difficulty trashing any of his records, this one is certainly better than “Maladjusted”, and most folks would probably put it above “Southpaw Grammar” and “Kill Uncle” (even though those are two of my favorites). One thing is for sure – the songs “The World is Full of Crashing Bores” and “First of the Gang to Die” are the best songs he’s come out with in a long, long time, sounding like they could be entries on any of his classic albums mentioned above. A lot of folks are deeming this his “comeback” or a “return to form”, and I’d be hard-pressed to argue with them, even if in my world he never went anywhere in the first place.