While it isn't a gutsy ock & roll record like Your Arsenal, Vauxhall and I is equally impressive. Filled with carefully constructed guitar pop gems, the album contains some of Morrissey's best material since the Smiths. Out of all of his solo albums, Vauxhall and I sounds the most like his former band, yet the textured, ringing guitar on this record is an extension of his past, not a replication of it. In fact, with songs like "Now My Heart Is Full" and "Hold on to Your Friends," Morrissey sounds more comfortable and peaceful than he ever has. And "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get," "Speedway," and "Spring-Heeled Jim" prove that he hasn't lost his vicious wit.
Today begins Treblezine's Best Albums of 90's feature. It starts with our Personal Best http://treblezine.com/features/162.html, albums that we love but didn't make the cut. Here's one that I selected and wrote about.http://treblezine.com/reviews/2720-Morrissey_Vauxhall_and_I.htmlMorrisseyVauxhall and ISire1994 It seems anytime after Morrissey has suffered a personal loss in his life, he makes a m
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Today begins Treblezine's Best Albums of 90's feature. It starts with our Personal Best http://treblezine.com/features/162.html, albums that we love but didn't make the cut. Here's one that I selected and wrote about.http://treblezine.com/reviews/2720-Morrissey_Vauxhall_and_I.htmlMorrisseyVauxhall and ISire1994 It seems anytime after Morrissey has suffered a personal loss in his life, he makes a m
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I was listening to a debate on Radio 4 the other day, where a youthful yet jaded-sounding executive from the BPI was pitted against some 'music in the internet age' commentators. He was really on the ropes, and his best comeback was that in the future, maybe we would all pay that little bit extra to become a 'part of the creative process'. Listen to the original demos, read the studio diary, th...
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