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· "Under The Influence" liner notes, press release
· "Under The Influence" promos
· Morrissey: Under The Influence - sleeve
· "Under the Influence" tracklisting (released May 26) - article at NME.com
· Morrissey first artist 'Under The Influence' - to choose mix album of favorites
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Copy protection BULL SHIT! (Score:2, Informative)
Copy protection? (Score:1)
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Copied (Score:2, Informative)
I followed these instructions, minus the Celine Dion, and it worked fine for me.
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Like a present from a friend (Score:1)
It feels like getting a gift or a mix-tape from a dear old friend that you've known for ages... only to find out that he still can surprise and inspire you.
Thank you Morrissey, without this record I probobly would've never found the way to the greatness of Diana Dors and Ludus.
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jimmy's review, for what it's worth (Score:2, Interesting)
I would say that if you're not interested in Moz's roots or don't like rockabilly, don't get this.
1.THE SUNDOWN PLAYBOYS: saturday nite special
Probably the weirdest track on the album, it's sung in some strange French dialect, but it sounds more German. It's very accordian esque. Nice, cheesy but nice!
2. NEW YORK DOLLS: trash
What can I say? The only song I heard prior to getting this album. It's great, and as usual you'll see how Morrissey left out the vast majority of the lyrics when covering it! This is probably the inspiration behind punk. It's a great song. Kind of like The Strokes in the early '70s!
3. NAT COUTY: woodpecker rock
Morrissey's 'making silly noises on-stage' inspiration? or the Woody Woodpecker inspiration? Another kind of cheesy song, very Rockabilly, like Elvis. Nice lyrics: 'Jack and Jill went uptown'
4. DIANA DORS: so little time
It's like 60's pop really. She has an ultra sexy voice. It's lovely, very urgent.
5. LUDUS: breaking the rules
Brilliant song by Moz's fag hag and her band. it's basically about orgies, breaking the rules of sex and stuff. There's a great bit when Linder's going through the 'different situations, the different.. cominations' and she sings 'FEMALE PLUS FEMALE PLUS FEMALE PLUS FEMALE.. MALE PLUS MALE PLUS MALE PLUS MALE'and there's also a lyric 'my how sex intrudes'.. inspiration for a similar lyric in the Moz song 'Stretch Out And Wait?'
6. CHARLIE FEATHERS: one hand loose
Another dose of quite cheesy rockabilly. He has a nice voice though. Makes me want to buy a stetson hat. Maybe...
7. T-REX: great horse
The song that makes me want to become a much bigger fan of T-Rex! It's short but typically Bolan, very dreamy. Can't really hear what he's singing, but that really doesn't matter at all!
8. JIMMY RADCLIFFE (there goes) the forgotten man
It's like Burt bacharac really, strings and brass and stuff. It's nice, but I guess instantly forgettable!
9. JAYBEE WASDON: de castrow
More really weird rockabilly type music. Reminds me of the that theme to Raw Hide, but kind of softer. It's kind of crazy. So lame it's cool, I guess
10. RAMONES: judy is a punk
Have to say, this under-two-minutes affair is growing on me. It's a bit feisty. More Buzzcocks than Sex Pistols. You know what to expect.
11. SPARKS: arts and crafts spectacular
One of the best songs on here, it's an unreleased demo, but it's lovely, weird but nice. You may remember it from the 2002 tour intermission tape.
12. THE CATS: swan lake
'Reggae is vile' to quote Mister Morrissey in 1986. It's a lovely ska-d up version of the Thiacosky (spelled wrong, inevitabely) ballet. Lovely flutes.
13. NICO: all that is my own
We were all expecting Innocent and Vain, now, weren't we? It's still a nice track, but a bit weaker than other Nico songs. Still soothing though, and her voice is amazing.
14. PATTI SMITH: hey joe
My favourite song on the compilation. There's a big spoken word part at the beginning, her voice is amazing, and the song is just so bluesey, and the lyrics are amazing.
15. KLAUS NOMI: death
Opera, anyone? Yes, Klaus is male.. very strange character, tragic German harlequin clown type person who dies of AIDS. It'll make you cry if you think about it too deeply, it'll make you cry. He recorded it and then died.
'Remember me, forget my fate'
Overall, this is a great, but kind of short album, most of the songs (all but the last two) are under three minutes and overall, 41 minutes for fifteen tracks is a bit short. But it's definately worth getting hold of this album, especially if you're really into (obsessed by???) Moz's inspirations and likes.
The personally-written sleevenotes are wonderfully, wonderfully over the top, and the whole package looks lovely.
Hope this helped, but it probably didn't!!
J x
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Great! (Score:1)
Even if one does not like all the songs I'd have to say it is a really interesting look into Morrissey's record-collection.
Like someone said before, it's like getting a nice and interesting 'mixtape' from a friend.
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curiosity (Score:1)
listened to it and discovered why Morrissey who he is.
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Pre-show tour tapes... (Score:2, Interesting)
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Copy Protection (Score:0)
Shock News - Ludus sound great! (Score:1)
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THE SUNDOWN PLAYBOYS: saturday nite special (Score:1)
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