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Pix and impressions after the ROTT listening posted on personal site

posted by davidt on Friday January 06 2006, @10:00AM
Guillaume Métayer sends the link:

http://epiclylaterd.com/talkingdeer.html

Excerpt:

then I went to this weird theater and listened to Ringleader of the Tormentors. I sat there and listened to it twice. It was kind of an awkward way to get to know a Morrissey record though.

It's so amazing. Most of the songs are incredible, my favorites were:
"I Will See You in Far Off Places" it sounds Middle Eastern and very heavy.
"Dear God Please Help Me" has beautiful strings by Ennio Morricone,
"Life is a Pigsty" is a 7 and half minute epic.
"At Last I Am Born" reminds me of "Frankly Mr. Shankly" and has awesome talking bits as well as the children's choir... "The Youngest was the Most Loved" had the choir too.
5 different songs have a version of the word "kill" in the lyrics.

Click to enlarge / more photos

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Update: 01/06 23:50 GMT: despair and i noted in the comments a scan of the enlarged program.
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  • too bad Jed was cropped out of it.
    suzanne -- Friday January 06 2006, @10:29AM (#191075)
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    I scare dead people.
    • Re:i recognize that moped! by nonesoever (Score:1) Friday January 06 2006, @11:02AM
    • I don't! by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday January 06 2006, @12:39PM

      • Re:I don't! (Score:2, Informative)

        No, that's him all right. If you look at the enlarged image (enlarged program [epiclylaterd.com]) I think it's pretty clear. It's certainly not the same shot as the one that had Jed in it, however, and I do agree that he looks a bit younger...but that could just be a trick of the eye and/or camera, as it seems awfully likely to me that it's from the same photo shoot.

        By far the most interesting thing of all, however (to my mind, at least) is that Moz is holding a medium-format, TLR (twin-lens-reflex) camera that is either a Rollei or something very like a Rollei. And one other notable person who liked to use a Rollei was Mr. James Dean: Jimmy with Rollei [nonameslob.com].

        Also, is it just me, or is Moz wearing the very same outfit as Jimmy in that image (sans cigarette), right down to the boots, although I imagine Morrissey's are of all-manmade-materials...?
        despair and i -- Friday January 06 2006, @04:34PM (#191132)
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        ...the heart feels free...
        • Re:I don't! by someraincoatedlovers (Score:1) Friday January 06 2006, @05:57PM
          • Re:I don't! by despair and i (Score:1) Friday January 06 2006, @06:55PM
        • Re:I don't! by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday January 07 2006, @11:56AM
        • I stand corrected by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday January 09 2006, @07:29AM
    • Thats moz on the moped! by deanadshead (Score:1) Friday January 06 2006, @04:28PM
    • Re:i recognize that moped! by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday January 06 2006, @09:44PM
    • Moped? MOPED?! by Agent Provocateur (Score:1) Saturday January 07 2006, @04:56AM
    • Re:i recognize that moped! by Hello Indie (Score:1) Monday January 09 2006, @04:47AM
  • I don't want to buy into all the hype yet. Everyone knows that it takes a few good listens and some time to get a full impression of an album...and even then, opinions change. I want to believe that this is Moz's strongest effort since Vauxhall, but we were hearing encouraging reviews of this sort before Quarry was released, and while I thought it was a good album, I didn't think it was excellent.

    Someone correct me if i'm wrong here, but aside from having professions in journalism (or getting lucky), aren't the people who are already interested in Morrissey sent to these 'listening parties'? With the wide range of quality between Moz's solo work, us fans have developed an ear for him. In other words, just about anything new sounds groundbreaking or special in some way from a fan's perspective.

    I don't mean to doubt Morrissey's talents or potential for greater records, but i'll have to believe it when I hear it.

    OUT
    Jim Rome -- Friday January 06 2006, @11:55AM (#191086)
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    ...and how?
    • Billboard, NME by Johan de Witt (Score:1) Saturday January 07 2006, @02:00AM
  • Looking closely at the picture of the programme it appears as though it says 'First Single and Video "You Have Killed Me"' under where it says 'Produced by Tony Visconti.'

    Does anyone else see that or is it just my wishful imagination?

    - Truer Poetry
    Anonymous -- Friday January 06 2006, @12:48PM (#191094)
  • Who is this guy and why was he allowed to listen to the album?
    RABMOZZER -- Friday January 06 2006, @02:42PM (#191116)
    (User #10818 Info)
  • If you look at the Archives, you'll find remarkably similar - i.e. lavish with praise - "previews" of the utterly mediocre 'You Are The Quarry'. God, I was so excited about that record, and very disappointed when I heard it. Still, 'First Of The Gang' was/is one of his best ever, 'Succession' was lovely and the 'Candle' cover was excellent. Most of the rest was mediocre though.
    Anonymous -- Friday January 06 2006, @02:59PM (#191117)
  • I don't trust the hype, either. Although it might be true he's having a great record again, Morrissey having some fresh air outside of L.A.
    Anonymous -- Saturday January 07 2006, @07:59AM (#191181)
  • Weather ROTT lives up to the hype or not I think one of the most promising aspects of this release is that Morrissey seems to be shaking things up a bit and taking a risk or two. This will be the first album since "Kill Uncle" where Morrissey has collaborated on a large selection of songs with a musician (Jesse Tobias) other than the Boz/Alain combo. In addition it sounds as though Morrissey was not content to simply rest on his well-honed vocal abilities but chose to challlenge himself by working at the edge of his range. These risks may or may not payoff but I appluad him for trying something different and fresh when it would have been much easier to simply lay down a standard vocal with the same old musicians. I hope he'll continue to try new things and take even greater risks in the future.
    Anonymous -- Saturday January 07 2006, @12:02PM (#191195)
    • Re:Risks! by goinghome (Score:1) Sunday January 08 2006, @04:22PM
  • It wasn't great of me to post them. Just upset sometimes.

    I think some people should be very honoured by privilege.

    Ken
    sycophantic_slag -- Saturday January 07 2006, @08:00PM (#191214)
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    "And I just can't explain/ So I won't even try to."
  • if that picture of moz is anything like the forthcoming cover then we are finally back on track with the covers after many many years!! looks very James Dean on Bigmouth?

    we live in hope!
    Anonymous -- Monday January 09 2006, @07:37AM (#191285)

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