Sven68
born-again atheist
A negative review of LIHS, largely based on Morrissey's polictical views: http://www.spex.de/morrissey-low-in-high-school-review/
Translated by "DeepL":
Post-The-Smiths Morrissey's swinging to the rhythm of guitars. At Low In High School, he at least also sees himself swinging to new topics.
Did you know that Morrissey is into the New York Dolls, T. Rex and other posers of classical rock music? Yeah, right, us too. Ever since the self-explanatory showmancunian left his band The Smiths at the end of 1987 - and traded Johnny Marr's unobtrusive guitar playing for the broad-legged sawing of his solo albums. Thirty years and ten albums haven't changed anything. My Love, I'd Do Anything ", the opener of Morrissey's new record Low In High School, also gives his guitars a lot of freedom from testament. This is above all consistent: the muscular sound fit perfectly on Morrissy's solo debut Viva Hate for the transformation of the singer in the late eighties: from the nine-time-wise late dandy with an egoproblem to the nine-time-wise late dandy with an egoproblem, who feels called upon to play controversial opinions in the world and to merge into an eternal martyr's pose in the face of unavoidable criticism - while his own step swings at the rhythm of the guitars.
On Low In High School, Morrissey rocked at least to new topics. For example, surprise, media criticism:"I recommend you to stop watching the news", he sings in the catchy single "Spent The Day In Bed". "Because the news contrives to frighten you." All right, thanks for the advise. The second goal, just as new: Israel, whose Morrissey takes on two songs and the conspiracy starter package:"What do you think all these armies are for / Because the land weeps oil", for example, says "The Girl From Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn't Kneel". Or in the Closer "Israel":"Those who reign abuse upon you / They're just jealous of you, too."
Morrissey's world of thought and a reality that is becoming more and more complicated rarely fit together.
The fact that Morrissey's political statements should be viewed at a certain distance has long been known to every child. But at the latest since he complained in March of this year after the Manchester attack on Facebook that London's mayor Sadiq Khan had not condemned the so-called Islamic state and that there was general talk about problems with Islam, one thing should be clear: Morrissey's world of ideas and a more complicated reality seldom fit together.
Low In High School doesn't change that either. It's a mediocre album with all the ingredients a Morrissey album needs: some good songs, a lot of drama, even more pathos and various lyrical touches in the toilet. In other words: the record could have been released in 1992. Today, all that remains is the bitter realization that Morrissey is above all one thing: the pop-cultural arm of the "This is allowed to be said, isn't it?".
Translated by "DeepL":
Post-The-Smiths Morrissey's swinging to the rhythm of guitars. At Low In High School, he at least also sees himself swinging to new topics.
Did you know that Morrissey is into the New York Dolls, T. Rex and other posers of classical rock music? Yeah, right, us too. Ever since the self-explanatory showmancunian left his band The Smiths at the end of 1987 - and traded Johnny Marr's unobtrusive guitar playing for the broad-legged sawing of his solo albums. Thirty years and ten albums haven't changed anything. My Love, I'd Do Anything ", the opener of Morrissey's new record Low In High School, also gives his guitars a lot of freedom from testament. This is above all consistent: the muscular sound fit perfectly on Morrissy's solo debut Viva Hate for the transformation of the singer in the late eighties: from the nine-time-wise late dandy with an egoproblem to the nine-time-wise late dandy with an egoproblem, who feels called upon to play controversial opinions in the world and to merge into an eternal martyr's pose in the face of unavoidable criticism - while his own step swings at the rhythm of the guitars.
On Low In High School, Morrissey rocked at least to new topics. For example, surprise, media criticism:"I recommend you to stop watching the news", he sings in the catchy single "Spent The Day In Bed". "Because the news contrives to frighten you." All right, thanks for the advise. The second goal, just as new: Israel, whose Morrissey takes on two songs and the conspiracy starter package:"What do you think all these armies are for / Because the land weeps oil", for example, says "The Girl From Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn't Kneel". Or in the Closer "Israel":"Those who reign abuse upon you / They're just jealous of you, too."
Morrissey's world of thought and a reality that is becoming more and more complicated rarely fit together.
The fact that Morrissey's political statements should be viewed at a certain distance has long been known to every child. But at the latest since he complained in March of this year after the Manchester attack on Facebook that London's mayor Sadiq Khan had not condemned the so-called Islamic state and that there was general talk about problems with Islam, one thing should be clear: Morrissey's world of ideas and a more complicated reality seldom fit together.
Low In High School doesn't change that either. It's a mediocre album with all the ingredients a Morrissey album needs: some good songs, a lot of drama, even more pathos and various lyrical touches in the toilet. In other words: the record could have been released in 1992. Today, all that remains is the bitter realization that Morrissey is above all one thing: the pop-cultural arm of the "This is allowed to be said, isn't it?".