All the negativity in this forum is really annoying me, am I the only one?
Fans is a funny specimen. They follow their idol(s) everywhere, spend half of their annual income on memorabilia, cd's, books and concert/travel tickets. And at a certain point when they are fan for a certain period they somehow allow themselves to have more credit than "the common fan".
I am sorry, I only came on board in 2004 around Quarry so I am a newbie here but I truely don't understand all the complaining, not to say whining by many people here about setlists, releases, band line up, tour schedules, albums. Let me assure you, I am not a blind follower, history proved what blind following can result in
, but often when I read some topics here I simply stop as people only tend to spoil the fun for others.
Like the upcoming tour. I really look forward to it, if only for the reviews and bootlegs, as I live in The Netherlands and I am not in a position to travel abroad. Many people here somehow can and travel half the world to see him and then complain how bad it was, the setlist sucked etc. etc. I wish I could go and see Morrissey in the UK, US or multiple times on tour or as I am very curious what he's about to play and to see if he has new material up his sleeve, which he obviously has as I heard an album is ready except for, what's new
, a label to release it on.
We all love the man and his music because of who he is so please don't whine or complain about every single thing he does. Long time fans always happen to dwell on the past while in all honesty Quarry, Ringleader and Refusal are among his best and most consistent work of his carreer. And yes, I also disliked the fact that 2 of the Refusal songs were also the bonus tracks for which I bought his greatest hits!
But, the past is a strange place
So enjoy that the man is still around and releasing quality material, is touring constantly and hopefully for a long time to come.