King Leer
Leering since '97
Had been meaning to post track-by-track impressions of Low in High School but have been just too busy. Overall I like the album a lot. There are some bits, like the topic of this post, which recall the glory of The Smiths and best solo work, while others are daft or cringeworthy. And that's OK!
I do believe that in the future Low in High School will be debated over and reappraised more than any other of Morrissey's post-Maladjusted efforts.
So, the digression at around 5:20 in the too-long I Bury the Living to the shimmering little anti-war ditty knocked me out. The vocal melody and la-las are so beautiful. Morrissey's voice has only gotten better, but it had been a while since I was moved by it like I was by this segment. I Bury the Living could've been just that alone, but the song-within-a-song aspect itself was impressive.
I do believe that in the future Low in High School will be debated over and reappraised more than any other of Morrissey's post-Maladjusted efforts.
So, the digression at around 5:20 in the too-long I Bury the Living to the shimmering little anti-war ditty knocked me out. The vocal melody and la-las are so beautiful. Morrissey's voice has only gotten better, but it had been a while since I was moved by it like I was by this segment. I Bury the Living could've been just that alone, but the song-within-a-song aspect itself was impressive.