Well, music is quite subjective right? There maybe a chance that you think the next album, when released, is a 10/10, but others hate it, burn all their cds, posters, gig stubs of Moz, and the Cd sells really badly, will that make it a worse record for you Maurice E? Will you re-review it and score it down to a more solid 7/10?
Because of who it is, there will be a chance that people will buy it, because it is Morrissey. In that case, illegally download it, give it a listen, if you hate it, you will only lose a bit of time. If you really like it, buy it.
As for crunch time, Morrissey's stock at the moment is quite high when you compare it to the rest of his solo career.