r/morrissey

Morrissey posted in Morrisseycentral that he is fighting against... the Third Reich regulation in "Soviet UK". With no airplay, Morrissey’s new single ‘Notre-Dame’ is number 6 in the Official UK (sales) Chart. His message is:

“The public wants to hear the song, but the BBC will not play it even though their stations are a public service duty-bound to reflect public taste. Obviously not! If the song is suspected of independent thought - God forbid!, it is not played, therefore, under these circumstances, any station that pledges allegiance to diversity is lying. When people say ‘Diversity is our strength’ they fail to mention how their notion of ‘diversity’ entails very strict Third Reich regulations and punishments. I wonder why people can’t simply be honest about these things?”

What are your thoughts? He makes it harder and harder to defend him.

I’ve been critical when Morrissey’s setlist choices have been indulgent—i.e., too many new and/or esoteric songs that HE prefers, vs. what his paying audience wants. Similarly, in tours when he has done primarily hits (e.g., 2008), did it make Moz into just another ‘80s legacy act looking for a payday?…

But IMHO these setlists for the current tour, especially the first coupla Euro dates this week, are just—chef’s kiss—magnifique!… As with all artists, 100% of Morrissey shows will lack something we were hoping to hear, or a track we could do without. Yet 2026 shows like last night’s in Sweden cover a nice blend of styles and eras.

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It’s made me re-listen to and re-appraise the whole Make-Up album, which I initially thought to be pretty dismal. I loved Headache but that was all. Now I really like Icebergs and the Monsters of Pig Alley. I still can’t listen to the title track because the chorus creates a very annoying earworm that made sleeping impossible on the first night I listened to it.

Not counting live material, what are recent songs Morrissey has released in any form (single, album, bonus track, etc.) that rocked the fuck out?... I know Moz is a pensioner now and has earned the right to mellow out in his senior years. But I was poring through his post-2010 catalog, trying to find anything with "Squeezing My Skull" bones. It's really dozens of ballads or "Many Icebergs Ago"-type slogs vs. anything that got me outta my seat.