I'm so sorry...
Jesusshaves | 07/21/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"but, what on earth is this? If it's greatest hits two package, they should have labeled it that. It misses nearly all of his hits and concentrates on his career since taking care of his very demanding cat when he was without a contract. Perhaps his new label didn't want to shell out the money for rights for his early stuff or the person who put this together knows absolutely nothing about Morrissey. The cover image seems to be the only thing they used from the 80's, which is almost a contradiction considering 90% of the material is from his last two albums. If you are really a noob to Moz, go for the Best Of CD which does a much better job at giving an overview of Moz's career. Or send me 10 bucks and I'll put together a much better Greatest Hits compilation. Beethoven may have been deaf, but I'm not."
Morrissey, what he gets, and what he deserves.
lamar edit? | new orleans | 01/06/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i dont like that people judge morrisseys carreer like they do. most of them have not been a fan since the smiths, so they dont understand, driving miles to a record store, and the feeling of discovering something that stays with you for ever. thats how i discovered the queen is dead.
and through the years in a small town in mississippi, i saved my money and begged my way to the big city of jackson, went to all 3 record stores, 2 retail, one a trade. so you have to understand, only rich people just went out and purchased entire librarys of an artist, and the single with the extra tracks, was just the bees knees. between myself and my friends, we had most of it, and we traded, and sometimes stole. many of the bsides have been sought for years by the likes of me, and it was fun. b sides were often my favorite tracks, and anything live by moz is gold to me, scratchy bootleg lp, or on a new collection, yes even in 2008. besides not everyone has live at the bowl yet, i certainly didnt, and there is an very amusing suprise inside that finally explains the title, yourarsenal. futhermore, im not sure morrissey ever could have made it mainstream, for you would have to appeal to radio listeners, and the radio has become corrupt. above all, he never sold out, going to smaller independant labels, and always revealing himself in his shows.
very few of the artist of the brit pop, alternative, rock, whatever it is, none did their thing their way, and thats the only way morrissey has ever been. if you like this man, you should at least be kind, and understand most of us think he is still in his peak, his last three records are absolute masterpeices, an you look at all the bands from 120 minutes, they are wearin suits, teaching high school, and appearing on reality tv shows. this is what he does. and on the average hes pretty prolific. if you dont feel you need another morrissey compalation, or you dont want another live disc, dont buy it. but most of the critism i hear is, 'why didnt he include this song over that song'
morrissey has not changed his marketing since 81, and most of us want to keep it that way, and critism is so much louder than praise, potential buyers, keep this candle lit!!!"
Weird Selection of Songs
Tyler B. | Portland, OR | 06/02/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I don't know why, but 75% of the songs on this compilation are from the last 5 years. What happened to the late 80s, early 90s work?!"
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1