THE GREATEST HITS is the ultimate solo career retrospective spanning the years 1988 to the present day, a period where Morrissey hit his commercial and artistic peak. The album features many classic Morrissey tracks such a... more »s Every Day Is Like Sunday, the more recent Irish Blood, English Heart and the addition of two brand new songs That's How People Grow Up and All You Need Is Me. The GREATEST HITS recording will be released in three versions; This version, the standard jewel box contains 15 tracks, a deluxe limited edition version of the 15 tracks plus an additional eight live songs and lastly, the double vinyl LP.« less
THE GREATEST HITS is the ultimate solo career retrospective spanning the years 1988 to the present day, a period where Morrissey hit his commercial and artistic peak. The album features many classic Morrissey tracks such as Every Day Is Like Sunday, the more recent Irish Blood, English Heart and the addition of two brand new songs That's How People Grow Up and All You Need Is Me. The GREATEST HITS recording will be released in three versions; This version, the standard jewel box contains 15 tracks, a deluxe limited edition version of the 15 tracks plus an additional eight live songs and lastly, the double vinyl LP.
"Moz is now living out the character he portrayed on the last Smiths record, Strangeways: "Re-issue! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs, double pack with a photograph . . . extra track and a tacky badge . . . Best of! Most of! Satiate the need; slip them into different sleeves! Buy both and and be deceived."
How many times are we going to have to endure the ol' hypocrite's repackaging of his career? The young Moz slagged this behaviour off, now he manifests it. Keep lining those melancholy pockets boy!"
Not really a career spanning Greatest Hits
Craig | Mountain View, CA USA | 04/01/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This is a fine album, but it really isn't Morrissey's career spanning greatest hits. Compare this to 2000's The Best of Morrissey, and you can see that many of his greatest hits have not been included on this Greatest Hits album: like Hairdresser on Fire and Interesting Drug. The label should have put out a double CD that really included all the hits of his solo career. Instead they put out an album that highlights his hits since 2000 plus a few hits from before 2000. While I do like many of the songs on this album, for the first time Morrissey buyer, I would recommend The Best of Morrissey so you can enjoy his best music."
Repetition in TITLE ONLY look at track listing
freereign | Ocean of Corn, MN | 05/07/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Ah kwitcherbitchin folks, and look at the songs here: Despite the title, this collection is 3/4 material since 2004. Obviously, throwing in a few old classics is his own little tongue in cheek, but really folks, it's not a bad collection at all. Sure, he could have titled it "hits since the last collection" or something clearer.
Look, the vinyl in a nice embossed cover with a giant picture of the Moz as you know and love him. It's on thick vinyl and fabulous. Why all the whining?"
Morrissey
G. mcgrath | wv | 01/18/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Morrissey was always an obscure artist that I would only hear of periodically. I decided to get a cd after I heard one of the songs on the radio. I love this cd, every song is original and inventive. The rhythmns and songs, mostly British pop, are good stories. It is one cd I can listen to more than one or two times."