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Classic album finally gets it's day in the sun

A. Salas | Brooklyn, New York United States | 05/28/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Another unfairly maligned Morrissey solo album, Southpaw Grammar is actually quite excellent, with many memorable tracks, most pretty hard rocking. The new sequence and added tracks do the album well, presenting it as the classic it truly is.



Morrissey has been judged harshly since the moment he released his first solo single, the music press seem determined to name him a has-been no matter what great records he put out. As such, it's become pretty common for the uniformed to merely quote the sentiment that solo Moz is not as good. Well, as excellent as The Smiths were, they released uneven albums as well, comps like Hatful Of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs doing them better service. Morrissey too can be more of a singles act, but the bottom line is his solo catalogue deserves more scrutiny"