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True To You asks for help to make Morrissey #1; new pic

posted by davidt on Thursday February 19 2009, @11:00AM
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Years Of Refusal: Midweek position in the UK - true-to-you.net

18 February 2009

Midweek sales figures in the UK have 'Years of refusal' at #1, but Morrissey is very closely tailed by Lily Allen who is only 900 copies behind. Please support Morrissey by buying 'Years of refusal' as soon as you can.

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  • Done! (Score:1, Funny)

    Bought 2 ordinary CDs, 1 Deluxe, 1 vinyl & a download from iTunes.
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @11:23AM (#321743)
    • Re:Done! by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday February 19 2009, @12:13PM
    • Re:Done! by 2shy2die (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @11:42AM
  • Why is this important?
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @11:30AM (#321745)
    • Re:Chart Positions by Anonymous (Score:1) Thursday February 19 2009, @12:02PM
      • Re:Chart Positions by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday February 19 2009, @12:08PM

      • Re:Chart Positions (Score:2, Insightful)

        I agree with you about Duffy but I am wondering, in connection with the phrase "just to show that the charts arent only about" that sort of thing, to show who? The people who believe that awards and charts and so forth signify talent will probably never have a well-developed sense of aesthetics. If they do occasionally exhibit some taste it will only be inadvertently. It would be heartening if those people didn't seem to dominate culture at moments but really, most of my favorite discoveries in life (apart from Morrissey) have been people who failed to ever win any awards or sell truckloads of books or records during their lifetime. That's not to say that any artist ought to pursue obscurity intentionally or even find comfort in it, but I do think it is healthy to try to have some sense of perspective about it. There is a terrific essay by Anthony Lane in Nobody's Perfect in which he looks at the books that were on the NY Times Best Sellers list in 1945 and discovers, basically, that the quality of the books on it wasn't any better than the crud that often dominates current lists, and that the #1 in particular had been completely forgotten, and rightfully so. I am really trying to sum it up but the best line is "time has done its work." Time can take a very long while to get around to it, though!
        hureharehure -- Thursday February 19 2009, @01:46PM (#321781)
        (User #20577 Info)
        • Re:Chart Positions by 21_clumsy_and_shy (Score:1) Thursday February 19 2009, @08:23PM

          • Re:Chart Positions (Score:2, Interesting)

            You may not want to acknowlege it, but Morrissey is already mainstream. Perhaps not at that Jessica Simpson level, but certainly in that widespread and equally manufactured Indie/Emo scene. You know,that scene where guys wear hideous tight clothing and pair it with retarded haircuts.

            Morrissey is by no means obscure. Remember, he's been on MTV since the very early nineties. In fact, I still remember when 'The More You Ignore Me...' debuted on MTV, and he had already been on the scene for a few years. Suedehead was also popular before this. Thus, if someone in their mid-thirties or early forties asks you what kind of music you like and you say Morrissey, more than likely they'll respond: "oh,that guy that sings suedehead; always depressed."

            Oh, how I miss Morrissey's heyday!
            Glory Hole -- Thursday February 19 2009, @11:42PM (#321846)
            (User #9257 Info)
            "I tried living in the real world, instead of a shell, but before I began, I was bored before I even began!"
            • I never get that kind of response. Whenever I tell anyone that I like Morrissey or that I´ll see him live, I either get a blank stare or a hearty "Oh, Van Morrison!"

              For my birthday last year my mother wanted to give me something special & knowing how much I like Morrissey, she was really happy when she found out (after researching in the internet) that there was a book about Morrissey, written by the drummer of his former band.

              She ordered it for me & I´m now in the possession of a book called:
              Riders on the Storm - my life with Jim Morrison & The Doors, by John Densmore :-D

              Cashews -- Friday February 20 2009, @01:46AM (#321853)
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            • Re:Chart Positions by 21_clumsy_and_shy (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @03:48AM
        • Re:Chart Positions by boredhousewife (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @01:27AM
    • It's not really all that important in any kind of aesthetic way but, rather annoyingly, chart positions, especially 'Number Ones' stamp the artist and the particular work into the history books.
      Virtually every artist who scored a Number One single or album in the 1960s(for example)is remembered in perpetuity, whilst many artists who bothered the Top 10 but failed that all elusive Number One barely register a shrug when mentioned now, regardless of how big they were at the time.

      Plus...in a deliberately spiteful manner, it allows those of us who believe to cock a snook at the doubters and naysayers who'd have us believe that he is washed up and irrelevant these days.

      Such a little thing, but the difference it makes is great......
      Requiescant Inpacce -- Thursday February 19 2009, @12:25PM (#321761)
      (User #10687 Info)
      "You should not go to them...let them come to you...just like I do..."
    • Re:Chart Positions by Foster88 (Score:0) Saturday February 21 2009, @11:27AM
  • There is a good chance YOR makes it to No 1 in the UK. The kids have already downloaded the Lily Allen album last week and it's gathering dust in their mp3 mobile phones. A few people might still buy it at Tescos while they're doing the weekly shopping.

    Fans of Morrissey want the real thing, ie. a CD, not a download. So there's hoping copies are being sold as we speak.

    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @11:30AM (#321746)

  • Keane (Score:1, Insightful)

    This looks like "Hopes and Fears" redux. Morrissey will come in at #2, just under a release in its second week. So sad.
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @12:04PM (#321751)
  • anyone know the cheapest place to buy the vinyl? would like this in addition to the special edition cd, but cant really afford to stump up £20
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @12:06PM (#321752)
    • Re:vinyl? by east of eden (Score:1) Thursday February 19 2009, @01:01PM
  • i bought morrissey and lily. i did get the import gatefold and regular import versions of YOR though. ;)
    Brian Colin -- Thursday February 19 2009, @12:59PM (#321765)
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    plagiarism begins at home
  • all formats are purchased,for the no1 man
    east of eden -- Thursday February 19 2009, @01:04PM (#321767)
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  • I think there is no chance to reach no.1 this week, but Moz already had 3 no.1 albums in the UK in three different decades! I think it's a much bigger achievement than beating Lilly Allen!
    I'd prefer to see him in the the US Top Ten Album Chart, for the first time ever, next week.
     
    Cavour -- Thursday February 19 2009, @01:48PM (#321782)
    (User #16130 Info)
  • Yet another crotch shot then...
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @02:39PM (#321790)
  • i don't know. let me check my OTHER watch. sheesh guy. why two watches?
    fut -- Thursday February 19 2009, @02:41PM (#321791)
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  • Much nicer than him with his wang out. Call me old-fashioned, but there it is.
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @03:39PM (#321797)
  • 2 deluxe one for me and one for a friend and waiting for vinyl to arrive cuz in Oz we don't manufacture it here and has to be imported.
    marred -- Thursday February 19 2009, @04:04PM (#321799)
    (User #16308 Info)
  • If I bought the album in the US would it be recorded for the UK charts? Or should I try ordering from amazon.co.uk? And when will all of the results be tallied?
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @04:38PM (#321809)
  • Moz just smoked a big joint in the woods.

    (Pretty much the story of my college career.)
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @05:16PM (#321815)
  • Mr Proper bought one for Wally as well as himself, that will help .
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @05:28PM (#321816)
  • It looks like he has been wandering through the forest for days with no water, cant say i like this picture very much.

    Is there a pig in the tree there??

    The two watches.. hmm.. "Time to buy my new album?"... "Time to buy it again".. i dont know.
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @07:27PM (#321825)
  • Bought the album today after seeing Obama at Parliament.
    More_C <{cw_seid} {at} {yahoo.ca}> -- Thursday February 19 2009, @08:22PM (#321828)
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    When you feel happy, I'm so far from your mind
  • A sad day when they have to plead for fans to buy the album.

    No shame whatsoever.

    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @09:14PM (#321834)
  • Found a copy in Busan, South Korea for "f's" sake!!! Printed and manufactured in Korea for Polydor with a Korean Moz bio on an insert card (for you collectors and general Mozzy nerds.) What a pleasant surprise! Ordered the special edition online as well...

                                                      ~El Boydelz~
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @09:20PM (#321836)
  • This looks like a still from "Project Grizzly."

    As it turn out, Morrissey is actually Troy Hurtubsie.
    Nick The Name -- Friday February 20 2009, @01:51AM (#321855)
    (User #20764 Info)
  • is his face becoming as mean as his life has been?
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @03:18AM (#321866)
  • Still wearing Jeans?
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @03:19AM (#321867)
    • Re:Jeans by paul_psyche (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @12:02PM
      • Re:Jeans by miss liverpool (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @05:39PM
        • Re:Jeans by Foster88 (Score:0) Saturday February 21 2009, @10:48AM
          • Re:Jeans by miss liverpool (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @10:54AM
  • and acknowleges Morrissey-solo for helping his career I will consider it.
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @05:18AM (#321873)
  • Man, in the photo, he look like a zombie in the a apocalyptic war florest.
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @05:42AM (#321875)
  • WTF. Is Moz advertising expensive time pieces or what? One on each wrist and the liner notes for ‘Refusal’ state ‘Watch PARMIGIANI’. And there was me hoping that he was referencing some obscure Italian film director … some hope. Now Morrissey did tell us that in the end, post the Northern leaches and the vile Q.C’s , that his ‘royalties brought him luxuries’. But I don’t need it on the liner notes for his new long player … I mean WTF? It is just the sort of crass ostentatious declaration that he used to attack Duran Duran et al for. Moz famously said that he launched his diary to music … well … ‘Sorrow’ from Maladjusted was probably the last truism he put on a record. His latest offering … a 'balance the budget' piece of corporate melancholia is rubbish. But hey Moz, you were good in your time … expensive watch or no watch …
    sinbad -- Friday February 20 2009, @06:01AM (#321880)
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    • Re:Parmigiani by took my bow (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @02:48PM
  • I just downloaded the album for free from some old website or other. I assume that will count toward the Hit Parade. Do i get entered into the competition where Morrissey will come round my house for tea now?
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @06:19AM (#321882)
  • Doh! I've only just noticed, Morrissey clearly has one leg longer than the other...
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @07:29AM (#321889)
  • what I see every Friday when I go cruising in the woods!
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @08:11AM (#321890)
  • again yesterday

    it would be a real present from his fans to buy
    it and get a nmbr 1 album at the age of 50

    i x my fingers

    the album is strong and solid enough for a nmbr 1, so hope a bit not real diehard fans but good music lovers pick it up and buy em

    as I bought it [ scared for stitches and bruises
    when he comes to Eindhoven] Anthony & Hartman
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Friday February 20 2009, @08:23AM (#321891)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
    • Re:as I wrote by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 20 2009, @09:01AM
      • Re:as I wrote by Celibate Cry (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @08:15AM
  • Seeing as my copy from cd wow ain`t arrived yet i`m going to hmv to buy another copy in the morning.
    whywill -- Friday February 20 2009, @10:34AM (#321902)
    (User #18270 Info)
    • Re:i will try by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 20 2009, @11:08AM
  • It might just make #1.

    It's interesting how nearly all albums now are either leaked illegally OR by the band. A lot of new albums are also streamed on Myspace by the band before it comes out...this is an interesting strategy to me.

    In fact, as of today, you can listen to the entire new U2 album on Myspace. This shocks me somewhat, although I'm more than happy to get to hear it early...it sounds pretty sweet actually.

    Yes, the U2 thing is sort of off-topic, but I'm sure there's a few people on here happy to get this information.
    IanCurtis -- Friday February 20 2009, @11:10AM (#321905)
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  • Very strange a watch on each arm, whats that about?
    Stanley Ogden -- Friday February 20 2009, @11:34AM (#321906)
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    • Re:two watches by Cashews (Score:1) Friday February 20 2009, @11:54AM
      • Re:two watches by Stanley Ogden (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @09:33AM
    • Re:two watches by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 20 2009, @04:21PM
  • I certainly hope the album reaches number 1- I bought 3 copies of the vinyl and 2 of the limited cd/dvd set. Sure, I just need one for myself, but I'm going to give some to my friends how may not pick it up before the gigs in our area.

    I am enjoying the new album a lot, but I do find myself skipping over "That's How People Grow Up" and "All You Need is Me". I like both of them, but I kind of "played them out" when the greatest hits came out. So, does anyone know why they were on the new album? I heard he changed record labels so maybe he just wants to keep them "in circulation" in case the Greatest Hits goes out of print.

    Also, my limited cd/dvd set included the b-sides "Shame is the Name" and "My Poor Education" though they are not listed on the back.

    Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying the new Moz album and keeping the online bitching to a min.
    Ssalefish Comics -- Friday February 20 2009, @04:15PM (#321950)
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  • Quentin Tarantino is impersonating Moz again.
    Jim Rome -- Friday February 20 2009, @05:15PM (#321959)
    (User #720 Info | http://www.jimrome.com/)
    ...and how?
  • Moz starts making good albums again, then I'll consider actually paying for them.
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @07:52PM (#321978)
  • moz can get it when he puts out an album that isn't a mediocre piece o' shit
    Anonymous -- Saturday February 21 2009, @06:42AM (#321994)
  • Who would win in a Morrissey look-alike competition : Morrissey or Danny Boyle?
    Anonymous -- Saturday February 21 2009, @08:10AM (#322004)
  • Pay attention on that pic. Did Moz lose all of his teeth?
    Anonymous -- Saturday February 21 2009, @10:02AM (#322020)
    • Re:No teeth? by Foster88 (Score:0) Saturday February 21 2009, @10:45AM
      • Re:No teeth? by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday February 21 2009, @03:30PM
  • It just isn't going to happen really is it.

    Look as much as I love the witty old Dozmeister, Lily's album is er, better.

    Anyhow, I've just seen what she wore to G.A.Y. the other week.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoeodJe4yoI

    Its convinced me to buy a copy.
    chump_change -- Saturday February 21 2009, @05:38PM (#322061)
    (User #15618 Info)
  • It reminds me of those photo ops of US Presidents like Reagan and Bush on holiday clearing brush. If you don't believe me, just look:

    http://tinyurl.com/boh7wh
    Anonymous -- Thursday February 19 2009, @06:23PM (#321820)
    • Re:That pic. by paul_psyche (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @11:36AM
      • Re:That pic. by miss liverpool (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @11:43AM
        • Re:That pic. by paul_psyche (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @11:46AM
          • Re:That pic. by miss liverpool (Score:1) Saturday February 21 2009, @11:49AM
  • your not way off ....
    the moderator is !!
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @02:09PM (#321924)
  • Nick - I worry that you're not getting fucked right.
    Anonymous -- Friday February 20 2009, @06:20PM (#321967)
  • You are entitled to your opinion and you've said it well. Why would the moderator call this trolling? Ridiculous!

    Kinda sounds like U.S. politics. If anyone dares to make a peep of a criticism about Obama they're deemed an evil hater.
    Anonymous -- Saturday February 21 2009, @12:21AM (#321983)
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