That's exactly what he was implying, yes.
I'm sure all the major labels by this point are well aware of the rabid Morrissey/Smiths collector demographic and - this being late capitalism and all - they will happily fleece that market for as much as they can and for as long as they can.
I guess the young Dudwell was too busy blu-tacking Michael Jackson posters to her bedroom wall in 1985 to have ever heard "The Headmaster Ritual". Sigh.
IANADOAC charted at #3 and disappeared from the Top 100 in its second week.
For comparison, Johnny's "Fever Dreams" album in 2022 charted at #4 and disappeared the next week. It's pretty common these days.
((And for anyone who cares about such things, James' new album went from #1 to #77, which is actually a decent showing these days for a second week on the chart by an indie / cult band.))
Literally the only thing this tells us is that "Interlude" was the 9th most popular vinyl single released for RSD this year, behind offerings from artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Bush, Queen, and John Lennon - but ahead of RSD releases by Daft Punk, The Charlatans and David Byrne. There's...
Amazing, really, that the Guardian can publish an article like this without mentioning Morrissey. (So I guess this is an unexpected non mention...)
I absolutely Nia Archives, by the way: twee drum 'n' bass isn't something I ever thought I'd hear, but it's excellent.
Given that this was written as an homage to/ piss-take of Morrissey (I've never been quite sure, although I remember Harvey talking about it somwhere), it would be so great to hear him belt it out:
I can't believe this piece from The Onion is 20 years old now. It's still an all-time classic of its kind. Opening paragraph:
Would someone tell me how this happened? We were the f***ing vanguard of shaving in this country. The Gillette Mach3 was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out...
I always enjoy your visceral dislike of "I Am Veronica"! For me it towers above something like "Dagenham Dave". I love all the different vocal melody elements to it, even if it ends up being a weird song structure. (Agree with you re nonsensical, though, although presumably it makes some kind of...
I'm feeling kind of listy today and I've seen countless "Smiths best songs" and "Solo best songs" rankings over the years but not so many where it's all smooshed together (for obvious reasons I guess).
If anyone fancies posting their list below, I'd love to read a few. Here's mine (for today)...
...in question being "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
Sample lyrics:
If you wanted me dead
You should've just said
Nothing makes me feel more alive
*
So tell me everything is not about me
But what if it is?
Then say they didn't do it to hurt me
But what if they did?
*
That I'll sue you if...
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