The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 110: MALADJUSTED

[faroffplaces]

I don't normally vote in the polls but I had to pop in to give "Maladjusted" a 10. To me it's one of the most extraordinary songs of his later career, a glam mind vomit.

The music might be a bit plodding out of context but he uses it so well, I think, that the repetition fits as a reflection of his mental state - sometimes a song uses him, esp. in the solo years, but generally Morrissey really has the trick of working the music in seamlessly to his ideas. And I love the arrangement.

EDIT: And the sample.

 

[Radio Berlin]

If you can't decide 7 or 8, you should vote 8.

that's what I did

 

[Roma De Moz]

A very aggressive album opener that recollects "Alsation Cousin" for that same reason. The stream of conciousness style lyrics are actually very poetic in many instances, and the music - while hardly catchy and memorable in that respect - is stunning when you hear it for the first time. I'm going to give this an 8.

 

[David]

Highly underrated. Some of his best lyrics of his solo career.

A 9.

 

[Please]

Goodness i missed the Ammunition poll, would have given that a 9/10

 

[Stoner Kebab]

wow im surprised at you guys! way to go.
i give it a 10 and a tit flash!

 

[Stoner Kebab]

when hes doing a 10 week residency at a casino somewhere and im way way way past my sellby date. get ready.

 

[Dave]

wow im surprised at you guys! way to go.
i give it a 10 and a tit flash!

thank you, when I saw you posted I had to see what you said. I couldn't have taken another 8 or 9 so thank you.

 

[TLOTFamousIP]

Digressing slightly, but it's quite funny seeing this one on here as I've just come back from the glorious SW6 and the Fulham Road...

I'd love to love it but it's 'only' a 7 from me.

 

[Corrissey]

A great opening track (on an underrated album) that looms large. Morrissey delivers the lyrics so pointedly (it's hard to think of the best line when they're all so good) -the music and his words so seething and menacing as he 'tells our story' (or not =o). And what a great outro. There's NOTHING wrong with you!!!!

 

[CrystalGeezer]

Alain's falsetto has consoled my in my head during various fits of self discovery more times than I can count.

 

[Houdini]

Goodness i missed the Ammunition poll, would have given that a 9/10

You didn't miss it, or any other poll, they are still all open:
Part 10: Ammunition

 

[jeniphir]

I know Maladjusted is generally accepted to be one of Moz's career lowlights, but it has always been one of my favourite albums. . . I think the lyrics of "Maladjusted" are quite good ("the space between the things I need and the things I receive is an ancient ocean wide"), the vocal has an intriguing, dark urgency to it. The music is sort of chugga-chugga bland and repetitive, though, I suppose. I gave it an unapologetic 8.

I even like "Roy's Keen."

--jeniphir

 

[Bluebirds]

This is an extraordinary song of a not so extraordinary LP. The imagery conjured up ooh yeh love it.

"From a Stevenage overspill..." well maybe he'd been watching Boston Kickout!

Have to give it a 9 as opposed to a 10, for enticing the listener (or in this case me) into believing that the rest of the LP would stand up to this. It didn't and it doesn't.

 

[underdog99]

10

I feel like this is his most powerful opening track, it has a dark, almost chaotic melody to it, which reminds me of How Soon Is Now?

I also think the lyrics are amongst morrissey's prime, as far as their "flow", but I never quite understood them....anyone care to explain?

 

[bored]

This is an extraordinary song of a not so extraordinary LP. The imagery conjured up ooh yeh love it.

"From a Stevenage overspill..." well maybe he'd been watching Boston Kickout!

Have to give it a 9 as opposed to a 10, for enticing the listener (or in this case me) into believing that the rest of the LP would stand up to this. It didn't and it doesn't.

That's kind of silly logic.

I would rate the ford mustang a 10 but the ford 500 is so lame, i can only give the pony a 9.

How does this make any sense?

I mean, if you don't think the song is a 10, that's fine.. but each song is its own entity.

 

[dislocate my shoulder]

Like it better now than 7...
But I feel so eek, and I just listened to Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted from a to z, and could like all the songs, this does not make me feel better.

 

[Bluebirds]

That's kind of silly logic.

I would rate the ford mustang a 10 but the ford 500 is so lame, i can only give the pony a 9.

How does this make any sense?

I mean, if you don't think the song is a 10, that's fine.. but each song is its own entity.

I disagree, if an artist brings out an album the tracklisting is all important, the manner in which the LP segues together is. If Maladjusted had been released as single then maybe I could regard it as a separate entity. As it wasn't then I can't.

 

[Well I Wonder]

A great song from an underrated album!​

 

[MozzaBedfordSpur]

A track I really have to be in the mood far, therefore, I invariably skip it when, I bang out the old 'Maladjusted' album.