"I am a poor, freezing-cold soul, so far from where I intended to go.". So sad, so true, so beautiful, that's Morrissey in a nutshell for me. Agree with Vauxhall and Speedway, timeless, heart-wrenching Pop Music, that in his own sick way has always felt true to me.
1. Southpaw Grammar 2. Vauxhall and I 3.Your Arsenal 4. Viva Hate 5. Maladjusted 6. You Are the Quarry 7. Kill Uncle 8. Years of Refusal 9. Ringleader of the Tormentors I never owned or heard the rest of the studio albums,but do own some compilations. Met him many times(he's great with fans)- and I'm a Metal fan,so naturally Southpaw Grammar is my favorite. Best singer I've ever seen live (2004).
Metal fan and Moz fan here too. If you feel so inclined, Moz’s last record I am Not a Dog on a Chain is a bloody masterpiece. Up there with Southpaw and Vauxhall ( also my two favourite other Moz albums)
You should give yourself a chance to finally get the song Southpaw. Yes, as you say, the vocal section is great. Then you say the song is marred by a long guitar solo that goes nowhere. "Way too long." Southpaw is one of the greatest songs of all time. It's a masterpiece. The instrumental section is not of this world. I'm not even legit Smiths or Morrissy fan. How can so few real S/M fans not hear the beauty of what's going on in this song? I do get that things are subjective. But only to a point. It is not subjective whether the guitar solo on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" is great. It's objectively great. The same holds true of the solo on Southpaw. Which is why I don't get why people can't hear it. It's like you're presented with 2 plus 2 equals four. And you persist in saying five. Why can't you and others hear it Tokyochuchu? It's not merely a solo. It's a movement with ebb and flow and escalations and fades. What you described in the other long song as the guitar beautifly weaving. THAT'S what Whyte and the band our doing on Southpaw but to a far more compelling degree. As a side point, we both love and know our music, obviously. So it is subjective. I hate to death The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils. It's so bad when listening to it I just want to run off into the woods and never come back. Yet here we are. Two seasoned music lovers. You think one of the worst songs I've ever heard is better than one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. I mean. I'm still very right about it. And you are still very very wrong about it. But yeah, just, weird. @@tokyochuchu
I appreciate your ranking of MOZ albums. Really enjoyed it. The new album “I’m not a dog in a chain” is so good! I recently picked up a red translucent LP.
yeah, you're off the mark about his "overlong snoozers". Life is a Pigsty is a tremendous track, a huge favorite, and the last two tracks (especially the last track, which is powerful and moving) on '... Dog on a Chain' are brilliant. Otherwise, decent video. And anyone who has followed Moz since the Smiths know his politics are if anything progressive and way left of center. He was singing about police brutality before BLM (the brilliant 'Ganglord" of off "Swords"). Does he say silly hyperbolic things during interviews: yes, ... and they are taken out of context. Its ironic how someone so liberal (and continues to be liberal) has been viewed as right wing these days.
Completely agree with you that Vauxhall and I is his masterpiece. I'm so glad to see Alain Whyte back with him live during his Vegas shows. If you haven't already, you must check out Alain Whyte's youtube channel, as he has posted acoustic gems of many of the solo Morrissey songs which he co-wrote, as well as some of his own material (which is also great!)
I love this ranking. My personal three favourite Morrissey albums are Your Arsenal, Vauxhall & I and You Are The Quarry. (Seasick, Yet Still Docked is truly a lovely gem).. I agree that Spent The Day In Bed is one of his best modern songs. I’d say the same thing with Love Is On It’s Way Out and Jack’s Only Happy When He’s Up On Stage. Also quite surprised you didn’t mention”Let Me Kiss You” when talking on the You Are The Quarry segment.
Malajusted at number 4, yes ! finally someone calls it right on this unloved masterpiece,, Lost is my favourite Mozz track of all time, also refreshing to see some love for Kill Uncle getting a decent placing, it's usually last which I have never understood,
This is an interesting and also perplexing ranking. When you said The Father who must be killed is the best song on Ringleader and Life is a Pigsty is the worst I genuinely thought you were a troll lol. But I agree 100% with your ranking of Vauxhall and I. Despite me bulking at some of these rankings I think this video was really enjoyable and made with passion and enthusiasm. Subscribed! My ranking... 1) Vauxhall and I 2) Your Arsenal 3) Year Of Refusal 4) Viva Hate 5) I'm Not A Dog On A Chain 6) Southpaw Grammar 7) Ringleader Of The Tormentors 8) You Are The Quarry 9) Low In High School 10) World Peace Is None Of Your Business 11) Malajusted 12) Kill Uncle 13) California Son
Finally the attention that maladjusted needed Also my personal list will be: 5- southpaw 4-you are the quarry 3-your Arsenal 2- maladjusted 1- Vauxhall
I actually did buy the remastered version of Maladjusted but unfortunately it never really struck a chord with me. For me, the best decade of Moz's career will always be 1984-1994. The only studio album of his that I don't have from that era is Kill Uncle.
Not bad at all. I would say his 88-94 output is easily his best solo period - those first four albums meant a lot to me at the time , in ways that everything that followed did not . Hard to rank exactly , but Vauxhall and Arsenal are top three (no Suedehead or Everyday on them , but they are his most consistently good albums) with Viva Hate one or two ( his best songs are on it , but there are also a couple of beige songs too) , with Kill Uncle more definitively at four ( underrated , light , quirky and unique Moz record with some gems and a couple of misteps ) .
I definitely agree with your top 2. On any given day I could place Vauxhall and I and Viva Hate as my number 1. Very little in it. If the live album Beethoven Was Deaf was allowed, that would be top 3 for me. It improves many songs from what was already a very solid album in Your Arsenal.
I always find a way to tell the story about the time that I had a salad dumped on my head for claiming Vauxhall and I is Morrissey’s Disintegration. Also, totally agree about the album’s shoegazey vibe. I noticed that too. imo one of the few albums in modern rock that has its own perfect balance of melody and atmosphere
To be fair, the attacker was probably upset because the salad was not vegan and it had common salt instead of sea salt. That can turn the meekest goth into a murderer.
@Pongant 🎶 I prefer his work since Jesse joined My favourite Guitarist to work with him more Metal but so individual. As Boz said the new members have broadened the sound so much Morrisseys idea & except for Years of refusal which rocks & has in itself compared to previous albums an big individual sound but all his albums have to a degree from Ringleader of the tormenters onwards they have all been so varying in sound often incompassing World music. They are such accomplished Musicians Gustavo Manzur brings so much 🎸
My ranking 1) Your Arsenal 2) Bona Drag 3) Vauxhall and I 4) Southpaw Grammar 5) You are the Quarry 6) My Early Burglary Years 7) World Peace is none of your business 8) California Sun 9) Swords 9) Years of Refusal 10) Ringleader of the tormentors 11) Kill Uncle 12) Low In High school 13) Maladjusted 14) I am not a dog on a chain
Why do people dislike Kill Uncle so much? Apart from Suedehead the tracks on Kill Uncle were the first Morrissey tracks I knew and by the time Your Arsenal came out (the first album I went out and bought) I was in love with Kill Uncle and became my measuring stick with his future work. I know Vauxhall and I is a much loved album but I really dont like it, its has nothing on Your Arsenal. I dont really compare his solo work to the Smiths, I didnt know about the Smiths in the '80's but I actually like them all, the first is a little bit droll but everything else, top notch
For us of similar age to Morrisey, Everyday is Like a Sunday conjures up much more than images and memories of dull costal resorts; it's about how back then nothing was open on Sundays other than church and the only entertainment was the dross on a few TV channels, meaning the best you could do was hang around the streets with mates or sit in your room listening to records. Dreary, grim and depressing doesn't even begin to describe what Sundays were like.
"Dreary, grim and depressing doesn't even begin to describe what Sundays were like." At least you had friends. And were allowed to have records and a record player.
From worst to best: 1. Southpaw grammar 2. Maladjusted 3. Kill Uncle 4. Years of refusal 5. Low in highschool 6. I am not a dog on a chain 7. Ringleader of tormentors 8. You are the quarry 9. Vauxhall & I 10. Viva Hate 11. Your Arsenal
Splendid review. Agree, 'Vauxhall and I' definitely in pole position (see what I did there?). Though I'm not a fan of Kill Uncle (production is too "80s", and the songs are weak).
Ringleader is a great album, but I agree the vocal is a bit too high in the mix, confusing the dimension and textures, somewhat. Viva's my favourite, however, making a fulfilment out of something missing.
I guess for everyone it's different, even to the extremes that one's last preference would be another's first. 1. Ringleader Of The Tormentors - I know you disagree but I think this album is utterly brilliant. 2. Southpaw Grammar 3. Your Arsenal 4. You Are The Quarry For me - the perfect setlist would be comprised mainly of what I consider his top 4 albums. 5. Years Of Refusal 6. World Peace Is None Of Your Business 7. Vauxhall and I 8. Kill Uncle 9. Viva Hate 10. Low In High School 11. California Son 12. Maladjusted Haven't heard his last 3 albums yet, but I'll get there eventually.
For me, it’s so difficult to rank his albums as I like them all quite equally. It seems that most of his fans nowadays are men but what I miss so much is singing Moz songs with Carrie B while driving through the smoky mountains many years ago. Such a shame I haven’t met anyone else like her since. Hope you’re not as lonely.
Hey man, I discovered your channel just yesterday and I gotta say I'm loving what I see so far. As soon as I finish this comment, I'll definitely subscribe and hit the notification 🔔. Would love to see your ranking, that is if you're a fan, of albums by The Cure and Depeche Mode.
Low In High School is in my top 4. Love that one. Home Is A Question Mark and I Bury The Living are fantastic songs and one of them is not given a mention here.
I really enjoyed that. I always struggled with Kill Uncle mainly due to the production so maybe I need to give it another listen. Vauxhall of course is the masterpiece. I really love Quarry as well though it's a shame he didn't use it as a springboard to push on and record some great albums. Everything since has been a bit patchy. Who knows there might be another masterpiece yet to come?
Best to Worst 1. Viva 2. Your Arsenal 3. Kill Uncle 4. Ringleader 5. You are the Quarry 6. Maladjusted 7. Dog on a chain 8. Southpaw 9. Vauxhall 10. Years of 11. Low in high 12. World peace
I enjoy the Deluxe edition of Low In High school slightly more. Never Again Will I Be A Twin is great, his cover of Back On The Chain Gang is great, the song taken from lives shows such as Rose Garden, Judy Is A Punk, are all great imo. Viva Hate is definitely my favourite album, I’ve listened to it so many times. And it’s probably a very controversial opinion, but I quite enjoy Treat Me Like A Human Being. Ordinary Boys is better though.
I've not heard the deluxe version of Low in Highschool. It definitely has better artwork, though. Pretty much any record in existence has better artwork than the original Low in Highschool, however. 🤔
13... Low In High School... Spent The Day In Bed, All the Young People Must Fall in Love, Israel... 12... Ringleader Of The Tormentors… You Have Killed Me, In The Future When All's Well 11... Dog On A Chain... What kind Of People Live In These Houses, Darling, I Hug A Pillow... 10... California Son... Some Say I Got Devil, It's Over & Wedding Bell Blues... 09... World Peace... I'm Not a Man, Earth Is The Loneliest Planet, Smiler With Knife... 08... Southpaw Grammar…The Boy Racer, Reader Meet Author, & Dagenham Dave 07... Maladjusted ... Alma Matters, Satan Rejected My Soul, Wide to Receive.... 06... Years Of Refusal... When Last I Spoke To Carol, All You Need Is Me, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell... 05... You Are The Quarry... I'm Not Sorry, The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores, You Know I Couldn't Last... 04... Viva Hate... Everyday Is like Sunday, Suedehead & Hairdresser On Fire... 03... Kill Uncle... Our Frank, Sing Your Life & King Leer... 02... Your Arsenal... Glamorous Glue, Seasick, Yet Still Docked & You're the One For Me, Fatty... 01... Vauxhall and I... The Lazy Sunbathers, Why Don't You Find out for Yourself & The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get... A TOP TEN... 10… My Love Life, 09… Oh Well, I'll Never Learn, 08… Sunny, 07… Disappointed, 06… Seasick, Yet Still Docked, 05… Pregnant For The Last Time, 04… Sing Your Life, 02… The Lazy Sunbathers, 02… Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself, 01… Everyday Is Like Sunday...
My own list... 1. Your Arsenal 2. Vauxhall and I 3. Years of Refusal 4. Viva Hate (Bona Drag in here) 5. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain 6. Kill Uncle 7. You are the Quarry 8. Southpaw Grammar 9. California Son 10. World Peace is None of Your Business 11. Low in High School 12. Malajusted 13. Ringleader of the Tormentors Malajusted and ROTT are the only two Morrissey albums I actively dislike.
His albums post ringleader would be in my worst albums but that’s my opinion, I was willing to listen to your verdict until you said “Final Countdown is a great song” oh dear, there’s no coming back from that 🙉
my list is a bit different . 1.quarry 2.viva hate 3.bona drag 4.southpaw 5.kill uncle 6.your arsenal 7.maladjusted 8.vauxhall 9.dog on a chain 10.years of refusal 11.world peace 12.ringleaders 13.low in high school 14.california son im sure most wont agree with me.and its ok.
vauxhall quarry (2-disc version) bona drag maladjusted your arsenal viva hate southpaw ringleader kill uncle refusal world peace california son low in high school dog on a chain
It seems I'm the only person in the world who loved the original version of Maladjusted. I mean who doesn't like Roy's Keen?! My ranking would be as follows 13. California Son 12. Low in High School 11. Years of Refusal 10. Dog on a Chain 9. Viva Hate 8. Kill Uncle 7. Ringleader 6. Southpaw Grammar 5. Your Arsenal 4. World Peace 3. Quarry 2. Maladjusted 1. Vauxhall & I On another note I absolutely love the Quarry-era b-sides so Swords (along with Bona Drag) would otherwise be high on this list!
SECOND COMMENT - My list, in descending order Bona Drag / Vauxhall and I [joint #1] Viva Hate Maladjusted My Early Burglary Years Your Arsenal World Peace... Swords Ringleader of the Tormentors Southpaw Grammar Kill Uncle You Are The Quarry Dog on a Chain - cue steep drop in significance, and... - Years of Refusal Low in High School
my ranking: 13 - Years of Refusal - lyrically absent, forgettable, melodies dont rlly click with me despite good production. never find myself listening to it. 4/10 12 - Southpaw Grammar - i like the opening track, but i find most of them forgettable and i dont like the sound mixing. its fine i guess just not for me. 5/10 11 - Maladjusted - too long, too many forgettable songs. some real highlights tho, especially Trouble Loves Me. 6/10 10 - California Son - very good, but like you I'm more interested in his original content. his singing might be at an all time high here. 7/10 9 - I am not a dog on a Chain - very catchy, love the synths, but very frontloaded and not so lyrically strong, but great production. 7/10 8 - Low in High School - i quite like this album, all the first 6 plus israel and girl from telaviv. on expanded version his cover of back on the chain gang is brilliant. 7/10 7 - Ringleader of the Tormentors - i like the mixing and atmosphere, a lot of great songs on here, but a few bad ones. 8/10 6 - Kill Uncle - all around very pleasant, doesnt reach huge highs but does not have any lows for me. 8/10 5 - World Peace is None of your Business - great, very catchy, but too long. 9/10 4 - Vauxhall and I - half of these songs are masterpieces, and i like some of the b-sides like spring-heeled jack and lifeguard sleeping, but others are meh. 9/10 3 - Your Arsenal - fantastic album, every song is either brilliant or pretty good. cant decide which song is my favourite. 10/10 2 - You are the Quarry - masterpiece album, I love every song, so catchy and witty. was my first morrissey album including the smiths (latin american friends). 10/10 1 - Viva Hate - just so sentimental atmospheric, and nostalgic for me even tho i didnt grow up with moz or in northern england. it touches something deep. 10/10 with all that being said, if i included Bona Drag it would be at the very top. i absolutely adore that compilation, just as much as i do any album by The Smiths. 10/10 based on live performances his new unreleased material also seems very good.
Nice analysis and I mostly agree. I would however have I am Not a Dog on a Chain further up the list. Yes, the last two tracks are dull but everything that comes before those are truly fantastic, his best work for many a year.
I agree for the most part, as I said in the video; I think the first 8 songs are just brilliant. I still think World Peace is None of Your Business is the superior late period Morrissey album, though. But I'm jealous of your passion for IANADOAC. The next album must be super- tantalising!! 😎
@@tokyochuchu yep, can’t wait! And in truth World Peace is None of your Business is an album I probably haven’t given enough time to, so maybe I need to go and revisit it. Anyway well done on the upload, I enjoyed it a lot and you’re one of the few who seem able to talk about Morrissey without droning on about his politics. Although I don’t agree with him on some things politically I massively respect his unflinching steadfastness in saying what he thinks regardless of the consequences. As a true artist should.
I mentioned in the intro that there were no compilations or live albums included in this ranking. I specifically mentioned Bona Drag and said it was a classic that you should definitely check out, and if if it had been ranked, it would have been ranked pretty high. So I guess maybe you did miss it... 🤔
I think I agree with this mostly, I haven't listened to much of his new albums because it has that weird pitch correction auto tune sound on his vocals and I literally cannot stand it lol. I think Bona Drag is probably my favourite "album" from him, if you count it, followed by Viva Hate and then Vauxhall and I. Really interesting to hear your thoughts on this, and I'd love to see you rank The Smiths discography (including Hatful of Hollow and The World Won't Listen rather than Louder than Bombs because of its length).
🕊 I disagree too much with what you say to say anything more than I'm a huge fan & He is a great Singer Lyricist Composer of Vocal hooks & also Showman who always picks such great set lists always live. At least you admit this is all your personal objectivity & I appreciate you realise others will differ 🎸
I can appreciate that. But it opens up a whole can of worms. If I include Bona Drag then I also have to include Swords. And if I include Swords then I have to include World of Morrissey. And then what's really the difference between World of Morrissey and the Suedehead best of compilation? They both had exclusive tracks. And if that goes in, what about Greatest Hits.... The rabbit hole goes too deep! Lol
I can understand why you picked 'Vauxhall and i' as your number 1 Moz album.it is brilliant but 'Viva Hate' is my best Morrissey album..before he started f***g around with it and took 'Ordinary Boys' off it and replaced it with the God awful 'Treat me like a human being'..WTF?..even Stephen Street was bemused by this!
On 11 (or 10), you say they that "it may not be a really good album" but he did have really good hair when he was singing it. And, one man's opinion does not get you a hair cut!!!
'Loot wine, "Be mine, and Then let's stay out for the night"... Keep thieves' hours With someone like you... You stalk the house In a low-cut blouse "Oh Christ, another stifled Friday night!"' Spot on with Maladjusted... If only for the title track (and the B-side "Lost"). The reissue is a vastly deserved improvement. Greetings from Kobe.
Maladjusted in my opinion has always been his weakest album, but I haven't heard the remastered version. Need to check that out. Here's my ranking: #13 Maladjusted (2/5) #12 California Son (2.5/5) #11 Southpaw Grammar (2.5/5) #10 Years of Refusal (3/5) #9 Low in High School (3/5) #8 World Peace Is None of Your Business (4/5) #7 Kill Uncle (4/5) #6 Your Arsenal (4/5) #5 I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (4/5) #4 Viva Hate (4.5/5) #3 Ringleader of the Tormentors (4.5/5) #2 Vauxhall and I (5/5) #1 You Are the Quarry (5/5)
You can't even name the tracks correctly. There are several times throughout that you recall track names incorrectly, and I'm supposed to pay attention to your ranking despite you showing you can't really be that much of a fan when you get numerous names wrong.
I am a huge fan. Obviously. I've heard almost every track the dude has ever released. Even guff like The Slum Mums & Tony the Pony. But I can admittedly be a touch sloppy. It's not just Morrissey. It's every band I cover. Sorry if you didn't enjoy the video.
Moar, moar, don't stop, we need more silly attention seeking controversial posts like this. Look forward to your "The Smiths are overrated" and "The untalented Beatles just got lucky" posts.
In the time since I said that, I have to say that I have come around. A lot has happened in the world since then and I feel Morrissey was just kind of ahead of the curve. I wish I hadn't said that now. But I certainly won't say it again.
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"I am a poor, freezing-cold soul, so far from where I intended to go.". So sad, so true, so beautiful, that's Morrissey in a nutshell for me. Agree with Vauxhall and Speedway, timeless, heart-wrenching Pop Music, that in his own sick way has always felt true to me.
Perhaps the quintessential Morrissey Fan comment of all time.
Ringleader is top 3 maybe nr.1 It’s mysterious and is by far the most continental album. It’s wonderful.
👍 An astonishing piece of work 😄
Agree
Thought it was a massive letdown after You are the Quarry
1. Southpaw Grammar
2. Vauxhall and I
3.Your Arsenal
4. Viva Hate
5. Maladjusted
6. You Are the Quarry
7. Kill Uncle
8. Years of Refusal
9. Ringleader of the Tormentors
I never owned or heard the rest of the studio albums,but do own some compilations. Met him many times(he's great with fans)- and I'm a Metal fan,so naturally Southpaw Grammar is my favorite. Best singer I've ever seen live (2004).
Nice to see some love for Southpaw Grammar. My brother (also a metal fan) likes that one best too.
Metal fan and Moz fan here too. If you feel so inclined, Moz’s last record I am Not a Dog on a Chain is a bloody masterpiece. Up there with Southpaw and Vauxhall ( also my two favourite other Moz albums)
So you've seen a good deal of metal bands in concert? Yet Morrisy is best singer to you in concert?
You should give yourself a chance to finally get the song Southpaw. Yes, as you say, the vocal section is great. Then you say the song is marred by a long guitar solo that goes nowhere. "Way too long."
Southpaw is one of the greatest songs of all time. It's a masterpiece. The instrumental section is not of this world.
I'm not even legit Smiths or Morrissy fan. How can so few real S/M fans not hear the beauty of what's going on in this song? I do get that things are subjective. But only to a point. It is not subjective whether the guitar solo on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" is great. It's objectively great. The same holds true of the solo on Southpaw. Which is why I don't get why people can't hear it. It's like you're presented with 2 plus 2 equals four. And you persist in saying five. Why can't you and others hear it Tokyochuchu?
It's not merely a solo. It's a movement with ebb and flow and escalations and fades. What you described in the other long song as the guitar beautifly weaving. THAT'S what Whyte and the band our doing on Southpaw but to a far more compelling degree.
As a side point, we both love and know our music, obviously. So it is subjective. I hate to death The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils. It's so bad when listening to it I just want to run off into the woods and never come back. Yet here we are. Two seasoned music lovers. You think one of the worst songs I've ever heard is better than one of the greatest songs I've ever heard.
I mean. I'm still very right about it. And you are still very very wrong about it. But yeah, just, weird. @@tokyochuchu
I appreciate your ranking of MOZ albums. Really enjoyed it. The new album “I’m not a dog in a chain” is so good! I recently picked up a red translucent LP.
yeah, you're off the mark about his "overlong snoozers". Life is a Pigsty is a tremendous track, a huge favorite, and the last two tracks (especially the last track, which is powerful and moving) on '... Dog on a Chain' are brilliant. Otherwise, decent video. And anyone who has followed Moz since the Smiths know his politics are if anything progressive and way left of center. He was singing about police brutality before BLM (the brilliant 'Ganglord" of off "Swords"). Does he say silly hyperbolic things during interviews: yes, ... and they are taken out of context. Its ironic how someone so liberal (and continues to be liberal) has been viewed as right wing these days.
Completely agree with you that Vauxhall and I is his masterpiece. I'm so glad to see Alain Whyte back with him live during his Vegas shows. If you haven't already, you must check out Alain Whyte's youtube channel, as he has posted acoustic gems of many of the solo Morrissey songs which he co-wrote, as well as some of his own material (which is also great!)
'and if you don't know this
Then what do you know?'
😉👍
I love this ranking. My personal three favourite Morrissey albums are Your Arsenal, Vauxhall & I and You Are The Quarry. (Seasick, Yet Still Docked is truly a lovely gem)..
I agree that Spent The Day In Bed is one of his best modern songs. I’d say the same thing with Love Is On It’s Way Out and Jack’s Only Happy When He’s Up On Stage.
Also quite surprised you didn’t mention”Let Me Kiss You” when talking on the You Are The Quarry segment.
Malajusted at number 4, yes ! finally someone calls it right on this unloved masterpiece,, Lost is my favourite Mozz track of all time, also refreshing to see some love for Kill Uncle getting a decent placing, it's usually last which I have never understood,
🎶 I agree 🎵
I know Bona Drag technically counts as a compilation album. But I must say I really enjoy it a lot and would definitely rank in my top 5
life is a pigsty is siiiiiicccccckkkk
This is an interesting and also perplexing ranking. When you said The Father who must be killed is the best song on Ringleader and Life is a Pigsty is the worst I genuinely thought you were a troll lol. But I agree 100% with your ranking of Vauxhall and I. Despite me bulking at some of these rankings I think this video was really enjoyable and made with passion and enthusiasm. Subscribed!
My ranking...
1) Vauxhall and I
2) Your Arsenal
3) Year Of Refusal
4) Viva Hate
5) I'm Not A Dog On A Chain
6) Southpaw Grammar
7) Ringleader Of The Tormentors
8) You Are The Quarry
9) Low In High School
10) World Peace Is None Of Your Business
11) Malajusted
12) Kill Uncle
13) California Son
World peace. What an album. So good I even listened to it on my walk to work and before a date
🎹 I adore the years with Jesse 🎸
'and if you don't know this
Then what do you know?'
Life is a Pigsty 💜
Finally the attention that maladjusted needed
Also my personal list will be:
5- southpaw
4-you are the quarry
3-your Arsenal
2- maladjusted
1- Vauxhall
I actually did buy the remastered version of Maladjusted but unfortunately it never really struck a chord with me. For me, the best decade of Moz's career will always be 1984-1994. The only studio album of his that I don't have from that era is Kill Uncle.
🎶 He was indeed the Icing on the cake in The Smiths & made them Magical to My ears even live 🎵
Not bad at all. I would say his 88-94 output is easily his best solo period - those first four albums meant a lot to me at the time , in ways that everything that followed did not . Hard to rank exactly , but Vauxhall and Arsenal are top three (no Suedehead or Everyday on them , but they are his most consistently good albums) with Viva Hate one or two ( his best songs are on it , but there are also a couple of beige songs too) , with Kill Uncle more definitively at four ( underrated , light , quirky and unique Moz record with some gems and a couple of misteps ) .
Fantastic and very helpful video.
You only have 43 subscribers? How? Your channel is very good, I Love it!
Thanks. Hopefully more subscribers will trickle in as I make more ranking content. I hope... 🤔
I would like to see a The Cure ranking.
Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷 :D
I definitely agree with your top 2. On any given day I could place Vauxhall and I and Viva Hate as my number 1. Very little in it.
If the live album Beethoven Was Deaf was allowed, that would be top 3 for me. It improves many songs from what was already a very solid album in Your Arsenal.
The version of Jack the Ripper on BWD is a thing of true beauty.
I always find a way to tell the story about the time that I had a salad dumped on my head for claiming Vauxhall and I is Morrissey’s Disintegration. Also, totally agree about the album’s shoegazey vibe. I noticed that too. imo one of the few albums in modern rock that has its own perfect balance of melody and atmosphere
Cure fans, eh? Vicious bunch. One lager short of Liam Gallagher, the lot of them. 😉🤣
Wonderful. The dumping of 'a salad' on the head says so much. 😉
BTW, as a fan The Cure and Moz, I would whole-heartedly agree with that comparison.
To be fair, the attacker was probably upset because the salad was not vegan and it had common salt instead of sea salt. That can turn the meekest goth into a murderer.
California Son is a standout album for me
It’s all about personal choice 👍
Chuchu, saying that there is a thang as simple as Morrissey's "Best to Worst" is an oxymoron... I would Rank His albums as Best to Better!!
I don't disagree. 😉
Vauxhall and I is my favourite
Spot on!
To me, Morrissey's collaboration with Alan Whyte was easily on par with the legendary Smiths.
🎶 Alain & Boz went out of their way during their earlier years with Him to sound like The Smiths 🎵
@@simonedgbaston I agree that Whyte/Boorer/Morrissey was of similar quality to The Smiths (IMO), I am not sure that they sounded like The Smiths!
@Pongant 🎶 I prefer his work since Jesse joined My favourite Guitarist to work with him more Metal but so individual. As Boz said the new members have broadened the sound so much Morrisseys idea & except for Years of refusal which rocks & has in itself compared to previous albums an big individual sound but all his albums have to a degree from Ringleader of the tormenters onwards they have all been so varying in sound often incompassing World music. They are such accomplished Musicians Gustavo Manzur brings so much 🎸
One man's on a par is another man's pale imitation I guess.
My ranking
1) Your Arsenal
2) Bona Drag
3) Vauxhall and I
4) Southpaw Grammar
5) You are the Quarry
6) My Early Burglary Years
7) World Peace is none of your business
8) California Sun
9) Swords
9) Years of Refusal
10) Ringleader of the tormentors
11) Kill Uncle
12) Low In High school
13) Maladjusted
14) I am not a dog on a chain
Why do people dislike Kill Uncle so much? Apart from Suedehead the tracks on Kill Uncle were the first Morrissey tracks I knew and by the time Your Arsenal came out (the first album I went out and bought) I was in love with Kill Uncle and became my measuring stick with his future work. I know Vauxhall and I is a much loved album but I really dont like it, its has nothing on Your Arsenal. I dont really compare his solo work to the Smiths, I didnt know about the Smiths in the '80's but I actually like them all, the first is a little bit droll but everything else, top notch
🕊 I totally agree with you Mate 🤍
I like Kill Uncle too.
For us of similar age to Morrisey, Everyday is Like a Sunday conjures up much more than images and memories of dull costal resorts; it's about how back then nothing was open on Sundays other than church and the only entertainment was the dross on a few TV channels, meaning the best you could do was hang around the streets with mates or sit in your room listening to records. Dreary, grim and depressing doesn't even begin to describe what Sundays were like.
I’m the same age and I loved Sundays we always had friends over and our mum cooked the best Sunday roast but hated Sunday evening as I hated school 😮
The songs from kill uncle were better live. It usually gets wrangled as one if his worst because of the arrangements on the record.
"Dreary, grim and depressing doesn't even begin to describe what Sundays were like."
At least you had friends. And were allowed to have records and a record player.
Your Arsenal is the best for me 10/10
From worst to best:
1. Southpaw grammar
2. Maladjusted
3. Kill Uncle
4. Years of refusal
5. Low in highschool
6. I am not a dog on a chain
7. Ringleader of tormentors
8. You are the quarry
9. Vauxhall & I
10. Viva Hate
11. Your Arsenal
California Son is Moz at his most vocally playful and inspired...
His singing continues to improve into his later albums.
Splendid review. Agree, 'Vauxhall and I' definitely in pole position (see what I did there?). Though I'm not a fan of Kill Uncle (production is too "80s", and the songs are weak).
Ringleader is a great album, but I agree the vocal is a bit too high in the mix, confusing the dimension and textures, somewhat.
Viva's my favourite, however, making a fulfilment out of something missing.
Ringleader is my favourite solo Moz album. To each his own! You enjoy what you enjoy. I haven't really been able to enjoy much after Years of Refusal.
I guess for everyone it's different, even to the extremes that one's last preference would be another's first.
1. Ringleader Of The Tormentors - I know you disagree but I think this album is utterly brilliant.
2. Southpaw Grammar
3. Your Arsenal
4. You Are The Quarry
For me - the perfect setlist would be comprised mainly of what I consider his top 4 albums.
5. Years Of Refusal
6. World Peace Is None Of Your Business
7. Vauxhall and I
8. Kill Uncle
9. Viva Hate
10. Low In High School
11. California Son
12. Maladjusted
Haven't heard his last 3 albums yet, but I'll get there eventually.
Everything is subjective. I'm glad you enjoy Ringleader so much. I wish I could get more out of that record myself.
For me, it’s so difficult to rank his albums as I like them all quite equally. It seems that most of his fans nowadays are men but what I miss so much is singing Moz songs with Carrie B while driving through the smoky mountains many years ago. Such a shame I haven’t met anyone else like her since. Hope you’re not as lonely.
Hey man, I discovered your channel just yesterday and I gotta say I'm loving what I see so far. As soon as I finish this comment, I'll definitely subscribe and hit the notification 🔔. Would love to see your ranking, that is if you're a fan, of albums by The Cure and Depeche Mode.
I am a fan of both those bands. Thanks for watching!
@@tokyochuchuI watched your ranking of New Order the other day. Here's hoping you do Depeche Mode sometime soon.
ringleader is his best solo album with life is a pigsty is one of his best songs!
Fair enough
Low In High School is in my top 4. Love that one. Home Is A Question Mark and I Bury The Living are fantastic songs and one of them is not given a mention here.
I Bury the Living is pretty good, yeah. Maybe I should have mentioned that one...
@@tokyochuchu Also the opening song My Love I'd Do Anything For You is pretty epic, lyrics ring so true too.
🕊 An adorable album & Home is a question mark is my favourite but on the UK tour I bury the living was so poignant 🤍
life is a pigsty is one of his best songs!
It's not for me personally, but I'm glad you like it!
I really enjoyed that. I always struggled with Kill Uncle mainly due to the production so maybe I need to give it another listen. Vauxhall of course is the masterpiece. I really love Quarry as well though it's a shame he didn't use it as a springboard to push on and record some great albums. Everything since has been a bit patchy. Who knows there might be another masterpiece yet to come?
🕊 Its all objective 👍
Best to Worst 1. Viva 2. Your Arsenal 3. Kill Uncle 4. Ringleader 5. You are the Quarry 6. Maladjusted 7. Dog on a chain 8. Southpaw 9. Vauxhall 10. Years of 11. Low in high 12. World peace
Just about spot on
His top 5:
ringleader
vauxhall
your arsenal
viva hate
southpaw
his bottom 5:
dog on a chain
world peace
low in high school
california son
maladjusted
I enjoy the Deluxe edition of Low In High school slightly more. Never Again Will I Be A Twin is great, his cover of Back On The Chain Gang is great, the song taken from lives shows such as Rose Garden, Judy Is A Punk, are all great imo.
Viva Hate is definitely my favourite album, I’ve listened to it so many times. And it’s probably a very controversial opinion, but I quite enjoy Treat Me Like A Human Being. Ordinary Boys is better though.
I've not heard the deluxe version of Low in Highschool. It definitely has better artwork, though. Pretty much any record in existence has better artwork than the original Low in Highschool, however. 🤔
@@tokyochuchu I recommend at least checking out “Never Again Will I Be A Twin”, it’s definitely one of favourites of his.
@@HisWharf You're not wrong about Never Again will I be a Twin. I have no idea why that isn't on the album. Sounds like a good opener to me...
@@tokyochuchu Definitely would’ve made the album slightly more enjoyable.
🕊 Brilliant 👍
The song "Kiss Me a Lot" is an invitation for me and fills me with a lot of Hope because I DO BELIEVE that I DO not KISS HIM ENOUGH!!!
13... Low In High School... Spent The Day In Bed, All the Young People Must Fall in Love, Israel...
12... Ringleader Of The Tormentors… You Have Killed Me, In The Future When All's Well
11... Dog On A Chain... What kind Of People Live In These Houses, Darling, I Hug A Pillow...
10... California Son... Some Say I Got Devil, It's Over & Wedding Bell Blues...
09... World Peace... I'm Not a Man, Earth Is The Loneliest Planet, Smiler With Knife...
08... Southpaw Grammar…The Boy Racer, Reader Meet Author, & Dagenham Dave
07... Maladjusted ... Alma Matters, Satan Rejected My Soul, Wide to Receive....
06... Years Of Refusal... When Last I Spoke To Carol, All You Need Is Me, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell...
05... You Are The Quarry... I'm Not Sorry, The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores, You Know I Couldn't Last...
04... Viva Hate... Everyday Is like Sunday, Suedehead & Hairdresser On Fire...
03... Kill Uncle... Our Frank, Sing Your Life & King Leer...
02... Your Arsenal... Glamorous Glue, Seasick, Yet Still Docked & You're the One For Me, Fatty...
01... Vauxhall and I... The Lazy Sunbathers, Why Don't You Find out for Yourself & The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get...
A TOP TEN...
10… My Love Life,
09… Oh Well, I'll Never Learn,
08… Sunny,
07… Disappointed,
06… Seasick, Yet Still Docked,
05… Pregnant For The Last Time,
04… Sing Your Life,
02… The Lazy Sunbathers,
02… Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself,
01… Everyday Is Like Sunday...
Wow... That is some mad Kill Uncle love right there. Respect!
@@tokyochuchu 🙂
My own list...
1. Your Arsenal
2. Vauxhall and I
3. Years of Refusal
4. Viva Hate
(Bona Drag in here)
5. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
6. Kill Uncle
7. You are the Quarry
8. Southpaw Grammar
9. California Son
10. World Peace is None of Your Business
11. Low in High School
12. Malajusted
13. Ringleader of the Tormentors
Malajusted and ROTT are the only two Morrissey albums I actively dislike.
Brave putting Kill Uncle above Southpaw Grammar! I would personally consider Southpaw a top 3 Moz Album purely for The Operation alone!
The Operation absolutely rules. But so does Sing Your Life on the flipside...
The two I disagree with is Years of Refusal and Your Arsenal. I rank those much higher. Otherwise a superb list.
Ringleader is a masterpiece. You've lost me completely.
His albums post ringleader would be in my worst albums but that’s my opinion, I was willing to listen to your verdict until you said “Final Countdown is a great song” oh dear, there’s no coming back from that 🙉
The Final Countdown rules! Lol
my list is a bit different .
1.quarry
2.viva hate
3.bona drag
4.southpaw
5.kill uncle
6.your arsenal
7.maladjusted
8.vauxhall
9.dog on a chain
10.years of refusal
11.world peace
12.ringleaders
13.low in high school
14.california son
im sure most wont agree with me.and its ok.
vauxhall
quarry (2-disc version)
bona drag
maladjusted
your arsenal
viva hate
southpaw
ringleader
kill uncle
refusal
world peace
california son
low in high school
dog on a chain
It seems I'm the only person in the world who loved the original version of Maladjusted. I mean who doesn't like Roy's Keen?! My ranking would be as follows
13. California Son
12. Low in High School
11. Years of Refusal
10. Dog on a Chain
9. Viva Hate
8. Kill Uncle
7. Ringleader
6. Southpaw Grammar
5. Your Arsenal
4. World Peace
3. Quarry
2. Maladjusted
1. Vauxhall & I
On another note I absolutely love the Quarry-era b-sides so Swords (along with Bona Drag) would otherwise be high on this list!
🤝 No to that 1st point 😄
Maladjusted. Great album Always
SECOND COMMENT - My list, in descending order
Bona Drag / Vauxhall and I [joint #1]
Viva Hate
Maladjusted
My Early Burglary Years
Your Arsenal
World Peace...
Swords
Ringleader of the Tormentors
Southpaw Grammar
Kill Uncle
You Are The Quarry
Dog on a Chain - cue steep drop in significance, and... -
Years of Refusal
Low in High School
If I had ranked Bonda Drag, it would probably be #3. Great record!
I wish at night, that I could put Him and His music to rest next to MEEEEEEE but, I have not met Him ~YET!!!
You got it down perfect
no. it's all subjective. remember
All of Morrissey work are 10
if you stuff flowers in your long pink socks, yeah
His albums are super great and Completely Awesome, but I DO want The Smith's to reunite. I AM just The One who CAN and WILL do it!!!
Yes, Vauxhall and I is the best by a long distance
my ranking:
13 - Years of Refusal - lyrically absent, forgettable, melodies dont rlly click with me despite good production. never find myself listening to it. 4/10
12 - Southpaw Grammar - i like the opening track, but i find most of them forgettable and i dont like the sound mixing. its fine i guess just not for me. 5/10
11 - Maladjusted - too long, too many forgettable songs. some real highlights tho, especially Trouble Loves Me. 6/10
10 - California Son - very good, but like you I'm more interested in his original content. his singing might be at an all time high here. 7/10
9 - I am not a dog on a Chain - very catchy, love the synths, but very frontloaded and not so lyrically strong, but great production. 7/10
8 - Low in High School - i quite like this album, all the first 6 plus israel and girl from telaviv. on expanded version his cover of back on the chain gang is brilliant. 7/10
7 - Ringleader of the Tormentors - i like the mixing and atmosphere, a lot of great songs on here, but a few bad ones. 8/10
6 - Kill Uncle - all around very pleasant, doesnt reach huge highs but does not have any lows for me. 8/10
5 - World Peace is None of your Business - great, very catchy, but too long. 9/10
4 - Vauxhall and I - half of these songs are masterpieces, and i like some of the b-sides like spring-heeled jack and lifeguard sleeping, but others are meh. 9/10
3 - Your Arsenal - fantastic album, every song is either brilliant or pretty good. cant decide which song is my favourite. 10/10
2 - You are the Quarry - masterpiece album, I love every song, so catchy and witty. was my first morrissey album including the smiths (latin american friends). 10/10
1 - Viva Hate - just so sentimental atmospheric, and nostalgic for me even tho i didnt grow up with moz or in northern england. it touches something deep. 10/10
with all that being said, if i included Bona Drag it would be at the very top. i absolutely adore that compilation, just as much as i do any album by The Smiths. 10/10
based on live performances his new unreleased material also seems very good.
This sir was a great, great comment. 🔥
Vauxhall by a mile
Nice analysis and I mostly agree. I would however have I am Not a Dog on a Chain further up the list. Yes, the last two tracks are dull but everything that comes before those are truly fantastic, his best work for many a year.
I agree for the most part, as I said in the video; I think the first 8 songs are just brilliant. I still think World Peace is None of Your Business is the superior late period Morrissey album, though. But I'm jealous of your passion for IANADOAC. The next album must be super- tantalising!! 😎
@@tokyochuchu yep, can’t wait! And in truth World Peace is None of your Business is an album I probably haven’t given enough time to, so maybe I need to go and revisit it. Anyway well done on the upload, I enjoyed it a lot and you’re one of the few who seem able to talk about Morrissey without droning on about his politics. Although I don’t agree with him on some things politically I massively respect his unflinching steadfastness in saying what he thinks regardless of the consequences. As a true artist should.
Your Arsenal simply the BEST.
2. Viva hate
3. Vauxhall
4. Quarry
5. Kill uncle
I quite liked Papa Jack
Boy... I really don't like that one.
DID I MISS BONA DRAG
I mentioned in the intro that there were no compilations or live albums included in this ranking. I specifically mentioned Bona Drag and said it was a classic that you should definitely check out, and if if it had been ranked, it would have been ranked pretty high. So I guess maybe you did miss it... 🤔
I think I agree with this mostly, I haven't listened to much of his new albums because it has that weird pitch correction auto tune sound on his vocals and I literally cannot stand it lol. I think Bona Drag is probably my favourite "album" from him, if you count it, followed by Viva Hate and then Vauxhall and I. Really interesting to hear your thoughts on this, and I'd love to see you rank The Smiths discography (including Hatful of Hollow and The World Won't Listen rather than Louder than Bombs because of its length).
I did rank The Smiths. Check my channel and you'll find it! ; )
@@tokyochuchu Oh haha honestly I must be blind, I checked before I wrote that comment and I didn't see it, cheers
Sorry, but to are wrong !! "Years of Refusal" is an amazing album, and it's strong and powerful, and it's one of Morrissey's best.
Fair enough. It's all about subjectivity.
It's much about subjectivity, but not all. A person really can be flat out wrong. @@tokyochuchu
You are wrong man
Subjectivity, eh? Why not post your own ranking here and show me the error of my ways? 😉
'Breaking Up the Family' is "obviously about The Smiths"??? Why? Nothing in the lyrics suggests that.
Is there anyone who thinks California Son is any good at all? Everyone seems to rate it so lowly!
I like it. As I said on the episode.
🕊 I disagree too much with what you say to say anything more than I'm a huge fan & He is a great Singer Lyricist Composer of Vocal hooks & also Showman who always picks such great set lists always live. At least you admit this is all your personal objectivity & I appreciate you realise others will differ 🎸
Agreed about vauxhall but where is bona drug ??
It's not a studio album, so I left it off. Swords got left off too. But I think Bona Drag would probably have been 3rd if I had included it. 🤔
@@tokyochuchu im not an experts as you are 😄 i admit thx for your reply you have a good channel
I do think you should have put Bona Drag in here... Afterall you had The Smiths comps in that list :)
I can appreciate that. But it opens up a whole can of worms. If I include Bona Drag then I also have to include Swords. And if I include Swords then I have to include World of Morrissey. And then what's really the difference between World of Morrissey and the Suedehead best of compilation? They both had exclusive tracks. And if that goes in, what about Greatest Hits.... The rabbit hole goes too deep! Lol
Sorry but there are NO bad Moz albums. ❤
I didn't say there was. But there are a few mediocre ones. But he doesn't have anything below 3 stars for sure.
Political disclaimer was a "claimer" and totally unnecessary.
I can understand why you picked 'Vauxhall and i' as your number 1 Moz album.it is brilliant but 'Viva Hate' is my best Morrissey album..before he started f***g around with it and took 'Ordinary Boys' off it and replaced it with the God awful 'Treat me like a human being'..WTF?..even Stephen Street was bemused by this!
Yep. That was the absolute worst decision.
Home is a question mark is a great song. So beautiful and well sang
What about Kill Uncle?
It was #6. I said many nice things about that album... 🤔
@@tokyochuchu whoops! I must have fallen asleep. I was watching in bed! Is my face red!
On 11 (or 10), you say they that "it may not be a really good album" but he did have really good hair when he was singing it. And, one man's opinion does not get you a hair cut!!!
🤔
For me - these are my top picks for BEST album
1. Southpaw Grammar
2. Vauxhall and I
Sorry.
kill uncle is 1
the rest? unimportant
🤣
No way is kill uncle that high....you totally got that wrong mate.
let's go get him.
'Loot wine, "Be mine, and
Then let's stay out for the night"...
Keep thieves' hours
With someone like you...
You stalk the house
In a low-cut blouse
"Oh Christ, another stifled
Friday night!"'
Spot on with Maladjusted... If only for the title track (and the B-side "Lost"). The reissue is a vastly deserved improvement.
Greetings from Kobe.
Salutations from Chiba. 😜
Maladjusted in my opinion has always been his weakest album, but I haven't heard the remastered version. Need to check that out. Here's my ranking:
#13 Maladjusted (2/5)
#12 California Son (2.5/5)
#11 Southpaw Grammar (2.5/5)
#10 Years of Refusal (3/5)
#9 Low in High School (3/5)
#8 World Peace Is None of Your Business (4/5)
#7 Kill Uncle (4/5)
#6 Your Arsenal (4/5)
#5 I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (4/5)
#4 Viva Hate (4.5/5)
#3 Ringleader of the Tormentors (4.5/5)
#2 Vauxhall and I (5/5)
#1 You Are the Quarry (5/5)
Your choices are baffling you seem to dislike more songs than like I know it is just our opinions on moz but I’m confused 😮
I'm not sure about that. I only dislike a handful of Morrissey tracks. Maybe they stand out to me more because they're rarer.
I think all his albums were good to great up to Southpaw or Maladjusted, after that I just lost interest. Bona Drag is probably my favourite.
You can't even name the tracks correctly. There are several times throughout that you recall track names incorrectly, and I'm supposed to pay attention to your ranking despite you showing you can't really be that much of a fan when you get numerous names wrong.
I am a huge fan. Obviously. I've heard almost every track the dude has ever released. Even guff like The Slum Mums & Tony the Pony. But I can admittedly be a touch sloppy. It's not just Morrissey. It's every band I cover. Sorry if you didn't enjoy the video.
Are you Morrissey's male nurse or his male seamstress?
No one needed to know wether you agree with his political point of view or not 😒
From Bad to appalling. The most overrated ‘Singer’ ever.
Moar, moar, don't stop, we need more silly attention seeking controversial posts like this. Look forward to your "The Smiths are overrated" and "The untalented Beatles just got lucky" posts.
And yet, you're still here watching a video about ranking albums of an artist you call "appalling" and "overrated". You obviously have a slate off...
You're insane. Ringleader of the Tormentors is his best.
Subjectivity is everything, my friend. Glad you like that record.
I'd love you to state his "recent political affiliations". Every word that has been quoted has been taken out of context or is pure lies.
In the time since I said that, I have to say that I have come around. A lot has happened in the world since then and I feel Morrissey was just kind of ahead of the curve. I wish I hadn't said that now. But I certainly won't say it again.