Music that slips through the cracks
i’ve loved music since i was a small child. The entire family, save for my mother and brother, played a musical instrument. I played the alto sax, guitar, Father played the guitar, one sister played the violin, and the other sister played the flute and trumpet. I can’t claim to be a great musician, but i do have a respect for music that others might not have.
My musical tastes have changed quite a bit through the years. I first liked classic rock, then metal, then rap, and now i’m shifting towards what the cable’s music channel is calling adult alternative. I think this is only because emo is now called alternative … which makes me sick. The bands i’ve been getting into are like The Toadies, The Lemonheads, The Smiths (almost favorite band of all time), Morrissey, Nada Surf, The Cure and other bands that just hit me with a powerfull lyric and calm melody.
Morrissey has been my latest fascination. His music directly after The Smiths was like his former band. Becuase of this i didn’t pay much attention. I listened to the singles or greatest hits album, but i didn’t listen with the same passion as with any of the Smiths albums. Maybe this is because back then it was more of an accoustic guitar repeating melody w/ such beautiful lyrics and now its not the band i’m listening to, but rather just the lead vocals.
This all changed with his two latest albums, “You are the quarry” and “Ringleader of the tormentors”. These albums take Morrissey back to a rock’n feel and allows me to embrace the lyrics again. I’m not sure if you’d understand because he has such great songs like “The more you ignore me the closer i get”, “Suede Head”, “Everyday is like sunday”, and “We hate it when our friends become successfull”, but even with these songs i’ve felt like the 90’s Morrissey felt like a slow crep instead of a powerful burst.
With his new album coming out soon, i’m super excited that the next album will be just as good as his last two. I know i’m probably getting over excited but It has been a while since someone’s singing, lyrics, and music has hit me in the same way The Smiths and Morrissey’s music has.
jonathan
