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Greatest Hits (Morrissey)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by English singer Morrissey, released on 11 February 2008. Unlike 1997's greatest hits, '' Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey'', this compilation predominantly features songs from the then previous two studio albums, ''You Are the Quarry'' and ''Ringleader of the Tormentors''. The album also features two new songs, lead single "That's How People Grow Up" and " All You Need Is Me", both of which were later included on studio album ''Years of Refusal''. Track listing Bonus live CD Initial runs of the album were accompanied by a bonus CD of songs recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018. The Hollywood Bowl is known for its distin ... on June 8th, 2007. The international version features eight tracks, whereas the US version features "That's How P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances. Born to working-class Irish immigrants in Davyhulme, Lancashire, Morrissey grew up in nearby Manchester. As a child, he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and 1960s pop music. In the late 1970s, he fronted punk rock band the Nosebleeds with little success before beginning a career in music journalism and writing several books on music and film in the early 1980s. He formed the Smiths with Johnny Marr in 1982 and the band soon attracted national recognition for their epo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of Refusal
''Years of Refusal'' is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK by record label Decca and on 17 February 2009 in the US by Lost Highway. It was the last album completed by producer Jerry Finn before his death. The album is also notable for being the first Morrissey album since ''Your Arsenal'' not to feature Alain Whyte on lead guitar, who is permanently replaced by Jesse Tobias. Recording Recording for the album commenced in late November 2007 and ended in late December in Los Angeles at Conway Recording Studios. An additional track for the album was recorded in late May according to drummer Matt Walker. Keyboardist Michael Farrell left the band prior to the album's completion so Morrissey recruited Roger Manning to fill in. Manning previously played on Morrissey's 2004 album ''You Are the Quarry''. Manning had this to say about the recording of the album: In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''. Called the "punk poet laureate", Smith fused rock and poetry in her work. Her most widely known song is " Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen. It reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1978 and number five in the UK. In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On November 17, 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir ''Just Kids''. The book fulfilled a promise she had made to her former long-time partner Robert Mapplethorpe. She placed 47th in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of 100 Greatest Artists published in December 2010 and was also a recipient of the 2011 Polar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Earls Court
''Live at Earls Court'' is a live album by Morrissey. Its sleeve notes state that it was "recorded live at Earls Court in London on 18 December 2004 in front of 17,183 people." Track listing All tracks written by Morrissey and Alain Whyte except as noted. #"How Soon Is Now?" (Morrissey, Johnny Marr) #" First of the Gang to Die" #"November Spawned a Monster" (Morrissey, Clive Langer) #"Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" #"Bigmouth Strikes Again" (Morrissey, Marr) #"I Like You" (Morrissey, Boz Boorer) #" Redondo Beach" (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl) #"Let Me Kiss You" #"Subway Train – Munich Air Disaster 1958" '' medley'' (David Johansen, Johnny Thunders – Morrissey, Whyte) #"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Morrissey, Marr) #"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" (Morrissey, Boorer) #"Friday Mourning" #"I Have Forgiven Jesus" #"The World Is Full of Crashing Bores" (Morrissey, Boorer) #"Shoplifters of the World Unite" (Morrissey, Marr) #"Irish Blood, English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redondo Beach (song)
"Redondo Beach" is a song by Patti Smith. It was first released on Smith's 1975 album ''Horses (album), Horses'', with band members Richard Sohl and Lenny Kaye credited as co-writers. The lyrics were originally published as a poem in Smith's 1972 book ''kodak (poetry collection), kodak'' under the title "Radando Beach". Song The lyrics relate the suicide by drowning of a young woman following an argument with the song's narrator. It has frequently been interpreted as a lesbian-themed song; Smith appeared to encourage this interpretation in her live performances, often introducing the song with "Redondo Beach is a beach where women love other women". She later said that she wrote the lyrics in 1971 following a fight with her sister Linda; Linda had disappeared for the day, causing Patti to worry that she had come to harm. Smith also stated that she considers herself "beyond gender" in her artistic expression. Smith's lyrics were set to a reggae arrangement. Morrissey version The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Hate
''Viva Hate'' is the debut solo studio album by English singer Morrissey. It was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV, six months after the final studio album by the Smiths, ''Strangeways, Here We Come'' (1987). Vini Reilly, the leader of the English post-punk band the Durutti Column, played guitar on the album. Producer Stephen Street, who had contributed to multiple Smiths releases, served as the bassist. Background ''Viva Hate'' was recorded between October and December 1987. Although all songwriting is credited to Morrissey and producer Stephen Street, the Durutti Column's guitarist Vini Reilly, who had been drafted into the sessions by Street, later claimed every song on the album except "Suedehead" had been composed by Morrissey and Reilly. Reilly felt sad about it and would have wished a better treatment. He nevertheless expressed no regret and recognized Morissey as a gifted artist and Street as a skilled technician; he admitted that it was his mistake to have accepted suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyday Is Like Sunday
"Everyday Is Like Sunday" is the third track of Morrissey's debut solo album, ''Viva Hate'', and the second single to be released by the artist. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's second release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the Mid-Wales coastal town of Borth and Nevil Shute's '' On the Beach'' to lament the drudgery of a seaside town. Street, who had originally sought to contribute his musical ideas to Morrissey to use for Smiths B-sides, also contributed bass guitar, which he contends was inspired by Echo & the Bunnymen. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" was featured on Morrissey's debut album, ''Viva Hate'', and the compilation album ''Bona Drag''. Upon release, the single, featuring the B-sides "Disappointed", "Will Never Marry", and " Sister I'm a Poet", saw commercial and critical success, reaching number nine in the UK and garnering rave reviews for its evocative lyrics and bombastic mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boz Boorer
Martin James "Boz" Boorer (born 19 May 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats; and later for his work as a co-writer, guitarist and musical director with Morrissey, for which he is principally known today. The Polecats The band Cult Heroes was formed in 1977 by Tim Worman (known as Tim Polecat, vocalist), Boz Boorer (guitarist and vocalist), Phil Bloomberg (bassist), and Chris Hawkes (drummer). After finding much difficulty persuading promoters to book them on the rockabilly circuit with a name sounding "too punk", they adopted Hawkes' suggested band name The Polecats. Hawkes later was replaced by Neil Rooney. Three years after forming, the band signed to the fledgling British rockabilly label Nervous Records, and released the single "Rockabilly Guy" in 1979. By 1980, the Polecats had signed to Mercury Records. The same year, they released their most successful LP ''Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Have Killed Me
"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from English alternative rock singer Morrissey's eighth studio album, ''Ringleader of the Tormentors'' (2006). The single, written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias, was released on 27 March 2006. Morrissey said it would showcase the "marked difference in sound" brought about by the new influence of Tobias on Morrissey's work while ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine described it as a "simple, effective first single". Upon its release, the song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden. Lyrical content The lyric references Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1961 film, ''Accattone'', about prostitution in the slums of Rome, as is shown in the first two lines of the lyrics ("Pasolini is me"/"Accattone you'll be"). There is much speculation as to the meaning of this quote. Some fans believe it is merely an example of Rome's influence on Morrissey, whereas others feel it is a refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Blood, English Heart
"Irish Blood, English Heart" is a song by British singer Morrissey, released as the lead single to his seventh studio album ''You Are the Quarry.'' His first new song in seven years, it was released on 12 April 2004 in the United States and on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom. The song, described as "the most unambiguously political of his career to date", touches upon Morrissey's identity as the son of Irish immigrants living in England. Driven by the hype of Morrissey's comeback, it became his highest-charting single in the United Kingdom (alongside 2006's "You Have Killed Me"), reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. It is also his highest-charting single in Sweden, peaking at number four, and it reached number seven in Canada and the top 20 in Ireland and Norway. Background and composition "Irish Blood, English Heart" is one of the oldest-written songs on ''You Are the Quarry''. Morrissey first revealed its existence in a 1999 interview with ''The Irish Times'', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" is the fourth and final single from the album ''Ringleader of the Tormentors'' by Morrissey. The single was released on 4 December 2006. The title track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias. Released the day after Morrissey began a five date arena tour in the UK, the single performed respectably, considering it was the fourth off the album, peaking at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. Described by ''NME'' as "Mozza at his mic-lead whipping best", the track received largely positive reviews, with the ''Manchester Evening News'' awarding it a 5/5 mark and declaring the song "reminiscent of his early work with the Smiths, this is an excellent single." "A 12" picture disc of the track was released on 22 January 2007 which included all the B-sides on one disc and was limited to 1000 copies. Track listing CD # "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" (Morrissey/Jesse Tobias) # "Sweetie-Pie" (Morrissey/Michael Farrell) # "I Want the One I Can't H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Tobias
Jesse Tobias (born April 1, 1972) is an American guitarist who is the lead guitarist and co-writer for Morrissey since 2004. Tobias first gained fame during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the band ''Mother Tongue''. In 1995, Tobias joined the touring band for Alanis Morissette and from 1999–2005 was a member of the musical duo, Splendid. Life and career In 1990, Tobias formed the band ''Mother Tongue'' in Austin, TX. They were signed to record label in 1992. Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chilli Peppers spotted Tobias and Mother Tongue in a local nightclub, while they were looking for guitar player to replace John Frusciante. Dave Navarro had recently turned them down. Kiedis felt that Tobias had what the band was looking for and after months of long auditions (in which the band took out an ad in the newspaper), Tobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
