Morrissey

While it isn't a gutsy rock & roll record like Your Arsenal, Vauxhall and I is equally impressive. Filled with carefully constructed guitar pop gems, the album contains some of Morrissey's best material since the Smiths. Out of all of his solo albums, Vauxhall and I sounds the most like his former band, yet the textured, ringing guitar on this record is an extension of his past, not a replication of it. In fact, with songs like "Now My Heart Is Full" and "Hold on to Your Friends," Morrissey sounds more comfortable and peaceful than he ever has. And "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get," "Speedway," and "Spring-Heeled Jim" prove that he hasn't lost his vicious wit.

Dick Morrissey - Storm Warning! (1965) {Homegrown-Mercury CD HGR001}
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© 1965 HomeGrown Records / Mercury Records | CD HGR001
Jazz / Post Bop / Saxophone

If Dick Morrissey is known at all then its probably as the joint leader of the 1970's fusion band 'Morrissey-Mullen'. However before then he was an important player on the 1960s British jazz scene, releasing a number of excellent albums leading his own quartet. Here's his third, and IMO best, album 'Storm Warning' where he is backed by the wonderful pianist Harry South and the (in)famous drummer Phil Semen.

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of his 1997 album, now completely re-sequenced by Morrissey and including four bonus tracks. Produced by the legendary Steve Lillywhite, Maladjusted contains some of Morrissey's most underrated and superb songs. From the opening title track, with its intimidating, swirling sonic attack, to the beautiful torch songs ['Ambitious Outsiders', 'Trouble Loves Me' and 'Wide To Receive'], this is one of his most diverse and interesting records; and features the hit singles 'Satan Rejected My Soul', a blistering return to the glam-rock of earlier and the upbeat 'Alma Matters'. Also includes the controversial 'Sorrow Will Come In The End' [withdrawn from the British album], which features Morrissey intoning, rather than singing, over a backing of manic strings and the beat of a judge's gavel - the song clearly about his bitter royalties dispute!

On Nov. 17, Morrissey returns with Low In High School. As the cover artwork – which shows a young boy standing in front of Buckingham Palace toting an "axe the monarchy" sign as well as an axe – indicates, the former Smiths frontman hasn't mellowed with age. In fact, Low In High School is one of his most political musical statements in an already outspoken career, tackling everything from blood-for-oil wars to resistance to corporate media over the course of 12 tracks.