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It's been nearly twenty years since the Smiths broke up, but the band's passionate, sensitive fans have never quite gotten over it. On this live set from 2004, Morrissey -- who is slowly turning into a British New Wave version of Frank Sinatra -- heals some of the heartache by revisiting his old group's anthems in excellent, swaggering renditions. Between the shuddering opening riff of "How Soon Is Now?" and the final cymbal crash of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me," Moz takes on "Shoplifters of the World Unite" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" to rapturous applause. But Live at Earls Court isn't just an exercise in nostalgia. The best songs from last year's return-to-form You Are the Quarry -- the ironic "I Have Forgiven Jesus" and the fiery "Irish Blood, English Heart" -- hold their own against the Smiths' classics.
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Track List
- How Soon Is Now
- First of the Gang to Die
- November Spawned a Monster
- Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice
- Big Mouth Strikes Again
- I Like You
- Redondo Beach
- Let Me Kiss You
- Munich Air Disaster 1958
- There Is a Light that Never Goes Out
- The More You Ignore Me
- Friday Mourning
- I Have Forgiven Jesus
- The World is Full of Crashing Bores
- Shoplifters of the World Unite
- Irish Blood, English Heart
- You Know I Couldn't Last
- Last Night I Dream't that Somebody Love Me
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Bluemask writes:
Despite beautiful renitions of How Soon Is Now? and Shoplifters Of The World Unite, this live album does not have all that much to offer. Irish Blood, English Heart is a bit on the short side and First Of The Gang To Die is rushed. Morrissey's voice is in fine form but some of his songs are not up to his caliber of vocal talent.
Dec 11, 2005 20:43:29
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