Morrissey - Maladjusted [2009 Bonus Tracks]

Title: Maladjusted [2009 Bonus Tracks] Artist: Morrissey Release Date: 8/12/1997 Re-Released On: 6/16/2009 Label: Island/Fontana, Island UPCs: 6007531746784, 0600753203248 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Angst-Ridden, Brooding, Insular, Literate, Witty, Acerbic, Autumnal, Cathartic, Cynical/Sarcastic, Earnest, Gloomy, Melancholy, Plaintive, Poignant, Provocative, Sophisticated, Stylish, Swaggering, Theatrical, Wry, Ambitious, Brash, Detached, Intimate, Ironic, Quirky, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Sad, Somber, Wintry, Wistful, Playful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Humorous, Rollicking, Whimsical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Maladjusted
2. Ambitious Outsiders
3. Trouble Loves Me
4. Lost
5. He Cried
6. Alma Matters
7. Heir Apparent
8. Ammunition
9. The Edges Are No Longer Parallel
10. This Is Not Your Country
11. Wide to Receive
12. I Can Have Both
13. Now I Am a Was
14. Satan Rejected My Soul
15. Sorrow Will Come in the End

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Island/Fontana 2009 CD Island 5317467

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Morrissey resequenced and rejiggered Maladjusted in 2009, just like he did its 1995 predecessor, Southpaw Grammar, but if that reworking resulted in a drastically different end product, Moz's machinations can't hide the fact that Maladjusted is one of his most unfocused records. Morrissey almost admits as much in his liner notes to the reissue -- liner notes that are funny, detailed, honest, and revealing; he should write a memoir, or at the very least annotate every one of his records -- testifying to the confusion in the sessions and trumpeting the album's best moments (and decrying the original artwork, calling it "tearfully bad"), which helps provide a useful listening guide to the album even if it doesn't necessarily bolster the album's reputation. The record still remains a hodge-podge of the familiar, like the quite nice single "Alma Matters," and the more adventurous, like the churning title track and "Ambitious Outsiders," with some pleasant forgettable cuts bridging these two extremes. Adding B-sides to the mix and resequencing the album may not make it a better album, but it does wind up being more listenable, and for Morrissey diehards that's reason enough for this reissue. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alain Whyte Vocals (Background), Piano, Guitar Alex Black Assistant Engineer Andy Gould Management Andy Street Project Manager Benita Kimera Assistant Boz Boorer Guitar, Clarinet Danton Supple Engineer, Producer Irving Azoff Management Jennifer Ivory Project Coordinator Jonny Bridgwood Bass Pat Pope Photography Peter Matthews Tape Research