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Various Artists
Morrissey: Under the Influence
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Saturday Night Special
2. Trash
3. Woodpecker Rock
4. So Little Time
5. Breaking the Rules
6. One Hand Loose
7. Great Horse
8. (There Goes) The Forgotten Man
9. De Castrow
10. Judy is a Punk
11. Arts and Crafts Spectacular
12. Swan Lake
13. All That Is My Own
14. Hey Joe
15. Death

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Morrissey: Under the Influence
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Under the Influence
Original Release Date: 6/10/2003
Release Date: 6/10/2003
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk, Oldies & Retro
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 689783000126

Synopsis

Album Description

DMC launch their new compilation series Under the Influence, which draws on the inspirations and all time loves of the world's greatest recording artists. Morrissey, the legendary Smiths frontman and solo-artist extraordinaire, provides this first unmixed selection of tracks. To make all those Morrissey fanatics out there particularly happy, he has written very in-depth sleeve notes (2000+ words!) explaining the stories behind his choices. The album includes tracks from such respected acts as T-Rex, The New York Dolls, Ramones, Nico and even Diana Dors. It's a fascinating combination! The album also features the Sparks' "Arts and Crafts Spectacular"- taken from a previously unreleased demo recording. In addition, this is the first time ever that Patti Smith?s "Hey Joe" has been available on CD.

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CD Reviews

Buyer beware! this great music can't be copied.

Benjamin DOHERTY | Chicago, Illinois | 05/26/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was really pleased with the music--once I was able to listen to it. I originally tried it on my laptop and then the computer at my office. I thought that it might be a bad CD. When I tried it in my car, it worked. I read the very fine print and found a notice that says that the CD is copy protected and won't play on a computer. I wish Amazon had told me this, because I wouldn't have bought it. I don't actually own a CD player and I listen to all my music in iTunes.The music is eye-opening and fantastic... too bad I can't ever listen to it."

Mind blowing

joeyh | home of the NBA champions | 12/14/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a must for any true Smiths/Morrissey fan to understand every phase of Morrissey's musical taste. Every Morrissey solo album throws reference to these artist's musical style:"Your Arsenal"=T Rex, The New York Dolls, The Sundown Playboys, Nat Couty; "Viva Hate"=Jimmy Radcliff, Ludus, "Kill Uncle"= Charlie Feathers, Sparks; "Vauxhall and I"= Diana Dors, Klaus Nomi; "Southpaw Grammar"= The Ramones; "Maladjusted"=Nico, Patti Smith; "You Are The Quarry"= Jaybee Wasden. The majority of these artist were from the early 70's and thus had a huge influence on Morrissey's dissaffected youth. Standout tracks are "Trash","So little time", "(There Goes)The Forgotten Man" and "Judy Is A Punk". If you want to know a little bit about Morrissey's musical genius, then you must get this album."

A brilliant eclectic compilation

WireChairsMissing | Emeryville CA | 04/05/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"What an amazing grouping of songs...to hear Diana Dors and Patti Smith on the same CD is a work of compiling genius by Mr Morrissey. And he picks possibly the best single tracks by both the New York Dolls AND The Ramones--not to say that I think there are some weak moments on the disc. The eclectic nature of the music is what makes it so much fun, even when I'm not totally enthralled (the rockabilly moments are tolerable to me). The beauty of music is how subjective it is, and seeing that Morrissey has such varied tastes in music makes me find him just as intriguing as he seemed 21 years ago."