{"id":4401,"date":"2014-07-11T22:46:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T21:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesenseofdoubt.com\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2014-07-12T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T09:32:33","slug":"morrissey-world-peace-none-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2305.temp.domains\/~thesent5\/morrissey-world-peace-none-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey: World Peace Is None Of Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morrissey: World Peace Is None Of Your Business<\/h2>\n

Alejandro De Luna<\/h5>\n
Review originally published for Gigslutz. READ IT FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE<\/a>.<\/h5>\n

Can you think of\u00a0a pop star with a career and persona that evokes so many contradictory emotions in the public? Although Morrissey<\/strong> has his\u00a0die-hard haters, he\u00a0also attracts one of\u00a0the most devout\u00a0fan bases of all time. With\u00a0The Smiths<\/strong> between\u00a01982 and\u00a01987 he\u00a0has\u00a0an almost perfect back catalogue, but\u00a0after Johnny Marr<\/strong> abruptly left\u00a0the band, his solo career has seen several missteps\u00a0(do you remember\u00a0Kill Uncle<\/em>?) Despite being\u00a0one of the most astute and lyrically gifted songwriters of all time, Morrisse<\/strong>y has\u00a0been rewarded\u00a0with minimum radio airplay in recent years, and a noticeable lack of commercial success, much to his chagrin. The list of things he hates is long: politics, the British Royal Family, Margaret Thatcher, animal cruelty, the music industry, the USA as a predatory empire, Mick Joyce, Johnny Rogan, abusive headmasters, gang lords\u2026 the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

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In essence, Morrisse<\/strong>y is still a punk who despises guitar-solo extravagances, albeit one who croons pop melodies and leans against\u00a0rock \u2018n\u2019 roll clich\u00e9s. It\u2019s clear the man is an eclectic engine of pertinent thoughts and an open encyclopedia of pop culture (from The New York Dolls<\/strong> to W.H. Auden<\/strong>), but he\u2019s also a mess\u00a0of contradictions, illnesses, cancellations and bad luck, all of which frame\u00a0the atmosphere around his\u00a0latest studio album. Preceded by a successful autobiography, a disastrous tour, health problems and five long years of anticipation due to the lack of a record label \u2013 a recurring theme\u00a0in Morrissey\u00b4s career\u00a0\u2013\u00a0World Peace Is None Of Your Business<\/em>\u00a0arrives\u00a0with\u00a0questions surrounding whether it will be a last whiplash of genius or a\u00a0You Are the Quarry<\/em>-like triumphant comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1988 Morrissey<\/strong> declared his hatred of\u00a0Thatcherism in \u2018Margaret On The Guillotine\u2019; almost three decades later, his lyrics\u00a0contain a similar\u00a0hate-filled rhetoric, though lack\u00a0either the credibility of his previous work, nor the eloquence of classics like \u2018The Queen Is Dead\u2019, \u2018Nowhere Fast\u2019 or even the politically controversial, \u2018The National Front Disco\u2019. \u201cThe rich must profit and get richer and the poor must stay poor\u201d, he sings in \u2018World Peace Is None Of Your Business\u2019 the opening track of his tenth\u00a0studio album. \u201cEach time you vote, you support the process\u201d, he continues while hiding in a 60s-esque crooning voice. But it doesn\u2019t sound quite right. Hence, it feels awkward and spurious. Like a rich man trying to woo\u00a0the crowd with a combination of demagogy and cheap rhetoric \u2013\u00a0just like politicians.<\/span><\/p>\n