# Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 4, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-ringleader-of-the-tormentors/351257 "2006-04-04T14:44:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-ringleader-of-the-tormentors/351257/1 "2006-04-04T14:44:37Z")

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So today brings us another new album from the Mozzer. Anyone check it out yet? I just finished the first listen through and so far it sounds like it’ll fit in nicely with the stuff from _You Are The Quarry_, which is to say that aside from a couple standouts I’m finding it somewhat unremarkable. A little better than _Quarry_ though thus far.

The best track for me is easily _You Have Killed Me_, which is a classic Morrissey-sounding track (nice and self-hating).

Others that sound good at first listen include _In The Future When All Is Well_, _At Last I Am Born_, and _To Me You Are A Work Of Art_.

While we’re on the topic - what’s your favorite Morrissey album? I think I’d have to say mine is _Maladjusted_, but _Vauxhall and I_ is up there too. Heck, I’ll just rank 'em all:  
[ol][li]Maladjusted (1997)[/li][li]Vauxhall and I (1994)[/li][li]Viva Hate (1988)[/li][li]Your Arsenal (1992)[/li][li]Kill Uncle (1991)[/li][li] **Ringleader of the Tormentors?** (2006)[/li][li]You Are The Quarry (2004)[/li][li]Southpaw Grammar (1995)[/li][/ol]  
Low on the list at the moment, but that doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy it. Except maybe \*The Youngest Was The Most Loved" which has a ghastly children’s chorus in the background and Morrissey yodeling at the end of the song. Yeegads. Feels like my earbuds are humping my ears.

Any other Morrissey fans out there? And Canada haters maybe? 😛

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**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-ringleader-of-the-tormentors/351257/2 "2006-04-04T16:42:49Z")

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You left out _Bona Drag_, which I rank #1.

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**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-ringleader-of-the-tormentors/351257/3 "2006-04-04T18:01:39Z")

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Yeah that’s one of my favs too. I only left it off because it’s considered a compliation album.