... Released in 1994, "Vauxhall and I" proved to be Morrissey's solo crowning achievement. The album gave Morrissey not only his first hit single, but also a well-deserved UK number one album.
The album, unlike its predecessor, is gentler both lyrically and musically and shows Morrissey at ... Read review
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Following Morrissey's superb glam-rock album "Your Arsenal", many believed he was hard pushed to have it topped. They were wrong, very wrong. Released in 1994, "Vauxhall and I" proved to be Morrissey's solo crowning achievement. The album gave Morrissey not only his first hit single, but also a well-deserved UK number one album. The album, unlike its predecessor, is gentler both lyrically and musically and shows Morrissey at his most contemplative. ... ...song "Now My Heart Is Full" - inspired by the film "Brighton Rock". In the song, Morrissey manages to incorporate his almost habitual theme of loneliness with lines such as "Tell all of my friends/ (I don't have too many...)". The second song of the album, "Spring-Heeled Jim" is underpinned with a sample from the 1959 (incidentally, the year that Morrissey was born) documentary entitled "We Are The Lambeth Boys" - in which you can hear youths discussing ...
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Advantages: Morrissey's best solo album Disadvantages: You might not like Morrissey!
...agree! 8/10
Vauxhall and I is simply the most personal and unique of Morrissey's solo albums. The record has a dreamlike, ethereal quality with fantastic lyrics. The quality control on this one is excellent with no out and out duds as far as I can see. On most albums you always have one or two (or more) songs you skip, but Vauxhall and I is consistently interesting and rewarding. Overall the feeling you get is one of resignation and sadness, and ...
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...live up to The Smiths?
Vauxhall & I is quite different musically from his previous album Your Arsenal which trod a rockabilly path but remains evocative and astute.
Morrissey revels in evoking images of an England lost, love, persecution and yet more excessive introspection.
This i feel is his best solo work to date. Notable high points include "The more you ignore me the closer i get" and "Billy Budd". This is highly recommended as one of the ...
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