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Title: Never Sounded Better
Review: He's back, he's middle-aged, and he's as pissy as ever. That's the good news on Morrissey's You Are the Quarry. The music is standard issue alternative - not a bad thing, since Moz is responsible for the blueprint. The lyrics run the gamut from Wildean witticisms to woe-is-me. And it all coheres for one essential reason: Morrissey has never sounded better. He's nearly like one of those 50's balladeers that he's lovingly depicted on other records - a slightly anonymous yet stirring performer, in touch with both the superficial trappings and the emotional depths, aware that fame could disappear at any time, which would make him as lonely as he's always insisted. There's certainly no love lost between him and England ("Irish Blood, English Heart"). Now he takes on the lesbians ("All the Lazy Dykes") and a bigger target: America. "America Is Not the World" he opines. It seems that Morrissey is. And for 12 songs, you might just believe him.
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