let's face it, Moz was not in the best of times during the recording of this album. there's really no need for me to get into the personal details of the man's private life, but this album's material reflects a tumultous time. his voice sounds notably forced for most of this album and the songs sound like at least half of them should have been b-sides. there are a few bright spots to be heard here though... "Alma Matters" has a nice bright feel to it and a well written hook and "Satan Rejected My Soul" sounds like a throwaway track from the Your Arsenal sessions (which is no bad thing).  "Trouble Loves Me" and "Ammunition" sound the most assured and solid of the tracks on here. the rest if a bit floundering and (at times) downright embarrassing ("Roy's Keen", "Sorrow Will Come In The End"...yikes!). but overall...it's not a terribly awful record, but it's just not up to par with past classics like Viva Hate, Vauxhall And I, or even the adventerous songwriting on Southpaw Grammar.

as a side note, the recording sessions for Maladjusted produced some very fine b-sides that would have made a dramatic difference if they were included on the final tracklisting for the full-length album. so, here is my fantasy line up for my personal Maladjusted cd:

 1.  Satan Rejected My Soul

 2.  Heir Apparent

 3.  I Can have Both

 4.  Trouble Loves Me

 5.  Alma Matters

 6.  Papa Jack

 7.  Wide To Receive

 8.  Ambitious Outsiders

 9.  Lost

10. Ammunition

11. Maladjusted
let's face it, Moz was not in the best of times during the recording of this album. there's really no need for me to get into the personal details of the man's private life, but this album's material reflects a tumultous time. his voice sounds notably forced for most of this album and the songs sound like at least half of them should have been b-sides. there are a few bright spots to be heard here though... "Alma Matters" has a nice bright feel to it and a well written hook and "Satan Rejected My Soul" sounds like a throwaway track from the Your Arsenal sessions (which is no bad thing). "Trouble Loves Me" and "Ammunition" sound the most assured and solid of the tracks on here. the rest if a bit floundering and (at times) downright embarrassing ("Roy's Keen", "Sorrow Will Come In The End"... yikes! ). but overall... it's not a terribly awful record, but it's just not up to par with past classics like Viva Hate, Vauxhall And I, or even the adventerous songwriting on Southpaw Grammar. as a side note, the recording sessions for Maladjusted produced some very fine b-sides that would have made a dramatic difference if they were included on the final tracklisting for the full-length album. so, here is my fantasy line up for my personal Maladjusted cd:

 1. Satan Rejected My Soul

 2. Heir Apparent

 3. I Can have Both

 4. Trouble Loves Me

 5. Alma Matters

 6. Papa Jack

 7. Wide To Receive

 8. Ambitious Outsiders

 9. Lost

10. Ammunition

11. Maladjusted