ALBUM REVIEW: Morrissey "Years of Refusal"

I'm a huuuuuuuge Morrissey fan. Don't ask me to choose between The Smiths and his solo career. That's just cruel.

His new record, Years of Refusal, is his strongest yet. Lyrically it seems like this guy never runs out of ideas. The band he has is incredibly tight on this album, and the songs are all top notch. The opening track, "Something is Squeezing My Skull" is big and fast and just an all around rock tune. Morrissey may very well have the best voice in rock n roll, or atleast the most recognizable. His voice shines in "Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed" which is a very beautiful and dark song, as is almost theatrical in a way. Another key track here is "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell". The opening drum fill in that song is really great, and once again the lyrics prove that Morrissey can write just about anything. He's more than a songwriter and lyricist, he's a poet.

The single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" has been playing constantly in my head for the last few weeks. It's such a great pop song and the melody in the chorus is really catchy and the whole song is just brilliant.

I know that's a short review, but I'm sure everything I'm saying here has already been said a billion times. The record is wonderful. Buy it. Now.