Buyer beware! this great music can't be copied.
Benjamin DOHERTY | Chicago, Illinois | 05/26/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I was really pleased with the music--once I was able to listen to it. I originally tried it on my laptop and then the computer at my office. I thought that it might be a bad CD. When I tried it in my car, it worked. I read the very fine print and found a notice that says that the CD is copy protected and won't play on a computer. I wish Amazon had told me this, because I wouldn't have bought it. I don't actually own a CD player and I listen to all my music in iTunes.The music is eye-opening and fantastic... too bad I can't ever listen to it."
Mind blowing
joeyh | home of the NBA champions | 12/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a must for any true Smiths/Morrissey fan to understand every phase of Morrissey's musical taste. Every Morrissey solo album throws reference to these artist's musical style:"Your Arsenal"=T Rex, The New York Dolls, The Sundown Playboys, Nat Couty; "Viva Hate"=Jimmy Radcliff, Ludus, "Kill Uncle"= Charlie Feathers, Sparks; "Vauxhall and I"= Diana Dors, Klaus Nomi; "Southpaw Grammar"= The Ramones; "Maladjusted"=Nico, Patti Smith; "You Are The Quarry"= Jaybee Wasden. The majority of these artist were from the early 70's and thus had a huge influence on Morrissey's dissaffected youth. Standout tracks are "Trash","So little time", "(There Goes)The Forgotten Man" and "Judy Is A Punk". If you want to know a little bit about Morrissey's musical genius, then you must get this album."
A brilliant eclectic compilation
WireChairsMissing | Emeryville CA | 04/05/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"What an amazing grouping of songs...to hear Diana Dors and Patti Smith on the same CD is a work of compiling genius by Mr Morrissey. And he picks possibly the best single tracks by both the New York Dolls AND The Ramones--not to say that I think there are some weak moments on the disc. The eclectic nature of the music is what makes it so much fun, even when I'm not totally enthralled (the rockabilly moments are tolerable to me). The beauty of music is how subjective it is, and seeing that Morrissey has such varied tastes in music makes me find him just as intriguing as he seemed 21 years ago."