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title: "Ringleader Of The Tormentors"
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# Ringleader Of The Tormentors

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.co.uk               Take a long hard look at that man gracing the cover of Ringleader of the Tormentors; caught mid-concerto, tempered by lofty eloquence, gliding towards a crescendo of instrumental distinction. Whos he trying to kid exactly!? Ever since The Smiths disbanded and he was deserted by Johnny Marr, Morrisseys work has only really been musical by association. Hes more parts lyricist than he is straight poet, you see, relying as much on the emotive reach of his mighty vocal as his articulate depression. He needs melodic accompaniment, but its hardly been the focus. The image does still work though, as a metaphor. Name, if you can, a greater performer of pathos, a finer maestro of the maudlin.  If he is widely accepted as having been through a fallow period of creativity prior to 2004s comeback classic You Are The Quarry then hes hammering the counterpoint now. Two albums into his renaissance and we find Moz more tender, more cinematic and, if possible, more serious than ever.  Fittingly it is much more orchestral too. Take "Dear God, Please Help Me", as self pitying as expected, only bound in silk and suspended just above the depths youd otherwise expect to find him in. And album centrepiece, the equally dolefully titled "Life is a Pigsty", which begins with a peaking "How Soon Is Now" template before descending into a spellbinding Prozac-comedown in the orchestra pit, with bruises as evidence. The emotion feels that much rawer this time. This is not an indie disco record, it has more timeless aspirations. --James Berry

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## Customer Reviews

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    Musically strong, but Lyrically Weak
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2012*

I previously wrote a five star review to this album, but after reviewing Years of Refusal I realised that this album is not worth five stars.  With Refusal, Morrissey's lyrics are strong and his voice is at its strongest, but musically it does lack.  In this album it is pretty much the opposite of that.  Morrissey's voice is still great but the lyrics sometimes ruin the songs, some of which also seem to fail to take off.The opening tracks are all really strong.  Far Off Places is a great rocker and I really like the eastern feel, the lyrics are also okay here, as they are on the following two tracks.  Dear God Please Help Me ranks as one of Morrissey's most beautiful ballads and the following single, You Have Killed me is equally strong.  The fourth track however, is a bit of a dirge, with the irritating children's choir.In The Future When All's Well is catchy and optomistic, but really quite throwaway, but I really love The Father Who Must Be Killed.  I think this is one of the best tracks on the album and one of the best lyrical deliveries too.  Perhaps it is because I have a stepfather who I hate, so I can really relate to this song.The centrepiece of the album is Life Is A Pigsty, but it is the lyrics here that prevent it from reaching the heights it could have.  "It's the same old SOS... ect" is just a really bad line, although I do like the part about being thrown off a train, as it is Morrissey being humourously overdramatic.  It is the music that really carries this track to its climatic ending.Following this are probably a mixed bag of tracks.  I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now sounds quite cinematic, though it is the weakest ballad on the album.  On the Streets I ran has the potential to be a great song, but never takes off for me.  To Me You Are A Work Of Art is the worst track lyrically.  The line "I see the world it makes me puke" makes me puke to hear, especially as it is repeated.  As a poet, Morrissey is capable of so much better.  The album peaks again with I Just Want To See The Boy Happy, another of my favourite tracks, and the music on the closer, At Last I Am Born, makes it up to be a lot better than it is.It is because of this that Ringleader is the worst of Morrissey's comeback albums.  The lyrics (for me) have always been what carried the work, so if they fail, then the music has to be really great for it to work.  It is fortunate that the music here is strong, otherwise this would have been a complete failure.

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    Grower!
  

*by D***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2009*

This another ingenious effort from my all-time idol S P Morrissey . I felt this is one of his more depressing albums , more than for instance You are The Quarry .The songs are brilliantly writed unsurprisingly, The 3 singles (The youngest was the most loved, In the future when is all is well and The Father who must be killed)  are brilliantly catchy  . Grows on you after every listen. 8.5/10 .

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    rare
  

*by U***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2020*

rare and great album of morrissey

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