fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
WHY GOD???? WHYYYYYYY? He played there's a light that never goes out. im ending it. now. i missed moz and tiger army in the same night. and i hate myself
Live Review: Morrissey at The Wiltern LG in Los Angeles
by Sarah Schmelling
liveDaily Contributor
April 28, 2004 11:59 AM - You know you're witnessing a unique phenomenon when thousands of people, hands in the air, gleefully sing in unison at the top of their lungs, "And if a double-decker bus/crashes in to us/to die by your side/is such a heavenly way to die." But this is what Morrissey (news) does to people.
In the last of five sold-out shows at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles Tuesday night (4/27), the hugely influential songwriter squeezed in just a few Smiths classics--like the aforementioned "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"--with his lesser-known solo work, including most songs from his first new album in seven years, "You Are the Quarry," due out in May.
The Manchester-born crooner has built an enormous Spanish-speaking fan base in L.A., his current hometown, and he played to this crowd by opening with the words, "Buenos dias." With his trademark dramatic swooning, posing and languished foot dragging, the singer revealed no cobwebs from his time away from the stage, and gave the audience everything they've come to expect from him: "You're looking more beautiful than last night," he said after the first song, and when the crowd roared, he added, "I'm talking about me."
This mixture of dripping sarcasm, ego and vulnerability infused his entire show--instead of the typical scream from the stage, "Do you feel all right!," he called out, "Do you feel all wrong?"--but this is precisely what has always drawn listeners to his music. He's a performer with enough sense of humor about himself to throw his shirt into the audience and remain unfazed as underwear and love notes fly around him, yet he can still sing with pure sincerity in a new song, "The world is full/so full of crashing bores/And I must be one/Because no one ever turns to me to say/Take me in your arms ... and love me."
Of course, Morrissey has millions of fans who would like to do exactly that. Bouncers were literally squatting in pounce mode by the end of the concert, as dozens of men and women tried to throw themselves on "the Moz" but were hauled kicking and screaming off stage. The singer is fully aware of the rabid response he evokes--"I want to thank you for buying tickets for all of these shows," he said. "You're all insane, of course, but thank you." But he also teasingly encourages it by reaching out to grab the hands of fans already being pulled away, and by following a set of unfamiliar new songs that the audience patiently abides with an old Smiths closer, "Shoplifters of the World Unite," which had some in the audience bursting into tears.
His band played solidly, but really, at his shows, it doesn't matter; a personality like his could dwarf any number of other musicians on a stage. As he prepared to leave, ripping off his shirt and dodging more hurled lingerie, he said, "I will see some of you in far off places." It seems, as long as there are angst and desperate emotion in the world, those words will always be true.
Live Review: Morrissey at The Wiltern LG in Los Angeles
by Sarah Schmelling
liveDaily Contributor
April 28, 2004 11:59 AM - You know you're witnessing a unique phenomenon when thousands of people, hands in the air, gleefully sing in unison at the top of their lungs, "And if a double-decker bus/crashes in to us/to die by your side/is such a heavenly way to die." But this is what Morrissey (news) does to people.
In the last of five sold-out shows at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles Tuesday night (4/27), the hugely influential songwriter squeezed in just a few Smiths classics--like the aforementioned "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"--with his lesser-known solo work, including most songs from his first new album in seven years, "You Are the Quarry," due out in May.
The Manchester-born crooner has built an enormous Spanish-speaking fan base in L.A., his current hometown, and he played to this crowd by opening with the words, "Buenos dias." With his trademark dramatic swooning, posing and languished foot dragging, the singer revealed no cobwebs from his time away from the stage, and gave the audience everything they've come to expect from him: "You're looking more beautiful than last night," he said after the first song, and when the crowd roared, he added, "I'm talking about me."
This mixture of dripping sarcasm, ego and vulnerability infused his entire show--instead of the typical scream from the stage, "Do you feel all right!," he called out, "Do you feel all wrong?"--but this is precisely what has always drawn listeners to his music. He's a performer with enough sense of humor about himself to throw his shirt into the audience and remain unfazed as underwear and love notes fly around him, yet he can still sing with pure sincerity in a new song, "The world is full/so full of crashing bores/And I must be one/Because no one ever turns to me to say/Take me in your arms ... and love me."
Of course, Morrissey has millions of fans who would like to do exactly that. Bouncers were literally squatting in pounce mode by the end of the concert, as dozens of men and women tried to throw themselves on "the Moz" but were hauled kicking and screaming off stage. The singer is fully aware of the rabid response he evokes--"I want to thank you for buying tickets for all of these shows," he said. "You're all insane, of course, but thank you." But he also teasingly encourages it by reaching out to grab the hands of fans already being pulled away, and by following a set of unfamiliar new songs that the audience patiently abides with an old Smiths closer, "Shoplifters of the World Unite," which had some in the audience bursting into tears.
His band played solidly, but really, at his shows, it doesn't matter; a personality like his could dwarf any number of other musicians on a stage. As he prepared to leave, ripping off his shirt and dodging more hurled lingerie, he said, "I will see some of you in far off places." It seems, as long as there are angst and desperate emotion in the world, those words will always be true.