morrissey is still surprisingly good

two fridays ago, deidra and i went on a shopping spree thanks to the state of california. (you don't need to know the details.)

so we went to best buy to buy some cds and dvds, all on the state. being the not-so-big-morrissey fan anymore, i was surprised to find that he has a new live album out. i wasn't too impressed with his last album, "you are the quarry." that's probably cuz i only listened to the two singles and didn't bother with the rest of the album. anyway, there was a live version of "there's a light that never goes out" on this new, live album, so since we didn't have to pay for it, we got it. (or should i say, the state of california got the new, live morrissey album.)

first, if you think that we're wasting california's taxpayers' money, you should know that a terminally ill patient in her unit loves morrissey (so it was purchased for him, and well... for me as well).

so i've been listening to the live album and it's actually pretty good. some of his new stuff... the "you are the quarry" stuff are pretty decent. but think lyrically, they are definitely far below his smiths' and early morissey stuff. but it did get me to listen to the "you are the quarry" album after ignoring it for so long.

we also got the new coldplay album, some st. etienne compliation cd, the byrds super hits, and super hits by blue oyster cult. those, as well as a number of cds and dvds for her patients.

beethoven was deaf... now that was an excellent live album.

speaking of morrissey, a little birdie told me that mark has been listening to a little smith's in his room. can we say, closet smiths fan?