Product Description

Produced by the late Mick Ronson, this record has incredible tension, long before the overblown and unnecessary Morrissey/Rogan feud started. Beat group echoes, doom-laden lyrics and a full atmosphere that conjures up memories of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, the Ventures and the Pretenders. Solo artists often mellow out and mature, but on this superlative recording, Morrissey paradoxically rocks more than ever and shows further creative maturity. "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" and "Glamorous Glue" are only two reasons to buy this album. How many more lyrical odes does he have left?

Track Listing

1. You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side
2. Glamorous Glue
3. We'll Let You Know
4. National Front Disco
5. Certain People I Know
6. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
7. You're The One For Me Fatty
8. Seasick Yet Still Docked
9. I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
10. Tomorrow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9028 in Music
• Released on: 1992-07-27
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
His fourth and finest solo album is, as the cover shot suggests, Morrisey's idea of hard rock. There's a gritty, glam feel to Mick Ronson's production (check the Ziggy Stardust cop on "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday"), while the loud'n'rude riffs of new guitarist Boz Boorer banish memories of the Smiths. Best news: for once the songs focus on adult life, not the man's well-documented adolescence. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Can't believe I like Morrisey ............!
Never a Smiths/Morrisey fan even though his lyrics have been truly exceptional. His music always made me feel depressed to be honest ! Then I saw 'Mick Ronson' ..Producer and then I thought....."this'll be interesting...." and went out to buy it. I was stunned ! What a scorcher !! Great riffs, great lyrics, some nods to early Bowie with backing vocals etc......It was, and still is, one of my favourite albums of all time - my kids are now big fans ! Ringleader of the Tormentors - with Tony Defries again has similar hallmarks. More please Mr Morrissey !

Glam fused with rockabilly shock!
After a patchy debut effort and a bloody awful follow-up (which was beaten to a pulp by the critics), the former Smiths frontman found himself with a real problem. He came out fighting! First, he got himself an excellent new band, toured 'Kill Uncle' giving it a harder edge with the new musicians and actually managed to make the tour a massive success. Then, the man came up with his first noteworthy solo album. 'Seasick, Yet Still Docked' remains as close as Moz has come to recreating the Smiths' sound while 'Certain People I Know' showed a side that hadn't been seen before - Rockabilly Moz! - and the glam fuelled 'Glamorous Glue' is bold, brash and utterly brilliant. 'We'll Let You Know' and 'The National Front Disco' were always going to cause a storm - and they did, with Morrissey being accused of racism. Oh well, all publicity..... Curiously enough, the 'pop' singles seem rather out of place and are among the weaker tracks on this record. Perhaps this lighter, more mainstream element in the middle of the record is what stops this from being a classic. It ain't half good, though.

The album which got me into the Smiths and Morrissey
This album is an absolute gem. I wasn't a huge Smiths or Morrissey fan before I purchased the album but I remember reading the 5-star review in Q Magazine at the time (August 1992) and thinking I'll give it a listen. Another thing that drew me towards the album was Mick Ronson being producer.

A lot of the songs have a "glam" feel about them but not at all in a derogatory way - probably due to the Morrissey's lyrics. You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side and Glamorous Glue kick things off impressively but it is perhaps the 4th track which is arguably the best but most controversial of the album. National Front Disco has such an addictive recurring guitar riff that you almost forget about the lyrics and would surely have been a single were it not for the title. Other highlights are the beautiful Seasick Yet Still Docked and Tomorrow. Throw in 2 "fun" singles (You're The One For Me Fatty is probably the funniest song of all time) and you have a timeless classic. Along with Vauxhall and I, this is essential Morrissey.