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8.0
117590
8.0 |
Mojo
Removed from the living artist, it may one day be hailed as a great album. Print edition only
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8.0
117593
8.0 |
XS Noize
I Am Not a Dog on a Chain musically draws mostly from the period just after The Smiths split up and lyrically motivates listeners with opaque code-speak mysteries to blatant what you see is what you get stances
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8.0
117608
8.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
Littered with great moments throughout, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain is a witty and insightful album that is engaging and intriguing with clever wordplay and bright ideas
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8.0
117846
8.0 |
Punk News
Morrissey sounds as rich as he ever has. The man is famous for his voice and throughout the album, he puts that velvet croon to use
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7.0
117625
7.0 |
All Music
One of the better latter-day Morrissey records: the sense of musical daring reveals how placid and complacent he's been for the better part of a decade
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7.0
117604
7.0 |
Long Live Vinyl
His lyrics, once a source of empathetic joy, now occasionally spiteful, and sometimes condescending, are less appealing, suggesting that, like Alf Garnett with a quiff, Morrissey seems lost in another era
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6.7
117623
6.7 |
A.V. Club
Morrissey has always flirted with the grim reaper, but at 60 he seems more accepting of his own mortality than romantic about it. “There is no one to tell,” he sings, strongly, “and there’s nowhere to run.” It’s a rare moment of universality from a songwriter who used to do it effortlessly
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6.1
117696
6.1 |
Pitchfork
Mildly captivating, occasionally repetitive, and frequently ridiculous, the 13th studio album from the fabulous sulk turned red-pill pharmacist is Moz’s vision of radical truth-telling
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6.0
117634
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
A freeform exploration into the darker corners of Morrissey's controversial mind
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6.0
118080
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Those whose bridges have not been burned entirely will find some joys in amongst the frustration
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6.0
117591
6.0 |
Q
Finds Morrissey wandering down some interesting musical avenues. Print edition only
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6.0
117592
6.0 |
NME
Moz's 13th solo album verges on the avant garde, marking a bold departure. It might even be worth crossing the Twittermob line for
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4.0
117616
4.0 |
The Guardian
The former Smiths man appoints himself as a bold truth-teller but fails to see some glaring truths about himself
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4.0
117618
4.0 |
The Independent
Has its moments, but they are brief and virtually lost amid the more experimental forays
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4.0
117619
4.0 |
Evening Standard
Any former devotees who have been put off by his public splutterings can rest easy knowing this is hardly the masterpiece to tempt them back into the fold
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4.0
117636
4.0 |
The FT
The good stuff is suffocated by the thick fog of disillusionment that has settled over the singer-songwriter
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