Bona Drag

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Even without those additions, this would be one of the most complete and necessary compilations in rock history, working both as a functional and utilitarian way to catch up with Morrissey outside of the UK and as a way to re-assess him within it. November Spawned a Monster" was released in May 1990 to modest success; the album and the single " Piccadilly Palare" followed, both released on the same day that October.

Think it’s time to split this entry in two releases, the UK one with Obi and Limitation to 75o and the one w/out obi which seems to be widely available throughout the world. There is not a bad track on this album and the new vinyl version with 5 extra tracks is even better. And without the weight of being an A-side, buried in the middle of the record, even "Ouija Board" comes off as charming. The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track "Piccadilly Palare". Bona Drag, the most enduring success of Morrissey's solo career, was built on his first true taste of failure.After the dissolution of the Smiths, Moz was, quite oddly, tipped by many to struggle without his longtime songwriting partner and bandmate Johnny Marr; he wasted no time proving them wrong, releasing his debut solo single, "Suedehead", just over two months after the final Smiths single. It was a brief recovery: Morrissey's second proper album, 1991's Kill Uncle, still turned out to be a dud. Rarely does an artist release a compilation album as his second solo album, but Morrissey is no ordinary artist, so of course he did just that.

Morrissey explained, "People will view it suspiciously in England but not in the rest of the world where all those funny little singles were never released. The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track " Piccadilly Palare".Would highly recommend, especially if you have not got any other Morrissey albums, this would be the one to start with for me! Morrissey began what was to be his follow-up album, Bona Drag, surrounded by acrimony and litigation.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The years covered by Bona Drag coincided directly with the crossover of acid house and subsequent emergence of Madchester, a hopeful injection of youth, optimism, and hedonism, traits met with suspicion if not outright hostility in Morrissey's worldview. Moz was instead often writing songs about England's past-- whether the dissolution of key facets of its national identity in "Everyday Is Like Sunday", decades-old gangsters in "The Last of the Famous International Playboys", or out-of-fashion slang in "Piccadilly Palare"-- while the generation behind him was re-writing UK indie's future.The album features an array of Morrissey's most popular songs from his early solo career, most of which had not been released on any previous album.