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Morrissey ‎– Ringleader Of The Tormentors / Brand New Studio Album, features the hit single 'You Have Killed Me' / Attack Records Audio CD 2006 / ATKCD016

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Morrissey ‎– Ringleader Of The Tormentors / Brand New Studio Album, features the hit single 'You Have Killed Me' / Attack Records Audio CD 2006 / ATKCD016

UPC 5050749301628

 

Product Details:

Label: Attack Records ‎– ATKCD016
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 03 Apr 2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Indie Rock
 
 
Description:

Ringleader of the Tormentors is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 3 April 2006 by record label Attack. The album was described as showcasing "a thicker, more rock-driven sound",[1] which Morrissey attributed to new guitarist Jesse Tobias.

The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and number 27 in the US, and also reached number 1 in Sweden, Malta and Greece.

 

 

Editorial Review:
Few comebacks are ever as expertly executed as Morrissey's 2004 return to the stage, You Are the Quarry. It may have not sold gangbusters but it was certainly a hit, proving that he still had legions of devoted fans who would follow through hell and high water (or at the very least, seven years between albums), and earned his best reviews in years, elevating him to the status of well-respected elder statesman. It also gave him the opportunity to return to regular record-making, an opportunity that he seizes with Quarry's quickly delivered sequel, 2006's Ringleader of the Tormentors. Despite its near-genius title, perfect artwork, and pedigree -- instead of working with modern punk producer Jerry Finn as he did last time around, Moz has hired the legendary Tony Visconti, best known for his work with T. Rex and David Bowie, and even has the iconic Ennio Morricone provide orchestration for the epic "Dear God Please Help Me" -- Ringleader of the Tormentors is about as close to standard-issue Morrissey as it gets. There's always been a certain similarity to his work, particularly on his solo recordings, but each of his records either had a distinct sonic or aesthetic point of view or, at the very least, was graced by a handful of songs distinguished by a particularly sharp turn of phrase, whether it was lyrical or musical. It would seem that Ringleader has all the elements of being a cut above an average Morrissey LP, since not only are his collaborators storied themselves, but it's supported by a press campaign where the once celibate, often miserable singer has declared that he's abandoned L.A. for Rome, where he is living happily and living in love.
  
 

Tracklist:

1 I Will See You In Far Off Places 4:13
2 Dear God Please Help Me
Arranged By [Strings], Written-By [Strings] – Ennio Morricone, Producer [Additional String Production] – Marco Patrignani
5:52
3 You Have Killed Me 3:08
4 The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Choir [Children's Choir] – Alice, Andrea Baroni, Charlotte Patrignani, Ester Diodovich, Gaia, Giulia D'Andrea, Laura Adriani, Marco Lorecchio, Niccolò Centioni, Directed By [Choir] – Rosella Ruini
3:00
5 In The Future When All's Well 3:54
6 The Father Who Must Be Killed 3:54
7 Life Is A Pigsty 7:22
8 I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now 4:13
9 On The Streets I Ran 3:51
10   
To Me You Are A Work Of Art 4:02
11 I Just Want To See The Boy Happy 2:58
12 At Last I Am Born
Choir [Children's Choir] – Alice, Andrea Baroni, Charlotte Patrignani, Ester Diodovich, Gaia, Giulia D'Andrea, Laura Adriani, Marco Lorecchio, Niccolò Centioni, Directed By [Choir] – Rosella Ruini
3:33

 

 

More Details:

  • Art Direction – Anthony Lui, Morrissey
  • Bass Guitar – Gary Day
  • Booking [Booking Manager] – Barbara Mazzon
  • Composed By – Alain Whyte (tracks: 1, 2, 6 to 8, 10), Jesse Tobias (tracks: 3 to 5, 9, 11), Michael Farrell (tracks: 12), Morrissey
  • Drums – Matt Chamberlain
  • Engineer – Marco Antoni Martin Origel
  • Engineer [Sound Engineer Assistant] – Davide Palmiotto, Simone Mammucari
  • Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Alberto Rossetto, Marco Patrignani, Saverio Schiano
  • Guitar – Boz Boorer, Jesse Tobias
  • Guitar, Backing Vocals – Alain Whyte
  • Management [At The Helm, Assisted By] – Jed Weitzman
  • Management [At The Helm] – Merck Mercuriadis
  • Management [Attack Label Manager] – Jennifer Ivory (2)
  • Management [Reception Manager] – Massimo Spena
  • Mastered By – Emily Lazar
  • Photography By [Cover Photography] – Fabio Lovino
  • Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion – Michael Farrell
  • Producer, Mixed By – Tony Visconti

 

 

About the Artist:

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter, and author. He came to prominence as the frontman of the rock band the Smiths, which was active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and black humour, and anti-establishment stances.

Born to working-class Irish immigrants in Davyhulme, Lancashire, Morrissey grew up in nearby Manchester. As a child, he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and pop music. In the late 1970s, he fronted punk rock band the Nosebleeds with little success before beginning a career in music journalism and writing several books on music and film in the early 1980s. He formed the Smiths with Johnny Marr in 1982 and the band soon attracted national recognition for their eponymous debut album. As the band's frontman, Morrissey attracted attention for his trademark quiff and witty and sardonic lyrics. Deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the image of a sexually ambiguous social outsider who embraced celibacy. The Smiths released three further studio albums—Meat Is MurderThe Queen Is Dead, and Strangeways, Here We Come—and had a string of hit singles. The band were critically acclaimed and attracted a cult following. Personal differences between Morrissey and Marr resulted in the separation of the Smiths in 1987.

In 1988 Morrissey launched his solo career with Viva Hate. This album and its follow-ups—Kill UncleYour Arsenal, and Vauxhall and I—all did well on the UK Albums Chart and spawned multiple hit singles. Replacing Marr, he took on Alain Whyte and Boz Boorer as his main co-writers. During this time, his image began to shift into that of a burlier figure who toyed with patriotic imagery and working-class masculinity. In the mid-to-late 1990s, his albums Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted also charted but were less well received. Relocating to Los Angeles, he took a musical hiatus from 1998 to 2003 before releasing a successful comeback album, You Are the Quarry, in 2004. Ensuing years saw the release of albums Ringleader of the TormentorsYears of RefusalWorld Peace Is None of Your BusinessLow in High SchoolCalifornia Son, and I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, as well as his autobiography and his debut novel, List of the Lost.

Highly influential, Morrissey has been credited as a seminal figure in the emergence of indie rock and Britpop. He is regarded as one of the greatest lyricists in British history and his work has been the subject of academic study. He has been a controversial figure throughout his music career due to his forthright opinions and outspoken nature—endorsing vegetarianism and animal rights, criticising royalty and prominent politicians, and defending a particular vision of English national identity while critiquing the impact of immigration on the UK. In a 2006 poll for the BBC's Culture Show, Morrissey was voted the second-greatest living British cultural icon.

 

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