The outtakes from You Are the Quarry,Ringleader of the Tormentors, and
Years of Refusal. Now the average Smith listener would assume any solo Morrissey song
is an unimportant Smiths song, so the thought of the B-sides of those might be daunting.
Yet, for a B-side collection, the album is very easy to put on and leave on. It's full of
unsubtle messages and thoughts, but ones that don't complete each other. In other words,
literally half-assed. Half of the album has a decently fun pulse ("Good Looking Man About
Town", "It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small", "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice") the
other half is soft ("The Never-Played Symphonies" is a positive, but "Sweetie Pie" is a
little too forgettable) but it's all Morrissey. Meaning you're not entirely sure what's a
joke and what is him showing his goofy grandpa side.
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