Nobody gets despondent with as much cheeky abandon as Morrissey. The former leader of the Smiths, his solo work retains Johnny Marr's Byrds-inspired, jangly guitar sound and adds even bigger doses of 1940s Music Hall, '50s Rockabilly, and '70s Glam. His first solo album, Viva Hate, bested the Smith's last album and was co-written by his only consistent collaborator, producer Stephen Street. Since then, the quality of Morrissey's output has careened wildly from moments of brilliance to leaden time-fillers. Mick Ronson (of early Bowie fame) helped toughen up his sound, but it was the reflective, peaceful and biting Vauxhall and I that reminded the public of this melodramatic crooner's unique vision. Even if songs as wonderful as "Trouble Loves Me" (1997) are rare, it's a comfort to have Morrissey around. He's your eccentric uncle, the one who laughs at stale convention and scoffs at the decadent hipsters ruling the pop world. Morrissey may be nostalgic for an England that never was, but he shows that the most revolutionary action in our busy, digital age may just be unhurried navel-gazing.

ALMA MATTERS	BEST OF MORRISSEY SUEDEHEA	BOY RACER (EXCLUSIVE LIVE CD)	CD SINGLES BOX 1988-1991
FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE	I HAVE FORGIVEN JESUS PT.1	IRISH BLOOD ENGLISH HEART	LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS,THE
LET ME KISS YOU	LIVE AT EARLS COURT	MALADJUSTED	MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET
MORRISSEY SOUTHPAW GRAMMAR 24X36 PROMO POSTER	MY EARLY BURGLARY YEARS	OUIJA BOARD,OUIJA BOAD	PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME
REDONDO BEACH	RINGLEADER OF THE TORMENTORS	SOUTHPAW GRAMMER	THERE IS A LIGHT AND IT NEVER GOES OUT. / REDONDA BEACH 2 TRACK PROMO CD IN DUAL
VAUXHALL AND I	WE HATE IT WHEN OUR FRIENDS BECOME	WHO PUT THE 'M' IN MANCHESTER?	WORLD OF MORRISSEY
YOU HAVE KILED ME	YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME,FATTY	YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED PT. 2	The Youngest Was the Most Loved
Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey	Southpaw Grammar	The Last of the Famous International Playboys	Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Morrissey at KROQ	We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful	You're the One for Me, Fatty	Certain People I Know
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get	Hold On to Your Friends	The Boy Racer	You Have Killed Me
Redondo Beach / There Is a Light That Never Goes Out	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out / Redondo Beach	Irish Blood, English Heart	I Have Forgiven Jesus
Under the Influence: Morrissey	¡The Best Of!	Now My Heart Is Full	Introducing Morrissey
In the Future When All's Well	I Just Want to See the Boy Happy	Now My Heart Is Full: An Introspective 1984-1994	Roy's Keen
You Are the Quarry (bonus disc: The B-Sides)	The CD Singles '88-91'	Digital Excitation	That's How People Grow Up
Viva Hate (bonus disc: Hairdresser on Fire)	All You Need Is Me	Years of Refusal	I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
HMV/Parlophone: The CD Singles '91-95'	Something Is Squeezing My Skull	Practising Troublemaker	Swords (bonus disc: Live in Warsaw)
The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88-'95	1992-07-09: Dreams I'll Never See: Leysin Rock Festival, Switzerland	2000-03-28: "¡Oye Esteban!" Tour: Estadio Víctor Jara, Santiago, Chile	Angelic Upstart
Talent Borrows, Genius Steals	2004-07-03: Roskilde, Denmark	Rush to Danger	2002-10-22: Malmö, Sweden
1988-12-22: Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK