Morrissey

Before gaining widespread recognition with The Smiths, Morrissey (then still with forename) wrote a number of booklets on his favourite cultural subjects, music and film. The entire 2005 US Club tour sold out in under 10 minutes, with tickets selling on eBay and other sources for more than $200. Several of his releases have charted on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Surprisingly, this was done without seeking permission, though NIN is credited in the end credits for the song. "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is the only Morrissey single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The credit sequence for the David Fincher film Seven uses the NIN song "Closer (precursor)". For his albums and singles releases with The Smiths, see this page. Reznor himself received a "Music Consultant" credit on the film.

[2] (http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.co.uk/News/news.asp?id=675&action=more). Man on Fire featured clips from six Nine Inch Nails songs: "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (the bottom)" from Further Down the Spiral; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from The Fragile; and "The Wretched" from Things Falling Apart. With the release of 'I Have Forgiven Jesus' in December 2004, Morrissey became the only artist to score 4 top 10 hits in the UK singles chart that year. The Fan featured a clip from "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" from Further Down the Spiral. Bush had died. [1] (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/119/119298_morrissey_comments_spark_bush_fire.html). Director Tony Scott has used Nine Inch Nails music in two of his films to date. At a Dublin concert on June 5 2004, Morrissey caused global controversy by announcing the death of former US President, Ronald Reagan; then exclaiming he would have preferred it if George W. Trent Reznor is in possession of John Lennon's mellotron, which he has used on Broken, The Fragile, and Marilyn Manson's second album, Antichrist Superstar.

This is the highest placing chart position for Morrissey in his entire career as both a solo artist and the lead singer of The Smiths. In their early days, NIN used Phantasy as their practice space and it was home for many of their concerts. The single reached No.3 in its first week of sales in the UK Official Charts. He assembles different producers, engineers and musicians to assist him in creating new songs, though Reznor writes all of the lyrics himself and is in sole control of the direction of the band. Similarly, Reznor assembles a live backing band for each NIN tour. The first single, "Irish Blood, English Heart" debuted on KROQ on March 22, 2004 and was released internationally on May 10, 2004. Trent Reznor is the only official member of the band. Guitarist Alain Whyte described the work as a mix between Your Arsenal and Vauxhall and I, and the album has received strong reviews. More than likely, Reznor will need to finish the tour for With Teeth before he can find time to work on this project.

Morrissey's latest, titled You Are the Quarry was released on May 17, 2004 (but one day later in the US). In a response to a question on the official NIN website (http://www.nin.com), Reznor indicated that he would like to release surround sound versions of Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile, similar to what was done for the 10th anniversary editions of The Downward Spiral. He was given the one-time reggae label Attack Records as a platform to record new material and, reportedly, to sign new artists. A DVD version of Closure is forthcoming, pending the resolution of some legal troubles. In June, 2003 Sanctuary Records group announced a deal with Morrissey. This album will be preceded by the release of the single The Hand That Feeds. Morrissey's songs of alienation and isolation have appeared to translate lock, stock and barrel from the streets of Manchester to the barrios of LA, something that he himself has expressed surprise and gratitude about. NIN's fifth major release, With Teeth, is due to be released on May 3, 2005.

Morrissey vacated his English home for Los Angeles in the late-1990s and found an entirely new life in the American West, where, to his own amazement, he has connected with the Hispanic community, where there is now a big fan base. More information on Reznor's work outside of Nine Inch Nails can be found in the Trent Reznor entry. Accusations of racism meant he spent much of the 1990s maligned, based upon songs such as "Bengali In Platforms" and "National Front Disco" as well as an ill-advised performance at the first Madness re-union show at Finsbury Park, London draped in the Union Flag. As a tribute to this, the programmers of the game included a nail gun as a weapon, whose ammo boxes bore the NIN logo. Between 1999 and 2003, Morrissey was unable to find a record contract at all (at least one that satisfied his demands). NIN created the ambient music for id software's computer game Quake in 1996. Though his large and loyal fan base follow his every move, his albums since 1996 had great trouble reaching a wider audience. The band earned a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for their live performance of "Happiness in Slavery" when it was included on the 1996 Woodstock '94 double CD set.

Reputed to be uninterested in compromise or record company marketing principles, Morrissey has long suffered the consequences of operating as a quasi-outsider in the music industry. NIN's mud-soaked performance at Woodstock '94 is one of their most famous moments. Composition duties were split between guitarists Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte, who have been the core of Morrissey's band ever since. It also features the song "Help Me I Am in Hell" set to a black screen and the song "Gave Up" set to scenes within the film. The band he assembled for 1992's hit album Your Arsenal sharply renewed his sound and sales success with a fresh, American rockabilly sound.
Broken, the unreleased short film directed by Peter Christopherson, contains the videos for "Pinion", "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery". After producing several albums in the early years of his solo career with a production outfit not unlike his collaboration with Marr, Morrissey moved on from the songwriting services of Stephen Street for Viva Hate (1988) and Bona Drag (1990) and Mark Nevin for Kill Uncle (1991). When any of these will be back in print is unknown.

Morrissey's subsequent career has also provided successful albums and in 1994 he achieved his highest ever chart position with Vauxhall and I (1994) and its single "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get". Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 are out of print due to Reznor's conflict with his former label TVT Records. Halo 13, Halo 15 and Still from Halo 17 are also out of print. Morrissey's work, both solo and with the Smiths, has been well regarded within England's artistic community and within the artistic establishment of England,even though he now lives in Los Angeles.
Many of these releases are now out of print. The band broke up due to conflict between Morrissey and Marr, after a productive period from 1985 to 1987 when they released several successful albums: Meat Is Murder, Strangeways, Here We Come, and the hit The Queen is Dead (a regular member of "Best Albums of All Time" lists and easily one of the most influential of the 1980s).
. The band became a success in the UK, Ireland, and Australia and became a cult obsession in the United States of America, doing quite well on college radio charts with songs such as How Soon Is Now?, and Panic.. Official halos are as follows (colors denote main album eras):.

Morrissey's ambiguous sexuality, provocative iconoclasm, and lyrical compositions blended with guitarist Johnny Marr's highly melodic songwriting to sell many recordings. Many independent and new wave records follow similar numbering schemes. The Smiths are viewed by many as one of the most influential bands of the 1980s post-punk era. The Downward Spiral is also known as Halo 8). When the band broke up in 1987, Morrissey developed a successful solo career and is one of only a few artists to have had UK top ten singles in three separate decades. Each Nine Inch Nails release is given a sequential number, with the word "Halo" preceding it (eg. Steven Patrick Morrissey, (born May 22, 1959 in Manchester in England) dropped his forenames to become Morrissey, the lead singer of the seminal UK 'indie' band, The Smiths. Other complaints have been about it's length and overabundence of computer-generated sound.

Exit Smiling (Babylon Books; 1998 [written in 1980, discusses a number of Morrissey's favourite, obscure B-movie actors] ISBN 0-907188-47-8). A music video for the North American single was chosen not to be released at the last minute, leading to less media impact than expected. James Dean Is Not Dead (Babylon Books; 1983, 1984², 1997³ ISBN 0-907188-06-0). Despite its sprawling size (It was released as a double CD and a triple vinyl), The Fragile is often considered by both fans and critics to be a disapointment. The New York Dolls (Babylon Books; 1981, 1995² ISBN 0-907188-50-8). The Fragile was followed by the remix album Things Falling Apart. Who Put the M in Manchester? (2005). Music videos for "We're In This Together", "Into the Void", and "Starfuckers Inc." (retitled as "Starsuckers, Inc.") were aired in the US.

!Oye Estaban! (2000). It produced three singles, one released in the US ("The Day the World Went Away"), one in the UK ("We're In This Together") and one in Japan and Australia ("Into The Void"). The Malady Lingers On (1992). NIN's fourth major release was The Fragile (1999). Live in Dallas (1992). A remastered version of the album was released in February 2005, with an accompanying CD of b-sides and rarities. Hulmerist (1990). The Downward Spiral was followed by the remix EP Further Down the Spiral.

2005 "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" / "Redondo Beach". The album's final track, "Hurt", would enjoy success once again when it was covered, with slight alterations to the lyrics, by Johnny Cash in 2003. 2004 "I Have Forgiven Jesus" #10. Music videos were made for the singles "March of the Pigs", "Closer", and "Hurt", with the edited MTV version of "Closer" becoming very successful. 2004 "Let Me Kiss You" #8. One of the singles, "The Downward Spiral" was only released to radio. 2004 "First of the Gang to Die" #6. There were four singles released, "March of the Pigs", "Closer", "Hurt", and "The Downward Spiral".

2004 "Irish Blood, English Heart" #3. It went quadruple platinum and is often considered by critics to be NIN's best work. 1998 "Satan Rejected My Soul" #39. NIN's second full album and third major release was The Downward Spiral ( 1994). 1997 "Roy's Keen" #42. Broken was followed by the remix EP Fixed. 1997 "Alma Matters" #16. A full length video informally called The Broken Movie was also made by Sleazy, but has not seen an official release.

1995 "Sunny" #42. A video for "Pinion" aired twice on MTV before being banned for its objectionable content, although images from it did become a fixture in the opening title sequence of the MTV show 120 Minutes. 1995 "The Boy Racer" #36. The video depicts performance artist Bob Flanagan strapping himself to a machine that subsequently pleasures, tortures and kills him. 1995 "Dagenham Dave" #26. Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson of Coil directed a music video for "Happiness in Slavery," which was universally banned due to its graphic content. 1995 "Boxers" #23. The song "Wish" won a Grammy in the "metal" category.

1994 "Interlude" (with Siouxsie) #25. It was later released as one CD, with the bonus songs as "hidden" tracks 98 and 99. 1994 "Hold on to Your Friends" #47. It was originally released in a fold-out format, containing the first six tracks on a regular CD and an additional three-inch minidisc with the remaining bonus tracks. 1994 "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" #8 (#46 US). NIN's second major release was Broken (1992), an EP of six tracks plus two bonus tracks. 1992 "Certain People I Know" #35. It went triple platinum in the US and produced the singles "Head Like a Hole," "Down in It" and "Sin." Music videos were made for these three tracks, but only the videos for "Head Like a Hole" and "Down in It" were ever completed and released.

1992 "You're the One for Me, Fatty" #19. NIN's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), largely consists of studio versions of demo recordings. 1992 "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" #17. "The Perfect Drug" has the flavor of drum and bass, "Down in It" is essentially a rap, "Happiness in Slavery" is industrial, "The Frail" is a melancholy piano piece, and most of Pretty Hate Machine could be considered dark synth pop. 1991 "My Love Life" #29. NIN's songs cover a range of genres; as a body of work, they cannot be pigeonholed. 1991 "Pregnant for the Last Time" #25. So, I'd say I've borrowed from certain styles and bands like that." [2] (http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/axc94a.shtml).

1991 "Sing Your Life" #33. And because someone didn't come up with a new name that separates those two somewhat unrelated genres, it tends to irritate all the old school fans waving their flags of alternativeness and obscurity. 1991 "Our Frank" #26. I'm working in the context of a pop song structure whereas those bands didn't. 1990 "Piccadilly Palare" #18. We have very little to do with it other than there is noise in my music and there is noise in theirs. 1990 "November Spawned a Monster" #12. "What was originally called industrial music was about 20 years ago Throbbing Gristle and Test Department.

1989 "Ouija Board Ouija Board" #18. NIN's sound has variously been described as alternative, electronica, heavy metal, rock, synth pop, or, most commonly, industrial. Regarding his music being categorized as industrial, Reznor had this to say in a 1994 Axcess magazine interview:. 1989 "Interesting Drug" #9. [In his best he-man voice] Tough and manly! It's a curse trying to come up with band names." [1] (http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/axc94a.shtml). 1989 "Last of the Famous International Playboys" #6. It seemed kind of frightening. 1988 "Everyday is Like Sunday" #9. It really doesn't have any literal meaning.

1988 "Suedehead" #5. Nine Inch Nails lasted the two week test, looked great in print, and could be abbreviated easily. Live at Earls Court — March 2005. I had about 200 of those. You Are the Quarry — May 2004 (a Deluxe edition was released in October 2004). "I don't know if you've ever tried to think of band names, but usually you think you have a great one and you look at it the next day and it's stupid. The Best of Morrissey — Nov 2001. They asked him how he came up with the name Nine Inch Nails and this was his reply:.

My Early Burglary Years — Sep 1998. Axcess magazine interviewed Reznor after the release of The Downward Spiral in 1994. Rare Tracks — Apr 1998. Nine Inch Nails (NIИ, the second "N" is flipped horizontally on album and promotional art) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey — Sep 1997. Jeordie White - Bass, Guitar. Maladjusted — Aug 1997. Aaron North - Guitar.

Southpaw Grammar — Sep 1995. Jerome Dillon - Drums. World of Morrissey — Feb 1995. Alessandro Cortini - Keyboard. Vauxhall and I — Mar 1994. Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Keyboard. Beethoven was Deaf — May 1993. Robin Finck - Guitar, Keyboard.

Your Arsenal — Jul 1992. Jerome Dillon - Drums. At KROQ — Sep 1991 (EP). Charlie Clouser - Keyboard, Theremin. Kill Uncle — Mar 1991. Charlie Clouser - Keyboards, Drums. Bona Drag — Nov 1990. Chris Vrenna - Drums.

Viva Hate — Mar 1988. Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Keyboard. Morrissey is a long-time ethical vegetarian and an advocate for animal rights. Robin Finck - Guitar, Keyboard. Morrissey is noted for using and liking the Southam Street work of photographer Roger Mayne. Charlie Clouser - Keyboard (1995). Morrissey apparently is involved in a long-standing feud with The Cure lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith. James Woolley - Keyboard (1994).

Vote for John Kerry and get rid of George Bush!" [3] (http://www.morrisseymusic.com/newsitem.asp?id=89). Chris Vrenna - Drums. Don’t forget to vote. Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Keyboard. Please bring sanity and intelligence back to the United States. Robin Finck - Guitar, Keyboard. For non-Americans, the United States is suddenly not a very nice place to visit because US immigration officers — under the rules of Bush — now conduct themselves with all the charm and unanswerable indignation of Hitler’s SS. James Woolley - Keyboard.

It does not need to be said yet again, but Bush has single-handedly turned the United States into the most neurotic and terror-obsessed country on the planet. Chris Vrenna - Drums (remainder of tour). Jon Stewart would be ideal, but John Kerry is the logical and sane move. Jeff Ward - Drums (beginning of tour). Morrissey's statement was "With all my heart I urge people to vote against George Bush. Richard Patrick - Guitar. Bush for President. "Deep" appears on the soundtrack for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).