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Ask me why and I'll spit in your eye
On the Morrissey-solo board, someone posts the cover for Moz's forthcoming album, Ringleader of the Tormentors.

As my spouse put it, "One thumbnail image, 105 comments."

The general response is mixed, but there's some good stuff. For example:

Crikey. Who the FUCK let this go out the door? Another BAD ORDINARY CHEAP SHITE FONT slathered in two minutes on a CRAP PHOTO! Anyone on this fuckin board could do better in 15 minutes with the free software they got with their scanner.
DISGRACEFUL....
And this from a man who designed some of the most iconic sleeves during TWO decades! What the Fuck happened to his taste?

And:

The cover is THE BEST!

The cover art- when presented with the title of the album- is ironic, clever, intriguiging, and dramatic.

What could the concept be? Conflict, victimization, and survival are themes that come to mind.

What would you say if Morrissey actually made it to the Grammys or some other award show? Would we even want that to happen in the first place?

Love always,
Ken Stavitzke

And:

Regardless of what one thinks of the actual photo (personally I reckon it looks fine, much better than YATQ) I think there is a kind of ironic tie-in to the title.

Ringleader of the Tormenters kinda implies a sort of simmering ultra violence. And yet what do you get when when you look at the cover?

A kind of beatific serenity, Moz instrument in hand about to make beautiful music.

I think it ties in perfectly with Moz's whole outlook on art. I've always believed he's gravitated to art that is both violent and yet poetic and fragile.

Think of "the Queen is Dead" where Moz sings about some reasonably violent and revolutionary ideas to amped up music and yet........there's great poetry in that song.

Maybe I'm extrapilating the point out a little but that's what I see in the album cover. A sense of violence in the title combined with an image of beatific serenity.

Oh Moz you're such a ironic wag!

Really it's small and cute, as wanks go, but hey, it's Morrissey wank. That has to count for something.