MORRISSEY : 25LIVE

  1. Alma Matters
  2. Ouija Board, Ouija Board
  3. Irish Blood, English Heart
  4. You Have Killed Me
  5. November Spawned A Monster
  6. Maladjusted
  7. You're The One For Me Fatty
  8. Still Ill
  9. People Are The Same Everywhere
  10. Speedway
  11. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
  12. To Give Is The Reason I Live
  13. Meat Is Murder
  14. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
  15. Action Is My Middle Name
  16. Everyday Is Like Sunday
  17. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
  18. Let Me Kiss You
  19. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

Label : Eagle Vision

Venue : Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, California, USA

Recording Date : March 2, 2013

Length : 85:22

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review (The Guardian) : This penny-plain concert movie was made on 2 March this year in the concert hall of the Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, the smallest venue of the 54-year-old Morrissey's world tour to mark his 25th anniversary as a solo artist. Revealing his impressive physique, he changed shirts four times, throwing two of them to the fans, and was relatively cheerful, though given to saying things like "This microphone is my headstone". He fell down on his knees in prayer during a song extolling vegetarianism and cursing meat but said nothing particularly controversial. It was an almost sacramental occasion for his fans, who declared on the way in that it was a life-changing event (a sentiment they confirmed on the way out), and fought for the microphone during the show to make declarations like "You belong to the ages".

Review (Wikipedia) : Morrissey: 25 Live is a 2013 music concert film documentary depicting Morrissey's March 2, 2013 live performance at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California. The concert was intended to mark his 25-year solo career following the break-up of The Smiths. The film focused on Morrissey as a performer, rather than as a man. Marking Morrissey's 25th anniversary as a solo performer, the concert took place at Hollywood High School the day after his sold-out concert at Staples Center. The location was the smallest venue of the year's tour, and tickets for the Hollywood High venue sold out in 12 seconds. According to William Morris Agency, ticket outlet systems were so jammed it took 45 minutes to acknowledge those successful ticket purchases which were made within the first 12 seconds of them becoming available.[7] The film was produced by Nineteen Fifteen and Eagle Rock Productions, and was distributed by Eagle Rock. Initially released as a theatrical/cinema release August - October 2013, in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Australia, Morrissey: 25 Live was Morrissey's first authorized concert film recording[8] since 2004's Who Put the M in Manchester?. Performing artists included Morrissey, Boz Boorer, Anthony Burulcich, and Jesse Tobias. The evening's opening act was by Kristeen Young, whose 30-minute set was interspersed with the crowd demanding Morrissey's appearance, followed by a video explaining fish suffocating. Guest appearances included Russell Brand, who delivered a rambling introductory monologue, and Patti Smith, who gave a well-received, hour-long set of her own before Morrissey came on stage. Her set included "Dancing Barefoot", "April Fool", and "Because the Night". She closed her set with "Gloria". The show's banner dropped just before 10 PM to reveal Morrissey and his band. The first songs they performed were "Alma Matters" and "Ouija Board, Ouija Board". At the conclusion of "November Spawned a Monster", Morrissey addressed the audience, and invited fans to speak. He handed his microphone to front-row attendees, who spoke his praises. After being handed the microphone, fans offered verbal adulation: a woman thanked him for enriching the lives of her and her children, and the man next to her thanked Morrissey for the life lessons he had shared. Representative of the effect he has had on his fans, during the performance of "Maladjusted" a fan passed forward a handmade poster featuring Morrissey's photo with the caption, "Class of 1977 - best hair". When the concert was finished, the support band introduced themselves one by one and declared they were "playing 'for Morrissey'". The concert DVD opened with a series of short clips in which fans expressed their love for the singer. Russell Brand's introductory monologue appears as a DVD extra, he and Patti Smith were seen in brief cutaways and inserts during an opening montage. During the film, Morrissey's performance of Let Me Kiss You was interspersed with effective, mood-enhancing jump cuts. Birmingham Mail felt that while at 54, Morrissey looked more like a politician than a rock star, his performances of songs such as Meat Is Murder, Everyday Is Like Sunday, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, and The Boy With The Thorn In His Side gave enough evidence to suggest he "could still grow all over you if you let him".

Note : This is the audio of the concert film.