"Morrissey Reimagined" by Boz Boorer released on Bandcamp (August 26, 2024)

The album is now available for streaming and digital purchase on Bandcamp:

Morrissey Reimagined, by Morrissey:Reimagined

14 track album

mozreimagined.bandcamp.com

1. Everyday Is Like Sunday 03:49
Performed by Ayres Griffiths; Toasting by Angel Nyah

2. You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side 03:58
Performed by Jay Judge and Boz Boorer

3. I Can Have Both 03:52
Performed by Brigette Handley

4. Is It Really So Strange? 03:00
Performed by Viktor Huganet

5. Jack The Reggae 03:52
Performed by Angel Nyah

6. Kit 04:49
Performed by Jimmy Gnecco

7. London 02:57
Performed by Spider Stacy

8. Maladjusted 04:07
Performed by Lusty

9. Ouija Board, Ouija Board 03:20
Performed by Melanie

10. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys 03:56
Performed by Tony Stone

11. Pregnant For The Last Time 02:44
Performed by Tim Polecat

12. Satan Rejected My Soul 02:59
Performed by Victor Torpedo

13. Cuanto Mas Me Ignoras, Mas Me Acerco (The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get) 03:54
Performed by Mario Cobo

14. Trouble Loves Me 04:51
Performed by Nina Diaz

released August 26, 2024

All instruments, arrangements, and programming: Boz Boorer

Additional keyboard sounds and programming: Paul Garrow

Saxes on Jack the Reggae: James Knight

Backing Vocals on Jack The Reggae: Emily Lee

Bass and drum programming on Jack The Reggae: Andy Neal

Brass on Satan Rejected My Soul: Barnaby Dickinson

Accordion on Is It Really So Strange: Joao Campos Palma

Extra Acoustic Guitar on Is It Really So Strange: Viktor Huganet

Live drums on Everyday Is Like Sunday, Is It Really So Strange, and Last Of The Famous International Playboys by Joe Adragna, who also did some excellent background vocals on Everyday Is Like Sunday

Drums and percussion on Kit played by Matt Walker

Post Production, backing vocals, and chicken: Stuart Wilf McNabb

The vocals for Everyday Is Like Sunday, Jack The Reggae, London, and my vocal on You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side were recorded in Portugal

All the other vocals were recorded by the individual singers in their chosen lands

Everything was put together at Serra Vista Studio in the Monchique Mountains, Portugal

Photo by Jill Furmanovsky

Many thanks to my lovely wife Lyn who came to my rescue on many an occasion and helped me make those important tough decisions

Dedicated to the memories of Melanie, who passed away soon after sending me her vocals, and Charlie Browne, my old tour manager, the reason we moved to Portugal in the first place.

Not enough thanks can be given to Morrissey, without whom none of the would have happened.

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Related item:

• Boz Boorer: "Morrissey Reimagined" album information & snippet (August 11, 2024)

 

[goinghome]

CD out now as well.

If I'd known, I would have waited to order the CD.

I'm really enjoying the album though. Reimagined is precisely what the arrangements do to the songs; all spiced up, with different voices and styles. Bravo, Boz!

 

[Fernando Pessoa]

Lolzapaloopa!

Wot a fcukin car-crash! Inadvertently hilarious, camp as Christmas- would make a great soundtrack for a 2024 'reimagining' of 'Crossroads' ...just needs Meg Richardson, Benny and Huwie on backing vocals...

...wtf!...having spent decades trundling the world serving Dad Rock-abilly by numbers in service of Morrissey's overweening ambition to make it Bigly In America, we now get this fcukin dog's dinner of nonsense.

It's the kind of audio diarrhea you hear at Moseley Folk Festival with pasty whey faced public sector drones vibing to some silly multiculturalism muzak by the likes of The Levellers. God, they were fcukin awful on Friday night...

If Morrissey repents of his For Britain sins he can sheepishly redeem himself by playing these 'contemporary' versions to show he 'gets it' and he won't say anything 'inappropriate' about immigration or Islamism again. Jess Philips can introduce him.

He could even wear a dreadlocks weave or a 2-Tone ska outfit and 'toast' over his self-karaoke.

The Melanie version of 'Ouija Board ' is absolute comedy gold. I can't wait to spin this on the decks at Malvern Cube when it's closing time and we need to sweep the hippy dross back up to their yurts in West Malvern...

...jayzuz...what an audio abortion...to be a fly on the wall as Stevphen grimaces and smiles wanly at the album release party at Rough Trade East...

They say laughter is the best medicine...tanx Dr Boz!

Kind regards

B10 BrummieBoy

Pity poor Morrissey...he thought he was being edgy using a Ouija Board but he summoned me-his Internet Demon who destroyed his career and legacy...Stephen: fcukd around and found out...lolzapaloopa!

 

[goinghome]

There should be more fuss made of this inventive album. Where are the reviews?

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[JerryCan]

There should be more fuss made of this inventive album. Where are the reviews?

Sadly I think the press are more invested in the rolling catastrophe elsewhere. Feel sorry for Boz as it deserved a bit more of the limelight.

 

[veesix]

These aren’t good covers imho. The exception is his It Really So Strange. Funny chicken and done well by the singer / guitarist. It’s a rockabilly on what’s already a jangly tune and I think it fits. But again the others… forgettable, unfortunately.

 

[Dirk Blaggard]

In the World of Morrissey Boz is basically a musical god. He's cowritten some of my favorite songs of all time, and gave new life to Morrissey when he needed it. He has my respect forever, a "lifetime pass."

That being said, there are some artists that I just don't think make sense to cover because they are so idiosyncratic. Morrissey Without Morrissey just doesn't appeal to me. It just makes no sense to me.

The sound of this album feels very harsh and digital and processed to me, and that just is not really my kind of music. I like Boz when he's rocking and rolling. I'm not sure what this is. Like weird club remixes of Morrissey songs. I personally don't see what there is to enjoy here. Sounds like he had fun making this though.

What I find puzzling is that this is not just a collection of Boz's Morrissey songs, but even some from The Smiths. Weird. It's good to be unpredictable, but I think it would make more sense for it to be the songs Boz takes some literal ownership in as a co-author.

I can't believe how bad this is..............I mean..........it's really awful apart from a few tracks. Boz should be embarrassed by this nonsense.

Boz has never been a musical God. At least Not to any of the people I know in M world
He is a musical talent but in no way WAs he and AW up there with Marr or Street
Its funny both he and AW have really carried on learning Into M to make coin
I think Boz was actually freinds with M
I dont think the test of the band were

Did anyone ever see the M and Spencer photo shoot?