I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
by Morrissey
  • Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Mar 20, 2020
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33
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  1. LuxemburgJason
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    Dog is just a bad album, and it isn't a Morrissey album. It's a poor attempt at doing what other artists have done better and for many more years, with greater degrees of success. It isn't innovative in the slightest. It's hackneyed, lacking originality and just generally lazy. It sounds like a really bad Killers album. Overproduced, lots of silly electronic noises and poor lyrics.

    It's a    Dog is just a bad album, and it isn't a Morrissey album. It's a poor attempt at doing what other artists have done better and for many more years, with greater degrees of success. It isn't innovative in the slightest. It's hackneyed, lacking originality and just generally lazy. It sounds like a really bad Killers album. Overproduced, lots of silly electronic noises and poor lyrics.

    It's a genuine shame to see such an incredible lyricist fall so far, especially after the reasonably decent Low In High School.    … Expand

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Rolling Stone
    Apr 8, 2020
    50
    This charming man's bowshots at English society can get repetitive. [Apr 2020, p.87]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 8, 2020
    40
    One of the most musically interesting things he's done in years. ... However, a bitter aftertaste lingers long after the final notes. [May 2020, p.79]
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 7, 2020
    60
    A decision has been made that it is time to introduce new flavors into the Morrissey sound palette, with the well-established Boz Boorer-led guitar sound taking a step back in favor of a measure of electronic tampering, instrumental variety, and sonic effects. If change was needed, this wasn’t it. ... Morrissey’s vocals remain strong, those wrought girders that with age have reinforced what was once a floral and decorative voice standing firm. He continues to have a knack for finding an elegant vocal melody too.
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