Ringleader Of The Tormentors
by Morrissey
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 105
  3. Negative: 9 out of 105

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  1. DSHelder
    Apr 6, 2006
    3
    You can not even start to compare these songs to the long list of classic pop-songs this man has made earlier. Melody-wise, these er bleak. The text are better than your average poplyric, but still not in the class of his earlier efforts. It takes an interest in Morrissey's persona, bordering to the unhealthy, to find this record interesting.
  2. RennieJ
    Apr 10, 2006
    3
    Morrissey's lyrics have now slipped into the awful category. "Then you croak, it's no joke" "I look at life and it makes me puke," etc. This is truly terrible stuff. What happened to the poet that used to captivate us with his wonderful observations and phrases. Maladjusted, Quarry and this new one represent a kind of horrible trilogy of bad writing and exhaused inspiration. Morrissey's lyrics have now slipped into the awful category. "Then you croak, it's no joke" "I look at life and it makes me puke," etc. This is truly terrible stuff. What happened to the poet that used to captivate us with his wonderful observations and phrases. Maladjusted, Quarry and this new one represent a kind of horrible trilogy of bad writing and exhaused inspiration. Morrissey has now begun to tarnish a once great lyrical legacy.… Expand
  3. johnkilshawk
    Apr 21, 2006
    0
    Everyone knows the Mozfather has knocked a decent tune out in the last fifteen years. Gee Man get a life
  4. VictorZ
    Apr 5, 2006
    2
    having been a fan for over two decades, I was sadly disappointed with "Ringleader". The songs lose their edge after a couple of listens and we certainly don't have the staying power that al of the Smiths records had. I believe this may very well be his last record.

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#42 Most Discussed Album of 2006
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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Rolling Stone
    70
    You Are The Quarry... was Morrissey's strongest album in years, but Ringleader reframes it as mere foreplay. [6 Apr 2006, p.62]
  2. The Guardian
    90
    Some of his most impressive songs in years.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    40
    Mostly, though, it's the usual whining about his tortured life as as a once-celebrated pop star and being unloved in a harsh world, but with fewer droll song titles and clever couplets.
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