Swords
by Morrissey
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16

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  1. sex4free
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    I dont get the reviews for this one. For me this is maybe my favorite Morrissey solo album, especially in terms of the other intstruments then Morrisseys voice, but also the singing and lyrics is to me very special on this. Put on "If you dont like me...", "Shame is the name", "I knew I was next" and you will hear what I'm talking about.
  2. Tokyochuchu
    Aug 26, 2014
    7
    Swords is not perfect. As a B-side compilation album there are inevitably going to be some misfires, and indeed there are (Sweetie Pie springs to mind immediately). But there is also plenty of wonderful material on offer here and, for whatever reason, I still find this compilation more engaging than Morrissey's studio albums of the same era (namely Ringleader of the Tormentors, Years ofSwords is not perfect. As a B-side compilation album there are inevitably going to be some misfires, and indeed there are (Sweetie Pie springs to mind immediately). But there is also plenty of wonderful material on offer here and, for whatever reason, I still find this compilation more engaging than Morrissey's studio albums of the same era (namely Ringleader of the Tormentors, Years of Refusal and, to a lesser extent, You are the Quarry). Swords ain't no Bona Drag but it's still a great addition to Morrissey's catalog.… Expand
  3. adpirtle
    Jul 31, 2014
    7
    This isn't the strongest Morrissey album of its type - how could it be, with a masterpiece like Bona Drag banging around - but it is artfully put together, and most of the songs are good enough to merit the effort involved. A few are actually amazing.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    50
    Nothing here is quite an embarrassment, but compared to his other albums of this nature, including the muddled World of Morrissey, there's a distinct lack of humor and hooks, or anything else memorable.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    70
    Certainly on this album class is more straightforward.
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  3. Pitchfork
    50
    You see, as Swords, mopping up of the stray B-sides and bonus tracks from the comeback years, suggests, Morrissey now has a dilemma: Following group glory, solo vindication, political notoriety, sullen exile, and dramatic revival, what on earth does he do for an encore?
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