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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
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  1. All Music Guide
    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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