Your Arsenal es un álbum de Morrissey, publicado en 1992 por His Master's Voice. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «You're Gonna Need Someone onYour Side», «Glamorous Glue», «We'll Let You Know» y «The National Front Disco».
Sobre el álbum
"Your Arsenal", de 1992, es una obra fundamental en la discografía de Morrissey, un álbum que supuso una reinvención sonora y un regreso triunfal a la primera línea. Para este trabajo, formó una nueva y sólida banda de directo, con los guitarristas Alain Whyte y Boz Boorer como piezas clave. Contó con la producción del legendario Mick Ronson, guitarrista de David Bowie en su etapa de Ziggy Stardust. La influencia del glam rock es la espina dorsal del disco.
El sonido es potente, directo y guitarrero. Morrissey abandona la sutileza de sus trabajos anteriores para abrazar un rock and roll musculoso, con claras influencias del rockabilly y el glam. Temas como "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side" o "Glamorous Glue" son enérgicos y arrolladores, mostrando una faceta del cantante más agresiva y segura de sí misma.
El álbum no estuvo exento de polémica. Canciones como "The National Front Disco" generaron acusaciones de ambigüedad en torno a temas de nacionalismo, un debate que ha acompañado al artista durante gran parte de su carrera. Pese a ello, el disco fue un éxito de crítica y nominado a un Grammy. Indudablemente, con sencillos tan perfectos como "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful", "Your Arsenal" revitalizó su carrera y le consolidó como un icono del rock alternativo.
Listado de Canciones
- You're Gonna Need Someone onYour Side3:35
- Glamorous Glue4:03
Letra
First day with the jar You find Everyone lies First day with the jar You find Everyone lies, nobody minds Everyone lies Where is the man you respect? And where is the woman you love? Where's the woman you love? Third week with the jar You find Everything dies We won't vote Conservative Because we never have Everyone lies, everyone lies Where is the man you respect? And where is the woman you love? Where's the woman you love? Everything of worth On Earth Is there To share I used to dream, and I used to vow I wouldn't dream of it now We look to Los Angeles For the language we use London is dead, London is dead London is dead, London is dead London is dead, London is dead Now I'm too much in love I'm too much in love I know I'll go Empty hand From the land - We'll Let You Know5:15
- The National Front Disco4:20
Letra
David, the wind blows The wind blows Bits of your life away Your friends all say Where is our boy? Oh, we've lost our boy But they should know Where you've gone Because again and again you've explained that You're going to Oh, you're going to Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah England for the English! England for the English! David, the winds blow The winds blow All of my dreams away And I still say Where is our boy? Ah, we've lost our boy But I should know Why you've gone Because again and again you've explained You've gone to the National, ah To the National There's a country; you don't live there But one day you would like to And if you show them what you're made of Oh, then you might do But David, we wonder We wonder if the thunder Is ever really gonna begin Begin, begin Your mom says I've lost my boy But she should know Why you've gone Because again and again you've explained You've gone to the National To the National To the National Front Disco Because you want the day to come sooner You want the day to come sooner You want the day to come sooner When you've settled the score Oh, the National Oh, the National Oh, the National Oh, the National Oh, the National - Certain People I Know3:11
Letra
I take the cue from Certain people I know I use the cue And then I Hand it on to you And when I swing it So, it catches his eye... (Weren't you there? You'd have died!) I trust the views of Certain people I know They look at danger And they Laugh their heads off Their clothes are imitation George the 23rd (Don't you find this absurd?) I'd hate to be like Certain people I know They break their necks And can't afford to Get them fixed Ah, they'd sacrifice all Of their principles for Anything cashable I do believe it's terrible Oh, wo, wo Ah, ah, ah, ah Oh, wo, wo Ah, ah, ah, ah Oh, wo, wo - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful2:29
Letra
We hate it when our friends Become successful We hate it when our friends Become successful Oh, look at those clothes Now look at that face It's so old And such a video, well It's really laughable Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Oh, oh, oh Ah, ah, ah, ah We hate it when our friends Become successful And if they're northern That it makes it even worse and If we can destroy them You bet your life we will destroy them If we can hurt them Well, we may as well It's really laughable Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Oh, oh, oh Ah, ah, ah, ah You see it should have been me It could have been me Everybody knows Everybody says so They say Oh you have loads of songs So many songs More songs than they can stand Verse Chorus Middle-eight break fade Just listen - You're the One for Me, Fatty2:56
- Seasick, Yet Still Docked5:07
Letra
I am a poor freezingly cold soul So far from where I intended to go Scavenging through life's very constant lulls So far from where I'm determined to go Wish I knew the way to reach the one I love There is no way Wish I had the charm to attract the one I love But you see I've got no charm Tonight I've consumed Much more than I can hold Oh, this is very clear to you And you can tell I have never really loved You can tell, by the way I sleep all day And all of my life No-one gave me anything No-one has ever given me anything My love is as sharp as a needle in your eye You must be such a fool To pass me by - I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday4:20
- Tomorrow4:06
Letra
Tomorrow Will it really come? And if it does come Will I still be Human? All I ask of you is one thing that you never do Would you put your arms around me? (I won't tell anyone) Tomorrow Does it have to come? All I ask of you is one thing that you'll never do Would you put your arms around me? (I won't tell anybody) Tomorrow And what must come before Oh, the pain in my arms Oh, the pain in my legs Oh, through my shiftless body Tomorrow It's surely nearer now? You don't think I'll make it I never said I wanted to Well did I? Oh, the pain in my arms Oh, the pain in my legs Oh, yeah, oh, yeah No, yeah; no, yeah Through my shiftless body Tomorrow Tomorrow All I ask of you ... oh ... Is would you tell me that you love me Tell me, tell me that you love me Tell me, tell me that you love me Tell me that you love me ! Ah, I know you don't mean it Ah, I know you don't mean it Tell me, tell me that you love me Tell me, tell me that you love me Tell me, oh, tell me, oh Tell me, oh, tell me, oh, tell me, oh Tell me, oh, tell me, oh