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I think Terry1 absolutely nails it. Eggers's voice, when he's writing at his best, is undeniably engaging, tending to hit the right buttons, and successful in expressing the concerns and frustrations of people who are young-ish, liberal, educated, city-dwelling . . . I could go on here with a list from "Stuff White

Does anyone know which version of "The Trapeze Swinger" is on here? Because the one that was on the In Good Company soundtrack was really not good, while the stripped-down, concert version is trans-fucking-cendent. I've only been able to find one good quality version of the concert version online, but Mr. Beam

You're starting to rub off on your cousin.

Well, as the review states, "Your Arsenal" is very good, but I think most fans would go for "Viva Hate." If you're really just starting out with Morrissey then you might want to go with a Best of the Smiths collection, and take it from there.

They certainly don't have accordion on every song — not even on most of them. But if that's your thing, you'd surely like "The Mariner's Revenge Song" from "Picaresque." It's about 10 minutes long, tells a very fun story, and yes, has quite a bit of accordion. Get it from iTunes or something.