Positives: His voice is fucking just as amazing and gorgeous as it was 20 years ago. His backing band was pretty damn good.

Negatives: Oh, the ridiculous stage contortions. The ultimate drama queen. The vogueing with the mike. The incessant playing with the mike chord: was he practicing his ribbon routine for rhythmic gymnastics?

Apparently, in my old age, I am even more cranky and judgemental than I realized. I’m all about the tunes, and not so much about the ‘tude. Found it kinda laughable in fact, in those few moments when I didn’t find it annoying.

That said, I have never forgotten exactly where I was and who I was with the very first moment I ever heard the Smiths. And seeing Morrissey live, even now, even with all that, brought it all screaming right back. And that’s something.