Viva Hate
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Viva Hate is Morrissey's debut solo album, released on March 22, 1988. The album was more successful than any of Morrissey's work with The Smiths and was more modern and musically innovative in comparison as well. The album was originally going to be called Education in Reverse, but was renamed to reflect Morrissey's feelings after the break-up of The Smiths. Some LPs in Australia were misprinted with the original title.[link]
The album was released a mere six months after The Smiths' final album, Strangeways Here We Come. The title predicts the content as Morrissey's lyrics are sardonic and filled with invective, while some of the tracks deal with the harshness of the breakup of The Smiths.
Interestingly, British band The Ordinary Boys were previously called 'Viva Hate'. The band are big Moz fans and their current name is another Morrissey song.
Track listing
- "Alsatian Cousin"
- "Little Man, What Now?"
- "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
- "Bengali in Platforms"
- "Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together"
- "Late Night, Maudlin Street"
- "Suedehead"
- "Break Up the Family"
- "Hairdresser on Fire" (later pressings only; originally a B-side to "Suedehead")
- "The Ordinary Boys"
- "I Don't Mind if You Forget Me"
- "Dial-a-Cliché"
- "Margaret on the Guillotine"
Special Edition
In 1997, EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of this album in England. It features different cover work, and a different booklet (it has a photograph of a billboard for Beethoven Was Deaf and drops the lyrics), and features 8 bonus tracks. However, the song "Hairdresser on Fire" does not appear on this version (the song was originally added to the North American version of the album as a bonus track). The bonus songs are:
- "Let The Right One Slip In"
- "Pashernate Love"
- "At Amber"
- "Disappointed (Live)"
- "Girl Least Likely To"
- "I'D Love To"
- "Michael's Bones"
- "I've Changed My Plea To Guilty"
Resources
- [It May All End Tomorrow - Lyrics and Song Information Database]
- [It May All End Tomorrow - Lyrics FAQ]
- [It May All End Tomorrow - Margaret on the Guillotine Lyrics page]
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Albums: Viva Hate | Kill Uncle | Your Arsenal | Vauxhall and I | Southpaw Grammar | Maladjusted | You Are the Quarry | Ringleader of the Tormentors Live albums: Beethoven Was Deaf | Live at Earls Court Compilations: Bona Drag | World of Morrissey | My Early Burglary Years | See also: The Smiths | His Master's Voice | Sire Records | Sanctuary Records | ||||||
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