Viva Hate
Occupation
- Vocals: Morrisey
- Guitar / Keyboards: Vini Reilly
- Bass: Stephen Street
- Drums: Andrew Paresi
- Cellos: Rachel Maguire, Mark Davies, Robert Woolhard
- Viola: John Metcalf
Viva Hate is published March 14, 1988 debut solo album from former Smiths singer Morrissey - The.
Genesis
After the end of Smiths Morrissey began on his first solo album to work, that should establish him as a solo artist. Together with producer Stephen Street, who has already cooperated with several Smiths albums, and Vini Reilly (guitar) wrote Morrisey the 12 tracks on the album, which was recorded in the Wool Hall Studios in winter 1987/88. Stephen Street took over the bass guitar in addition to producing and was supported by the producer Steve Lillywhite and Alan Winstanley. The drums took over Andrew Paresi, who has worked on the two follow-up albums Bona Drag ( 1989) and Kill Uncle (1991).
Originally, the album was to be called Education in reverse and some sound recordings were sold in Australia and New Zealand under this title.
Music style
Shortly after the end of the Smiths had to say as a solo artist without his former bandmates Johnny Marr, who had just taken care of the dissolution of the band Morrissey. Morrissey did not pursue on the album on experiments and supplied from an album Strangeways, Here We Come, the last Smiths album is not dissimilar and further led the typical guitar pop of the Smiths. A new feature synthesizer sounds were introduced something while his former band had resisted for years.
Success
The album was released six months after the last Smiths album Strangeways, Here We Come and reached # 1 on the British charts. Already by the pre-orders the album reached gold status in the United Königreich.In the U.S. Billboard charts the album was ranked number 48 and was awarded on 16 November 1993 a gold record. In Germany the album reached number 33 in the official charts.
Title list
The American version also contained the song Hairdresser on Fire, which was released in the UK as the B - side of the single Suedehead.
Special Edition
1997 EMI released for its 100th anniversary 100 " classic" new, including Viva Hate. In addition to an altered cover this special edition contains in addition to the 12 songs from the original version has the following bonus tracks are not in connection with the original album:
- Let the Right One Slip In (B-side of "Tomorrow ", 1992)
- Pashernate Love (B- side of " You're the One for Me, Fatty", 1992)
- Disappointed (Live) (B- side of " Pregnant for the Last Time ", 1991)
- Girl Least Likely To ( B-side of " November Spawned a Monster ", 1990)
- I'd Love To ( B-side of " The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get ", 1994)
- Michael 's Bones (B-side of "The Last of the Famous International Playboys ", 1988)
- I've Changed My Plea to Guilty (B- side of " My Love Life", 1991)
Singles
Suedehead
The first single already released in February 1988, the B-sides I Know Very Well How I Got My Name and Hairdresser on Fire. The Suedeheads were an offshoot of the British skinhead scene that emerged from 1969. The text itself has nothing to do with the subculture. The single reached number 5 in the UK and number 29 in the German single charts. A fight between Ryan Adams and David Rawlings about the origin of the song serves as the intro for Adams ' album Heartbreaker.
Everyday Is Like Sunday
The second single, Everyday Is Like Sunday appeared on 31 May 1988 in the UK with the B-sides Disappointed and Will Never Marry. The single reached number 9 in the UK charts. There are numerous cover versions, including by The Pretenders as a soundtrack for coffee, milk and sugar. The chorus also served the National Football League in 2008 as an advertising jingle.
More Song Info
- The title of Little Man, What Now? is a reference to the novel Little man - what now? by Hans Fallada. The song is about a child star who goes down slowly.
- Bengali in plattforms is about a Bengali boy who tries his luck in the United Kingdom, but fails, is often cited as evidence of Morrissey's alleged racism, as the text line " Bengali, Bengali / Oh, shelve your Western plans / And understand / That life is hard enough When you belong here. " can be interpreted as racist. As counter-evidence was led that Morrissey, himself the son of an Irish immigrant, would only process its own strangeness.
- The title of Late Night, Maudlin Street is a reference to the novel Late Night on Watling Street by Bill Naughton and the school in Carry on - Louder lovable teachers ( " Maudlin Street Secondary ").