Viva Dead Ponies
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Viva Dead Ponies | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Kitchenware | |||
Producer | Cathal Coughlan, Tíma Mansió (Brasil), Ralph Jezzard | |||
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Viva Dead Ponies (originally titled "Bugs Fucking Bunny" [2]) was the second album by The Fatima Mansions, and features elements of both their original, more synth-led and melodic sound on songs such as "You're A Rose", as well as the noiser, guitar-oriented style that would become more prominent in their later works (a notable example of this being "Look What I Stole For Us, Darling").
As with their later album Lost in the Former West, the American release of Viva Dead Ponies featured a different track list, removing the poppy "Thursday" and adding the "Only Losers Take The Bus" and "Blues For Ceaucescu" singles to give the album a more sustained guitar rock emphasis. [citation needed]
Track listing
All songs written by Cathal Coughlan.
- "Angel's Delight" (4:32)
- "Concrete Block" (0:16)
- "Mr. Baby" (2:53)
- "The Door-to-Door Inspector" (4:13)
- "Start the Week" (0:25)
- "You're a Rose" (3:31)
- "Legoland 3" (0:27)
- "Thursday" (3:38)
- "Ceausescu Flashback" (0:13)
- "Broken Radio No.1" (4:38)
- "Concrete Block" (0:27)
- "Farewell Oratorio" (0:59)
- "Look What I Stole for Us, Darling" (3:05)
- "The White Knuckle Express" (4:15)
- "Chemical Cosh" (1:42)
- "Tima Mansio Speaks" (0:17)
- "A Pack of Lies" (2:52)
- "Viva Dead Ponies" (5:13)
- "More Smack, Vicar" (0:52)
Personnel
- Cathal Coughlan – vocals, keyboards, programming
- Andrías Ó Grúama – guitar
- Nick Bunker – keyboards
- Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
- Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind
Sources
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press, 2011. p. 1092. ASIN: B0052Z80QO