Abba Are the Enemy
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Abba Are the Enemy | ||||
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Released | September 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2002 – 2004 | |||
Genre | Punk, Indie | |||
Length | 35:53 | |||
Label | Newmemorabilia Records | |||
Producer | John Robb Julian Gaskell | |||
Tom Hingley and the Lovers chronology | ||||
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Abba Are the enemy is the debut album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers, which features Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley from Manchester punk band The Fall. It was released in 2004.
Track listing
All Songs written by Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley, Paul Hanley, Kelly Wood, James Brown, except "Hole" written by Tom Hingley. Lyrics on "No Way Out" by Kelly Wood.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Temperamental Jimmy" | 2:22 |
2. | "Online Pharmacy" | 2:49 |
3. | "Yeah" | 2:56 |
4. | "Hole" | 2:32 |
5. | "Tattyfalarious" | 2:38 |
6. | "No Way Out" | 4:08 |
7. | "Boyband" | 2:35 |
8. | "Big Mistake" | 3:34 |
9. | "3145" | 3:12 |
10. | "Third Cumming" | 1:11 |
11. | "I Feel Old" | 3:23 |
12. | "Perfect Body" | 3:49 |
13. | "Online Pharmacy" (video) |
Personnel
The band
- Tom Hingley: Vocals, Guitar
- Steve Hanley: Bass, backing vocals
- Paul Hanley: Drums, backing vocals
- Jason Brown: Guitar, backing vocals
- Kelly Wood: Farfisa Keyboard, Melodica, Synthesiser, Vibraphone, backing vocals
Guest musicians
- Julian Gaskell: Piano strings on "Tattyfalarious"
Reception
The album was given a six out of ten rating by PopMatters, with reviewer John Bergstrom, calling "Online Pharmacy" a "Hendrix redux", and stating that Hingley sounds "like the bastard child of Paul Weller and Roger Daltrey".[1]
References
- ^ Bergstrom, John (2005) "Tom Hingley and the Lovers: Abba Are the Enemy", PopMatters, 7 March 2005, retrieved 2010-06-20
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