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Viva Hate

MorrisseyAudio CD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

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Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known primarily as Morrissey, is an English singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the UK but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom on ten occasions. ... Read more in Amazon's Morrissey Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: March 22, 1988
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002LDQ
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,160 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 tracks. Light scuff on outside edge does not affect play. SM.

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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Viva Morrissey. October 2, 2002
Format:Audio CD
"Viva Hate" isn't my favorite Morrissey solo album. There, I said it. I'm going against the grain of public opinion amongst Morrissey fans, but not without reason. Don't get me wrong, the album is an impressive solo debut (even more so considering that it was released within 6 months following "Strangeways, Here We Come," the final album of his former band the Smiths). But I just don't think it deserves to be on such a high pedestal. Producer Stephen Street replaces former Smith Johnny Marr as his music collaborator on "Viva Hate," and while Street doesn't match Marr's skills, he compliments Morrissey nicely on this disc. There's the lush orchestral arrangements on "Hairdresser on Fire," the gloomy "Everyday is Like Sunday," and the soaring "Angel, Angel Down We Go Together." Mozzer hasn't lost much of touch as a lyricist, either. He tells a tale of unrequited love in the excellent "Suedehead," addresses racism in the semi-controversial "Bengali in Platforms," and delivers a scathing commentary on Thatcherism in the chilling "Margaret on the Guillotine." As much as I like "Viva Hate," my personal favorite Morrissey albums are the tough-as-nails, glam-flavored "Your Arsenal" and "Vauxhall & I." Still this is a respectable and solid debut.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Miguel
Format:Audio CD
Thus opens this, one of the finest examples of late 80s britpop ever to come out. Rash, straight-forward, poetic and cunning. Utterly devastating.

Morrissey took a big step by releasing this record, just a few months after the demise of The Smiths... obviously, the style is pretty much there and it evolved through the years with a lot of hits and a lot o misses, too.

The two pièces-de-resistance of this album are the very well known "Suedehead" and "Everyday is like Sunday", both perfectly ochestrated and composed brilliantly to an effect of pain in the right place... also there is the share of political controversy and even a couple of lame songs ("Margaret..." and "Dial a Cliché")... but the real centerpieces taht show the juxtaposition of Moz's vision, of the most tender and the most convulsedly gothic is present in "Alsatian Cousin" (a brutal and at the same time tender gay love story) and "Break up the family" , quite possibly the only hopeful song he has ever written.

In fact... a good, solid record you will spin, and spin and spin...

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Solo Effort Far Exceeds Expectations December 26, 2004
Format:Audio CD
I can't understand those critics/reviewers who nitpick at the album's alleged shortcomings i.e. its supposed shallow lyrics and lack of melodies. Sixteen years of listening, I find the album holds up quite well. First Stephen Street, the producer, gives the album a bright, clean sound that was never matched on subsequent Morrissey efforts. Second, there are plenty of strong singles here, including Suedhead, Everday Is Like Sunday, and Bengali in Platforms. While some of the songs are too long like Margaret on the Guillotine, overall the songs are Morrissey at his pop music best, the songs full of melancholy, angst, irony, all packaged in a wall of guitar sound to soothe those of us who would surely miss the jangling aching guitar sound of Johnny Marr.

If you like the melancholy wall of guitar sound, you might also check out another album that came out two years later, "Cake," by the Trash Can Sinatras.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, captivating piece!
One of my favorites, and all time classic. Really captures the rockabilly sound! A must have in your collection. Viva Hate, rock on!!
Published 1 month ago by P. Pantea
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Morrissey.
I really, really love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. I love Morrissey. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Vidalina P. Arthur-snead
1.0 out of 5 stars Sad
This man doesn't sound very happy. Maybe he needs a girlfriend or a hobby or something. Made me want to put on some Joy Division or Nick Drake to cheer myself up.
Published 10 months ago by a
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Moz albums ...
Every song on this album fits into my life somewhere and thats why we listen to morrissey in the first place ... moz knows how to make grown men cry ... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Trevor Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Still my favorite Morrissey solo album
Although not as cohesive as a Smiths album, some of Morrissey finest songs appear on "Viva Hate." Very sentimental and lyrically brilliant. Read more
Published 17 months ago by thesmiths
5.0 out of 5 stars Morrissey & Street have created a masterpiece
Stephen Street managed to create music that any Smiths fan will love, yet it doesn't sound exactly like Johnny Marr. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nathan E. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Tombstone crowning my head, I love you more than life
Morrissey may be a bloated, semi-conscious cancer now, but back in 1893 when he retired as a blacksmith, got a pretty-boy haircut and took to the street corner with his... Read more
Published on November 12, 2009 by Automated Message
4.0 out of 5 stars September 1987
Morrissey's initial foray into solo pop-stardom was a precarious move for the vocalist who had once admitted to being bedridden when his seminal pop-group, The Smiths, dissolved in... Read more
Published on July 12, 2008 by over and under
5.0 out of 5 stars Viva LOVE....
With a rush, a push and then bang! It landed. Morrissey's first album. With such a successful first solo album, one would have thought that happiness is around the corner for... Read more
Published on May 26, 2007 by Grace Huntley
5.0 out of 5 stars Morrissey haters go away....
This is a great debut by the brilliant Morrissey. This is probably the solo album that came closest to the Smiths sound, probably due to the fact that Stephen Street, the engineer... Read more
Published on April 22, 2007 by Grigory's Girl
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