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Viva Dead Ponies

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Released
  
1990

Artist
  
The Fatima Mansions

Label
  
Kitchenware Records

Length
  
44:25

Release date
  
1990

Genre
  
Alternative rock

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Viva Dead Ponies (1990)
  
Bertie's Brochures (1991)

Similar
  
Against Nature, Lost in the Former West, Valhalla Avenue, Come Back My Children

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Viva Dead Ponies (originally titled "Bugs Fucking Bunny" ) 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").

Contents

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.

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Original track listing

All songs written by Cathal Coughlan.

  1. "Angel's Delight" (4:32)
  2. "Concrete Block" (0:16)
  3. "Mr. Baby" (2:53)
  4. "The Door-to-Door Inspector" (4:13)
  5. "Start The Week" (0:25)
  6. "You're a Rose" (3:31)
  7. "Legoland 3" (0:27)
  8. "Thursday" (3:38)
  9. "Ceaucescu Flashback" (0:13)
  10. "Broken Radio No.1" (4:38)
  11. "Concrete Block" (0:27)
  12. "Farewell Oratorio" (0:59)
  13. "Look What I Stole For Us, Darling" (3:05)
  14. "The White Knuckle Express" (4:15)
  15. "Chemical Cosh" (1:42)
  16. "Tima Mansio Speaks" (0:17)
  17. "A Pack of Lies" (2:52)
  18. "Viva Dead Ponies" (5:13)
  19. "More Smack, Vicar?" (0:52)

Personnel

  • Cathal Coughlan – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Andrías Ó Gruama – guitar
  • Nick Bagnall – keyboards
  • Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
  • Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind

    • US track listing

    1. Angel's Delight (4:32)
    2. Concrete Block (0:16)
    3. Blues For Ceaucescu (6:17)
    4. Legoland 3 (0:27)
    5. Mr. Baby (2:53)
    6. The Door-to-Door Inspector (4:13)
    7. Start The Week (0:25)
    8. You're A Rose (3:31)
    9. Ceaucescu Flashback (0:13)
    10. Broken Radio No.1 (4:38)
    11. Concrete Block (0:27)
    12. Only Losers Take The Bus (3:06)
    13. Look What I Stole For Us, Darling (3:05)
    14. Farewell Oratorio (0:59)
    15. The White Knuckle Express (4:15)
    16. Chemical Cosh (1:42)
    17. Tima Mansio Speaks (0:17)
    18. A Pack Of Lies (2:52)
    19. Viva Dead Ponies (5:13)
    20. More Smack, Vicar? (0:52)

    Songs

    Angel's Delight4:32
    Concrete Block0:16
    Mr Baby2:54

    References

    Viva Dead Ponies Wikipedia
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