On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round

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On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round
Studio album by A House
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Indie
Length	38:42
Label	Sire
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link
A House chronology
	On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round (1988)	I Want Too Much (1990)

On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round is the debut album of Irish rock band A House. Released in 1988, the album reveals a taste for driving, catchy guitar rock somewhat in the style of U2. The lyrics are full of attitude, including attacks on journalists ("That's Not the Truth") and production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman ("Stone the Crows"). The lyrics evoke violent imagery as well; song titles include "I Want To Kill Something," "Watch Out You're Dead," and "Violent Love."

The album contains the raving "Call Me Blue," which reached #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in December 1988.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Call Me Blue"
2. "I Want to Kill Something"
3. "I'll Always Be Grateful"
4. "My Little Lighthouse"
5. "Watch Out You're Dead"
6. "That's Not the Truth"
7. "Love of the Eighties"
8. "Clump of Trees"
9. "Violent Love"
10. "Love Quarry"
11. "Stone the Crows"
12. "Hay When the Sun Shines"