Viva Dead Ponies

Viva Dead Ponies
Studio album by The Fatima Mansions
Released 1990
Genre Alternative rock
Length 44:25
Label Kitchenware
The Fatima Mansions chronology
Against Nature
(1989)		 Viva Dead Ponies
(1990)		 Bertie's Brochures
(1991)
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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 tracklist, 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.

Contents

Original Tracklisting

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 (04:15)
  15. Chemical Cosh (01:42)
  16. Tima Mansio Speaks (0:17)
  17. A Pack Of Lies (02:52)
  18. Viva Dead Ponies (05:13)
  19. More Smack, Vicar? (0:52)

Personnel

US Tracklisting

  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)

Sources

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ [1]