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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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 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.

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" (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 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)

Sources

  1. Allmusic review
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