Morrissey - Viva Hate: Centenary Edition
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Artist: MorrisseyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-03-25
Music Label: EMI Europe Generic
Product features:
- Morrissey - Viva Hate Brazil Import
- Alsatian Cousin
- Little Man, What Now?
- Everyday Is Like Sunday
- Bengali In Platforms
- Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
- Late Night, Maudlin Stret
- Suedehead
- Break Up The Family
- The Ordinary Boys
- I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
- Dial-A-Cliche
- Margaret On The Guillotine
- Let The Right One Slip In
- Pashernate Love
- At Amber
- DIsappointed (Live)
- Girl Least Likely To
- I'd Love To
- Michael's Bones
- I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
Music reviews of Viva Hate: Centenary Edition
Music Review: A Debut that Stumbles expanded with B-sides
Rating: 3 Stars
For the American listener, the question that must be posed is whether or not this CD is needed. Most of these tracks can be found on Viva Hate and My Early Burglary Years, but there are, as always, a few exclusives.
First off, the CD sleeve is terrible. They use a different album cover (which loses the dark, mysterious nature of the original cover), and they don't even care to print the lyrics or where the extra tracks came from.
Onto the original album, Viva Hate was not a strong start to Morrissey. Sure, it had some absolutely brilliant tracks, like "Everyday is Like Sunday", "Late Night, Maudlin Street", or "Suedehead", but it also had a good number of poor tracks, like "Margaret on the Guillatine", or "Ordinary Boys". It even had the absolutely dreadful "Break Up The Family". It seemed as if for every good song we got, we had to put up with a bad song.
While the strong moments are very strong, the same can be said about the weak moments. The album is worth getting in the end, but it just doesn't hold up as an album.
The remastering job on this album is allright. It won't blow you away, but it is better than the original CD.
Also, take note, this CD follows the original British version of Viva Hate - so no Hairdresser on Fire, which does hurt the album score a bit. Hairdresser on Fire was a good song, and it help even out the album a bit.
The bonus tracks onto the CD are a mixed bag. "Let The Right One Slip In" is the only really exclusive song, and it isn't that great. It's a good song, but not worth purchasing an album of other tracks you already have for. There are a few genius songs, like "Pashernate Love" and "I've Changed My Plea To Guilty", but then there are a few songs that fail to make any connection, like "I'd Love To", which just drones on and on. Then of course, the live version of "Disappointed" is a terrible recording. First off, the performance isn't that good. The playing is very sloppy and feels too loose. Morrissey's singing isn't that good on that track, and it sounds like either his microphone drops out or he forgets a few lyrics towards the end. Also on the track is an odd clicking that you can hear on the last verse. And whoever mixed this put the drums too forward. Simply stated, it's a great example of how to ruin a good song.
Is this CD worth the money? If you have either Viva Hate or My Early Burglary years, then forget about this. however, if you don't have either one of these, then perhaps picking this up would not be a complete waste. All I can say is that the package dissapoints greatly.
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Description of Viva Hate: Centenary Edition
Remastered 1997 EMI reissue of the ex-Smiths vocalist's 1988solo debut with eight bonus tracks: 'Let The Right One Slip In' and seven B-sides from later singles, all personally selected by Morrissey: 'At Amber', 'Girl Least Likely To', 'Pashernate Love', 'Disappointed' (Live), 'I'd Love To', 'I've Changed My Plea To Guilty' and 'Michael's Bones'. He also chose the new artwork. 20 tracks total, also featuring the hits 'Suedehead', 'Everyday Is Like Sunday'. Comes packaged as a standard jewel case inside a thick, full color slipcase.Alternative Rock CDs
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