| All Artists: Fatima Mansions Title: Viva Dead Ponies Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l Release Date: 10/20/2007 Album Type: Import Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 886971459326 |
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 | Fatima Mansions Viva Dead Ponies Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop 2007 digitally remastered and expanded two edition of the 1990 sophomore album from former Microdisney vocalist Cathal Coughlan and his mates. Includes a bonus CD featuring 15 tracks for a grand total of 33 cuts. The unc... more » |
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Album Description 2007 digitally remastered and expanded two edition of the 1990 sophomore album from former Microdisney vocalist Cathal Coughlan and his mates. Includes a bonus CD featuring 15 tracks for a grand total of 33 cuts. The uncompromising sound of the Fatimas was hard to pigeonhole and they were one of the few bands during the early '90s who actually took chances with their music, not concerned with any restrictions thrown at them by their label. Sony/BMG. Similar CDs
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CD Reviews"Black Seamus cried, my shamrock died . . . " 04/15/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "I bought this recording on cassette when it first came out (more than 10 years ago) after hearing a aboutthe Irish band Fatima Mansions on NPR. It has continued to be one of my favorite recordings of all time. Fatima Mansions music is a strange clever mix of loud/angry/cynical/bitterness and exquisite sweetness. The singer (Cathal Coughlan?) has one of the greatest voices of all time. In a way, the album is prophetic: Jesus as portrayed in the title song, Viva Dead Ponies, is very much like the South Park Jesus! FM's other CD, Lost in the Former West, is also wonderful." Impressive oddity lost to the sands of time Dr. Philgood | USA | 02/15/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "I picked up this album after reading a rave review in Rolling Stone magazine, not being familiar with any of Microdisney's output. I was struck by the strange juxtaposition of '80s pop and punk-rock attitude. Some of the tracks are amazingly catchy. "Broken Radio #1" could be mistaken for a lost Spandau Ballet song until a death-metal break comes out of nowhere and knocks you out of your chair. "Angel's Delight" goes from dreamy synth-pop to thrash in an instant, as Cathal Coughlan screams "Burn, motherf****er burn!" like an Irish Zack de la Rocha. "You're A Rose," "Thursday," "The Door-to-Door Inspector," and the motown groove of "Mr. Baby" are incredibly catchy, and its only the vitriolic lyrics that betray the fact that you're listening to a very angry man that would love to murder various members of the establishment such as police officers and the pope. The music is a mix of synth-pop and rock, and it often conflicts strongly with the angry, sometimes absurd, lyrics. There are a few too many short interlude tracks for the CD age, but other that this there's not much filler here. With its rather unsettling mixture of pop and sarcastic, angry, Britain-centric lyrics I can understand why this album wasn't a hit. However, the fact that it has almost been forgotten completely is a travesty of musical justice. My recommendation to music lovers is to get your hands on a copy of this album, if just to hear how effectively pop can be twisted into a tool of subversion."
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