Viva Dead Ponies

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").

Viva Dead Ponies
Studio album by The Fatima Mansions
Released	1990
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:25
Label	Kitchenware
Producer	Cathal Coughlan, Tíma Mansió (Brasil), Ralph Jezzard
The Fatima Mansions chronology
Against Nature (1989) Viva Dead Ponies (1990) Bertie's Brochures (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.

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. "Ceausescu 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" (4:15)
15. "Chemical Cosh" (1:42)
16. "Tima Mansio Speaks" (0:17)
17. "A Pack of Lies" (2:52)
18. "Viva Dead Ponies" (5:13)
19. "More Smack, Vicar" (0:52)

Personnel

• Cathal Coughlan – vocals, keyboards, programming
• Andrías Ó Grúama – guitar
• Nick Bunker – keyboards
• Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
• Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind

Sources

1. Allmusic review
2. Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press, 2011. p. 1092. ASIN: B0052Z80QO