Viva Hate

Viva Hate (also known as Education in Reverse) is rock artist Morrissey's debut solo album, released on March 22, 1988. The album, which is in many ways a reflection on growing up in the 1970s, established that Morrissey was to be taken seriously as a solo artist. It was more successful than any of Morrissey's work with The Smiths and was musically innovative; at the same time, guitarist Vini Reilly was displeased with some of the music and Morrissey was displeased with some of the lyrics. The album went on to the top of the charts in England.

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Rock - Artist - Morrissey - Debut - Album - March 22 - 1988 - The Smiths - Guitarist - Vini Reilly - Lyrics

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The album was released a mere six months after The Smiths' final album, Strangeways Here We Come. The title predicts the content: Morrissey's lyrics are sardonic and filled with invective, while some of the tracks deal with the harshness of the breakup of The Smiths.

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From the octave dropping electric guitar that opens the song to the guillotine noise that closes it, it is clear that Morrissey's solo work will differ greatly from that with The Smiths. Although later on Bona Drag he would write and sing pop, from Your Arsenal onward it is clear that Morrissey was interested in a heavier, more rock-oriented sound than he had created with The Smiths, and this trend is established on Viva Hate.

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Octave - Electric guitar - Guillotine - Bona Drag - Pop - Your Arsenal

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