Hater (album)
| Hater | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 31:03 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Hater | |||
| Hater chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
Hater is the debut studio album by the American rock band Hater.[3][4][5] It was released in 1993 on A&M Records.[6]
The album was reissued on vinyl in 2016 by UME.[7]
Production[edit]
The album was recorded live in five days, in a Seattle studio.[8] Most of the material was written by Ben Shepherd, who switched from bass to guitar for the album.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
The Stranger called the album "a concise ripper that revitalizes garage rock without descending into kitsch."[10] Trouser Press called it "trivial and self-indulgent, unreleasable were it not for the stature of the participants."[11]
Track listing[edit]
Songs composed by Ben Shepherd except where noted:
- Mona Bone Jakon - 3:09 (Cat Stevens)
- Who Do I Kill? - 2:37 (John McBain/Shepherd)
- Tot Finder - 3:06 (McBain/Brian Wood)
- Lion and Lamb - 2:29 (McBain)
- Roadside - 2:23 (Shepherd/Wood)
- Down Undershoe - 4:03
- Circles - 2:11
- Putrid - 4:17 (Shepherd/Wood)
- Blistered - 2:27 (Billy "Edd" Wheeler)
- Sad McBain - 4:21 (Matthew "Matt" Cameron/McBain)
Personnel[edit]
- Matt Cameron - vocals, drums
- John McBain - guitar
- Ben Shepherd - vocals, guitar
- John Waterman - bass
- Brian Wood - vocals
References[edit]
- ^ "Hater - Hater | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1056.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 924.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (September 19, 1993). "NIRVANA'S 'IN UTERO': BOREDOM AND BODY HORROR" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Prato, Greg (December 15, 2010). Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554903474 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Soundgarden Mates Revive Hater". Billboard.
- ^ "In The News: Album Leaf, Strokes, Ramones, Amanda Palmer, Sisters Of Mercy, William S. Burroughs, Owen, Velvet Crush And More". May 29, 2016.
- ^ "All You Need Is Hate". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. December 17, 1993 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nickson, Chris (September 15, 1995). Soundgarden: New Metal Crown. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781429941013 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jun 9, Dave Segal •; Pm, 2016 at 3:22. "Ben Shepherd on the Reissue of Hater's Self-Titled LP, Covering Cat Stevens, and Blasting Alan Thicke's Ears". The Stranger.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Soundgarden". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
