Hater (album)

Hater
Studio album by
Hater
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
GenreAlternative rock, grunge
Length31:03
LabelA&M
ProducerHater
Hater chronology
Hater
(1993) 		The 2nd
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

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

Songs composed by Ben Shepherd except where noted:

  1. Mona Bone Jakon - 3:09 (Cat Stevens)
  2. Who Do I Kill? - 2:37 (John McBain/Shepherd)
  3. Tot Finder - 3:06 (McBain/Brian Wood)
  4. Lion and Lamb - 2:29 (McBain)
  5. Roadside - 2:23 (Shepherd/Wood)
  6. Down Undershoe - 4:03
  7. Circles - 2:11
  8. Putrid - 4:17 (Shepherd/Wood)
  9. Blistered - 2:27 (Billy "Edd" Wheeler)
  10. Sad McBain - 4:21 (Matthew "Matt" Cameron/McBain)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Hater - Hater | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1056.
  3. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 924.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Mark (September 19, 1993). "NIRVANA'S 'IN UTERO': BOREDOM AND BODY HORROR" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ Prato, Greg (December 15, 2010). Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554903474 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Soundgarden Mates Revive Hater". Billboard.
  7. ^ "In The News: Album Leaf, Strokes, Ramones, Amanda Palmer, Sisters Of Mercy, William S. Burroughs, Owen, Velvet Crush And More". May 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "All You Need Is Hate". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. December 17, 1993 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Nickson, Chris (September 15, 1995). Soundgarden: New Metal Crown. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781429941013 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "Soundgarden". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 January 2021.