Hate

• Artist: The Delgados
• Rating:
• Release Date: 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Bringing the Beatles into any discussion or analysis of music since...oh, about 1970 is not only the granddaddy of all rock critic clichés -- it's ultimately pointless because of the seep of the band into every single recess of the world of popular music. Nevertheless, it's almost impossible not to bring the band up when talking about Hate, the Delgados' first release since the much-lauded (and possibly over-hyped) breakthrough release, The Great Eastern. The first giveaway is the track which inspired the album's title, "All You Need Is Hate," which inverts the premise of the original into a bouncy, three-minute pop song which pretty much questions the motivations of everyone who can still draw breath. Even bleaker is "Child Killers," which is the dark flipside of John Lennon's "Imagine," complete with a cop of part of the melody and a sly lyrical reference; while the original song was a hopeful number, "Child Killers" reflects a self-medicating generation without hope of any kind, not even caring if they live or die: "Maybe now I'll find peace in another world" indeed. From a musical perspective, it's hard not to haul out another cliché; each of the songs here is processed, tweaked, and orchestrated into a positively massive (even majestic) sonic epic, bringing to mind albums by the Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev that were released around the same time. If you believe the party line, the Delgados had already fully hammered out the songs before bringing them to producer Dave Fridmann (whose heavy production hand had, indeed, provided much of the sonic signature of both the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev), and Fridmann's contribution was minimal polish. That's pretty hard to believe when you actually listen to the results, but it's certainly easy to forgive; where The Great Eastern was a fairly gentle and tentative record in a lot of ways, this one is bigger and demands your attention. The good news is that it's one of those rare records that actually deserves all of the attention it demands. ~ Sean Carruthers, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Light Before We Land	The Delgados	The Delgados	(5:30)
All You Need Is Hate	The Delgados	The Delgados	(2:53)
Woke from Dreaming	The Delgados	The Delgados	(4:32)
The Drowning Years	The Delgados	The Delgados	(5:12)
Coming in from the Cold	The Delgados	The Delgados	(3:34)
Child Killers	The Delgados	The Delgados	(6:42)
Favours	The Delgados	The Delgados	(4:36)
All Rise	The Delgados	The Delgados	(4:43)
Never Look at the Sun	The Delgados	The Delgados	(5:23)
If This Is a Plan	The Delgados	The Delgados	(4:26)

Credits

Paul Savage (Drums), The Delgados (Noise), Chris Blair (Mastering), The Delgados (Choir, Chorus), Dave Fridmann (Mixing), James Luckett (Photography), Anne Lewis (Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)), The Delgados (Producer), James Woods (Trumpet), The Delgados (Instrumentation), Paul Savage (Percussion), The Delgados (Programming), Dave Fridmann (Producer), Alun Woodward (Guitar), The Delgados (String Arrangements), Chris Cruikshank (Sax (Baritone)), Charles Cross (Viola), Diane Clark (Double Bass), Emma Pollock (Vocals), Michael Bannister (Assistant Engineer), Dominic Farr (Trumpet), Alun Woodward (Vocals), Vuk Krakovic (Violin), Dave Fridmann (Engineer), Stewart Henderson (Guitar (Bass)), Alan Barr (Cello), Greg Lawson (Violin), Tony Doogan (Engineer), Camille Mason (Flute), Emma Pollock (Guitar), Denise Kane (Trombone), Michael Ivins (Assistant), Dominic Farr (Bass Arrangement), Paul Rendall (Tenor (Vocal)), The Delgados (Sampling), Tony Doogan (Producer), Charles Cross (Violin), Andy Miller (Engineer), Dave Fridmann (Guitar (Bass))

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