Hate Songs in E Minor

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Hate Songs in E Minor
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Studio album by
Fudge Tunnel
Released20 August 1991
Recorded1990–1991
StudioSawmills Studio (Golant, Cornwall, United Kingdom)
Frontier Studios (Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom)
GenreSludge metal, alternative metal[1]
Length45:37
LabelEarache
ProducerColin Richardson, Fudge Tunnel
Fudge Tunnel chronology
Hate Songs in E Minor
(1991) 		Creep Diets
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

Hate Songs in E Minor is the debut studio album by British rock band Fudge Tunnel, released in 1991 by Earache.[2] It followed in the wake of two critically acclaimed singles ("Fudge Tunnel" in 1989 and "The Sweet Sound of Excess" in 1990, both on Pigboy/Winyl Solution), after which the group were signed to Earache.[3] The album consists of 11 songs, 9 of which were written by the band and 2 covers: "Sunshine of Your Love", originally recorded by the band Cream, while the last track on the disc, "Cat Scratch Fever" was originally recorded by Ted Nugent. The album is also dedicated to Nugent.[1] The track "Hate Song" was included on a six-disc, 100-plus-track box set titled Metal: A Headbanger's Companion.

Hate Songs in E Minor presented a new and broader approach by the label following the success of more experimental and electronic Godflesh. Fudge Tunnel could also be considered a British response to the sound of bands like Melvins, Nirvana and Swans in the US. Early pressings of the LP edition of the album included a bonus 7" containing the track "Joined at the Dick".[3]

Critical reception[]

Spin wrote that the album is "hardcore meets guitar rock at its loudest and finest".[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Alex Newport, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Hate Song"5:28
2."Bed Crumbs"2:18
3."Spanish Fly"5:25
4."Kitchen Belt"3:51
5."Hate Song (Version)"3:16
6."Boston Baby"3:40
7."Gut Rot"3:55
8."Soap and Water"3:41
9."Tweezers"3:16
10."Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton)7:26
11."Cat Scratch Fever" (Ted Nugent)2:57

Personnel[]

Fudge Tunnel
  • Alex Newport - guitars, vocals
  • David Ryley - bass
  • Adrian Parkin - drums, percussion
Production
  • Colin Richardson - production
  • Fudge Tunnel - production
  • John Cornfield - recording, engineering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Fudge Tunnel". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b n/a. "Fudge Tunnel - Hate Songs In E Minor". screamermagazine.com. Screamer Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (September 6, 1991). "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.

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