Hot Dogma

Hot Dogma
Hot Dogma
Studio album by TISM
Released	1 October 1990
Recorded	1989, April–July 1990
Studio	Platinum Studios, Sing Sing Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:38; 70:41 (CD/MC versions)
Label	Phonogram/PolyGram
Producer	Peter Blyton and Laurence Maddy
TISM chronology
Singles from Hot Dogma
	"I Don't Want TISM, I Want a Girlfriend"; Released: 11 December 1989; "The History of Western Civilisation"; Released: 17 September 1990; "Let's Form a Company"; Released: 25 February 1991;

Hot Dogma is the second studio album by the Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was released on 1 October 1990 and peaked at number 86 on the ARIA Charts. The title comes from a joining of the two phrases hot dog, a food, and dogma, a specific religious belief.^{[citation needed]} An additional disc, Hot Dogma - The Interview Disc was added to initial sales copies and contains live responses by TISM to an unheard DJs questions.

Reception[]

In a review of The White Album, Anton S Trees of FasterLouder compared it to Hot Dogma, where the latter is "filled with moments of introspection and reflection on the nature of self, existence and mortality – TISM examine the value of life. Most prominent amongst the examinations of mortality and the cyclical nature of existence is 'Life Kills'."^[1]

Steve Bell of theMusic.com.au website noticed it "quickly became a fan favourite but didn't set the world on fire commercially nor bother the charts, so TISM were soon unceremoniously dumped by Phonogram during 1991 and found themselves homeless."^[2]

Cover and liner notes[]

The cover of the album features what appear to be Chinese Red Guards carrying a large banner with TISM written across it and carrying what, on first look, appears to be Mao Zedong's Little Red Book, but is on closer inspection The TISM Guide To Little Aesthetics. The artwork closely resembled posters of the time of Mao's reign.^{[citation needed]}

The Chinese on the cover translates into "The unification of the proletariat under the banner of TISM".^{[citation needed]}

The back cover of the album has the track lists in Chinese, however the Asian division of Polygram released a version with the track titles in English.^[3] The titles are listed in English in the liner notes.

Track listings[]

LP version[]

Synopsis: Act One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The TISM Boat Hire Offer"	2:54
2.	"ExistentialTISM"	3:31
3.	"While My Catarrh Gently Weeps"	5:18
4.	"They Shoot Heroin, Don’t They?"	2:49
5.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 1"	0:23
6.	"Whinge Rock"	2:34
7.	"(I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and) Whittle Away My Furniture"	2:13
8.	"The TISM Finance Plan Offer"	2:29
9.	"Leo’s Toltoy"	4:04

Synopsis: Act Two
No.	Title	Length
10.	"The History of Western Civilisation"	3:00
11.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 2"	0:22
12.	"My Generation"	4:06
13.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 4"	0:25
14.	"Let’s Club It To Death"	2:46
15.	"Let's form a Company"	4:07
16.	"Life Kills"	5:53
17.	"Pus of the Dead"	2:31
18.	"It's Novel! It's Unique!! It's Shithouse!!!"	1:46

CD and cassette versions[]

Synopsis: Act One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The TISM Boat Hire Offer"	2:54
2.	"ExistentialTISM"	3:31
3.	"While My Catarrh Gently Weeps"	5:18
4.	"They Shoot Heroin, Don’t They?"	2:49
5.	"Dazed And Confucious"	5:33
6.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 1"	0:23
7.	"I'll 'Ave Ya"	2:14
8.	"Whinge Rock"	2:34
9.	"The TISM Nightsoil Cart And Horse Blues"	2:53
10.	"I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Whittle Away My Furniture"	2:13
11.	"The TISM Finance Plan Offer"	2:29
12.	"Leo’s Toltoy"	4:04

Synopsis: Act Two
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The History of Western Civilisation"	3:00
14.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 2"	0:22
15.	"My Generation"	3:20
16.	"I Don't Want TISM, I Want a Girlfriend"	4:06
17.	"Kevin Borich Expressionism Part 4"	0:25
18.	"Get Thee in My Behind, Satan"	3:02
19.	"We Are the Champignons"	2:13
20.	"Let’s Club it to Death"	2:46
21.	"Let's Form a Company"	4:07
22.	"Life Kills"	3:35
23.	Untitled (unlisted Life Kills/Pus of the Dead segue)	2:15
24.	"Pus of the Dead"	2:34
25.	"It's Novel! It's Unique! It's Shithouse!"	1:46

Digital bonus tracks (2009)
No.	Title	Length
26.	"The Ball that Doesn't Turn, but Goes Straight on with the Arm"	1:44
27.	"The TISM Finance Plan Offer" (From the rehearsal tapes)	2:46
28.	"Put Your Dog to Sleep" (From the rehearsal tapes)	3:16
29.	"Naked Movie Star"	2:36
30.	"I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Whittle Away My Furniture" (From the rehearsal tapes)	2:10

The unlisted segue and "Life Kills" are indexed as one 5:52-long track on the iTunes and Spotify releases.

Hot Dogma - The Interview Disc[]

LP copies of Hot Dogma were bundled with a pack-in 7" single, containing a humorous interview with TISM and blank spaces for a DJ to insert the questions. Both sides contain the same interview.

Questions[]

"Your new album is on PolyGram, will you change now that you're signed to a major label?"
"How did you guys come to be in a band?"
"Why don't you ever show your face?"
"Your live shows have a reputation for being pretty wild affairs. Do you deliberately set out to work up your audience?"
"What kind of people come to your shows?"
"Your new album Hot Dogma is pretty amazing - over an hour of music, all kinds of different styles; what can you tell us about it?"
"OK, so you obviously prefer not to give much away in interviews. Why is that?"
"I am a self-respecting DJ..."
"I do think I have a feel for what's going down..."
"I do have a certain duty towards my audience..."
"YES!"

The last four tracks on the disc are questions from TISM to the DJ.

Charts[]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	86

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label	Catalogue
Australia	October 1990	CD Cassette LP	Standard	Phonogram Records	846901-1/ 846901-2/ 846901-4
	1994	CD Cassette LP	Re-issue	Phonogram Records	846 901-2
	October 2009	digital download	Re-issue	Genre B.Goode	N/A

References[]

^ Trees, Anton S (30 June 2004). "TISM – The White Albun". FasterLouder. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ Bell, Steve (1 May 2015). "20 Years Ago: How TISM's Third Album Helped Them Break Through, Despite Their Best Efforts". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "Releases :: Hot Dogma". Australian Music Online. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.

[Trees-1] Trees, Anton S (30 June 2004). "TISM – The White Albun". FasterLouder. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[Bell-2] Bell, Steve (1 May 2015). "20 Years Ago: How TISM's Third Album Helped Them Break Through, Despite Their Best Efforts". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[AMO_Hot-3] "Releases :: Hot Dogma". Australian Music Online. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.

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