Horse of the Dog

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Horse of the Dog
Hörse of the Dög (The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Released30 September 2002
GenrePsychobilly, indie rock, hardcore punk
Length25:22
LabelNo Death, Universal Records
ProducerPaul Tipler
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology
Original Two Track Demo
(2001) 		Horse of the Dog
(2002) 		The Royal Society
(2004)

Horse of the Dog (stylized as Hörse Of the Dög) is the first album by British rock band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.[1]

The album was ranked 12th out of 20 by Kerrang! magazine as their Album of the Year in 2002.[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Celebrate Your Mother" (McKnight & TEMBD) – 2.33
  2. "Chicken" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) – 2.47
  3. "Whack of Shit" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.18
  4. "Psychosis Safari" (Norris & TEMBD) – 2.52
  5. "Giant Bones" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 1.46
  6. "Fishfingers" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) – 2.07
  7. "Charge the Guns" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 1.25
  8. "Morning Has Broken" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.33
  9. "Team Meat" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.45
  10. "Presidential Wave" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 4.06

B-sides[]

Amongst the list of B-sides below, live tracks, demo tracks and videos were also released on most of the singles from the album.

Song Length Release(s)
"Alex" 2:43 B-side of "Morning Has Broken"
"Return December" 2:15 B-side of "Celebrate Your Mother"
"Torrential Abuse" 2:54 B-side of "Celebrate Your Mother"
"Briefcases for Girls" 2:15 B-side of "Psychosis Safari"
"Ho Ha" 3:05 B-side of "Psychosis Safari"
"Turkish Delights of the Devil" 2:58 B-side of "Chicken"
"Horse of the Dog" 4:05 B-side of "Chicken"
"Palomino's Dream (by The Boogs)" 2:49 B-side of "Chicken"
"Sacred Metal" 4:08 B-side of "Chicken"

Personnel[]

  • Guy McKnight – vocals
  • Marc Norris – guitar
  • Andy Huxley – guitar
  • Sym Gharial – bass
  • Tom Diamantopoulo – drums
  • Paul Tipler – producer
  • Mat Willis – executive producer, management
  • Will Bartle – recording assistant
  • Jeremy Gill – mixing assistant
  • Ollie Dunn – mixing assistant
  • Phiesta – design
  • Leigh Anne Walter – photography

Singles[]

Date of release Title UK chart position
11 March 2002 "Morning Has Broken" 83
16 September 2002 "Celebrate Your Mother" 66
8 July 2003 "Psychosis Safari" 26
8 May 2003 "Chicken" 30

References[]

  1. ^ Aaron Merat (14 August 2013). "The fan-boy's burden: a love affair with disaster – or, discovering that your musical hero now works in retail". Fact.
  2. ^ "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 2002". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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