Love Zombies
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{{Infobox album
| name = Love Zombies
| type = studio
| artist = the Monochrome Set
| cover = Lovezombies.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 October 1980
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sound Suite, Camden Mews, London NW1
| genre = {{hlist|Post-punk|new wave}}
| length = 36:31
| label = Dindisc
| producer =
- Alvin Clark
- The Monochrome Set
| prev_title = Strange Boutique
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Eligible Bachelors
| next_year = 1982
}}
Love Zombies is the second studio album by English band the Monochrome Set. It was released on 17 October 1980, through record label Dindisc.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Love Zombies
| writer1 = Bid, J.D. Haney, Lester Square
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Adeste Fideles
| writer2 = Bid, Square, Andy Warren
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = 405 Lines
| writer3 = Square
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = B-I-D Spells Bid
| writer4 = Bid
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = R.S.V.P.
| writer5 = Bid, Square, Haney
| length5 = 3:32
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Apocalypso
| writer1 = Bid, Haney, Square, Warren
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Karma Suture
| writer2 = Bid, Haney, Square
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = The Man with the Black Moustache
| writer3 = Bid, Haney, Warren, Square
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = The Weird, Wild and Wonderful World of Tony Potts
| writer4 = Bid, Tony Potts, Square
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = In Love, Cancer?
| writer5 = Square
| length5 = 3:24
| total_length = 36:31
}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-zombies-mw0000855874 |title=Love Zombies – The Monochrome Set : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Ogg |first=Alex |work=AllMusic |accessdate=9 March 2013}}
| rev2 = Louder Than War
| rev2score = 9/10{{cite web |url=https://louderthanwar.com/the-monochrome-set-strange-boutique-love-zombies-album-reviews/ |title=The Monochrome Set: Strange Boutique/Love Zombies Album Reviews |last=Ray |first=Mark |work=Louder Than War |date=24 March 2020|accessdate=21 November 2022}}
}}
Trouser Press described the album as possessing "a smoother and more accessible sound" than the band's debut, "Strange Boutique", praising its melodies, as well as "lyrics that take sharp, light jabs at emotional traps and social mores."{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=monochrome_set |title=trouserpress.com :: Monochrome Set |last1=Grant |first1=Stephen |last2=Robbins |first2=Ira |work=trouserpress.com |accessdate=9 March 2013}} AllMusic praised the album, writing that it "features more accomplished songwriting" than the group's previous work.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Zombies |type=Album liner notes|others=The Monochrome Set|publisher=Dindisc|year=1980 |id=DID 8}}
;The Monochrome Set
- Bid – lead vocals, guitar
- Lester Square – lead guitar, EDP Wasp synthesizer
- Andy Warren – bass
- J.D. Haney – drums
;Additional musicians
- Alvin Clark – keyboards
;Technical
- Alvin Clark – producer, engineer
- The Monochrome Set – producer
- Gill Thompson – cover illustration
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|5809}}
{{The Monochrome Set}}
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