Love Zombies
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| Love Zombies | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 October 1980 | |||
| Studio | Sound Suite, Camden Mews, London NW1 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Dindisc | |||
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| The Monochrome Set chronology | ||||
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Love Zombies is the second studio album by English band the Monochrome Set. It was released on 17 October 1980, through record label Dindisc.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Zombies" | Bid, J.D. Haney, Lester Square | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Adeste Fideles" | Bid, Square, Andy Warren | 3:48 |
| 3. | "405 Lines" | Square | 3:16 |
| 4. | "B-I-D Spells Bid" | Bid | 3:19 |
| 5. | "R.S.V.P." | Bid, Square, Haney | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apocalypso" | Bid, Haney, Square, Warren | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Karma Suture" | Bid, Haney, Square | 4:47 |
| 3. | "The Man with the Black Moustache" | Bid, Haney, Warren, Square | 3:18 |
| 4. | "The Weird, Wild and Wonderful World of Tony Potts" | Bid, Tony Potts, Square | 3:26 |
| 5. | "In Love, Cancer?" | Square | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 36:31 | ||
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Louder Than War | 9/10[2] |
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."[3] AllMusic praised the album, writing that it "features more accomplished songwriting" than the group's previous work.[1]