Momus - Monsters of Love: Singles 1985-90 '1990

Tracks list

Though its a singles collection, Monsters of Love: Singles 1985-90 doesnt offer
a complete portrait of Momus work on Creation, excluding as it does material
from his two best albums, Tender Pervert and Hippopotamomus (the latter of which
was released after this collection). Apart from three tracks included on The
Poison Boyfriend, most of whats here was originally released on EPs (including
1985s The Beast With Three Backs) or non-LP singles. The latter category
includes the Dave Ball/Richard Norris remix of Dont Stop the Nights The
Hairstyle of the Devil -- the version that became a surprise underground hit in
the U.K. -- but overall, the collection skews heavily toward his earlier years.
That means theres a lot of melancholy, obsessively intellectual folk-pop, and
not as much of the witty, misanthropic synth-pop that came to represent his
later work. If youre looking for an introduction to Momus singer/songwriter
phase, Monsters of Love is a very good place to start, but while most of its
songs are unavailable elsewhere, newcomers should be warned that it doesnt add
up to the comprehensive overview they might expect from a singles compilation.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Momus - Morality Is Vanity (3:27) 
1.02 - Momus - Ballad of the Barrel Organist (5:16) 
1.03 - Momus - Third Party, Fire and Theft (4:06) 
1.04 - Momus - Hotel Marquis De Sade (3:28) 
1.05 - Momus - Murderers, The Hope of Women (5:19) 
1.06 - Momus - What Will Death Be Like? (7:08) 
1.07 - Momus - Eleven Executioners (4:05) 
1.08 - Momus - Gilda (3:07) 
1.09 - Momus - The Hairstyle of the Devil (3:30) 
1.10 - Momus - Monsters of Love (4:22)

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