Viva Hate is the debut solo studio album by Morrissey, originally released in
March 1988.
Produced and composed by Stephen Street, Viva Hate was a sure-footed rebuttal to
a world of critics who couldn't imagine Morrissey without guitar deity Johnny
Marr. Viva Hate contains far more sonic experimentation than most of the Smiths'
work. Guitar duties are notably assumed by Durutti Column's sonic mastermind
Vini Reilly, who fills the album with his trademark brand of expressive,
intertwining lead lines.
