''Hater'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band

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. It was released in 1993 on

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. The album was reissued on vinyl in 2016 by

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Production

The album was recorded live in five days, in a Seattle studio. Most of the material was written by

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, who switched from bass to guitar for the album.

Critical reception

'' The Stranger'' called the album "a concise ripper that revitalizes garage rock without descending into kitsch." ''

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'' called it "trivial and self-indulgent, unreleasable were it not for the stature of the participants."

Track listing

Songs composed by

except where noted: #

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- 3:09 (

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) #Who Do I Kill? - 2:37 ( John McBain/Shepherd) #Tot Finder - 3:06 (McBain/Brian Wood) #Lion and Lamb - 2:29 (McBain) #Roadside - 2:23 (Shepherd/Wood) #Down Undershoe - 4:03 #Circles - 2:11 #Putrid - 4:17 (Shepherd/Wood) #Blistered - 2:27 ( Billy "Edd" Wheeler) #Sad McBain - 4:21 ( Matthew "Matt" Cameron/McBain)

Personnel

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- vocals, drums * John McBain - guitar *

- vocals, guitar *John Waterman - bass *Brian Wood - vocals

References

External links

* {{Authority control Hater (band) albums 1993 albums A&M Records albums