Shock Therapy - Hate Is a 4-Letter Word (Official Audio)

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Taken from the album "Hate Is a 4-Letter Word".
The brainchild of a disturbed 19-year-old, Shock Therapy was created in 1984 by lead singer/guitarist/synthesist Gregory John McCormick a.k.a. Itchy together with guitarist E. Keith Jackson. After spending an influential period of his teenage years in the care of psychiatric institutions, Itchy channeled pent-up aggressions creatively in his early adult life to what became the most original, raw underground music group in existence. Critics and fans alike cannot argue- no band does what Shock Therapy does, has done in the studio, or on stage. But let’s go back to the year 1979, THE year, when Itchy, aka Gregory John McCormick founded a band called SHOCK THERAPY and started to mix up hardcore-guitars with synthetic sounds, to create very ludicrous songs. For a while, the band worked with changing line-up in the American underground, but in 1985 they had their breakthrough with the debut-album HATE IS A 4-LETTER WORD. Just after two weeks the first pressing was completely sold out and even in Europe, where bands like FRONT 242 started to make EBM known to the public, the band had many fans. And still today, three decades after, “Hate is a 4-Letter Word” is still one of those underground cult-songs, which are played in every independent-disco. The rest is history! But SHOCK THERAPY renounced on keeping the successful line. Itchy created uncomfortable songs with agitating lyrics and sick arrangements and their following albums saw them fading. Because being an absolute insider-cult-act, they couldn’t burn out, like so many wave-bands at the same time. And while the critics got more and more confused and helpless, while the band was caught in rumours about the misuse of drugs and insanity and while a mere cult around them was shaped, their style got mature. SHOCK THERAPY, the name stands for wonderful melodies and provocative lyrics always tighten one another. SHOCK THERAPY doesn’t frighten to desecrate their own songs by distuned guitar-riffs. Behind Itchy’s work, there’s more than just the wish to create. With literature readings, book-releases, graphics and painting, he gives us a complete view of his inner world: twisted, but not more than the normality of our sick society.
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[@fenrisulfur842]

all the memories! Where have all these years gone?

[@boodleboy]

Mein Alter (rip) hat mir das Stück in den 80ern von LP auf Tape überspielt. War damals schon die Hymne für mein kleines empfindsames Gemüt, das immer nur auf die Fresse gekriegt hat. Und ist heute ehrlich gesagt eigentlich immer noch nicht viel anders.

[@MIGELGLORIA]

MY FUNERAL SONG❤

[@thomasw.1575]

Coincidentally played past 4 weeks in the 80,s Radio ,by car drive. Mhh remember this song, mhhh i know this song so good from the 80,s. But didn,t remember the Band Name.... then i found it here on KZbin , ok let,s hear the whole album. Haha,then if been very amazed that i know the whole album, every song was deeply frezzed in my mind there, from the past 🙂 but not the band name...some friend must listen to this very often, including me 🙂 Then i looked to Discogs and see ahh there is one album on vinyl, that i can afford to buy. ...and now finaly after over 30 years i get this masterpiece on vinyl. Everytime i listen too, blows me away. Thanks for that album Greets from german

[@Mystika99]

Damals vor Jahren den Song gehört - Heute immer noch. Echt guter Song. 👍

[@fred.dekker]

one of the best songs ever released, a timeless classic that song inspired me, to search good music outside the mainstream as a 18 years old boy in the 80ies - thanks a lot greetings from germany

[@ShockTherapy]

keeping up these beautiful memories Fred. thanks

[@AS-fl8uh]

This one is epic!

[@achimr4591]

Saw you guys in the 90'ties in Solingen. The Disco was called "get away" and i've got some Underlines from you. Things is of course your best Song of all times...love you for that.

[@AS-fl8uh]

Wir haben es geliebt! Erst ordentlich einen reingezogen und dann das Album gehört.

[@Ruhrunke69]

Damals in der Zeche Bochum gehört und richtig geil zu abgetanzt😍😍😍 Kulthit✌️🥳

[@petertomczak7072]

I wish I could go Back in Time...So great

[@MrHFAlucard]

You are not alone. Sadly, we cant jump back.

[@jurgenhabers9345]

Awesome song!

[@diestimmefuerdeinprojekt]

Genial!

[@sryijusthavetosaythis3182]

The best! I would have liked to have had a video of it back then. I still listen to the song from time to time

[@filouno2]

oh - was and is one of my favorites of this time!

[@wolfsbanetrismegistus2024]

A classic 🖤

[@Quido-X]

1987 Zeche Bochum. Damals wie heute geil!!!

[@andreasjunk5674]

Immer wieder absurd Stark!

[@MIGELGLORIA]

I GOT THE CD AND NO NEEDS WORDS FOR THIS SONG...

[@ausmeinersicht9919]

❤️🌻

[@schreiterkeit]

Epic

[@aida-hg1uw]

Great hymn!

[@janitomobil]

Voll geil

[@alexm9582]

na da ist ja endlich meine Platte Vinyl Cover . Geil Fred Dekker !! Wenigstens einer welcher noch gute Musik zu würdigen weiss !!

[@konsulkodex9548]

4EVER SHockTHErapy!

[@djordjeliscevic9324]

KRACKENFRAU 1998

[@stevenschulz7710]

Greg Rebelled

[@frostloxxx3692]

🖤

[@danteaybar508]

Diverso El odio es una palabra de 4 letras El odio es una palabra de 4 letras - Shock Therapy - 1993, 1985 ¿Qué me ha transformado en algo que no sé? Sentimientos olvidados como nunca lo sé Globos oculares rebotando en una habitación de cegado. Cuidado con los sentimientos. Pensé que me conocía. Un hombre me está esperando en la esquina gritándome. Furioso odio por mí: el escondido. Un armario de palabras enojadas. No hay lugar donde meterlos. Odioso mar de amor. nadie para ponerlo en Una película clásica de ayer es solo hoy Una vez mañana, tal vez nunca, me odio Ladrándome en la pared pecado miserable Esperando estar solo, no lo dejaré entrar Mi producto solo es de segundo grado Odio discutir lo que este hombre ha hecho Formando en mis manos lo sé muy bien Mirando el vaso, me conozco demasiado bien El odio es solo una palabra de cuatro letras, El odio es solo una palabra de cuatro letras. Escrito por Gregory John McCormick Organizado por Shock Therapy Producido por Gregory John McCormick

[@lalelalo3925]

✌✌✌

[@bernhardl1488]

Buch lesen: paradies und römer.

[@blackgoat9826]

I think i'm the only person who found this album coincidentally, for some reason it got recommended to me on youtube maybe exactly an year ago. Awesome album anyways, always keep coming back to it and listen to it fully because all the songs in it are really good ❤