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- Date Released: August 10, 2004
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Beggars Banquet
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We Say...
As Screaming Trees evolved from hard-livin' psych-punkers to classic-rock revisionist near-misses, who knew what evil lurked in the heart of Mark Lanegan? As if his gravel-soaked hoarseness enveloped every aspect of his being, Lanegan's solo records have been brooding, bloodshot ramblers candidly detailing whiskey, women and song. Lanegan admits that every tune on his sixth and darkest record, Bubblegum, is about drugs — and it's an irony of addiction that the album's unrelentingly bleak, dirge-like growlers could easily double as morose, Southern-gothic love songs. Eschewing his roots-music obsessions for moody blues-rock and getting some unobtrusive background voices from pals — including Greg Dulli ("Methamphetamine Blues") and GNR's Izzy and Duff ("Strange Religion") — this is Lanegan as world-weary storyteller. Since his familiar country-blues lilt is replaced by the rigid drumming of Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Josh Homme, Lanegan's fluid growl feels more claustrophobic than usual, especially on sluggish downers like "Come to Me" (featuring vocals by PJ Harvey) and "One Hundred Days." Bleary rockers like lead single "Hit the City" (also featuring Harvey) and industrial-blues monster "Methamphetamine Blues" are intentionally obnoxious, with fuzzy guitar blur battling Lanegan's stoic baritone to make Waits-like hangover headaches. His best since 1994's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, the ever-raspy Lanegan once again proves himself the blackest rider.
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They Say...
With the Screaming Trees an increasingly distant memory and his brief tenure with Queens of the Stone Age seemingly over and done, Mark Lanegan appears to have well and truly become a solo artist, and while the dark and blues-shot introspections of Whiskey for the Holy Ghost and The Winding Sheet felt like a respite from Lanegan's usual musical diet of the time, Bubblegum sounds like an effort to fuse the nocturnal atmospherics of his solo work with the impressive brain/brawn ratio of his better-known bands. Credited to the Mark Lanegan Band (though there's no consistent set of musicians from track to track), Bubblegum is hardly short on the moody stuff, with Lanegan's nicotine-buffered pipes leading these songs though any number of empty streets and unhappy events, as on the jonesed-out road trip of "Strange Religion," the pained drift of "One Hundred Days," and the wasted longing of "Morning Glory Wine" -- notice a common theme yet? (Oh, and in case you were wondering, the album's title refers not to teen-centric pop music, but a line from his song "Bombed": "When I'm bombed, I stretch like bubblegum/And look too long straight at the morning sun.") But Lanegan was also of a mind to rock out a bit while making this album (or figured that his newer fans were expecting it of him), and with his QOTSA pals Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri helping out on a few cuts, he does indeed deliver the rock, most notably the clanking menace of "Methamphetamine Blues," the straightforward bash of "Sideways in Reverse," and the organ-driven ooze of "Hit the City" (the latter featuring Polly Jean Harvey in an inspired duet appearance). But while most guys making a solo album after a stint with a successful band create music that speaks of freedom and release, Bubblegum finds Lanegan digging ever deeper into the obsessions and appetites that drag him into the same corner every time. It sure doesn't sound like a life most of us would wish to lead, but it makes for damned compelling art, and the dank emotional caverns of Bubblegum offer some territory well worth exploring for the strong-willed.
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| 01. |  |
When Your Number Isn't Up |
3:01 |
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| 02. | |
Hit the City |
2:48 |
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| 03. | |
Wedding Dress |
3:07 |
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| 04. | |
Methamphetamine Blues |
3:16 |
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| 05. | |
One Hundred Days |
4:36 |
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| 06. | |
Bombed |
1:08 |
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| 07. | |
Strange Religion |
4:07 |
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| 08. | |
Sideways in Reverse |
2:46 |
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| 09. | |
Come to Me |
3:45 |
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| 10. | |
Like Little Willie John |
3:53 |
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| 11. | |
Can't Come Down |
3:37 |
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| 12. | |
Morning Glory Wine |
4:27 |
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| 13. | |
Head |
3:04 |
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| 14. | |
Driving Death Valley Blues |
2:48 |
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| 15. | |
Out of Nowhere |
2:43 |
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15 Total Tracks, 49:06 Total Length
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Credits
- Mark Lanegan - Guitar // Mark Lanegan - Guitar // Mark Lanegan - Producer // Mark Lanegan - Producer // Izzy Stradlin - Vocals // Ian Moore - Vocals (Background) // Bukka Allen - Organ // Brian Baker - Engineer // Tracy Chisholm - Engineer // Tracy Chisholm - Drum Machine // Tracy Chisholm - Tape Manipulation // Greg Dulli - Vocals (Background) // Chris Goss - Guitar // Chris Goss - Piano // Chris Goss - Vocals // Chris Goss - Choir, Chorus // Chris Goss - Producer // Josh Homme - Bass // Josh Homme - Guitar // Josh Homme - Drums // Randall Hage Jamail - Producer // Alain Johannes - Organ // Alain Johannes - Synthesizer // Alain Johannes - Bass // Alain Johannes - Guitar // Alain Johannes - Strings // Alain Johannes - Drums // Alain Johannes - Keyboards // Alain Johannes - Vocals (Background) // Alain Johannes - Producer // Alain Johannes - Engineer // Alain Johannes - Drums (Electric) // Pete Martinez - Engineer // Rick Miller - Engineer // Nick Oliveri - Bass // Nick Oliveri - Vocals (Background) // Nick Oliveri - Choir, Chorus // Keni Richards - Drums // Natasha Shneider - Vocals (Background) // Rick "Soldier" Will - Engineer // Rick "Soldier" Will - Mixing // John Kastner - Guitar // John Kastner - Vocals (Background) // Rail Jon Rogut - Engineer // Jim Vincent - Drums (Electric) // Susan McEowen - Art Direction // Susan McEowen - Design // Eddie Nappi - Bass // Brett Netson - Vocals (Background) // Jonas G. - Engineer // Dave Catching - Organ // Dave Catching - Guitar // Dave Catching - Guitar (Rhythm) // Dave Catching - Engineer // Troy Van Leeuwen - Guitar // Troy Van Leeuwen - Piano // Joey Castillo - Drums // Melanie Campbell - Bass // Aldo Struyf - Organ // Aldo Struyf - Synthesizer // Aldo Struyf - Piano // Aldo Struyf - Engineer // Aldo Struyf - Tape Manipulation // Aldo Struyf - Feedback // Jonathon Russo - Bass // Polly Harvey - Vocals // Dimitri Coats - Guitar // Dimitri Coats - Piano // Dimitri Coats - Drums // Wendy Rae Fowler - Piano // Wendy Rae Fowler - Vocals // Wendy Rae Fowler - Vocals (Background) // Wendy Rae Fowler - Choir, Chorus
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