Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum (Lossless) [2004]

Intro (Review by Mark Deming):

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.

Album info (Discogs):

Label:	Beggars Banquet
Catalog#:	BBQCD 237
Format:	CD
Country:	UK
Released:	2004
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Folk Rock
Credits:	Mixed By - Alain Johannes , Mathias Scheeburger Producer - Alain Johannes , Chris Goss

Tracklisting:

01		When Your Number Isn't Up (3:01)
		Bass - Molly McGuire Guitar - Chris Goss Organ - David Catching Piano - Wendy Rae Fowler
02		Hit The City (2:49)
		Drums, Bass - Josh Homme Guitar - David Catching Guitar [Lead] - Mike Johnson* Vocals - PJ Harvey
03		Wedding Dress (3:07)
		Bass, Guitar [Lead] - Josh Homme Guitar - David Catching Vocals - Wendy Rae Fowler
04		Methamphetamine Blues (3:16)
		Backing Vocals - Molly McGuire , Natasha Shneider , Nick Oliveri , Wendy Rae Fowler Bass, Guitar, Drums - Josh Homme Guitar [Lead & Rhythm] - David Catching Guitar [Lead] - Alain Johannes
05		One Hundred Days (4:36)
		Bass, Drums - Josh Homme Guitar [Lead] - David Catching Vocals, Guitar, Piano - Chris Goss
06		Bombed (1:09)
		Vocals - Wendy Rae Fowler
07		Strange Religion (4:08)
		Bass, Vocals [Choir] - Nick Oliveri Drums - Joey Castillo Vocals - Izzy Stradlin Vocals [Choir] - Alain Johannes , Wendy Rae Fowler
08		Sideways In Reverse (2:46)
		Drums, Guitar [Lead] - Dimitri Coats Guitar - Mathias Scheeburger
09		Come To Me (3:45)
		Guitar, Bass, Drums - Josh Homme Vocals - PJ Harvey
10		Like Little Willie John (3:53)
		Bass - Molly McGuire Guitar - David Catching
11		Can't Come Down (3:37)
		Bass, Guitar, Drums, - Alain Johannes
12		Morning Glory Wine (4:27)
		Bass, Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals - Alain Johannes
13		Head (3:05)
		Bass, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards - Alain Johannes
14		Driving Death Valley Blues (2:49)
		Bass, Guitar, Drums, Organ - Alain Johannes
15		Out Of Nowhere (2:43)
		Drums - Dimitri Coats Guitar - John Kastner Guitar [Lead] - David Catching Piano - Mathias Scheeburger

Personnel:
Mark Lanegan
Chris Goss - guitar
David Catching - organ
Aldo Struyf
Molly Mcquire - bass guitar
Tracy Chisholm - tapes
Wendy Rae Fowler - piano

Also:
p.j. harvey, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan


Release info:
Rock/Alternative Rock | EAC (APE+CUE+LOG) | Full 300dpi scans | 320 MB
Beggars Banquet Records | 2004 | BBQCD237 | rar files | 3% recovery


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