Thanks Folks. I'll start out with Bubblegum and then in this order:
Field Songs
Blues Funeral
Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 4:36 pm
by Revelator
stip wrote:He was probably close with Cornell. Cornell produced Uncle Anesthesia. On the other hand, that album sounds terrible despite a lot of good songs, so who knows...
I remember reading an article (I'll see if I can find it) where one of the Connor brothers indicated that all of them (Cornell included) were pretty much stoned through the entirety of recording Uncle Anethesia. Agree there are some strong songs, I love the record personally, but the production is terrible. Not a reflection on anyone in particular, the songs just had no sonic punch whatsoever. Caught Between, Ocean Of Confusion, Bed Of Roses, Time For Light, Alice Said, Disappearing, Lay Your Head Down, etc etc all great stuff though.
Also agree with all, if you want to get into his solo work, Field Songs is probably the best place to start. If you're more into something catchier and rock-oriented, I'd start w/ Dust from Screaming Trees.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 9:29 pm
by stip
Just listen to these songs and start with the album of the one you like best. All 5 of these are pretty great top to bottom. Bubblegum and Blues Funeral probably vary the widest from song to song though (strong mixtures of hard and slower songs)
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue June 06, 2017 3:22 pm
by kreng
and the last one from American Gods
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Sat June 24, 2017 10:36 pm
by Revelator
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Sun June 25, 2017 8:57 pm
by Jammer XCI
The new UNKLE song has Mark Lanegan on it. It was okay
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Sun June 25, 2017 9:25 pm
by VinylGuy
Jammer XCI wrote:The new UNKLE song has Mark Lanegan on it. It was okay
Ill check it out, but i wish Mark would collaborate more with rock bands these days.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 12:53 am
by VinylGuy
Guys, Gargoyle has become a favorite. Great album...i love how cohesive is.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 3:54 pm
by stip
Beehive was my daughter's most requested song for a while. Nothing like your three year old running around singing "honey just gets me stoned". I still think this album falls apart in the second half, though
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 4:08 pm
by VinylGuy
oh i love the second part so much.
Goodbye To Beauty is a masterpiece.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 8:09 pm
by Strat
Emperor is fantastic.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 8:27 pm
by chewm
Yeah Goodbye to Beauty and Emperor are two of my favorites from the album.
The whole thing is pretty great.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 10:12 pm
by stip
Emperor is one of the ML songs I like the least. Certainly a bottom 10 for me (not counting the Mark + someone records)
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue August 01, 2017 12:04 am
by VinylGuy
Yeah, Emperor is the one i dont really care about from the new one.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue August 01, 2017 12:51 pm
by stip
To my great surprise that remix version of Death Trip to Tulsa has actually elevated that song into one of my top tier Lanegan tracks
I want to organize a mega tournament for him, but I don't know that there would be enough participation to be worth it. Maybe a draft.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue August 01, 2017 3:07 pm
by VinylGuy
Oh im fucking in.
Lanegan has such a long cool career it would be so difficult to play it....and yeah, the remix album is pretty cool.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue August 01, 2017 6:18 pm
by chewm
I think a draft would be the best idea for him.
Im in but theres a lot I havent listened to. Mainly the million collaborations.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Sun September 24, 2017 4:22 pm
by VinylGuy
I love the two combo of Goodbye To Beauty and Drunk On Destruction.
Re: Mark Lanegan
Posted: Tue September 26, 2017 9:23 am
by Fuzzcharger
stip wrote:Field Songs, Whisky for the Holy Ghost, or Bubblegum for solo.
But if you want a great grunge record you can't go wrong with Sweet Oblivion (Screaming Trees)
I still rank Whiskey for the Holy Ghost as best of the early stuff and Bubblegum for the later era stuff. I never spent much time with Field Songs though. I still listen to Winding Sheet regularly. It's got a rainy Sunday morning hangover with the lingering smell of ashtray from the night before vibe I dig.