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- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B002CKWQJY
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- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Seventh Proof |
| 2. Death Bells |
| 3. Unbalanced Pieces |
| 4. You Will Miss me when I Burn |
| 5. Some Misunderstanding |
| 6. All the Way Down |
| 7. Shadows Fall |
| 8. Can't catch the Train |
| 9. Pharoah's Chariot |
| 10. Praying Ground |
| 11. Rolling Sky |
| 12. Wise blood |
| 13. By My Side |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is as close as us Lanegan fans have gotten to a new solo album in quite a while, with Bubblegum, his last, having just celebrated its 5th year of existence. The sheer quantity of tracks here featuring the familiar 'Warmth At The Back Of Your Throat After A Shot Of Whisky' vocals is sure to keep us lot happy for a while.
Compared to his for the most part subpar collaborations with Isobel Campbell, and his comfort zone in the Gutter Twins (not that Saturnalia wasn't a great album), Lanegan really stretches himself on this one. You'll have your heart broken again and again, in the sweetest sense possible. Tales of regret and inner turmoil have always been the Lanegan standard, but here the vocal meoldies soar just that bit more due to the production work - Mark's voice sounds richer because of the sheer amount of musical embellishment behind his voice. Be it wall-of-sound guitars, amazing back-up harmonies, maturely put-together string sections or a wealth of backup singers (including Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers!!) who are in their own right well-known enough to carry a song by themselves but who are humble enough to just add to them.
However, the extra star missing from this review is due to a genuinely uninspired Lanegan cover from newcomer Red Ghost. Like many people I had talked to prior to the release of this album I got myself into a bit of a state in anticipation of this new Lanegan interpretation, 'Praying Grounds'. Being that the cover of 'Kingdoms of Rain' from their last album, It's Not How far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, was completely astounding and added to the songs without taking anything away from it (not an easy thing to do to a classic such as KoR), I was looking forawrd to this a lot. Then they got Red Ghost to do lead on it, Lanegan doesn't even do backup, and what do you get: a pale imitation rather than a logical step forward. None of the passion of the original is present here. However, that's not to say I dislike her voice - she just missed the Mark (Oh see what I did there!) with her rendition of this one particular number. I really can't understand why someone who so clearly doesn't 'get' where the original was coming from was allowed as a guest to take the lead on this one, but hey. Rolling Sky, another song featuring Red Ghost, is fantastic so don't be totally put off.
Now release a 'proper' solo album, Lanegan! Get it done!
Compared to his for the most part subpar collaborations with Isobel Campbell, and his comfort zone in the Gutter Twins (not that Saturnalia wasn't a great album), Lanegan really stretches himself on this one. You'll have your heart broken again and again, in the sweetest sense possible. Tales of regret and inner turmoil have always been the Lanegan standard, but here the vocal meoldies soar just that bit more due to the production work - Mark's voice sounds richer because of the sheer amount of musical embellishment behind his voice. Be it wall-of-sound guitars, amazing back-up harmonies, maturely put-together string sections or a wealth of backup singers (including Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers!!) who are in their own right well-known enough to carry a song by themselves but who are humble enough to just add to them.
However, the extra star missing from this review is due to a genuinely uninspired Lanegan cover from newcomer Red Ghost. Like many people I had talked to prior to the release of this album I got myself into a bit of a state in anticipation of this new Lanegan interpretation, 'Praying Grounds'. Being that the cover of 'Kingdoms of Rain' from their last album, It's Not How far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, was completely astounding and added to the songs without taking anything away from it (not an easy thing to do to a classic such as KoR), I was looking forawrd to this a lot. Then they got Red Ghost to do lead on it, Lanegan doesn't even do backup, and what do you get: a pale imitation rather than a logical step forward. None of the passion of the original is present here. However, that's not to say I dislike her voice - she just missed the Mark (Oh see what I did there!) with her rendition of this one particular number. I really can't understand why someone who so clearly doesn't 'get' where the original was coming from was allowed as a guest to take the lead on this one, but hey. Rolling Sky, another song featuring Red Ghost, is fantastic so don't be totally put off.
Now release a 'proper' solo album, Lanegan! Get it done!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Mark Lanegan conjures up more dark, hypnotic & mournful music with his low and husky voice. This time its a blend of indie, blues, gospel and electronic. He's helped out with a few chums too. Lanegan duets with Richard Hawley on Shadows Fall, while Mike Patton adds vocals on the song Unbalanced Pierces. Death Bells shimmers into existence and is driven along by fractured squealing guitar in an almost jammy/proggy way. Theres even a full blown solo at the end. Some Misunderstanding by contrast is a gorgeous heartfelt ballad based around lush acoustic chords and arpeggios that would have been a brilliant cover for Jeff Buckley. Very good indeed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I discovered Soulsavers by accident as I am a Dave Gahan/Depeche Mode fan, and am eagerly awaiting the release of their forthcoming collaboration, The Light The Dead See (the new single The Longest Day is great by the way). In the meantime spurred on by the good reviews I decided to try out this offering and was not disappointed. So far I have listened to it four or five times and it will be on my playlist for some time to come. Darkly beautiful and bluesy but somehow genre-defying. Lanegan is great on vocals. Stand-out track for me right now is "You will miss me when I burn" but others are great too. An antidote to the X factor-type bilge that clogs our airwaves these days.
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