Mark Lanegan - Bubblegum
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Artist: Mark LaneganEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Music Label: Beggars UK - Ada
Soundtracks:
- When Your Number Isn't Up
- Hit the City
- Wedding Dress
- Methamphetamine Blues
- One Hundred Days
- Bombed
- Strange Religion
- Sideways in Reverse
- Come to Me
- Like Little Willie John
- Can't Come Down
- Morning Glory Wine
- Head
- Driving Death Valley Blues
- Out of Nowhere
Free Music Notes for Bubblegum
Free Music Review: Best of 2004--Lanegan's Best
Hit: 5 Stars
The songs, even the more upbeat ones, are so heartfelt. I Hit the City has the incredible PJ Harvey accompanying Lanegan, and they sing together in a manner that allows both of them to be heard in a slightly off-kilter manner. It gives the song a raw feeling that will continue throughout most of the disc.
Wedding Dress--has a soft beat and Lanegan's Wait's-like vocals and a sensuality that veers away from anything sappy. This is a songwriter's song with the slight female accompaniment. It's a slow plodder that allows you to thoroughly enjoy Lanegan's voice and lyrics.
Meth Blues--strikes me as a Captain Beefheart song. Maybe it's the constant unusual beat or the swirling, unstructured guitars. It sounds like he didn't listen to the guitars in this song when he laid down the vocals--ALA Beefheart--or maybe it's the constant interruptions in flow. Whatever the case is, if it's my world, and I decide what is considered a hit song. This is in the Top 40.
100 days--I don't search songs for greater meanings. I don't consider lyrics profound or breathtaking. I merely like arrangements. 100 days is probably the most structured song in Lanegan's Bubblegum. It has the into, the refrain, the followup, the instrumental, the refrain and the subsequent lyrics to close the song. The beauty of this song is something to behold. The refrain is so delicate. It almost seems unintended. I was ready to criticize this song, until I remembered the refrain. It starts out slowly, then carries you to the wow! mindset when the refrain starts.
Bombed--Maybe the steal of the disc. Again a female--Wendy Rae Fowler--accompanies him, and she seems to be singing the lyric sheet after him, almost as if she doesn't know the song. I'm not criticizing. I'm pointing out the flavor. The effect works well on this song, as it adds the rawness to an otherwise carefully structured song. This maybe the prettiest song Lanegan has ever written. It's quick and some of the times brevity is the soul of profound.
Strange Religion--Another one of the stars of the disc. It has that simple nursery rhyme background that is common in some of the best country songs. I wouldn't consider Lanegan country, but he will dabble in the occassional folksy interlude. This is the type of song Lanegan for which Lanegan is known, but he even appears to be stepping this up a notch on Bubblegum.
Sideways in Reverse--Is this disc's hardest rockers--almost punk Lanegan. He makes it work in the integrity of the disc, but it's my least favorite song of the epic Bubblegum.
Come to Me--My favorite song on the disc. "Come to me, lie on my shoulder." PJ Harvey again. These two work so well together. To quote a cliche, the two of them appear lost on a lonely highway together, looking out on the country's vast resources, wishing they could be more intimate with one another.
Like Little Willie John--Crunching background of a man telling you his theories on life. "I once believed, I'd never bleed." The lyrics catch me on this song. "...I dropped like a satellite." This is artistic. Lanegan even stretches his otherwise low octave vocals to another level. The strum of a guitar kicks in halfway through the song to let you realize that Lanegan is not all about the hopeless, depressing viewpoint that with which he has been tagged by many of my friends. Maybe it's the "good looking women getting off the plane," that makes Lanegan realize that life is going to be great even though he cannot "get back to my special one."
Can't Come Down--This may have been an important song for Lanegan to include, but it doesn't have much meaning for me. It's a skippable song on this disc.
Morning Glory Wine--Another skippable song
Head--Back to focus. I absolutely love the guitars and arrangement of this song. Another songwriter's song. Lanegan is the master of his domain, but he appears to ready to bust out on this song. I hear a lot of the Queens of the Stone Age work on this song. "She drew a picture and stuck it in her pocket..." The lyrical phrasing on this song is primal and raw and heartfelt. The guitar fuzes in and out of Lanegan's lyrics. Top 3 on the album.
Driving Death Valley Blues--another Q of SA influenced song. Upbeat and blasting. Lanegan is a god. I repeat this every time I hear this song. You want to punch a hole in something inanimate during this song, just to get it out. This song may have the best instrumentals on it.
Out of Nowhere--cleans the disc off with sentiment. "Send a kiss out of nowhere..." Some piano work to bridge this song.
Overall, I don't think you can listen to this album one time and realize the brilliance of Mark Lanegan. I also add that if anyone reading this believes you should be able to do this, you need to start listening to more artistic music. There are many people singing and playing music to be stars or famous or legends. I dare say, without ever having heard Lanegan address the issue, that Lanegan is not one of those types. You'll probably never see him on MTV, and if you're listening to music to be the first to discover the next up and coming star, then you're listening to music for the wrong reasons. Lanegan will never be that guy, and you'll be listening to him for all the wrong reasons. For those of us that simply enjoy a beautiful song, a beautiful album, or a complicated mess that will become beautiful after repeated listens, then this is the best disc for you...enjoy!
Bubblegum Poster
This is the first new album in three years from ex Screaming Trees front man and Queens Of The Stone Age vocalist. "Bubblegum" features members of Queens Of The Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Greg Dulli from Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers, Izzy and Duff from Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver, and members of Earthling, Eleven, and Enemy. "A dark hearted rock triumph"--Maxim. "Thrilling menace"--NY Daily News.Bubblegum is Mark Lanegan's sixth solo album, but still he's relatively unknown to all but a few. Since going solo, the former Screaming Trees frontman has attracted a cult following, but if a man can be judged by the stature of his friends, then surely Bubblegum marks the beginning of Lanegan's turn in the spotlight. Featuring such high-profile guests as PJ Harvey ("Hit the City" and "Come to Me"), Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver's Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan ("Strange Religion"), Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers' frontman Greg Dulli ("Methamphetamine Blues"), and Masters of Reality's Chris Goss (who shares production credits, as well as appearing on a number of tracks), the songs on Bubblegum display a breadth of style that matches Lanegan's trademark depth of substance. And though he kept his profile comparatively low as a longterm collaborator with Queens of the Stone Age, his two bandmates Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri feature heavily throughout (Homme, in particular, plays guitar or drums on five of the tracks here). But this is by no means a QOTSA album. Bubblegum has a sound all its own, and Lanegan is firmly at the helm, with his gravelly voice and somber observations making him sound more and more like Tom Waits. Its pleasures may not be immediate to all listeners, but once found, they're difficult to shake. --Robert Burrow
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