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Whiskey for the Holy Ghost

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Released
  
January 18, 1994

Artist
  
Mark Lanegan

Label
  
Sub Pop

Length
  
49:22

Release date
  
8 January 1994

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Recorded
  
Ironwood, Riciprocal, & Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, WA, & Messina Music, NYC, during 1993

Producer
  
Mike Johnson & Mark Lanegan

Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (1994)
  
Scraps at Midnight (1998)

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Blues rock, Folk rock

Similar
  
Mark Lanegan albums, Alternative rock albums

Mark lanegan the river rise


Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is the second solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. The album builds upon the roots music foundation that Lanegan had established with his debut The Winding Sheet. Released during the grunge explosion of the early 1990s, Whiskey for The Holy Ghost showcases Lanegan's growing maturity as a songwriter and vocalist.

Contents

The recording was reportedly a frustrating affair for Lanegan; at one point the singer had to be physically prevented from throwing the master tapes into a river by producer Jack Endino. Despite the album's slow gestation and Lanegan's notorious substance abuse problems, the songs on Whiskey for The Holy Ghost sound remarkably cohesive. Lyrically, Lanegan continues to delve into the darker side of the human experience on songs like "Borracho" and the Biblical "Pendulum" ("Jesus Christ been here and gone, what a painful price to pay").

"House A Home" was released as a single with an accompanying video. "The River Rise" was used in the 1996 grunge documentary Hype!, where it accompanied a montage filmed at the vigil following Kurt Cobain's death.

Dan Peters of Mudhoney plays drums on "Borracho" and "House A Home."

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Lanegan.

  1. "The River Rise" – 4:29
  2. "Borracho" – 5:40
  3. "House a Home" – 3:07
  4. "Kingdoms of Rain" – 3:24
  5. "Carnival" – 3:40
  6. "Riding the Nightingale" – 6:17
  7. "El Sol" – 3:42
  8. "Dead on You" – 3:11
  9. "Shooting Gallery" – 3:32
  10. "Sunrise" – 2:55
  11. "Pendulum" – 2:12
  12. "Judas Touch" – 1:37
  13. "Beggar's Blues" – 5:36

Personnel

  • John Agnello – engineer, mixing
  • Krisha Augerot – background vocals
  • Sally Barry – background vocals
  • Ed Brooks – engineer
  • Frank Cody – organ, piano
  • Terry Date – engineer
  • Tad Doyle – drums
  • Jack Endino – engineer
  • Kurt Fedora – bass
  • Mike Johnson – organ, guitar (acoustic), bass, harmonica, piano, guitar (electric), background vocals, producer, slide guitar
  • Dave Kreuger – violin
  • Mark Lanegan – vocals, guitar, producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • J Mascis – drums
  • Dan Peters – drums
  • Mark Pickerel – drums
  • Mike Stinette – saxophone
  • Phil Sparks – bowed bass, bass (upright)
  • Ted Trewhella – piano
  • Justin Williams – organ

    • Songs

    1The River Rise4:30
    2House a Home3:07
    3Kingdoms of Rain3:24

    References

    Whiskey for the Holy Ghost Wikipedia
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