Mark Lanegan - Bubblegum
Mark Lanegan
Bubblegum
Beggars Banquet 2004
Mark Lanegan has always been a little outside of all streams, The Screaming Trees were one of the best bands in Seattle in the 90s but did not use the pull of grunge music, Lanegan solo and has contributed to the popularity of the Stoner-Rock Although she has always wanted to stay in a discreet background focusing on his solo albums and numerous in which it has always felt free to experiment with multiple styles and supporting people who have seen fit, basing their compositions on the unique potential of his voice, Mark Lanegan has rightly come to blues, to rock, to folk, to soul and even jazz songs that always bear his distinctive mark, even without his own as he showed in that "I'll Take Care Of You "composed entirely of versions.
This new "Bubblegum" is signed by The Mark Lanegan Band, first giving greater importance to musicians who appear normal and dazzling both direct and appear in the study and also a few special guests, which is always fairly common in their recordings On this occasion highlighted the presence of PJ Harvey brings his voice to two of the most brilliant album cuts: "Hit The City" and "Come To Me", Josh Homme and Nick Olivieri, co-Lanegan Queens Of The Stone Age also appear in court but is decidedly more rock back Mike Johnson (ex-Dinosaur Jr.), a regular contributor, who assumed more prominence.
The new album does not present too many developments in the already extensive discography of U.S. Lanegan continues to show his preference for dark times media and cryptic, full of magic and mystery, with influences from American roots music, areas in which the voice of Lanegan achieve their best records, clear examples are "When Your Number Is Up", "Wedding Dress", "One Hundred Days" or "Strange Religion", songs that by themselves and justify the purchase of the disc, there is also room for subjects closest to his collaborations with QOTSA as "Sideways In Reverse" an issue packed with furious guitars that contrasts with the delicacy of the aforementioned issues with PJ Harvey.
The only but you can put this "Bubblegum" is the lack of conceptual connections that keep the tracks on the album, songs that seem engraved in different times and circumstances that give the album an air of collection, is a price to pay for as special guest.
