Song of the Week
M. Lanegan and band.
Got a minute? Got four and half? Cool. Plug in a set of earphones, or if you have a setup like Chuck A Spear, slide that volume control north and have a listen to a beautiful song called One Hundred Days, performed by The Mark Lanegan Band.
I think the lyrics are really nice. My favourite is 'From my fingertips a cigarette / throws ashes to the ground / I'd stop to talk to the girls who work this street / But I got business farther down.'
It's sung by Mark Lanegan (who was vocalist for the equally excellent band The Screaming Trees) and Chris Goss of Masters of Reality. I love the moodiess of this song and I also love this album, in part because the tracks have simple basslines that I could play if I had the money to buy another bass and the patience to practice.
In other words, the music is simple, and simplicity is beauty. It's the beautiful harmonies that make it, especially when Lanegan sings with PJ Harvey. If you haven't bought in already (and I know this one album Fruck and I can agree on) you should consider the purchase of Mark Lanegan's record Bubblegum from 2004.
Absolutely agree with you on this one. Lanegan is cool. I've got a couple of his other albums. They're good too, but not up to Bubblegum.
Can't wait to listen.
BTW. My set up will have to be slightly modified. When I threw the $20 Sony headphones down in disgust at those naughty Summernats, I broke them and they ended up like Pete Townsend's guitar at the end of a gig.
I am currently in the market for a new pair. Ignore the model/dude - he was just there to fill them out.
That dude's got a really pointy head.
If this doesn't convert you to the church o' Lanegan, nothing will.
Serious, take some time out, enjoy.
A song dedicated from one addict to another.
Take heart. We love you man!!!!!
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