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- Summary: The former Screaming Trees member and Queens Of The Stone Age collaborator returns with his sixth solo album, credited to the Mark Lanegan Band. Guests include Ween, PJ Harvey, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri and Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan.
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 22 out of 23
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Mixed: 1 out of 23
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Entertainment WeeklyAlt-rock blues darker and scarier than Jon Spencer or even Jack White ever imagined. [24 Dec 2004, p.66]
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Lanegan's lyrics are poetic, well thought out and devastatingly honest, making this more a serious artistic account than some braggadocio bullshit. And then add to that the fact the music is just fantastic.
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His most compelling, not to mention complete, work to date.
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While the guests push and pull Lanegan in different directions, Bubblegum's songs never lose him in the translation.
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BlenderLanegan has finally produced his long-threatened masterpiece. [Oct 2004, p.125]
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Q MagazineShows [Lanegan] to be more alive and more vital than ever. [Sep 2004, p.121]
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Alternative PressIt's a deathfest of sound and fury, quietly melancholy and fiercely apocalyptic. But it's a tale that grows wearier with every listen. [Sep 2004, p.122]
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Positive: 18 out of 19
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Mixed: 1 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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HeinApr 30, 2006almost the quality of Mister Tom Waits
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NathanZAug 30, 2005
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brentMay 11, 2006
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pauliAug 21, 2004Captain Beefheart meet Tom Waits. Can you hear the desert calling?That album speaks inside you.What an earthquake!One of the best albums of the year.
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HexG.Nov 17, 2007Stunning album, definatley his best. "Strange Religion" and "Wedding Dress" are stand-out tracks for me
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marapranomJan 18, 2005easily the best rock album of the year. Masterpiece
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May 1, 2017
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