Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	1	2	3	4	5

Mark Lanegan - Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1994)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 13 May 2025 11:48:01

Mark Lanegan's first solo album, 1990's The Winding Sheet, was a darker, quieter, and more emotionally troubling affair than what fans were accustomed to from his work as lead singer with the Screaming Trees. The follow-up album, 1994 's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, used The Winding Sheet's sound and style as a starting point, with Lanegan and producer/instrumentalist Mike Johnson constructing resonant but low-key instrumental backdrops for the singer's tales of heartbreak, alcohol, and dashed hopes. While The Winding Sheet often sounded inspired but tentative, like the solo project from a member of an established band, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost speaks with a quiet but steely confidence of an artist emerging with his own distinct vision. The songs are more literate and better realized than on the debut, the arrangements are subtle and supportive (often eschewing electric guitars for keyboards and acoustic instruments), and Lanegan's voice, bathed in bourbon and nicotine, transforms the deep sorrow of the country blues (a clear inspiration for this music) into something new, compelling, and entirely his own. Whiskey for the Holy Ghost made it clear that Mark Lanegan had truly arrived as a solo artist, and it ranks alongside American Music Club's Everclear as one of the best "dark night of the soul" albums of the 1990s.

Review by Mark Deming, Allmusic.com

Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan temporarily ditches his arboreal pals on this intensely beautiful second solo effort. Lyrics dense with metaphors of death and drink come to life through Lanegan’s smokey tenor, which howls and billows from the depths of subconsciousness. Shadowy background voices, wispy violins, and lumbering acoustic guitars add to the haunting allure. A delightful companion for last call in purgatory.

Review by Michele Romero, Entertainment Weekly

Review by Rob O'Connor, Rolling Stone

It's a hard fact that many musicians inspired by the blues have been unable to transcend the genre and find their own voice. Kevn Kinney of Atlanta's Drivin' n' Cryin' and Mark Lanegan of Seattle's Screaming Trees have both released second solo albums in an effort to achieve emotional catharsis by digging into their musical roots.

Kinney has unplugged all the way down to a bare guitar and vocal (a few of the cuts feature an electric guitar and one, a string bass), while Lanegan eschews his band's psychedelic fuzz for the late-night misery the best blues always evokes. Kinney's Down Out Law sounds like a sharp companion to the Phil Ochs, Eric Andersen and Bob Dylan albums of the early 1960s, when Woody Guthrie and Jack Kerouac were the crucial influences. Lanegan's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost arrives at the blues by copping its mood instead of its riffs, relocating its soul from the Mississippi Delta to the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest.

Down Out Law begins with a simple folk tale of a singer who had a band and now "will play for beer." Kinney's voice is slightly twangy, almost tuneful, always of the earth. The second cut, "Save for Me," resembles Dylan's "Girl From the North Country" in the singer's romantic plea to "take from me this broken heart/Show me that you love me still." "Tell Him Something for Me" stirs up memories of the Vietnam War era: Kinney sadly states, "You are not forgotten."

Whiskey for the Holy Ghost mines the same territory that Lanegan's first solo album, 1990's The Winding Sheet, staked out. Again, the acoustic guitars are strummed plaintively, but Lanegan's foreboding growl has gained resonance. The arrangements are richer, the mix fuller – everything from violin to saxophone and organ – suggesting that Lanegan has been taking note of other albums imbued with great personal effect, from Van Morrison's Astral Weeks to Tim Buckley's Lorca. Though recorded over the past few years, the album sounds as if it were laid down one cold night while the scotch flowed freely and the girlfriend was as good as gone.

The range of emotions Lanegan's voice expresses is absolutely jarring. He communicates through pure sound. There are the shrieks of otherworldly angst that echo the barrage of dissonant guitars on "Borracho," the mournful inflections that match the weeping violins of "House a Home," the quiet whispers of defeat that permeate "Kingdoms of Rain."

Including appearances by members of Dinosaur Jr, Mudhoney and Tad, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost goes a long way toward making a case for these musicians as more than one-trick grunge ponies. As for Lanegan, Whiskey solidifies his status as king of the Seattle blues singers. The competition may be meager, but in sheer artistic terms, he'll prove hard to beat. (RS 680)

Review by Rob O'Connor, Rolling Stone

Mark Lanegan at Allmusic
Mark Lanegan at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. The River Rise (4:30)
02. Borracho (5:41)
03. House A Home (3:07)
04. Kingdoms Of Rain (3:24)
05. Carnival (3:40)
06. Riding The Nightingale (6:17)
07. El Sol (3:42)
08. Dead On You (3:11)
09. Shooting Gallery (3:33)
10. Sunrise (2:57)
11. Pendulum (2:12)
12. Judas Touch (1:38)
13. Beggar's Blues (5:36)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 15. August 2012, 12:13

Mark Lanegan / Whiskey For The Holy Ghost

Used drive : ATAPI iHBS112 2 Adapter: 1 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMMENT=EAC Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FLAC -8" %source%

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 4:30.30 | 32 | 20311
2 | 4:30.62 | 5:41.13 | 20312 | 45899
3 | 10:12.00 | 3:06.67 | 45900 | 59916
4 | 13:18.67 | 3:23.60 | 59917 | 75201
5 | 16:42.52 | 3:40.23 | 75202 | 91724
6 | 20:23.00 | 6:17.17 | 91725 | 120016
7 | 26:40.17 | 3:42.13 | 120017 | 136679
8 | 30:22.30 | 3:10.55 | 136680 | 150984
9 | 33:33.10 | 3:32.45 | 150985 | 166929
10 | 37:05.55 | 2:56.70 | 166930 | 180199
11 | 40:02.50 | 2:12.12 | 180200 | 190111
12 | 42:14.62 | 1:37.48 | 190112 | 197434
13 | 43:52.35 | 5:36.07 | 197435 | 222641

Track 1

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\01 - The River Rise.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.32

Peak level 85.1 %
Extraction speed 5.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 463C4D5A
Copy CRC 463C4D5A
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [18AAA55B] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\02 - Borracho.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.32

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 6.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0791D067
Copy CRC 0791D067
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [F38CFE15] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\03 - House A Home.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.48

Peak level 96.7 %
Extraction speed 5.2 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 55E412C3
Copy CRC 55E412C3
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [9225E84A] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\04 - Kingdoms Of Rain.wav

Peak level 71.6 %
Extraction speed 7.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8EDC55F7
Copy CRC 8EDC55F7
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [FCCBF54B] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\05 - Carnival.wav

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 7.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3DF09F2E
Copy CRC 3DF09F2E
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [75823821] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\06 - Riding The Nightingale.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.19

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 8.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CAAA7A07
Copy CRC CAAA7A07
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [F2A2A7EF] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\07 - El Sol.wav

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 8.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC ACAA4922
Copy CRC ACAA4922
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [BD9D276B] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 8

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\08 - Dead On You.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.13

Peak level 89.7 %
Extraction speed 8.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC A880D309
Copy CRC A880D309
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [82BDEBD9] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 9

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\09 - Shooting Gallery.wav

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 9.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8572DFD9
Copy CRC 8572DFD9
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [377C8804] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 10

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\10 - Sunrise.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.38

Peak level 96.9 %
Extraction speed 6.9 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 718E3232
Copy CRC 718E3232
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [F62EEECA] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 11

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\11 - Pendulum.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.48

Peak level 97.7 %
Extraction speed 6.4 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC EC4EA829
Copy CRC EC4EA829
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [BC32A7B2] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 12

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\12 - Judas Touch.wav

Peak level 69.2 %
Extraction speed 8.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B1FE9E3F
Copy CRC B1FE9E3F
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [099720D2] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 13

Filename C:\00_Music\Garden\13 - Beggar's Blues.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.28

Peak level 91.3 %
Extraction speed 10.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 826E0BDB
Copy CRC 826E0BDB
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [4AAA1B44] (AR v2)
Copy OK

All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

==== Log checksum DF755757D2C233E20BF9B0BB8F5CF65CD8422A728516DAFA43F0D01B9A775A37 ====

CUETools log

[CUETools log; Date: 13.04.2018 9:30:36; Version: 2.1.4]
Pregap length 00:00:32.
[CTDB TOCID: qDJk1ueJefQbtawc60lAhtgob9E-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
2 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
3 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
4 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
5 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
6 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
7 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
8 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
9 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
10 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
11 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
12 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
13 | (39/39) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 00194ce9-00f8016f-850b980d] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [4c166ecd|18aaa55b] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
02 [2efbc47b|f38cfe15] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
03 [659ba5c9|9225e84a] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
04 [57051684|fccbf54b] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
05 [cfd63183|75823821] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
06 [dc013e72|f2a2a7ef] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
07 [d92941bb|bd9d276b] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
08 [c546f7fd|82bdebd9] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
09 [61446514|377c8804] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
10 [8b9813b8|f62eeeca] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
11 [cc638303|bc32a7b2] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
12 [4bd9b933|099720d2] (24+26/62) Accurately ripped
13 [382345ad|4aaa1b44] (24+27/63) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by 6:
01 [6e1f96b5] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [79e06ae7] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [b733e9b7] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [de5a4254] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [c7a1a33e] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [d9fa6c22] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [ab3e7bc9] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [02656675] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [8deca98a] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
10 [c53268ff] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
11 [c784b086] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)
12 [5e3b7a04] (00/62) No match (V2 was not tested)
13 [0a85c0f2] (00/63) No match (V2 was not tested)

Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 97,7 [F46BAEBF] [3079CE8C]
01 85,1 [463C4D5A] [FADD7A7B] CRC32
02 97,7 [0791D067] [63F47C87] CRC32
03 96,7 [55E412C3] [BE1CB79F] CRC32
04 71,6 [8EDC55F7] [81CCDE2E] CRC32
05 97,7 [3DF09F2E] [A9C349BE] CRC32
06 97,7 [CAAA7A07] [3DFDD406] CRC32
07 97,7 [ACAA4922] [69A029DF] CRC32
08 89,7 [A880D309] [982B2AD2] CRC32
09 97,7 [8572DFD9] [F4DE0BC2] CRC32
10 96,9 [718E3232] [EEFD614A] CRC32
11 97,7 [EC4EA829] [0B8A9CCF] CRC32
12 69,2 [B1FE9E3F] [B15F382B] CRC32
13 91,3 [826E0BDB] [BEF4295F] CRC32

DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-04-13 09:35:30

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Mark Lanegan / Whiskey For The Holy Ghost
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR10 -1.39 dB -13.48 dB 4:30 01-The River Rise
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.07 dB 5:41 02-Borracho
DR11 -0.29 dB -12.67 dB 3:07 03-House A Home
DR10 -2.90 dB -14.29 dB 3:24 04-Kingdoms Of Rain
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.38 dB 3:40 05-Carnival
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.50 dB 6:17 06-Riding The Nightingale
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.38 dB 3:42 07-El Sol
DR11 -0.94 dB -14.35 dB 3:11 08-Dead On You
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.95 dB 3:33 09-Shooting Gallery
DR11 -0.27 dB -14.07 dB 2:57 10-Sunrise
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.86 dB 2:12 11-Pendulum
DR10 -3.19 dB -16.60 dB 1:38 12-Judas Touch
DR11 -0.78 dB -13.61 dB 5:36 13-Beggar's Blues
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 786 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

All thanks to original releaser

More interesting music in My Blog

90s Alternative Rock Blues Rock CD-Rip + Scans FLAC Lossless Mark Lanegan MP3 Rock CD-Rip Blues-Rock