Mark LaneganBest Mark Lanegan Albums Ranked
7.5
Avg Score
12
Opinions
8
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 12 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Mark Lanegan's catalog across 8 albums from 12 opinions, with an overall average of 7.5/10. The top-rated Mark Lanegan album is Bubblegum (2004) with a 8.5/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Whiskey for the Holy Ghost and Straight Songs of Sorrow. The discography on Wavelength spans 1994 to 2024.
Straight Songs of Sorrow
“grunge survivor shares music that salves the soul”
Field Songs
“In 1997, nearly every critic in the country lauded Smithsonian/Folkways' re-release of Harry Smith's *Anthology of American Folk Music*. Originally released in 1952, the three-volume set-- a fourth volume was added in 2000-- provides an awesome, sweeping perspective of the foundation of American music. Then, in 1999, came Moby's *Play*, which sampled Alan Lomax-era field blues; by 2000, the word "”
I'll Take Care of You
“For his cover of Eddie Floyd's 1969 single "Consider Me," former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan eschews the original song's doo-wop background singers and muffles the plush horn section that bears its Stax/Volt pedigree. He leans his gravelly groan on the chorus' lead in ("You're gonna need a man/ A man who'll understand"), lending urgency and a smoky mystery to this otherwise fairly pedest”
Bubblegum XX
“That Charles Bukowski has been dead for over 10 years now is almost hard to believe-- partially because he's had more posthumous work hit the shelves than anybody this side of Tupac, but more so because of the enormous influence he continues to exert over contemporary poets and lyricists. I think it's safe to speculate that former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan has spent his share of time o”
Straight Songs of Sorrow
“On his latest solo outing, Mark Lanegan's prolific career hits a slight stumbling block”
Straight Songs of Sorrow
“Inspired by his new memoir Sing Backwards And Weep, Mark Lanegan‘s new album Straight Songs of Sorrow’s story is one of unsparing candour. On his twelfth studio album, Lanegan takes us on an autobiographical journey from his troubled youth in eastern Washington, via recounting drug-addled tales from the ‘90s Seattle rock scene, to an unlikely awakening at the dawn of the 21st century. The results ”
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