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Rating: 1994, the second album of the brooding Lanegan (former voice of the Screaming Trees).
His ability to create sounds ranging from country to blues and then to psychedelic rock never fails to leave me amazed every time I listen to him.
The album starts with "The River Rise," a stunning ballad haunted by arpeggios, continues with "Borracho," in my opinion the most masterful track on the record, with its unsettling crescendo, diving into "House a Home," marking a decidedly country tone.
The rest of the album is a succession of atmospheres reminiscent of the Californian desert valleys where Lanegan prefers to isolate himself to bring his creations to life.
All the tracks anyway reflect the tormented soul of the singer-songwriter who avoids interviews and truly composes what he feels inside.
The only thing I regret is having discovered this splendid and cursed singer-songwriter just a year ago at a concert with the explosive QOTSA.
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By il pungolo
Whiskey For The Holy Ghost is Lanegan’s second solo work and it is a blues album, pure because it is dirty, swollen with drunkenness and smeared with ash.
Probably the highest peak of his production, Whiskey For The Holy Ghost may be the true debut of Lanegan the artist, an emphatic noir storyteller, with an absolutely indisputable class.
