Shotgun Wedding is the sole collaborative studio album by Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard. It was released in May 1991, through record label Triple X.
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1991 | |||
| Studio | Easley Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Length | 49:56 | |||
| Label | Triple X | |||
| Producer | J. G. Thirlwell | |||
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Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Lunch, except as noted; all music is composed by Howard, except as noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Burning Skulls" | Jeremy Gluck | Mark Taylor | 6:20 |
| 2. | "In My Time of Dying" | John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Jones, Robert Plant | 5:00 | |
| 3. | "Solar Hex" | Lunch | Lunch | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Endless Fall" | 3:51 | ||
| 5. | "What Is Memory" | Lunch | Lunch | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Pigeon Town" | 4:59 | ||
| 7. | "Cisco Sunset" | 5:47 | ||
| 8. | "Incubator" | 5:29 | ||
| 9. | "Black Juju" | Dennis Dunaway | Dunaway | 9:21 |
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[4] |
| Trouser Press | favorable[5] |
AllMusic called the album an "alternative rock gem" and "one of Lunch's greatest achievements."[1] Record Collector called it "an essential document for darkside dog-walkers, as both a reaffirmation of Howard's innovatory visions and snapshot of one of the last century's great damage-wallowing couples in fetid creative union."[6]
Personnel
edit- Lydia Lunch – vocals
- Rowland S. Howard – guitar
- Joe Drake – bass guitar
- Brent Newman – drums, tambourine, piano
- Link "Wreckage" Benka – rhythm guitar
- Technical
- J. G. Thirlwell – production
- Martin Bisi – mixing engineer
- Steve Martinez – sleeve art direction
- David Anthony – sleeve photography
- Ingrid Roisland – sleeve typesetting
"Thanks to Chris Bohn, Geoff Cox, Vanessa Skantze"
References
edit- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Shotgun Wedding". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Byrd, Steven. "Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard: Shotgun Wedding". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ columnist (August 1999). "Shotgun Wedding". Q. p. 130.
- ^ Press, Joy (1995). "Lydia Lunch". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 232–234. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Needs, Kris. "Shotgun Wedding –Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard |". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
External links
edit- Shotgun Wedding at Discogs (list of releases)