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Viva Last Blues
1995 studio album by Palace Music
Viva Last Blues is the third studio album by Will Oldham. It was released under the moniker Palace Music on Drag City in 1995. The album features Oldham on vocals and guitar, and was recorded by Steve Albini.
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Viva Last Blues | ||||
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Released | August 21, 1995 (1995-08-21) | |||
Recorded | Alabama, U.S. | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 31:27 | |||
Label | Drag City | |||
Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Melody Maker | Recommended[2] |
NME | 8/10[3] |
Q | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Spin | 8/10[6] |
Uncut | [7] |
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Pitchfork placed the album at number 60 on the "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" list.[8] In 2007, Blender placed it at number 98 on the "100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever" list.[9]
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "More Brother Rides" | 3:18 |
2. | "Viva Ultra" | 3:18 |
3. | "The Brute Choir" | 2:43 |
4. | "The Mountain Low" | 2:44 |
5. | "Tonight's Decision (and Hereafter)" | 4:10 |
6. | "Work Hard/Play Hard" | 2:50 |
7. | "New Partner" | 3:54 |
8. | "Cat's Blues" | 3:18 |
9. | "We All, Us Three, Will Ride" | 2:56 |
10. | "Old Jerusalem" | 2:16 |
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black/Rich Tune" | 3:19 |
2. | "You Have Cum... (Alt. Version)" | 2:51 |
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Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Liam Hayes – piano, organ
- Jason Loewenstein – drums, additional vocals
- Ned Oldham – bass guitar, slide guitar, additional vocals
- Will Oldham – vocals, guitar
- Bryan Rich – lead guitar
- Steve Albini – recording
- Eric Bates – engineering
- Eugene Bates – engineering
- Dianne Bellino – cover drawing
- Cynthia Kirkwood – painting
- D'Angelo, Peter J. "Viva Last Blues – Palace Music". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- Conway, Jamie T. (1995-08-12). "Where there's Will, there's a way". Melody Maker. Vol. 72, no. 32. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-03-06 – via Internet Archive.
- Panahpour, Nilou (November 2, 1995). "Palace: Viva Last Blues". Rolling Stone. p. 70. Archived from the original on March 27, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- Hainley, Bruce (December 1995). "Palace Music: Viva Last Blues". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 9. p. 123. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- "Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever". Stereogum. November 14, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- Viva Last Blues at Discogs (list of releases)