Viva Last Blues

Viva Last Blues
Studio album by Palace Music
Released August 21, 1995
Recorded Alabama, United States
Length 31:27
Label Drag City
DC65 (US, LP, CS, CD)
Palace Records
PR4 (US, LP, CS, CD)
Domino
WIG21 (UK, LP, CS, CD)
Producer Steve Albini
Palace Music chronology
Days in the Wake
(1994)		 Viva Last Blues
(1995)		 Arise Therefore
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]

Viva Last Blues is an album by Palace Music, featuring Will Oldham on vocals and guitar. The album was recorded by Steve Albini and was released in 1995 on Drag City. The artwork is by Dianne Bellino (cover drawing) and Cynthia Kirkwood (painting).

The album was listed as #60 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s".

Contents

Track listing

  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

UK limited edition bonus 7"

  1. "Black/Rich Tune" – 3:19
  2. "You Have Cum..." (alt. version) – 2:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ About Review
  2. ^ Viva Last Blues at Allmusic
Will Oldham (Palace / Palace Songs / Palace Music / Palace Brothers / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
Studio albums
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (1993) · Days in the Wake (1994) · Viva Last Blues (1995) · Arise Therefore (1996) · Joya (1997) · I See a Darkness (1999) · Ode Music (2000) · Ease Down the Road (2001) · Master and Everyone (2003) · Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004) · Superwolf (2005) · The Brave and the Bold (2006) · The Letting Go (2006) · Wai Notes (2007) · Lie Down in the Light (2008) · Beware (2009) · The Wonder Show of the World (2010) · Wolfroy Goes to Town (2011)
Live albums
Get the Fuck on Jolly Live (2001) · Summer in the Southeast (2005) · Wilding in the West (2008) · Is It The Sea? (2008)
EPs
Goat Songs (1993) · An Arrow Through the Bitch (1994) · Hope (1994) · The Mountain (1995) · Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) (1996) · Western Music (1997) · Black/Rich Music (1998) · Blue Lotus Feet (1998) · Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle (1999) · More Revery (live version) (2000) · All Most Heaven (2000) · Get on Jolly (2000) · More Revery (studio version) (2001) · Amalgamated Sons of Rest (2002) · Slitch Music (2002) · Seafarers Music (2004) · Pebbles and Ripples (2004) · I Gave You (2005) · Strange Form of Life (2007) · Ask Forgiveness (2007) · Among The Gold (2009)
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