Shotgun Wedding (album)

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.

Shotgun Wedding
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedMay 1991
StudioEasley Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Length49:56
LabelTriple X
ProducerJ. G. Thirlwell
Rowland S. Howard chronology
Honeymoon in Red
(1987)
Shotgun Wedding
(1991)
Teenage Snuff Film
(1999)
Lydia Lunch chronology
Don't Fear the Reaper
(1991)
Shotgun Wedding
(1991)
Matrikamantra
(1997)

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Lunch, except as noted; all music is composed by Howard, except as noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Burning Skulls"Jeremy GluckMark Taylor6:20
2."In My Time of Dying"John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Jones, Robert Plant 5:00
3."Solar Hex"LunchLunch3:37
4."Endless Fall"  3:51
5."What Is Memory"LunchLunch5:30
6."Pigeon Town"  4:59
7."Cisco Sunset"  5:47
8."Incubator"  5:29
9."Black Juju"Dennis DunawayDunaway9:21

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Pitchfork6.9/10[2]
Q     [3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[4]
Trouser Pressfavorable[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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Shotgun Wedding". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. ^ Byrd, Steven. "Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard: Shotgun Wedding". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. ^ columnist (August 1999). "Shotgun Wedding". Q. p. 130.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ^ Needs, Kris. "Shotgun Wedding –Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard |". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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