La Peste (album)

La Peste is the second studio album by Alabama 3, released in 2000.[4][5]

La Peste
Studio album by
Released24 October 2000
Recorded1999
StudioMilo Studios, Hoxton, London; Orinoco Studios, London SE1; Steam Rooms, Isle of Wight; The Fuzzpit; Olympic Studios, Barnes, London
Length51:59
LabelOne Little Indian
Columbia[1]
ProducerJohn "Segs" Jennings, Steve "Dub" Jones
Alabama 3 chronology
Exile on Coldharbour Lane
(1997)
La Peste
(2000)
Power in the Blood
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The album peaked at No. 80 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Critical reception

Record Collector called the album "a dreamy romp through cinematic mini-masterpieces including 'Sad Eyed Lady Of The Low Life', 'Mansion On The Hill' and 'The Thrills Are Gone'."[7] Trouser Press called it "a disappointing disgrace of an album," writing "the new, gussied-up A3 (designed, perhaps, not to offend Sopranos fans) is merely overproduced and out of ideas."[8] NME deemed it "deeply pointless, if hilarious" and an "almost monumental waste of time."[9] The Independent judged it "infectiously intelligent," writing that the band still operates "fruitfully at the convergence of country, funk, gospel and drug culture."[10]

Track listing

  1. "Too Sick to Pray" (Love, Love, Love, Empiricist) - 4:44
  2. "Mansion on the Hill" (Love, Love, Love, Dope) - 3:00
  3. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlife" (Love, Love, Love, Love, The Spirit) - 4:43
  4. "Walking in My Sleep" (Love, Love, Love, Love, Empiricist, The Spirit) - 6:09
  5. "Wade into the Water" (Love, Love, Empiricist) - 5:15
  6. "Hotel California" (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 5:34
  7. "Cocaine (Killed My Community)" (Love, Love, Love, Dope) - 4:44
  8. "The Thrills Have Gone" (Love, Empiricist, The Spirit, Paddy Hill) - 4:30
  9. "2129" (Love, Love, Empiricist, Dope) - 4:24
  10. "Strange" (Love, Love, Empiricist, The Spirit) - 5:27
  11. "Sinking..." (Love, Love, Love, The Spirit) - 5:29
  • Bonus track (limited UK release)
  1. "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One mix) (Love, Love, Love, The Very Reverend Dr. D. Love) - 4:09

Personnel

Alabama 3
  • Larry Love (Rob Spragg) - lead vocals
  • D Wayne Love (Jake Black) - vocals
  • The Mountain of Love (Piers Marsh) - programming, harmonica, synthesiser
  • Sir "Real" Love L.S.D.O.P.T. (Simon Edwards) - percussion
  • Captain Empiricist (Mark Sams) - guitar
  • L.B. Dope (Johnny Delafons) - drums
  • The Spirit (Orlando Harrison) - keyboards
  • John "Segs" Jennings - guitars, bass, backing vocals

with:

  • Steve "Dub" Jones - additional programming, synthesizers
  • Val Harrison - vocals on 2, 9, 10, 11
  • Paddy Hill and Treat - vocals on "The Thrills Have Gone"
  • The Street Angels Choir 2000 - backing vocals
  • Steve Roberts - backing vocals on "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Life", "Strange" and "Sinking..."
  • Jenna Spencer - backing vocals on "Walking in My Sleep" and "Sinking..."
  • Eileen Rose - vocals on "Wade Into the Water"
  • Bobby Valentino - mandolin on "Wade Into the Water"
  • Ben Chapman - DJ cuts on "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Life", "Hotel California" and "Cocaine (Killed My Community)"
  • Bernie Clarke - organ on "Hotel California", horn arrangement on "Sinking..."
  • Ned Morant - triangle on "Hotel California"
  • Lushlife - horns on "Sinking..."
  • Delrig, JC, Ray Mascarenas - backing vocals on "Sinking..."
  • Simon Limbrick - steel drums on "Sinking..."
  • Mr. Shifta - vocals on "Woke Up This Morning"
Technical
  • John Collyer, Steve "Dub" Jones - engineer
  • Nigel Bennett - photography

References

  1. "A3: La Peste". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. La Peste at AllMusic
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 93.
  4. "Alabama 3 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. "Jake Black obituary". the Guardian. 29 May 2019.
  6. "ALABAMA 3 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. "La Peste - Record Collector Magazine".
  8. "Alabama 3". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. "La Peste". 12 September 2005.
  10. Gill, Andy (13 October 2000). "Album review: ALABAMA 3 La Peste". The Independent: 14.


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