Transcendental Medication
Encyclopedia
Transcendental Medication is a 1999
album by Inger Lorre
, formerly of The Nymphs
. The album includes a duet with Jeff Buckley
as well as the song "Yard of Blonde Girls
" which Jeff covered on his acclaimed posthumous album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
. It also includes "She's Not Your Friend", a shot at Courtney Love
, with whom Inger had had a spat played out across Hole
's Pretty on the Inside
album and a Vanity Fair
article.
1999 in music
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album by Inger Lorre
Inger Lorre
Inger Lorre is an American singer who is best known for her bands The Nymphs and Motel Shootout.-The Nymphs:...
, formerly of The Nymphs
The Nymphs
The Nymphs were an alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre. The band was signed to Geffen Records, and released their only album in 1991. The Nymphs were known for their wild stage shows and their rebellious attitude towards record companies...
. The album includes a duet with Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
as well as the song "Yard of Blonde Girls
Yard of Blonde Girls
"Yard of Blonde Girls" is a song written by sisters Audrey Clark of the Boston band the 360s and Lori Kramer of the Paper Squares, who were performing together in the late nineties as Pendulum Floors. Inger Lorre contributed additional lyrics on the second verse, which were written about...
" which Jeff covered on his acclaimed posthumous album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. Being dissatisfied with material recorded in the summer of 1996 and early in 1997, Buckley worked on many demos to reach the sound he was hoping to achieve...
. It also includes "She's Not Your Friend", a shot at Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love is an American rock musician. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, and is an actress who has moved from bit parts in Alex Cox films to significant and acclaimed roles in The People vs...
, with whom Inger had had a spat played out across Hole
Hole (band)
Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
's Pretty on the Inside
Pretty on the Inside
Pretty on the Inside is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Hole. Released August 23, 1991 on Caroline Records, it was Hole's first major label release after their formation in 1989 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
album and a Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
article.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Inger Lorre; except where indicated- "She's Not Your Friend" - 4:42
- "Beautiful Dead" - 2:38
- "It Could Happen to You" - 3:28
- "Gibby HaynesGibby HaynesGibson Jerome "Gibby" Haynes is an American musician, radio personality, and painter, and the lead singer of the group Butthole Surfers.-Early life and career:...
is Next" - 5:45 - "Haunted Hill" (Lorre, Keith Hartel) - 3:13
- "Devil's Priest" - 5:43
- "Yard of Blonde Girls" (Lorre, Audrey Clark, Lori Kramer) - 3:14
- "Thief Without the Take" - 3:03
- "Dusted" - 4:55
- "Sweet Release" - 5:33
- "7b" - 3:29
Personnel
- Inger Lorre - vocals, guitar, piano
- Jeff BuckleyJeff BuckleyJeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
- vocals, guitar - Keith Hartel, Jay Wasco - guitar, background vocals
- Bill Donahue - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Roland synthesizer, background vocals
- Dave Green - bass, background vocals
- Frank Lieberum - bass
- Paul Andrew - drums, percussion
- Dan Smith - drums