Wild, Wonderful Purgatory is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999, in Europe by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999, in the U.S. by MIA Records. It was reissued on March 18, 2022, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[4]
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| Released | May 31, 1999 (Europe) July 7, 1999 (North America) | |||
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| Length | 47:03 | |||
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It is their first fully instrumental album after the departure of former vocalist Jason Jarosz; a style they would keep for most subsequent releases. The album title refers to the West Virginia slogan, "Wild and Wonderful".
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Karma to Burn
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Twenty" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Twenty Eight" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Thirty" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Thirty One" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Twenty Nine" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Thirty Two" | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Twenty Five" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Twenty Six" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "One" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Three" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Seven" | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Eight" | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 47:03 | |
Personnel
edit- Will Mecum – guitar
- Rich Mullins – bass
- Rob Oswald – drums
Notes
editThe tracks "Twenty Nine" and "Thirty Two" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2000 EA Sports video game NASCAR 2001.
References
edit- ^ Hill, Gary. Wild, Wonderful Purgatory at AllMusic
- ^ "Wild, Wonderful... Purgatory". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ MassiveAttack (January 13, 2009). "Karma to Burn – Wild Wonderful Purgatory". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Karma to Burn – Wild Wonderful Purgatory". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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