''Last Night'' is an album by the American
experimental rock band
His Name Is Alive
His Name Is Alive is an American experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label. Throughout the band's long history, leader Warre ...
, released in 2002. Lovetta Pippen sings on the album.
Production
The album was mostly recorded live, with frontman Warren Defever using the musicians he toured with in support of ''
Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth''. It contains a cover of
Jimi Hendrix
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's "Storm".
Critical reception
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'' wrote that "the 13 songs fuse old funk with a touch of Jimi Hendrix ... and a dash of trip-hop, like Morcheeba playing your house party." ''
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'' concluded that "His Name Is Alive have brought the funk while remaining mindful of their art, and ''Last Night'' is gorgeous."
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Herald Sun
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'' thought that "Someday My Prince Will Come" "stretches out to a hypnotic 11-minute jam spiced up with tenor and baritone sax, giving it the earthy feel of
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Edmonton Journal
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History
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'' stated that "Defever's pseudo jazz/lounge compositions are moody and sophisticated, while the lyrics are either non-existent or linger in the air, then vanish without a trace."
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wrote: "With tracks as beautiful as the jazz/folk/soul hybrid of 'Train' and as incendiary as the funky 'Someday My Prince Will Come', ''Last Night'' is both focused and diverse, and one of His Name Is Alive's most consistently impressive albums, regardless of whether it's a dress rehearsal or a swan song."
Track listing
#Deep
#Last Night
#Crawlin'
#Teardrops
#Devil's Night
#I Been Good Up till Now
#I Have Special Powers
#Do You Want to Come to My Party
#Someday My Prince Will Come
#I Can See Myself in Her
#Maybe
#Storm
#Train
References
{{His Name Is Alive
His Name Is Alive albums
2002 albums
4AD albums