Viva Last Blues Explained

Viva Last Blues
Type:	studio
Artist:	Palace Music
Cover:	Vivalastblues albumcover.gif
Recorded:	Alabama, U.S.
Genre:	Folk rock
Label:	Drag City
Producer:	Steve Albini
Chronology:	Will Oldham / Palace
Prev Title:	Days in the Wake
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Arise Therefore
Next Year:	1996

Viva Last Blues is the third studio album by Will Oldham. It was released under the moniker Palace Music on Drag City in 1995. The album features Oldham on vocals and guitar, and was recorded by Steve Albini.

Critical reception

Pitchfork placed the album at number 60 on the "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" list.^[1] In 2007, Blender placed it at number 98 on the "100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever" list.^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Liam Hayes – piano, organ
• Jason Loewenstein – drums, additional vocals
• Ned Oldham – bass guitar, slide guitar, additional vocals
• Will Oldham – vocals, guitar
• Bryan Rich – lead guitar
• Steve Albini – recording
• Eric Bates – engineering
• Eugene Bates – engineering
• Dianne Bellino – cover drawing
• Cynthia Kirkwood – painting

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (page 5 of 10). Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. June 17, 2016.
2. Web site: Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever. Stereogum. November 14, 2007. July 22, 2018.