Transcendental Medication

Transcendental Medication
Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by
Inger Lorre
ReleasedApril 1999
Recorded1996–1999
GenresAlternative rock, glam punk
Length45:44
LabelTriple X Records
ProducerJay Wasco
Inger Lorre chronology
Transcendental Medication
(1999)		 Live at the Viper Room
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Chicago Sun-TimesStarStarStar[2]
The Great Metal Discography6/10[3]
In Music We TrustB+[4]
Los Angeles TimesStarStar[5]
Melody MakerStarStar[6]
San Diego Union-TribuneStarStarStar[7]

Transcendental Medication is the debut solo album by American musician Inger Lorre, formerly of The Nymphs. The album includes a duet with Jeff Buckley[8] as well as the song "Yard of Blonde Girls" which Buckley covered on his 1998 posthumous album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk.[9] 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.[4][10]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Inger Lorre; except where indicated

  1. "She's Not Your Friend" – 4:42
  2. "Beautiful Dead" – 2:38
  3. "It Could Happen to You" – 3:28
  4. "Gibby Haynes Is Next" – 5:45
  5. "Haunted Hill" (Lorre, Keith Hartel) – 3:13
  6. "Devil's Priest" – 5:43
  7. "Yard of Blonde Girls" (Lorre, Audrey Clark, Lori Kramer) – 3:14
  8. "Thief Without the Take" – 3:03
  9. "Dusted" – 4:55
  10. "Sweet Release" – 5:33
  11. "7B" – 3:29

Personnel

  • Inger Lorre – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jeff Buckley – vocals, guitar
  • Keith Hartel, Jay Wasco – guitar, background vocals
  • Bill Donohue – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Roland synthesizer, background vocals
  • D.Smith – bass, guitar
  • Dave Green – bass, background vocals
  • Frank Lieberum – drums
  • Paul Andrew – drums, percussion

References

  1. ↑ Demalon, Tom. "Inger Lorre: Transcendental Medication". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (April 18, 1999). "Spin Control". Chicago Sun-Times (Showcase). p. 10.
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2001). "Nymphs". The Great Metal Discography (2nd ed.). Mojo Books. p. 397. ISBN 9781841951850 – via Internet Archive.
  4. 1 2 Steininger, Alex (April 1999). "Inger Lorre: Transcendental Medication". In Music We Trust. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Natalie (May 9, 1999). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Bresnark, Robin (September 18, 1999). "Bits & Bobs". Melody Maker. IPC. p. 38.
  7. ↑ Yadegaran, Jessica (April 22, 1999). "Album Reviews - Rock". San Diego Union-Tribune (Night & Day). p. 17.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Inger Lorre of The Nymphs : DOA". www.adequacy.net. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Inger article".


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