6 December, 2003 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol

review by Jose Luis

The gig started with Enemy, the supporting Laneganīs band. They played an almost hard rock show, and finished with a cover of Nick Caveīs "city of refuge".

Mark started playing "Pendulum", one of his best songs. It sounded arid and grave. After that came "Borracho", a great, noisy crescendo and maybe his best known song. He was in a good mood: somebody screamed "come on" and he replied, smiling "yeah, weīre coming".

The set list included songs from every Mark record: Skeletal History, Donīt forget me (Laneganīs vocals at his best, floating above the music), one easy street, the traditional Wedding Dress, Little Bit Of Rain (by Fred Neil), Creeping Coastline Of Lights, Death Donīt Have Mercy, Iīll take care of you (the most applauded one), Methaphetamine Blues (quite a change in Markīs style, a weird and creepy song indeed) ... a mix of Hotel and Because of This ended the first part of the show.

After a few minutes, Mark returned and played mockingbirds, she Done Too Much, river rise and Neil Youngīs cinnamon girl.

The final song of the concert itīs a mystery to me... I talked with many people but nobody recognize it.

So, a great, ceremonious concert. A more rock-oriented sound, without any kind of ornaments... and a night to remember. Mark Lanegan is, today, the best singer of his generation, and his live sound is just amazing. I cannot wait to the next time.