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Alternative 4 (album)

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Alternative 4
Studio album by
Released22 June 1998
RecordedJanuary–February 1998
StudioThe Windings
Genre
Length44:57
LabelPeaceville
ProducerKit Woolven
Anathema chronology
Eternity
(1996)
Alternative 4
(1998)
Judgement
(1999)

Alternative 4 is the fourth album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 22 June 1998 through Peaceville Records. Like the band's third album Eternity, Alternative 4 is sung with clean vocals.

Background

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [1]
Sputnikmusic [2]
Silencio Hungary [3]

The album's title is derived from Leslie Watkins' book Alternative 3. Bassist and co-principal songwriter Duncan Patterson had read it a few years before they wrote the album. The book is about conspiracy theories, and most songs on Alternative 4 are about trust. Patterson is now playing in a band with the same title, and the songs are based on similar themes. In keeping with the theme of conspiracies, the album cover is a modified photo of American astronaut Buzz Aldrin (depicted as an angel) on the Moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission - this is in reference to the conspiracy of the Moon landings.[citation needed]

It is the last with Patterson and the only album released without John Douglas. He was replaced by Shaun Steels in 1997 but returned in 1998.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shroud of False"Duncan Patterson1:37
2."Fragile Dreams"Daniel Cavanagh5:32
3."Empty"Patterson3:00
4."Lost Control"Patterson5:50
5."Re-Connect"Vincent Cavanagh3:52
6."Inner Silence"D. Cavanagh3:08
7."Alternative 4"Patterson6:18
8."Regret"D. Cavanagh7:58
9."Feel"Patterson5:28
10."Destiny"Patterson2:14
Total length:44:57
2003 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Your Possible Pasts" (Pink Floyd cover)Roger Waters4:28
12."One of the Few" (Pink Floyd cover)Waters1:50
13."Better Off Dead" (Bad Religion cover)Brett Gurewitz4:21
14."Goodbye Cruel World" (Pink Floyd cover)Waters1:39
Total length:57:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Alternative 4 - Anathema at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Altmer (6 January 2009). "Anathema - Alternative 4 (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Anathema - Alternative4 (1998) // Silencio". silencio.freeblog.hu. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ^ "CoC : Anathema : Interview : 7/8/1998". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.