1995 Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot   CD  Capitol CDP 7243 8 32816 2 6 

1 Homecoming Queen  3:35 
2 Weird Sisters  4:59 
3 850 Double Pumper Holley  0:36 
4 Rainmaker  3:46 
5 Spirit Ditch  3:23 
6 Tears on Fresh Fruit  2:07 
7 Saturday  2:27 
8 Cow  7:12 
9 Little Bastard Choo Choo  0:39 
10 Hammering the Cramps  2:49 
11 Most Beautiful Widow in Town  3:18 
12 Heart of Darkness  1:51 
13 Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble  0:46 
14 Someday I Will Treat You Good  3:40 
15 Sad & Beautiful World  3:32 
16 Gasoline Horseys  2:39 


In the days following Mark Linkous's suicide, as writers tried to find the words to evoke the decaying beauty of the Sparklehorse main-man's hushed alt-country, many turned to the simplicity of his tune "Sad & Beautiful World." The song is little more than its title; a repeated refrain —"it's a sad and beautiful world"— elemental in its simplicity. It even delivers a couplet that's doubled in profundity ever since Linkous put a bullet through his heart in a Knoxville alley: "sometimes days go speeding past/sometimes this one seems like the last." 

"Sad & Beautiful World" is found on the debut Sparklehorse LP, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot. Though the album gained most of its attention, on its initial release, from buzzing, distorted, anthemic alt-rock numbers like "Someday I Will Treat You Good" and "Hammering the Cramps," its longevity, its influence, and its cult following came about through those sad, sad songs where Linkous whispered in a cracked voice over sparse guitars and swimming radio static. 

Over the years, Linkous would refine his shadowy, atmospheric, mood-music craft, leading to collaborations with everyone from Tom Waits to Fennesz to Danger Mouse, and other classic cuts like "It's a Wonderful Life" (whose music video was, memorably, made by amazing Canadian filmmaking anachronist Guy Maddin). 

But, nothing quite captured Linkous's abundant talents like his debut album; one that will continue to charm and inspire listeners long after he's gone. 

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