Guarapero/Lost Blues 2 is an album by Will Oldham, released in 2000. It is his second compilation of singles, rarities, and live performances, after Lost Blues and Other Songs (1997). A third Oldham compilation, Little Lost Blues, was released in 2006.
| Guarapero/Lost Blues 2 | |
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| Released | 21 February 2000 |
| Label | Drag City |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10[2] |
The lyrics of "The Risen Lord," an alternative version of which appeared on the 2004 EP Black/Rich Music, are taken from a poem by D. H. Lawrence. "Big Balls" is a version of a song by AC/DC (with lyrics rewritten by Oldham), and "Every Mother's Son" was originally performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Track listing
- "Drinking Woman"
- "The Spider’s Dude Is Often There" (Peel session 27/11/93)
- "Gezundheit"
- "Let the Wires Ring"
- "Big Balls"
- "For the Mekons et al." (live at the Lounge Ax 17/11/94)
- "Stable Will" (live at the Lounge Ax 17/11/94)
- "Every Mother’s Son"
- "No More Rides"
- "The Risen Lord" (unreleased single version)
- "Boy, Have You Cum" (unreleased single version)
- "Patience"
- "Take However Long You Want"
- "Sugarcane Juice Drinker" (unreleased track from Joya sessions)
- "Call Me a Liar" (unreleased track from Joya sessions)
- "O Lord Are You in Need" (Peel session 07/07/95)
BONUS TRACK
"Apocolypse, No! (alternate take)" is track "0" on the CD (in the Pregap) and last track of side 4 of vinyl version