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its rampage leaves the town in ruins

a song recorded for the American market

musically the most playful

whose Central Park concert in 2011 entered the history of music as one of the greatest live performances of all time

but fundamentally this is the sound of the central Prodigy three

Straight Songs Of Sorrow (Vinyl) LimitedStock its rampage leaves the townWhen considering any great work of art, it's natural to wonder what might have inspired it: 'the story behind the song'. Mark Lanegan's new album, 'Straight Songs Of Sorrow', flips that equation. Here are 15 songs inspired by a story: his life story, as documented by his own hand in his new memoir, 'Sing Backwards And Weep'. The book is a brutal, nerve shredding read, thanks to Lanegan's unsparing candour in recounting a journey from troubled youth in