Welcome to the Western Lodge

Welcome to the Western Lodge is the third studio album by the American rock band Masters of Reality, released in 1999.^[4]

Welcome to the Western Lodge
Studio album by Masters of Reality
Released	1999
Genre	Hard rock alternative rock stoner rock
Length	38:39
Label	Brownhouse^[1] Spitfire Records^[2]
Producer	Chris Goss
Masters of Reality chronology
How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room (1997) Welcome to the Western Lodge (1999) Deep in the Hole (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

Production

The album was produced by Chris Goss at his Monkey Studios. Goss played all of the guitar parts.^[5]

Critical reception

Sound & Vision wrote that the album "rides the buzz and fuzz that [Goss] gave Queens of the Stone Age as co-producer of Rated R."^[6]

Track listing

• All songs by Chris Goss, except where noted.

1. "It's Shit" - 2:56
2. "Moriah" - 3:33
3. "The Great Spelunker" - 3:10
4. "Time to Burn" (Goss, John Leamy, Dave Catching) - 2:36
5. "Take a Shot at the Clown" (Goss, Leamy, Catching) - 3:52
6. "Baby Mae" - 3:14
7. "Why the Fly?" - 4:00
8. "Ember Day" - 0:54
9. "Annihilation of the Spirit" - 2:32
10. "Calling Dr. Carrion" - 3:22
11. "Boymilk Waltz" - 2:36
12. "Lover's Sky (Goss, John Russo) - 2:55
13. "Also Ran Song (Goss, Leamy)" - 2:59

Credits

• Chris Goss - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
• John Leamy - drums, keyboards, bass

Additional personnel

• Googe - bass on "Baby Mae"
• Victor Indrizzo - drums on "Baby Mae"

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 561.
2. Phillips, William; Cogan, Brian (March 20, 2009). Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313348013 – via Google Books.
3. "Welcome to the Western Lodge - Masters of Reality". Allmusic.
4. "Masters of Reality | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. "Masters of Reality Welcome To The Western Lodge". exclaim.ca.
6. "Hail the Guitar". Sound & Vision. 66 (6–10): 123. September 2001.