| Alternative 4 | ||||
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| Released | 22 June 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1998 | |||
| Studio | The Windings | |||
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| Length | 44:57 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
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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.
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| Source | Rating |
| 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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shroud of False" | Duncan Patterson | 1:37 |
| 2. | "Fragile Dreams" | Daniel Cavanagh | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Empty" | Patterson | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Lost Control" | Patterson | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Re-Connect" | Vincent Cavanagh | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Inner Silence" | D. Cavanagh | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Alternative 4" | Patterson | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Regret" | D. Cavanagh | 7:58 |
| 9. | "Feel" | Patterson | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Destiny" | Patterson | 2:14 |
| Total length: | 44:57 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Your Possible Pasts" (Pink Floyd cover) | Roger Waters | 4:28 |
| 12. | "One of the Few" (Pink Floyd cover) | Waters | 1:50 |
| 13. | "Better Off Dead" (Bad Religion cover) | Brett Gurewitz | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Goodbye Cruel World" (Pink Floyd cover) | Waters | 1:39 |
| Total length: | 57:15 | ||
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