So many jam bands seem to forget the importance of good song writing with meaningful lyrics. Railroad Earth's songs are well-crafted stories, and are delivered with outstanding musicianship and strong vocals. The musical duties are distributed in pretty much the same way here as on their previous two releases: Todd Sheaffer handles vocals and guitar and does the bulk of the songwriting; John Skehan, Tim Carbone, and Andy Goessling provide the band's trademark swirling-and-skirling texture; new bassist Johnny Grubb (replacing Dave Von Dollen) and percussionist Carey Harmon provide the solid ground they take off from and land on. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling is credited on banjo, dobro, and sax (to name a few), Tim Carbone on fiddle, accordion, piano and electric guitar, and John Skehan on mandolin, piano, and Hammond organ.
Shaeffer often writes tunes about love, being positive, and living a simpler life paired with catchy refrains and memorable melodies, and this effort is not different in that regard. Re-occurring themes of examining one's destiny, living a good life, and staying true to one's self resound. The opening track, "Storms" uses the metaphor to "ride out the storm" in a relationship and stick together through hard times. Perhaps an ode to marriage? "Way of the Buffalo" is an environmental allegory and the title track, "The Good Life," is about living free and "going back to the country" evoking images of a simpler time. One of the strongest songs is "Goat" which in the live setting extends into a long jammed out vehicle for the band. The somber lyrics, however, paint a picture of how to rid one's life of negativity.
good, life, railroad, earth, album, good, life, third, studio, album, bluegrass, band, railroad, earth, released, june, 2004, good, lifestudio, album, railroad, earthreleasedjune, 2004genrebluegrassjam, bandlabelsugar, hillproducerrailroad, earthstewart, lerma. The Good Life is the third studio album by the bluegrass jam band Railroad Earth released on June 8 2004 The Good LifeStudio album by Railroad EarthReleasedJune 8 2004GenreBluegrassJam bandLabelSugar HillProducerRailroad EarthStewart LermanRailroad Earth chronologyBird In A House 2002 The Good Life 2004 Elko 2006 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusiclink So many jam bands seem to forget the importance of good song writing with meaningful lyrics Railroad Earth s songs are well crafted stories and are delivered with outstanding musicianship and strong vocals The musical duties are distributed in pretty much the same way here as on their previous two releases Todd Sheaffer handles vocals and guitar and does the bulk of the songwriting John Skehan Tim Carbone and Andy Goessling provide the band s trademark swirling and skirling texture new bassist Johnny Grubb replacing Dave Von Dollen and percussionist Carey Harmon provide the solid ground they take off from and land on Multi instrumentalist Andy Goessling is credited on banjo dobro and sax to name a few Tim Carbone on fiddle accordion piano and electric guitar and John Skehan on mandolin piano and Hammond organ Shaeffer often writes tunes about love being positive and living a simpler life paired with catchy refrains and memorable melodies and this effort is not different in that regard Re occurring themes of examining one s destiny living a good life and staying true to one s self resound The opening track Storms uses the metaphor to ride out the storm in a relationship and stick together through hard times Perhaps an ode to marriage Way of the Buffalo is an environmental allegory and the title track The Good Life is about living free and going back to the country evoking images of a simpler time One of the strongest songs is Goat which in the live setting extends into a long jammed out vehicle for the band The somber lyrics however paint a picture of how to rid one s life of negativity Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2 1 Musical 2 2 Technical 3 External linksTrack listing edit Storms Sheaffer 4 54 Bread and Water Railroad Earth Sheaffer 4 24 Mourning Flies Railroad Earth Sheaffer 5 47 Long Way to Go Sheaffer 4 30 The Good Life Sheaffer 5 18 In the Basement Sheaffer Skehan 5 09 Water Fountain Quicksand Skehan 2 55 Goat Sheaffer 4 50 Said What You Mean Sheaffer 6 32 Way of the Buffalo Sheaffer 4 19 Neath the Stars Sheaffer 4 10 Untitled 5 21Personnel editMusical edit Tim Carbone harmonica piano violin accordion Electric guitar harmonium viola vocals background toy piano Andy Goessling banjo bouzouki dobro flute guitar mandolin sax alto sax baritone sax tenor ukulele guitar 12 string slide guitar marxophone Todd Sheaffer acoustic guitar vocals John Skeehan Mando Magic Johnny Grub Bass to the Face Carey Harmon Drums Technical edit Stewart Lerman Producer Railroad Earth ProducerExternal links editRailroad Earth official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Good Life Railroad Earth album amp oldid 1147435063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
