The Good Life Album Of The Year 2 CD Enhanced Limited Ed 2004 Saddle Creek Indie

Description: Discs, Jewel Case and Inlay are EX/NM. Tim Kasher - Cursive, The Good Life. If you are interested in purchasing multiple items, please let me know. I can combine ship items so that there is only one USPS media mail charge. There should be a way to select combine shipping in your cart at checkout or to submit an invoice request. In the event that eBay forces checkout and does not allow an invoice request, I will issue a combined shipping refund immediately after your purchase. Thank You! The Good LifeAlbum of the Year Review by Tim Sendra: "The Good Life follow up the excellent Lovers Need Lawyers EP with their best record yet and maybe the best indie rock record of 2004. Album of the Year is a concept record of sorts, one song for each month, each song a heart-rending essay of love found, lost, broken, or ripped apart, ranging from the puppy love "Album of the Year" to the depressed, resigned-to-loss "A New Friend" and "Two Years This Month." Tim Kasher has found his voice, and almost all traces of previous Robert Smith-isms are gone; instead, he whispers, hollers, cajoles, and confesses in a voice stripped of artifice and plugged right into the listener's soul. The record is perfectly constructed. Based around acoustic guitars, the songs are colored in with keyboards, various percussion instruments, and glockenspiel, and made dramatic and often breathtaking. Songs like "You're Not You" and "Album of the Year" are pocket epics, created out of atmosphere and dynamic shifts in mood. Most of the songs are relatively downbeat, but a few, like "Lovers Need Lawyers," show that the band can write snappy pop songs as well. Kasher's lyrics are incisive, personal, and about as honest-sounding as rock music can get. He doesn't flinch from any topic -- not sex, lack of sex, divorce, self-mutilation, or his own shortcomings -- and manages to never pen anything that leaves the listener queasy. He gives the most self-lacerating song, "Inmates," to guest vocalist Jiha Lee to sing "lover done wrong" style before they sing the second half together like an indie George and Tammy. The attention to detail in the production, the punchy melodies, and the sympathetic performances by the group -- along with Kasher's writing that is nothing less than gripping and often head-shakingly brilliant -- make this record an indispensable artifact for anyone who likes indie rock with a real emotional punch. The record comes with a second "bonus" disc that presents the songs in their acoustic demo form. It is a nice addition, but you will find yourself listening to the first disc more often simply because of the wonderful production values." The Good Life – Album Of The Year Label:Saddle Creek – LBJ-64Format:CD, Album, Enhanced CD, Album All Media, Limited EditionCountry:USReleased: Aug 10, 2004Genre:RockStyle:Acoustic, Indie Rock Album Of The Year 1-1Album Of The Year 5:101-2Night And Day 3:291-3Under A Honeymoon4:521-4You're No Fool3:501-5Notes In His Pocket3:421-6You're Not You5:381-7October Leaves4:571-8Lovers Need Lawyers2:401-9Inmates9:391-10Needy3:521-11A New Friend3:291-12Two Years This Month4:44 Video 1Beaten Path (Live)2:48Video 2Omaha (Live)3:27Video 3You're Not You (Live)4:54Video 4Whipping Stick (Live)4:55 Album Of The Year - Acoustic Demos 2-1Album Of The Year 4:572-2Night And Day 3:162-3Under A Honeymoon4:592-4You're No Fool4:082-5Notes In His Pocket3:532-6You're Not You5:102-7October Leaves4:572-8Lovers Need Lawyers2:432-9Inmates9:112-10Needy3:562-11A New Friend 3:362-12Two Years This Month1:25 Recorded at Presto! in Lincoln, NE, December 2003 and January 2004. Mixed in March 2004. Mastered at Studio B, Omaha, NE.The limited edition bonus CD Album Of The Year - Acoustic Demos was recorded August 2003 in Roger's Basement.Enhanced CD MP4 Videos recorded February 3, 2004 at Oleaver's in Omaha, NE. Multimedia section made with Macromedia.The music in Video4 was originally performed by Tim Kasher's previous band "Slowdown Virginia", but isn't credited as such on this release.

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