Life Begins at 40 Million

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Life Begins at 40 Million
Studio album by
The Bogmen
ReleasedAugust 29, 1995
StudioStudio D, Sausalito, CA; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA
GenreIndie rock
Length52:12
LabelArista[1]
ProducerJerry Harrison
The Bogmen chronology
Life Begins at 40 Million
(1995) 		Closed Captioned Radio
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Life Begins at 40 Million is an album by The Bogmen.[3][1] It was produced by Jerry Harrison.[4] It was by far the more commercially successful of the two Bogmen albums. The album sold more than 50,000 copies.[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "lacks direction and any semblance of cohesiveness. Interesting it may be, but better than average it isn't."[2] Timothy White, in Billboard, wrote: "There may be other 1995 debuts as fine as Life Begins at 40 Million, but few will be as free of formulas and, yes, uplifting."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Bill Campion. All music composed by The Bogmen.

  1. "The Big Burn"
  2. "What's Behind Your Coat?"
  3. "Yellar"
  4. "The Third Rail"
  5. "Dr. Jerome (Love Tub, Doctor)"
  6. "Suddenly"
  7. "Piss Tongue"
  8. "Light a Candle for Me"
  9. "It's a Fast Horizon"
  10. "Raga"
  11. "The Doubter's Glass"
  12. "Englewood"
  13. "Bonus Track 1"

Personnel

The Bogmen
  • Bill Campion – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Bill Ryan – guitar
  • Mark Wike – bass
  • Brendan Ryan – keyboards
  • Clive Tucker – drums
  • P.J. O'Connor – percussion, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (January 2, 1996). "POP REVIEW;Having Too Much Fun to Notice Lyrics" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ a b "Life Begins at 40 Million – The Bogmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ISBN 9781250083623
    – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Bogmen headed for Bangor> Band headlines 97X Fest".
  5. ^ McKinley, Jesse (February 4, 2001). "Famous Long Ago" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ White, Timothy (July 29, 1995). "Joyful Bedlam: 'Life' with Bogmen". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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