Black Out, The Good Life, Music CD

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Black Out


1	Black Out 1:35
2	The Beaten Path 3:01
3	Some Bullshit Escape 4:24
4	O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M. 5:23
5	Early Out the Gate 4:10
6	The New Denial 2:58
7	Black Out 1:13
8	I Am an Island 2:29
9	Drinking With the Girls 5:04
10	After O'Rourke's, 2:10 A.M. 2:54
11	Empty Bed 4:32
12	Don't Make Love So Hard 6:27
13	Off the Beaten Path 4:58
14	Black Out 1:11

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Editorial Reviews

As disparate as debut Novena on a Nocturn was, Black Out is even more courageous. The album employs moodier instrumentation, creating a melancholic disposition that's as discomfiting as it is winsome. Though the record can get quite intense -- and with the stark, dark lyrics of Tim Kasher, often delivered in an eerie baritone, things get quite profound and stay that way even after it's over -- it is definitely the mellowest drama that Kasher has been involved with to date. The '80s feel of the debut resurfaces, especially on the Americana-esque "Off the Beaten Path" and the discordantly memorable "Empty Bed," which suggests the Cure's Robert Smith singing along to a Fixx melody that U2 are playing. While this prominent vibe does rekindle a somewhat nostalgic musing, make no mistake: Black Out is a thoroughly modern invocation possessing a subdued, almost unspoken power that is even more so by being so consciously clear of clutter. Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide

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Black Out


1	Black Out 1:35
2	The Beaten Path 3:01
3	Some Bullshit Escape 4:24
4	O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M. 5:23
5	Early Out the Gate 4:10
6	The New Denial 2:58
7	Black Out 1:13
8	I Am an Island 2:29
9	Drinking With the Girls 5:04
10	After O'Rourke's, 2:10 A.M. 2:54
11	Empty Bed 4:32
12	Don't Make Love So Hard 6:27
13	Off the Beaten Path 4:58
14	Black Out 1:11

All Music Guide

As disparate as debut Novena on a Nocturn was, Black Out is even more courageous. The album employs moodier instrumentation, creating a melancholic disposition that's as discomfiting as it is winsome. Though the record can get quite intense -- and with the stark, dark lyrics of Tim Kasher, often delivered in an eerie baritone, things get quite profound and stay that way even after it's over -- it is definitely the mellowest drama that Kasher has been involved with to date. The '80s feel of the debut resurfaces, especially on the Americana-esque "Off the Beaten Path" and the discordantly memorable "Empty Bed," which suggests the Cure's Robert Smith singing along to a Fixx melody that U2 are playing. While this prominent vibe does rekindle a somewhat nostalgic musing, make no mistake: Black Out is a thoroughly modern invocation possessing a subdued, almost unspoken power that is even more so by being so consciously clear of clutter. Brian O'Neill

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 03/05/2002
Label: SADDLE CREEK
Catalog No.: 43
UPC: 648401004328
Sales Rank: 18,552

Album Credits
Performance Credits
The Good Life		Primary Artist, Primary Artist
Roger Lewis		Percussion
Mike Mogis		Bass, Keyboards
Mike Heim		Accordion
Tim Kasher		Guitar, Vocals
Jiha Lee		Organ, Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Background Vocals, fender rhodes
Landon Hedges		Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
Ryan Fox		Organ, Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Vibes
Gretta Cohn		Cello
Katie Muth		Oboe

Technical Credits
Mike Mogis		Producer, Engineer, beats
The Good Life		Artwork
Tim Kasher		Sequencers
Doug Van Sloun		Mastering