Good 2b Alive
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Good 2B Alive is the fourth studio album by hard rock
band Steelheart
, released on October 24, 2008 in Europe
, and November 11, 2008 in the US. It is also the band's first full-length album since the band's reunion in 2006, although it did not feature returning original guitarist Chris Risola
on the recordings.
The tracks "LOL", "Buried Unkind" and "Twisted Future" has previously appeared on the band's promotional EP
from 2006 - Just a Taste
.
Miljenko Matijevic played all rhythm guitars on the album (both electric and acoustic), except on "Shine a Light for Me" where Uros Raskovski played all rhythm and lead guitars. Uros Raskovski also played lead and texture guitars on most of the album, except on "LOL" and "Underground".
The lead guitar tracks on "You Showed Me How to Love" and "Good 2B Alive" were taken from the audition/demo sessions in 2005 when Miljenko Matijevic and Uros Raskovski met at the Steelheart Studios for the first time.
Although credited for bass, the band's bassist Rev Jones is only featured on the songs "Twisted Future", "Good 2B Alive" and the acoustic version of "Good 2B Alive". The rest of the bass work was done by session member Sigve Sjursen.
For the album's promotion tour it marks the return of the band's original lead guitarist Chris Risola
(although he also toured with the band on the short Just a Taste
supporting tour in 2006). Rejoining the band also on guitar is Uros Raskovski.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Steelheart
Steelheart
Steelheart is a glam metal band based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Formed in 1990, the band is fronted by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic.- Formation :...
, released on October 24, 2008 in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and November 11, 2008 in the US. It is also the band's first full-length album since the band's reunion in 2006, although it did not feature returning original guitarist Chris Risola
Chris Risola
Chris Risola is the lead guitarist for the rock band Steelheart, sometimes mis-credited as Chris Rizola....
on the recordings.
The tracks "LOL", "Buried Unkind" and "Twisted Future" has previously appeared on the band's promotional EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from 2006 - Just a Taste
Just a Taste
Just a Taste is a four track EP from rock band Steelheart. Released in late 2006, it's literally a taste of music to be heard from the following album Good 2b Alive released on September 15, 2008, although the EP had its own supporting tour....
.
Miljenko Matijevic played all rhythm guitars on the album (both electric and acoustic), except on "Shine a Light for Me" where Uros Raskovski played all rhythm and lead guitars. Uros Raskovski also played lead and texture guitars on most of the album, except on "LOL" and "Underground".
The lead guitar tracks on "You Showed Me How to Love" and "Good 2B Alive" were taken from the audition/demo sessions in 2005 when Miljenko Matijevic and Uros Raskovski met at the Steelheart Studios for the first time.
Although credited for bass, the band's bassist Rev Jones is only featured on the songs "Twisted Future", "Good 2B Alive" and the acoustic version of "Good 2B Alive". The rest of the bass work was done by session member Sigve Sjursen.
For the album's promotion tour it marks the return of the band's original lead guitarist Chris Risola
Chris Risola
Chris Risola is the lead guitarist for the rock band Steelheart, sometimes mis-credited as Chris Rizola....
(although he also toured with the band on the short Just a Taste
Just a Taste
Just a Taste is a four track EP from rock band Steelheart. Released in late 2006, it's literally a taste of music to be heard from the following album Good 2b Alive released on September 15, 2008, although the EP had its own supporting tour....
supporting tour in 2006). Rejoining the band also on guitar is Uros Raskovski.
Track listing
All songs written by Miljenko Matijevic.- "Samurai" - 5:32
- "LOL" - 4:02
- "Buried Unkind" - 4:55
- "Twisted Future" - 5:10
- "I Breathe" - 5:59
- "Shine a Light for Me" - 4:21
- "Underground" - 4:44
- "You Showed Me How 2 Lv" - 6:06
- "Good 2B Alive" - 5:52
- "G2BA" (Acoustic version) - 5:23
Personnel
- Miljenko Matijevic - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "LOL" and "Underground"
- Uros Raskovski - lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "Shine a Light for Me"
- Sigve Sjursen - bass guitar
- Rev Jones - bass guitar on "Twited Future", "Good 2B Alive" and "Good 2B Alive" (Acoustic)
- Mike Humbert - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Edward Roth - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- John Dirth - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Bobby Reed - fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed... - Joseph Edelberg - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Anna Matijasic - violin
- Jenny Bifano - violin
- Alice Talbot - violin
- Karen Shinozaki - violin
- Cary Koh - violin
- Lind Ghidossi-Deluca - violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- Don Erlich - viola
- Devon Malone - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Joseph Hebert - cello
- Dan BrodbeckDan BrodbeckDan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...
- mixing