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Sunday, September 17, 2006
'A Good Life'
Joe Grushecky (School House Records)
Too often, Joe Grushecky is taken for
granted in these parts, as if his day has come and gone.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
"A Good Life," a solo CD sans his
longtime band the Houserockers, is Grushecky's most vital and stirring
release since 1995's "American Babylon."
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Hi Everyone.
I hope you had a great summer! I hate to
see it end, but I am extremely excited about the
release of my new cd “A GOOD LIFE.” This is Joe
Grushecky music that you have to have.
The response of radio here in Pittsburgh has
been beyond our expectations.
Johnny G says that this is my best cd ever.
It jumps right out at you on the first track.
A version of “Code of Silence” that features my
good friend, Bruce Springsteen, on vocals and
lead guitar is the first tune out of the box.
Bruce won a Grammy on this song that we
co-wrote for Best Solo Rock Performance in
2004. He is featured on 3 other songs,
“A Good Life,” “Searching For My Soul,”
and a track with Johnny playing drums
called “Is She The One.”
“Safe at Home” is a nine minute epic featuring
extended guitar solos by the great
Rick Witkowski and yours truly. “Beauty Fades,”
“Father and Son,” and “The Other Shoe”
just might be the the best ballads I’ve
ever written. A personal favorite of mine that I
wrote for my daughter Desiree is “Don’t
Forget Where You’re Coming From.”
It’s a song about the importance of the
ones you love and keeping your head
on straight in spite of all the rough spots
this world throws at us. “Party Tonight” is a
song about cutting loose after a hard week of
work. “I’m tired of serious. Let’s get delirious just
like we used to do.”
That about sums it up. There’s a
swamp feel to “It Was Too Hot To Think,”
a song about lust, danger, and the
stupidity of a man old enough to know better.
“I Was Nothing Without You” is a straight
ahead rocker with a Stonesy country twang.
The cd closes with a bonus track, “Lake
Pontchartrain” which was my response to the
disaster in New Orleans.
Please feel free
to write your comments
on our guest book or contact me at
[email protected]. I try to
respond to all emails. See you all down the road
apiece.
Peace, Love ,Soul, Rock and Roll.
Joe Grushecky |
