''Beautiful Life'' is the second studio album by
Israeli indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
artist
Shy Nobleman, released on November 30, 2005. The lyrics of the album based mostly around the break-up of Nobleman with his girlfriend at the time.
The album was noted to be a departure from the more
psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop (or acid pop) is pop music that contains musical characteristics associated with psychedelic music. Developing in the late 1960s, elements included "trippy" features such as fuzz guitars, tape manipulation, backwards recording, ...
sound of the first album, being more upbeat and more
hard rock influenced, with the sound being a mix of
power pop
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and c ...
with
psychedelic rock. The album proved to be very successful in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, charting at the Top 10 and becoming the most successful
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
album at the time.
Four singles were released from the album: "Girlfriend", "Baby in the Rain", "2 Could Be Better Than 1" and "Wonderful/ Beautiful Life". The first two of them were promoted with music videos.
Nobleman's backing band on the album includes such names as singer-songwriter
Geva Alon on guitar and vocals (sings co-lead vocals on "Wonderful"),
Useless ID frontman
Yotam Ben-Horin on bass and vocals, and
Rockfour drummer
Issar Tennenbaum on drums and percussion.
Track listing
Personnel
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Shy Nobleman - lead vocals, guitar
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Geva Alon - guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Wonderful"
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Yotam Ben-Horin - bass, backing vocals
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Saul Eshet - keyboards
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Issar Tennenbaum - drums, percussion
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2005 albums
Shy Nobleman albums