''Life Begins at 40 Million'' is an album by
The Bogmen
The Bogmen are an indie rock band from Huntington, Long Island, New York. The band was formed in 1993 by Billy Campion, Bill Ryan, Brendan Ryan, Mark Wike, P.J. O'Connor and Clive Tucker. Although they were signed by major label Arista Record ...
.
It was produced by
Jerry Harrison
Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American songwriter, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the cult band the Modern Lovers before becoming keyboardist and guitarist ...
. It was by far the more commercially successful of the two Bogmen albums. The album sold more than 50,000 copies.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that the album "lacks direction and any semblance of cohesiveness. Interesting it may be, but better than average it isn't."
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Billboard
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'', 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."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Bill Campion.
All music composed by The Bogmen.
# "The Big Burn"
# "What's Behind Your Coat?"
# "Yellar"
# "The Third Rail"
# "Dr. Jerome (Love Tub, Doctor)"
# "Suddenly"
# "Piss Tongue"
# "Light a Candle for Me"
# "It's a Fast Horizon"
# "Raga"
# "The Doubter's Glass"
# "Englewood"
# "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
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Arista Records albums
1995 debut albums
Albums produced by Jerry Harrison
The Bogmen albums