Ain't Life Grand (Widespread Panic album)

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The band got minor airplay for their cover of Bloodkin's "Can't Get High," as well as their own "Airplane." They performed the song '"Ain't Life Grand'" at Morehouse College for Good Morning America.

The band began rehearsing for the album by recording pre-recording sessions at John Keane's home studio like their first album, Space Wrangler. They were so pleased with the results that they decided to use the sessions for Ain't Life Grand instead of going into the studio on a future date with their producer Johnny Sandlin.

The album peaked at No. 84 on the Billboard 200.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "although the chorus comes straight from the Bon Jovi cliché book, 'Heroes' musters a milder version of Pearl Jam’s taut emotional ambience."<ref name="TP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listing

All songs by Widespread Panic except where otherwise noted.

  1. "Little Kin" – 5:04
  2. "Ain't Life Grand" – 4:48
  3. "Airplane" – 4:11
  4. "Can't Get High" (Carter, Hutchens) – 3:49
  5. "Heroes" – 5:06
  6. "Raise the Roof" – 4:44
  7. "Junior" (Junior Kimbrough, Spring) – 4:34
  8. "L.A." – 4:12
  9. "Blackout Blues" – 5:17
  10. "Jack" – 7:06
  11. "Fishwater" – 6:10
  12. Hidden Track "Waiting for the Wind to Blow Down the Tree in My Back Yard" – 1:47

Personnel

Widespread Panic

Guest performers

Production

References

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