Life Begins at 40 Million explained

Life Begins at 40 Million
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	The Bogmen
Cover:	Life Begins at 40 Million.jpg
Released:	August 29, 1995
Studio:	Studio D, Sausalito, CA; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	52:12
Label:	Arista^[1]
Producer:	Jerry Harrison
Next Title:	Closed Captioned Radio
Next Year:	1998

Life Begins at 40 Million is an album by The Bogmen.^{[2] [1]} It was produced by Jerry Harrison.^[3] It was by far the more commercially successful of the two Bogmen albums. The album sold more than 50,000 copies.^[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "lacks direction and any semblance of cohesiveness. Interesting it may be, but better than average it isn't." Timothy White, in Billboard, 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."^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Bill Campion.All music composed by The Bogmen.

1. "The Big Burn"
2. "What's Behind Your Coat?"
3. "Yellar"
4. "The Third Rail"
5. "Dr. Jerome (Love Tub, Doctor)"
6. "Suddenly"
7. "Piss Tongue"
8. "Light a Candle for Me"
9. "It's a Fast Horizon"
10. "Raga"
11. "The Doubter's Glass"
12. "Englewood"
13. "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

Notes and References

1. Web site: POP REVIEW;Having Too Much Fun to Notice Lyrics. Jon. Pareles. January 2, 1996. NYTimes.com.
2. Book: Blush, Steven. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. October 4, 2016. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 9781250083623. Google Books.
3. Web site: Bogmen headed for Bangor> Band headlines 97X Fest.
4. Web site: Famous Long Ago. Jesse. McKinley. February 4, 2001. NYTimes.com.
5. Joyful Bedlam: 'Life' with Bogmen. Timothy. White. Billboard. July 29, 1995. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.