Good 2B Alive
| Good 2B Alive | ||||
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| Studio album by Steelheart | ||||
| Released |
 October 24, 2008 November 11, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Early to mid-2008 at Steelheart Studios, Charlottesville, Virginia | |||
| Genre |
Length = 46:47 52:10 (with bonus track) | |||
| Label | Steelheart Records | |||
| Producer | Miljenko Matijevic | |||
| Steelheart chronology | ||||
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Good 2B Alive is the fourth studio album by band Steelheart, released on October 24, 2008 in Europe, and November 11, 2008 in the US. It is also the band's first full-length album since the band's reunion in 2006, although it did not feature returning original guitarist Chris Risola on the recordings.
The tracks "LOL", "Buried Unkind" and "Twisted Future" has previously appeared on the band's promotional EP from 2006 - Just a Taste.
Miljenko Matijevic played all rhythm guitars on the album (both electric and acoustic), except on "Shine a Light for Me" where Uros Raskovski played all rhythm and lead guitars. Uros Raskovski also played lead and texture guitars on most of the album, except on "LOL" and "Underground".
The lead guitar tracks on "You Showed Me How to Love" and "Good 2B Alive" were taken from the audition/demo sessions in 2005 when Miljenko Matijevic and Uros Raskovski met at the Steelheart Studios for the first time.
Although credited for bass, the band's bassist Rev Jones is only featured on the songs "Twisted Future", "Good 2B Alive" and the acoustic version of "Good 2B Alive". The rest of the bass work was done by session member Sigve Sjursen.
For the album's promotion tour it marks the return of the band's original lead guitarist Chris Risola (although he also toured with the band on the short Just a Taste supporting tour in 2006). Rejoining the band also on guitar is Uros Raskovski.
Track listing
All songs written by Miljenko Matijevic.
- "Samurai" - 5:32
- "LOL" - 4:02
- "Buried Unkind" - 4:55
- "Twisted Future" - 5:10
- "I Breathe" - 5:59
- "Shine a Light for Me" - 4:21
- "Underground" - 4:44
- "You Showed Me How 2 Lv" - 6:06
- "Good 2B Alive Orch" - 5:52
- "Good 2B Alive" (Acoustic version) - 5:23
Personnel
- Miljenko Matijevic - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "LOL" and "Underground"
- Uros Raskovski - lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "Shine a Light for Me"
- Sigve Sjursen - bass guitar
- Rev Jones - bass guitar on "Twisted Future", "Good 2B Alive" and "Good 2B Alive" (Acoustic)
- Mike Humbert - drums, percussion
- Barbara Christmann - string composer, conductor on "Twisted Future". Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones, Engineer
Additional personnel
- Edward Roth - keyboards
- John Dirth - trumpet
- Bobby Reed - flute, clarinet
- Joseph Edelberg - violin
- Anna Matijasic - violin
- Jenny Bifano - violin
- Alice Talbot - violin
- Karen Shinozaki - violin
- Cary Koh - violin
- Lind Ghidossi-Deluca - viola
- Don Erlich - viola
- Devon Malone - cello
- Joseph Hebert - cello
- Dan Brodbeck - mixing