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Fake Problems
It's Great to Be Alive
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. 1234
2. Deam Team
3. You're A Serpent, You're A She-Snake
4. Don't Worry Baby
5. Heaven & Hell Cotillion, The
6. Level With The Devil
7. Diamond Rings
8. Tabernacle Song
9. Alligator Assassinator
10. There Are Times
11. Too Cold To Hold
12. HeartBPM

Their Side One Dummy debut finally shakes off the insecurity and soul searching of adolescence to embrace a sense of perspective that can only be gained by endless months of touring, laughing, and writing the music they be... more »

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All Artists: Fake Problems
Title: It's Great to Be Alive
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Side One Dummy
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 2/17/2009
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Americana, Indie & Lo-Fi, Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 603967137620, 603967137668, 5051083041409

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New Album, Same Band

Alex Bean | DeKalb, IL USA | 02/23/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To begin: I give this album 5 stars, but not because I would stand behind Fake Problems no matter what album flops out of their studios. I give it 5 stars because their sound appears to be changing in a way that fits them quite nicely.

I've been following the band's progress for a while now, and seeing their progression ("Spurs & Spokes/Bull>Matador," "How Far Our Bodies Go," "Viking Wizard Eyes, Wizard Full of Lies," "It's Great to Be Alive," and various singles), I can say with confidence that the band is doing this right.

The first song I heard was "The Dream Team," and I admit I was skeptical of it. After being so fortunate as to see the band at a local cafe with about 10 other people, I heard the majority of their new material and was more than impressed.

Fake Problems delivers, once again, an album with as much sincerity as energy. In combination with the varied instruments, clapping, and humming, this emotion creates a full set of songs begging to be sung along to.

Although I support the reinvention of a band's sound, many talented bands seem to be doing this in a way that alienates their former audience. Fake Problems, however continues to fine-tune (yet diversify) the direction of their music without abandoning the characteristics that attracted their fans."