SONG: "Alive"
ARTIST: Lifetime
ALBUM: "Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey"
YEAR: 2006
PLACE OF ORIGIN: New Brunswick, New Jersey
YEARS ACTIVE: 1990 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Alive" appears to be a song about immersing yourself in positive thoughts even if those around you can't portray anything but negativity.
LIFETIME DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1992 - Background (New Age Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1995 - Hello Bastards (Jade Tree Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1997 - Jersey's Best Dancers (Jade Tree Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2006 - Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey (Jade Tree Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2007 - Lifetime (Decaydance Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON LIFETIME:
Lifetime formed as a band back in 1990, hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band's debut full length album was released in 1992, titled "Background". This album and an underground following led the band to signing a deal with Jade Tree Records. Their first release through Jade Tree would be 1995's "Hello Bastards". This album hinted at the musical direction that the band would take, a melodic, hardcore form of punk rock music. In 1997, the band dropped "Jersey's Best Dancers". After this album, the band announced that they were breaking up. In 2005, however, the band reunited for what was to be a few final shows. 2006 saw the band release a compilation album full of their EP's, 7 inch recordings and rarities called "Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey". In 2007, the band announced that they were back together and they released the album "Lifetime". From 2007 to the present day, most of Lifetime's work was in performing shows. They haven't released anything since their self-titled album. In 2021, the band did announce they were working on new material finally, but because all the members live in different places, it has been hard getting everything together. Lifetime is highly regarded in the New Jersey/New York punk rock scene. Even though they have been pretty much an underground band, they have been highly influential to younger bands coming up in Jersey and New York. As I said earlier, they play a brand of melodic, hardcore punk. They have a lot of parallels to a band like New York's The Movielife. The Movielife had more success than Lifetime, but they both enjoyed an underground following and were hugely influential in their respective areas. Bands like The Bouncing Souls and Thursday are often heard heaping praise on Lifetime. Hopefully these boys figure out the logistics of everything and start working on getting some new material out there!
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TEN LIFETIME SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Airport Monday Morning
2. Turnpike Gates
3. Rodeo Clown
4. Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey
5. The Boy's No Good
6. It's Not Funny Anymore (Husker Du cover)
7. Northbound Breakdown
8. Haircuts & T-Shirts
9. 25 Cent Giraffes
10. Yound, Loud And Snotty
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