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6405 - GOOD OLD WAR Live From The City Of Brotherly Love (2013)

GOOD OLD WAR
''LIVE FROM THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE''
DECEMBER 10 2013
54:40

1 /Window
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:12
2 /Looking for Shelter
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:46
3 /Weak Man
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/4:57
4 /Can't Go Home
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:05
5 /Not Quite Happiness
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:04
6 /Woody's Hood Boogie Woogie
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/2:50
7 /Over and Over
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:05
8 /Coney Island
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/2:54
9 /Better Weather
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:45
10 /Just Another Day
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:27
11 /That's Some Dream
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/2:51
12 /Calling Me Names
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/3:37
13 /Amazing Eyes
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/4:03
14 /We've Come a Long Way
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Dan Schwartz/4:54
15 /I Should Go; Thinking Of You (Bonus Track/4:33

Keith Goodwin – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Tim Arnold – Vocals, Drums, Accordion
Dan Schwartz – Vocals, Guitar

REVIEW
by James Christopher Monger
Live from the City of Brotherly Love, the first concert album from Philadelphia-based amiable and breezy retro-pop folk-rockers Good Old War, was captured during the trio's 2012 tour in support of their excellent Come Back as Rain LP, so it should come as no surprise that the set list relies heavily on fresh fan favorites like "Amazing Eyes," "Better Weather," and "Can't Go Home." That said, most of the highlights arrive via well-worn cuts like the spirited opener "Window," the bluesy "Weak Man," and the pint-swinging waltz and effective closer "We've Come a Long Way." Recorded in front of an adoring sold-out crowd at Union Transfer, the group's reputation as a stellar live act precedes them, and they do little in the way of tarnishing that status by tearing through a dynamic 11-song set that highlights both their musical prowess and obvious gift for crafting the kinds of songs that make audiences feel less like hand stamps and ticket stubs and more like they're part of the circus.

BIOGRAPHY
By Chris True

A group formed in the off time (that is to say, on hiatus) of the band Days Away, Good Old War -- named with a selection of "parts" of its members' names -- was launched by Days Away's Keith Goodwin and Tim Arnold. Joined by Daniel Schwartz of Unlikely Cowboy, Good Old War began recording its debut album in Los Angeles in 2008, with hopes of a release on Sargent House later in the fall. That same year, Good Old War acted as the backing band (both live and in the studio) for Anthony Greene's album, Avalon, and embarked on a tour in support of the Circa Survive vocalist. The band's eponymous 2010 sophomore outing peaked at number 150 on the Billboard 200. Come Back as Rain arrived in 2012, followed by the concert album Live from the City of Brotherly Love in 2013.