Life Begins Again

{{Short description|Album by Jimmy Chamberlin}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Life Begins Again

| type = Album

| artist = Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

| cover = JimmyCC.JPG

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| released = January 25, 2005

| recorded = 22–29 June 2004

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| studio =

| genre = Jazz fusion, alternative rock

| length = 43:35

| label = Sanctuary

| producer = Jimmy Chamberlin

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| next_title = The Parable

| next_year = 2017

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r723251/review|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Alternative Addiction

| rev2Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/121 |title=Alternative Addiction | Review of Jimmy Chamberlin Complex "Life Begins Again" | Alternative Addiction - New Music |access-date=2020-04-21 |archive-date=2020-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929121002/https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/121 |url-status=dead }}

| rev3 = Gaffa

| rev3Score = 2/6{{Cite web|url=https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/22317/jimmy-chamberlain-complex-life-begins-again/|title=Jimmy Chamberlain Complex: Life Begins Again}}

| rev4 = Gigwise

| rev4Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/4092/jimmy-chamberlin-complex---life-begins-again-sanctuary-released-240105|title = Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - 'Life Begins Again' (Sanctuary) Released 24/01/05}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5Score = {{rating|1|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/jan/14/popandrock.shopping3|title=CD: Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Life Begins Again|website=TheGuardian.com|date=14 January 2005}}

| rev6 = Houston Chronicle

| rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Life-Begins-Again-by-Jimmy-Chamberlin-1949921.php|title='Life Begins Again' by Jimmy Chamberlin|date=23 January 2005}}

| rev7 = {{ill|Plattentests.de|de}}

| rev7Score = 4/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=2798|title = Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Life begins again - Plattentests.de-Rezension}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214415/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jimmychamberlincomplex/albums/album/6813094/review/6860659/life_begins_again 10 Feb 2005]

| rev9 = {{ill|Soundi|fi}}

| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/jimmy-chamberlin-complex-life-begins-again/|title = JIMMY CHAMBERLIN COMPLEX: Life Begins Again}}

| rev10 = {{ill|Soundvenue|da}}

| rev10Score = 3/6{{Cite web|url=https://soundvenue.com/musik/2005/02/jimmy-chamberlin-complex-life-begins-again-34594|title = Jimmy Chamberlin Complex| date=23 February 2005 }}

| rev11 = {{ill|Visions (magazine)|lt=Visions|de|Visions}}

| rev11Score = 6/12{{Cite web|url=https://www.visions.de/platten/9599/jimmy-chamberlin-complex-life-begins-again|title=Platte der Woche: Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Life Begins Again}}

| rev12 = Voir

| rev12Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://voir.ca/albums/jimmy-chamberlin-complex-life-begins-again/|title=Jimmy Chamberlin: Complex, Life Begins Again}}

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Life Begins Again is the debut studio album by the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, led by drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan. It was released on January 25, 2005 and as an Enhanced CD. The album features several guest musicians and vocalists including Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers), and Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-begins-again-mw0000374333 |title=Jimmy Chamberlin: Life Begins Again |publisher=allmusic.com |access-date=2016-03-24}}

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Mohler, except where noted.

  1. "Streetcrawler" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme) – 4:05
  2. "Life Begins Again" – 3:44
  3. * Features Rob Dickinson on vocals
  4. "P.S.A." (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 5:46
  5. "Loki Cat" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 4:09
  6. * Features Billy Corgan on vocals
  7. "Cranes of Prey" – 5:18
  8. "Love Is Real" – 3:22
  9. * Features Rob Dickinson on vocals
  10. "Owed to Darryl" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 5:14
  11. "Newerwaves" – 4:13
  12. "Time Shift" – 2:43
  13. "Lullabye" – 3:45
  14. * Features Bill Medley on vocals
  15. * Lyrics by Becca Popkin
  16. "Loki Cat (Reprise)" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 1:11

Personnel

  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, producer, writer
  • Billy Mohler – bass, keyboards, guitar, writer, vocals on "Streetcrawler" and "Newerwaves"
  • Sean Woolstenhulme – guitar, writer
  • Adam Benjamin – Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Chamberlin – additional drums on "Loki Cat"
  • Corey Wilton – lead guitar on "Love Is Real", additional guitar on "Time Shift", art concept
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals on "Lullabye"
  • Tom Rothrock – mixer
  • Mike Tarantino – assistant to Tom Rothrock
  • Edmund Monsef – engineer
  • Forrest Borie – video content production and editing
  • Frank Gironda – management

References