...And Life Is Very Long
...And Life Is Very Long is the debut studio album by The Acacia Strain, released in September 2, 2002. Before the release of this, The Acacia Strain also put out a five-track demo, which included a version of "All She Wrote."
Track listing
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1. |
"Cable Ready Techno Slut" |
5:33 |
2. |
"...And Life Is Very Long" |
1:03 |
3. |
"Roadhead Road" |
5:16 |
4. |
"The Widowmaker" |
4:36 |
5. |
"All She Wrote" |
5:27 |
6. |
"Why Is a Raven Like a Writing Desk" |
3:45 |
7. |
"Killing on Empty" |
4:13 |
8. |
"Noah Will Be Your Grave" |
5:48 |
9. |
"Doppleganger!" |
4:36 |
10. |
"Sloth Loves Chunk" |
6:49 |
Total length: |
47:26 |
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Personnel
- The Acacia Strain
- Vincent Bennett - vocals
- Daniel Laskiewicz - guitar
- Chris Daniele - guitar
- Daniel Daponde - guitar
- Ben Abert - drums, percussion
- Karrie Whitfield - bass guitar
References to other media
- The song "Cable Ready Techno Slut" features a sound clip from the movie Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, where Obi-wan Kenobi said, "He's more machine now than man".
- The title "Sloth Loves Chunk" is a reference to the movie The Goonies.
- The title "Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk" references the riddle in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- The song and album title reference T.S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men.
- The song "... And Life Is Very Long" features a sound clip from the movie Léon: The Professional, where Gary Oldman's character Norman Stansfield says "I take no pleasure in taking a life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it."
References
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- Daniel "DL" Laskiewisz
- Christopher Daniele
- Daniel Daponde
- Karrie Whitfield
- Jeanne Sagan
- Seth Coleman
- Ben Abert
- Mark Castillo
- David Sroka
- Mike Casavant
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