Life Is Good (Flogging Molly album)

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Life Is Good
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2017
Genre Celtic punk, folk punk [1]
Label Vanguard, Spinefarm [2]
Producer Joe Chiccarelli, [3] Ross Hogarth [4]
Flogging Molly chronology
Speed of Darkness
(2011)
Life Is Good
(2017)
Anthem
(2022)

Life Is Good is the sixth studio album by the Irish-American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, released on June 2, 2017. [3] Their first studio album in six years (following 2011's Speed of Darkness ), it is also their first album to feature drummer Mike Alonso, and their last album with banjo player Bob Schmidt.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."There's Nothing Left Pt. 1"2:24
2."The Hand of John L. Sullivan"4:01
3."Welcome to Adamstown"3:05
4."Reptiles (We Woke Up)"3:43
5."The Days We've Yet to Meet"3:42
6."Life Is Good"4:02
7."The Last Serenade (Sailors and Fishermen)"4:24
8."The Guns of Jericho"4:16
9."Crushed (Hostile Nations)"4:22
10."Hope"3:27
11."The Bride Wore Black"2:59
12."Until We Meet Again"3:55
Total length:44:20
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [5]
Review scores
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Reception

Life is Good received a 61 out of 100 score on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In their review, Allmusic commented that "The Hand of John L. Sullivan" is a blazing barn burner in the band's signature tradition, and "Crushed [Hostile Nations]" is a slow-building wartime tale with a massive chorus that harkens back to King's heavy metal past." Classic Rock Magazine also gave the album a mostly positive review and called "The Hand of John L. Sullivan" a highlight.

Personnel

Flogging Molly

Guests musicians

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 75
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 142
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 27
US Billboard 200 [13] 69
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [14] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 13

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