RTFACT. Life is good
Fans of ELP, Gentle Giant and other early 70s prog will dig this grab bag of bright compositions featuring solo performances by Oz Noy, Nad Sylvan, Jeff Scott Soto and many others. Life Is Good – the debut album by Russian/American project RTfact – is an archaeological trove of musical nuggets, with soaring vocals, Hammond B3 wizardry, muscular guitar solos, and a supple rhythm section that grooves as hard as it rocks. Composer Yuri Volodarsky grew up in the USSR, a kind of parallel universe where limited access to Western music only increased his passion for it, while firing his musical imagination. And imagination is everywhere on Life Is Good, from the Spock's Beard-style vocal counterpoint of the title track, to the bizarre saga of an unlucky bank robber in Money in My Pocket, to an epic tribute to ELP in The King, the Master, and the Timekeeper. But while Life Is Good celebrates the joyful, whimsical vibe of early prog rock, the newcomers on the album bring a modern, fluid energy to the party. 1. Life Is Good 2. Artifact 3. (I Got) Money in My Pocket 4. Hail to the Winner 5. Hail to the Winner. Part II. Tarantella 6. Gotika 7. The King, the Master, and the Timekeeper 8. Hollywood Walk of Fame 9. Life Is Good (remix) ...RTFACT is an Album of the Month! October 2017!" Fred T. , NewEARS (New England Art Rock Society), USA “…true compositional genius at play here…“Life is Good” is a winner!” The Prog Mind, USA “Standing ovations! A brilliant debut album!” Artur Chachlowski, MLWZ Radio Show, Poland "Money In My Pocket" is the "Song of the Day” RockSerwis FM radio “RTFACT is Album of the Month! November 2017! AAFM Xymphonia, Netherland “It was like listening to ELP on steroids! It all comes together to create a prog rock masterpiece!” Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck, Prog Rock Music Talk “Life Is Good a truely enjoyable ride from beginning to end” Marc Roy, ProGGnosis Canada
Jeff Scott Soto - vocals  (Artist),     Nad Sylvan - vocal  (Artist),     Will Champlin - vocal  (Artist),     Oz Noy - solo guitar  (Artist),     Jeff Kollman - guitars  (Artist),     Rafael Moreira - guitar  (Artist),     Gary Meek - flute, sax  (Artist),     Edward Tsiselsky - keyboards  (Artist),     Eugene Sharikov - bass  (Artist),     Joel Taylor – drums  (Artist),     Yuri Volodarsky  (Composer),     Edward Tsiselsky  (Conductor)    &                   9                  more   Format: Audio CD
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