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Art of Living

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After owning this piece for six years now, it's still one of my faves. When it's on in the car someone will invariably ask, "who is this?" followed by some rave review. "Still in this thing" is one of the best. What has happened to the Boomers?

This is one of my all-time favorite CDs.... check out the lyrics, Ian Thomas's vocals, the great band, the overall pacing of song selection and order.... holds up great upon multiple listenings (trust me on that, I speak from experience!). And if you saw Bette Midler's HBO special, she did a great cover of "To Comfort You." Why don't more people know about this group? And what the heck are they up to these days? Grab yourself a copy of "The Art of Living" -- you'll be so glad you did!!!

10 years ago I was listening to a local "offbeat" radio station which has since fell by the wayside. It was a nice retreat from the typical "Rock" cookies cutter stations in my area. If I heard Zepplin, The Stones, or some other worn out over played artists I would slit my wrists. It was here on the small low powered station that I first came across The Boomers. The station didn't say who the artist were, so I looked up the stations number and called. The voice at the other end informed me that The Boomers was a band out of Canada. The cut I heard was the title song "Art of Living". I like it so much I started calling the local records store to buy a copy of this album. I was informed that it was not available in the U.S. So I drove up to Toronto to obtain a copy. It was a three hour drive but well worth it. On my trip back I played the CD and it was a very cool ride back. Titles such as Modern Man and others were moving and insightful. A few years later that album and some others were stolen from my car. So I made another trip to replace it. To sum it up one of my all time favorite albums. Thank God for those "offbeat" small stations.

This album never gets old. Of all the tunes on my frequent players list, it ages the least.

Amazing studio work, smart and funny lyrics from a very experienced and talented group.

Too bad they are in retirement. I'd love to hear more.

May be I'm the only one in whole Moscow to have this CD since I've bought it in 1995 somewhere in Switzerland. It was 18 months later than I heard it for the first time at a friend in Germany. I liked it so much that I really searched through all music shops on my way to find a copy. It took me a year and a half to meet my crazy desire. About the disc: They sound not so much original (a note from this, a note from that, some familiar piece from another favorite...), but in general it's very fresh and cool. Very professionally made music for relaxation, something for lying in bed with..., something for lonely long distance car driving, something for arrival at crowdy places. And really important factor: very few people around you have it!