Reason to Live

Sixty Watt Shaman

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Original Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00005LOQJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,211 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nomad

2. Reason to Live

3. Blind by Morning

4. Horse You Rode in On

5. Our Name Is War

6. Mill Wheel

7. Long Hard Road

8. Evil Behavior of Ordinary People

9. My Ruin

10. Breathe Again

11. One Good Leg

12. All My Love

13. Distance

14. When the Morning Comes

15. When I'm Alone

16. All Things Come to Pass

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Under the guidance of production guru Scott Reeder (also Unida and ex-Kyuss bassist), Sixty Watt Shaman have simply created one of the most engaging and well produced rock experiences of recent memory. 16 tracks with songs including 'Nomad', 'Blind In The Morning', 'Our Name Is War', 'Long Hard Road', 'My Ruin', 'All My Love', 'Distance', 'When I'm Alone' and 'All Things Come To Pass' to name a few. Spitfire. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the year, September 24, 2002

By	Nick West (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

"Reason To Live" could be rock's savior. It's a return to what rock music is supposed to be -- an escape into groove. Sixty Watt Shaman proves that in the 21st century you don't have to be angry or depressed to rock; you simply need a firm belief that rock-n-roll never dies and confidence in the power of the riff. While on "Seed of Decades" the band seemed to wear its influences on its sleeve, on "Reason" Sixty Watt moves beyond those that came before them and combines it all into one incredible sound. You'll hear AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Clutch, Kyuss, Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity, and Down, but you'll never confuse the Shaman with any of those bands.

"Reason To Live" is 70+ minutes of pure rock-n-roll bliss. An absolute must-have for everybody on the planet.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Giving rock a reason to live, September 27, 2002

By	Brandon Findlay "The Deacon" (Des Moines, IA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

On this, their third album, and second for Spitfire Records, Maryland's Sixty Watt Shaman have crafted a record for my generation. Not just for fans of a few select genres, this album is not to be underestimated. Compared to 2000's Seed of Decades, there are some abundant differences...

Needless to say, this album, through songs with constantly-evolving song structures, poetic and poignant lyrics, great riffs from all instrumentalists, even better solos from all, timeless performances and an epic production quality, should be put upon a pedastal for all to see, hear, intake, and follow. I would suggest this album for fans of Pantera, Down, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Stone Temple Pilots, Kyuss, Gov't Mule, Corrosion of Conformity, and too many other bands to list. Perhaps that's why this album might one day be looked upon as the classic it is. When you listen to it, you hear SWS, and yet, through the slightest inference in a riff, tone, lyric, or solo, you remember music you loved from before. That's what great music does. It brings what you loved in the past to where you are now, so you can live it again. Rock, and fans of rock in all it's forms, from jam bands to metal bands, will find something to never forget here. Do yourself a favor and check this out...you won't be sorry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dirty And Gritty, July 9, 2003

By	"[e-mail]" (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This album is like taking a bath in dirt that doesn't come off afterward. Stepping up the songwriting from their last album, Shaman try to take the stoner out of stoner rock by combining Motorhead bass riffs and vocals with southern rock boogie. Dan Kerzwick's rasp works well on the ode to masturbation, "One Good Leg" and the acoustic "The Mill Wheel." There isn't much here to disappoint. "The Horse You Rode In On" and "Our Name Is War" take Amercian desperado ideals galloping straight to your ears. While it may be derivitive, this is real rock - sweat and all.