Life's Too Short (album)
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| Life's Too Short | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Arena rock[1] | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Ed Stasium | |||
| Marshall Crenshaw chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| musicHound ROCK | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Life's Too Short is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw.[8]
The album was produced by Ed Stasium and featured Kenny Aronoff on drums. Crenshaw recalled, "I liked what Kenny Aronoff (drums) and Ed Stasium (production) were doing right then, I liked them both personally, and I wanted to work with them, so off we went…"[9]
"Better Back Off" was a moderate hit on the Modern Rock charts, reaching number 17. Crenshaw said of the song, "On 'Better Back Off' you can tell from the music that I'm trying to write a big Rock-radio anthem. But the lyrics don't quite get there – they describe an intimate conversation between two people, not very anthem-like..."[9]
Spin named the album to their list of 30 overlooked albums from 1991, stating, "The Ed Stasium-produced album is full of the kind of literate guitar pop that made Crenshaw a star in the '80s, with catchy gems like 'Delilah' and “Fantastic Planet of Love.'"[10]
