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Ain’t Life Grand by Widespread Panic
Ain’t Life Grand is an album by Widespread Panic, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Can't Get High”, on 5 lists with a best position of #1817.
Ain't Life Grand, Widespread Panic's fourth studio album, came out on Capricorn on September 6, 1994, and it very nearly happened by accident. The Athens, Georgia band went to John Keane's home studio to rough out songs, the same way they'd begun Space Wrangler, and liked the results so much they kept those tapes instead of heading back in later with producer Johnny Sandlin.
That looseness suits them. This is a band built for the stage, pulling from southern rock, blues rock and funk, with original guitarist Michael Houser and drummer Todd Nance still in the engine room, and the record has the easy, rolling feel of musicians playing rather than polishing. Their cover of Bloodkin's "Can't Get High" and their own "Airplane" picked up a little airplay, and the album peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ain’t Life Grand on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Get High | 5 | #1817 | – | 2007–2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.