Change of Address
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June 16, 1986 |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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41 min 3 s |
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Tom Werman and Fernando from Arb |
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Studio (s) |
Artisan Sound Recorders, Los Angeles ( USA ) |
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Change of Address is the ninth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus . It contains the singles "Burning up the Night", "Let This Love Begin", "Say Goodbye" and " School's Out ".
background
With the addition of the line-up by bassist Tommy Keizer, who joined the band already during the last US tour as a replacement for Andy Tanas was Crocus completely again for the recordings of the new album. Mark Kohler, who had to play the bass tracks on The Blitz due to a lack of alternatives, was able to switch back to rhythm guitar. Not really bad omens, but musically the band took a direction that offended the die-hard Krokus fans in particular: Instead of straightforward, riff-heavy Hard Rock, they got shallower, more melodic, keyboard-heavy Pop Metal. The fact that the glam metal movement was budding in the USA at this time and the record company wanted to see Krokus that way is an explanation for this. That Tom Werman was a proven and very successful Glam Metal producer at the time is a second. But with this album, Krokus were simply no longer what made them successful and for which they were valued and honored by fans and the press alike. Nevertheless, the Change of Address, recorded in the Artisan Sound Recorder in Los Angeles , was able to use the singles "Burning up the Night", "Let This Love Begin", "Say Goodbye" and the Alice Cooper cover " School's Out " as well as the Music videos for "Burning up the Night" and "School's Out" again achieved considerable success: The album reached number 77 in the Canadian charts, number 46 in Sweden, number 45 in the American Billboard charts and - like The Blitz before - number 6 in the Swiss album charts. In addition, the single "School's Out" was and is the highest chart position of the band in the American single charts at number 67. Krokus was also asked live what u. a. An appearance shortly after the album was released as Van Halen's special guest in front of 80,000 visitors at the Texxas Jam Festival in Dallas proved. Nonetheless, this album, which ironically had the longest production time in the band's history because of pressure from the record company for a quick successor, was a real low point for Krokus. The results from this album, which was also unsatisfactory for the band, were after the Release of the first live album Alive and Screamin ' , a change of record company, the return of bassist and songwriter Chris von Rohr - Tommy Keizer had to give way again - and another change on the drums position: Swiss Dani Crivelli was brought on board for Jeff Klaven . These reactions should bring Krokus back on track with the successor Heart Attack . A special feature of the Change of Address recordings is the significantly incorrectly printed track lists on the back of the LP sleeves.
Track list
- Now (4:22) (Fernando von Arb / Jeff Klaven / Marc Storace )
- Hot Shot City (3:46) (Tommy Keizer / Klaven / Storace / Mark Kohler)
- School's Out (3:15) ( Alice Cooper / Glen Buxton / Michael Bruce / Dennis Dunaway / Neal Smith)
- Let This Love Begin (5:00) (by Arb / Klaven)
- Burning up the Night (3:42) (Storace / von Arb)
- Say Goodbye (5:18) (from Arb / Storace / Klaven)
- World on Fire (6:11) (from Arb / Storace / Klaven)
- Hard Luck Hero (4:12) (from Arb / Klaven / Storace)
- Long Way from Home (5:03) (from Arb / Klaven / Storace)
Cover version
- "School's Out" is an Alice Cooper cover version. The song was originally released on the 1972 album School's Out .
useful information
- "Now" is also often printed under the title "Now (All through the Night)".
occupation
- Singing : Marc Storace
- Lead guitar : Fernando from Arb
- Rhythm guitar : Mark Kohler
- Bass : Tommy Keizer
- Drums , percussion : Jeff Klaven
Guest musician
- Guitar: Allan Holdsworth ("Long Way from Home")
- Acoustic guitar : David Mansfield
- Bass: Leon Gaer
- Keyboard : Paul Fox, Jai Winding
- Backing vocals : Tom Kelly, Tommy Funderburk, Bob Garlyle
- Background vocals: "The Brat Choir" ("School's Out")
Individual evidence
- ↑ literra.info - Krokus - Change of Address . Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ a b c krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - Change of Address . Last accessed on May 17, 2013.
- ↑ oswegoneil.wordpress.com - Sound Advice - McQueen Street McQueen Street . Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ hitparade.ch - Krokus - Change of Address . Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ billboard.com - Krokus - Chart History - The Hot 100 . Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - The Blitz . Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - Heart Attack . Last accessed on May 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b discogs.com - Krokus - Change of Address . Last accessed on May 17, 2013.