Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello

Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreRock
Length39:41
LabelBig Machine
Producer
Cheap Trick chronology
Sgt. Pepper Live
(2009) 		Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
(2016) 		We're All Alright!
(2017)
Singles from Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
  1. "No Direction Home"
    Released: December 20, 2015
  2. "When I Wake Up Tomorrow"
    Released: March 4, 2016

Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. The album was released on April 1, 2016, by Big Machine Records.[1][2] The album is the first in the band's history to not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums, instead featuring Daxx Nielsen on drums.

Singles

"No Direction Home" was released as the lead single from the album on December 20, 2015. The song was offered as a free download to celebrate their announced Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, as well as their record deal with Big Machine Records.[3] In March 2016, the second single "When I Wake Up Tomorrow" was released. A music video was recorded for the song.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB−[7]
American Songwriter[8]
Consequence of SoundC[9]
PopMatters[10]

Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the U.S. since Lap of Luxury in 1988, and sold 14,000 copies in its first week.[11] The album dropped to number 134 the next week on the Billboard 200,[12] and was completely off the chart in the next two weeks.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart on the Line"Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Gregg Giuffria, Julian Raymond, Daxx Nielsen4:19
2."No Direction Home"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:44
3."When I Wake Up Tomorrow"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:27
4."Do You Believe Me?"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen4:45
5."Blood Red Lips"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson2:57
6."Sing My Blues Away"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:26
7."Roll Me"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:57
8."The In Crowd" (Dobie Gray cover)Billy Page3:51
9."Long Time No See Ya"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:54
10."The Sun Never Sets"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson4:00
11."All Strung Out"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:18
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Arabesque"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:47
13."I'd Give It Up"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen3:46

Personnel

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, background vocals
  • Tom Petersson – bass, background vocals
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums, background vocals
  • Wayne Kramer – guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
  • Tim Lauer, Zac Rae, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
  • Robin T. Zander, Johnny Keach, Chris Deaton, Julian Raymond – background vocals

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 113
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 79
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 57
US Billboard 200[16] 31
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 25
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[18] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 4
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 5

References

  1. ^ "Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello by Cheap Trick on iTunes". iTunes. January 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Murphy, Sarah (January 22, 2016). "Cheap Trick Unveil Release Plans for 'Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello' LP, Share New Single". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (December 20, 2015). "Hear Cheap Trick's Anthemic New Single 'No Direction Home'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Watch the First Video From Cheap Trick's New Album". Ultimateclassicrock.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews for Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello by Cheap Trick". Metacritic. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Mark Deming (April 2, 2016). "Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Warwick, Kevin (April 1, 2016). "Bang, Zoom, Crazy . . . Hello · Cheap Trick · Music Review Cheap Trick preps for the Rock Hall with a new LP and a vintage perspective". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Horowitz, Hal (March 28, 2016). "Cheap Trick: Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  9. ^ Geffen, Sasha (April 1, 2016). "Cheap Trick – Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cheap Trick: Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello". PopMatters. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. ^ Keith Caulfield (April 14, 2016). "200 Chart Moves: Cheap Trick Returns to Top 40 After 27 Years". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cheap Trick – Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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