The Turn (Live album)
| The Turn | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 28, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 49:10 | |||
| Label | Think Loud Recordings | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison, Live | |||
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| Singles from The Turn | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock |  [2] |
| Laut.de | [3] |
| Plattentests.de | 6/10[4] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[5] |
The Turn is the ninth studio album by American rock band Live, released on October 28, 2014. It is their only release with lead singer Chris Shinn[6] and is their final album with guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer, and drummer Chad Gracey who were all fired from the band in 2022.[7][8]
History
[edit]The band announced that they would be taking a two-year hiatus in June 2009, but in November, guitarist Chad Taylor revealed that lead singer Ed Kowalczyk had left the band.[9] Kowalczyk (who has since rejoined Live) released a solo album Alive in June 2010, while the remaining three members of Live formed a new band, The Gracious Few, with singer Kevin Martin and guitarist Sean Hennesy, both of Candlebox. Their self-titled album was released in September 2010.
On March 12, 2012 Chris Shinn, former lead singer of the band Unified Theory, was revealed to have joined Live when he played with them at a show at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York.[10] Live's first major tour with Shinn was as part of the Summerland Tour 2013, playing 35 shows across the US.[11]
The first single from The Turn, "The Way Around Is Through" was released on September 16, 2014.[12] Live have also released full versions of the tracks "Siren's Call", "We Open the Door", "Natural Born Killers" and "Don't Run to Wait" via YouTube, each with an introduction by Chad Taylor.
The music on The Turn is jointly credited to all four members of Live, however none of the three remaining original band members receives a lyric writing credit. Shinn is credited as lyricist on all songs, with producer Jerry Harrison receiving a co-writing credit on seven tracks, his daughter Aishlin on three and songwriter Bruce Wallace on five.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Siren's Call" | J Harrison, C Shinn, A Harrison, B Wallace | Live | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Don't Run to Wait" | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Natural Born Killers" | Shinn, J. Harrison, A. Harrison | Live | 4:36 |
| 4. | "6310 Rodgerton Dr." | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 4:09 |
| 5. | "By Design" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:20 |
| 6. | "The Way Around Is Through" | Shinn, J. Harrison | Live | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Need Tonight" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:11 |
| 8. | "The Strength to Hold On" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 5:32 |
| 9. | "We Open the Door" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:52 |
| 10. | "He Could Teach the Devil Tricks" | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Till You Came Around" | J. Harrison, Shinn, A. Harrison | Live | 4:42 |
Personnel
[edit]- Live
- Chris Shinn – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
- Chad Gracey – drums
- Additional personnel
- Dana Alexandra – backing vocals
- Aishlin Harrison – backing vocals
- Jerry Harrison – production
- Alexander LeFever – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart | Peak |
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| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[13] | 139 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 133 |
Singles
[edit]| Song | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| US Main. | |||||||
| "The Way Around Is Through"[15] | 30 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Turn – Live | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ November 2014, Johnny Sharp 05 (November 5, 2014). "Live: The Turn". Classic Rock Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Unterkiefer-Rock – ohne Biss". laut.de.
- ^ online-Team, Plattentests. "Live – The turn – Plattentests.de-Rezension". www.plattentests.de.
- ^ "LIVE – The Turn". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
- ^ Childers, Chad "Live Make The Turn With New Vocalist Chris Shinn". Loudwire, August 28, 2014.
- ^ Childers, Chad (June 21, 2022). "Live Frontman Claims Control of Band, Fires Guitarist". Loudwire. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "How an Alleged Con Man Tore Apart One of the Nineties' Biggest Bands". Rolling Stone. February 18, 2023.
- ^ Chad, "Live Breakup Imminent?". Alternative Addiction, December 1, 2009.
- ^ McCracken, Erin. "Live debuts new lead singer Chris Shinn, formerly of Unified Theory" Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. York Daily Record, March 14, 2012.
- ^ Greene, Andy (Rolling Stone)"2013 Summerland Tour unites Everclear, Live, Filter". USA Today, March 25, 2013.
- ^ Bower, Chad "Live Unleash New Song The Way Around Is Through From Upcoming The Turn Album". Loudwire, September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Live – The Turn". Ultratop.
- ^ "Live>Chart History>Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ Billboard "LIVE Chart History – Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard, October 24, 2014.
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