Crazy Times (album) explained

Crazy Times
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Cover:	Sammy Hagar and the Circle - Crazy Times.jpg
Alt:	A black and white cityscape with a cyclist on fire
Recorded:	Late 2021
Studio:	RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)^[1]
Genre:	Hard rock
Language:	English
Label:	UMe
Producer:	Dave Cobb
Prev Title:	Lockdown 2020
Prev Year:	2021

Crazy Times is a 2022 studio album by hard rock supergroup Sammy Hagar and the Circle. The album follows 2021's covers album Lockdown 2020 and continues themes related to the confusion and historic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as critiques of corporate greed and reflections on aging.

Reception

Editors of AllMusic Guide rated this release four out of five stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that "the party tunes play off the reflective numbers, creating something that hints at emotional depth". Writing for Ultimate Classic Rock, Micahel Gallucci stated that "results vary" in the quality on the album and that producer Dave Cobb's "job here is to reign in Hagar's most base instincts, and for the most part, he succeeds".

Track listing

1. "Intro: The Beginning of the End" (Sammy Hagar) – 1:50
2. "Slow Drain" (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, Dave Cobb, Hagar, and Vic Johnson) – 4:55
3. "Feed Your Head" (Hagar) – 3:18
4. "Pump It Up" (Elvis Costello) – 3:01
5. "Be Still" (Hagar and Mark Tamburino) – 4:01
6. "You Get What You Pay For" (Hagar) – 3:56
7. "Crazy Times" (Anthony, Bonham, Cobb, Hagar, and Johnson) – 4:26
8. "Funky Feng Shui" (Anthony, Bonham, Cobb, Hagar, and Johnson) – 2:17
9. "Father Time" (Hagar) – 4:05
10. "Childhood's End" (Hagar) – 5:35

Bonus tracks on digital edition

11. "2120" (Hagar and Tamburino) – 4:27^[1]
12. "Father Time" (Acoustic Demo) – 3:45

Personnel

Sammy Hagar and the Circle

• Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Sammy Hagar – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Vic Johnson – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Andrew Brightman – production coordination
• Dave Cobb – production
• Jaimeson Durr – engineering
• Michael Fahey – assistant engineering
• Todd Gallopo – art direction, design, photo illustration
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Itoh Masanori – liner notes on Japanese edition
• Vance Powell – engineering, mixing
• Phillip Smith – assistant engineering
• Leah Steiger – band photo

See also

• Lists of 2022 albums

Notes and References

1. Crazy Times . Hagar . Sammy . September 30, 2022 . 3. UMe . 80036352-02 .