3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin' is the seventh studio album by Hank Williams III, released on September 6, 2011 on Hank 3 Records, through Megaforce Records.[10]
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| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 71:47 | |||
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| Producer | Hank Williams III | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 46/100[6] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Revolver | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [4] |
| SputnikMusic | [9] |
Critical reception
edit3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 46 based on 6 reviews.[6]
In a review for Slant Magazine, critic reviewer Jonathan Keefe wrote: "Cattle Callin is a concept record whose concept is so deeply flawed that it never should've made it as far as the studio. Cattle Callin provides Hank 3 with another opportunity to showcase his technical chops, even his arrangements and vicious guitar riffs grow repetitive after the first few tracks."[4]
Live
edit3 Bar Ranch was a part of Hank's live show replacing the Assjack set. Both live bands have had notable extreme drummers performing alongside Hank, like Tim Yeung (Nile),[11] Joey Gonzalez (Phil Anselmo) and Phil Cancilla (Malevolent Creation).[12] Hank's last live show was October 6, 2014 at the Ogden Theater in Denver, Colorado. Cancilla is the last drummer to perform live with Hank.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Cow" (featuring Tim Dowler) | Hank Williams III | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Now There's a Bull" (featuring Joe Goggins) | Williams III | 0:57 |
| 3. | "37 Heffers" (featuring Dan Clark) | Williams III | 1:30 |
| 4. | "Mad Cow" (featuring Tim Dowler) | Williams III | 10:01 |
| 5. | "Branded" (featuring Mitch Jordan) | Williams III | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Square Bailor" (featuring Tim Dowler) | Williams III | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Cuttin' Hay" (featuring Jason Miller) | Williams III | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Y Bar Ranch" (featuring Mitch Jordan) | Williams III | 0:50 |
| 9. | "Countin' Cows" | Williams III | 2:28 |
| 10. | "Mad Cow" | Williams III | 10:02 |
| 11. | "Lot 53" (featuring Dominic Herrera) | Williams III | 1:44 |
| 12. | "Cow Sold" (featuring Hugh Howell) | Williams III | 0:56 |
| 13. | "Cow Mortal" (featuring Hugh Howell and Eddie Cope) | Williams III | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Bull Balls" (featuring Gwynn Howell) | Williams III | 1:21 |
| 15. | "Heavy Cattle" (featuring Hugh Howell) | Williams III | 3:37 |
| 16. | "Y Bar Ranch" | Williams III | 0:49 |
| 17. | "Black Cow" | Williams III | 5:04 |
| 18. | "Longhorn" (featuring Eddie Cope) | Williams III | 2:10 |
| 19. | "Square Bailor" | Williams III | 3:20 |
| 20. | "Moo You" | Williams III | 1:23 |
| 21. | "Angus of Death" (featuring Tim Dowler) | Williams III | 2:32 |
| 22. | "Cattle Callin' Lonesome Blues" (featuring Jason Miller) | Williams III | 6:28 |
| 23. | "Branded" | Williams III | 2:30 |
References
edit- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Hank Williams III | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (November 27, 2011). "Hank Williams III gets cranking". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Matt (August 7, 2014). "The prolific Hank Williams III fits in with his family by not fitting in". Nashville Scene. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c Keefe, Jonathan (September 12, 2011). "Hank 3 Presents 3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Keyes, J. Edward (September 28, 2011). "Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Geist, Brandon (September 15, 2011). "Revolver Magazine Review". Revolver. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "SputnikMusic Review". SputnikMusic. January 9, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Flotat, Raymond (June 24, 2011). "Hank Williams III to Release Four New Albums on 9/6, Guests Include Tom Waits". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ SDM (2006-08-28). "Tim Yeung". Sick Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Plencner, Phil (2022-12-09). "Hank III - Cattle Callin'". Phil's Phriday Picks. Retrieved 2024-04-16.