3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'

3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'
Studio album by
Hank Williams III
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
Genre
Length71:47
Label
ProducerHank Williams III
Hank Williams III chronology
Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town
(2011) 		3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'
(2011) 		Attention Deficit Domination
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic46/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Revolver[8]
Slant Magazine[4]
SputnikMusic[9]

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]

Critical reception

3 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

3 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

3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Cow" (featuring Tim Dowler)Hank Williams III5:09
2."Now There's a Bull" (featuring Joe Goggins)Williams III0:57
3."37 Heffers" (featuring Dan Clark)Williams III1:30
4."Mad Cow" (featuring Tim Dowler)Williams III10:01
5."Branded" (featuring Mitch Jordan)Williams III2:26
6."Square Bailor" (featuring Tim Dowler)Williams III3:19
7."Cuttin' Hay" (featuring Jason Miller)Williams III4:21
8."Y Bar Ranch" (featuring Mitch Jordan)Williams III0:50
9."Countin' Cows"Williams III2:28
10."Mad Cow"Williams III10:02
11."Lot 53" (featuring Dominic Herrera)Williams III1:44
12."Cow Sold" (featuring Hugh Howell)Williams III0:56
13."Cow Mortal" (featuring Hugh Howell and Eddie Cope)Williams III2:50
14."Bull Balls" (featuring Gwynn Howell)Williams III1:21
15."Heavy Cattle" (featuring Hugh Howell)Williams III3:37
16."Y Bar Ranch"Williams III0:49
17."Black Cow"Williams III5:04
18."Longhorn" (featuring Eddie Cope)Williams III2:10
19."Square Bailor"Williams III3:20
20."Moo You"Williams III1:23
21."Angus of Death" (featuring Tim Dowler)Williams III2:32
22."Cattle Callin' Lonesome Blues" (featuring Jason Miller)Williams III6:28
23."Branded"Williams III2:30

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Hank Williams III | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (November 27, 2011). "Hank Williams III gets cranking". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Keefe, Jonathan (September 12, 2011). "Hank 3 Presents 3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Keyes, J. Edward (September 28, 2011). "Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Deming, Mark. "3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  8. ^ Geist, Brandon (September 15, 2011). "Revolver Magazine Review". Revolver. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "SputnikMusic Review". SputnikMusic. January 9, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ SDM (2006-08-28). "Tim Yeung". Sick Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  12. ^ Plencner, Phil (2022-12-09). "Hank III - Cattle Callin'". Phil's Phriday Picks. Retrieved 2024-04-16.