Crazy Times | ||||
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Released | September 30, 2022 | |||
Recorded | Late 2021[1] | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 37:24 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | UMe | |||
Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
Sammy Hagar and the Circle chronology | ||||
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I realized I had all this pent-up stuff, and it came pouring out. It was automatic to the point that I was writing lyrics on the spot. And for the first time in a long time, I felt like I was writing about things relative to everyone.
—Sammy Hagar on the lyric themes and writing process for Crazy Times[2]
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,[3] as well as critiques of corporate greed and reflections on aging.[4]
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".[5] 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".[6]
Bonus tracks on digital edition
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Additional personnel