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Act III: Life and Death

Act III: Life and Death is the third studio album by American rock band The Dear Hunter, released on June 23, 2009. According to lead vocalist Casey Crescenzo, it is the third part of a six-act story,[3] following the original in 2006, Act I: The Lake South, the River North, and 2007's Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading, and preceding Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (2015). The album was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Andy Wildrick in the band's own studio in Providence, Rhode Island, with a number of musicians making guest appearances.[4]

Act III: Life and Death
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreProgressive rock, symphonic rock, experimental rock
Length57:46
LabelTriple Crown Records
ProducerCasey Crescenzo
The Dear Hunter chronology
Random EP #2
(2008)
Act III: Life and Death
(2009)
The Branches EP
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(90%) [1]
Allmusic[2]

As of July 1, 2009, the album had peaked on the Billboard 200 at #182 (the first time a Dear Hunter album ever cracked the top 200), #14 on the Billboard Top Heatseakers, and #31 on Top Independent Albums.[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Casey Crescenzo

No.TitleLength
1."Writing on a Wall"1:38
2."In Cauda Venenum"5:29
3."What It Means to be Alone"4:49
4."The Tank"4:39
5."The Poison Woman"4:51
6."The Thief"5:01
7."Mustard Gas"4:13
8."Saved"4:41
9."He Said He Had a Story"3:39
10."This Beautiful Life"4:05
11."Go Get Your Gun"3:15
12."Son"2:16
13."Father"3:25
14."Life and Death"5:45

Deluxe edition edit

The band released a deluxe edition of the album in a DVD-sized case that contained an autographed poster, picture-postcards with the lyrics to each song, and a storybook of the band's previous full-length album Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading, which was illustrated by artist Kent St. John. In addition, the album came with four bonus tracks. The deluxe edition was only available through preorder of the album while supplies lasted, but was also seen at the merchandise table during The Dear Hunter's tour with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground and mewithoutYou.

No.TitleLength
1."Writing on a Wall" (a capella)1:40
2."Untitled 1"3:40
3."Movement 1"1:54
4."Movement 2"4:47

Music video edit

The Dear Hunter, along with the help of artist Glenn Thomas, created an animated music video for their song "What It Means to Be Alone". Though the band still neglects to have an actual single, charting or otherwise, this is their second music video, the first being "The Church and the Dime" from their previous album.

Personnel edit

  • Casey Crescenzo – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, banjo, production, engineering
  • Andy Wildrick – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, engineering
  • Erick Serna – guitars, vocals
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Nate Patterson – bass
  • Mike Watts - Mixing

Additional personnel edit

  • Austin Hatch – clarinet, saxophone
  • Pasquale Lanelli – saxophone
  • Dave Calzone – trombone
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Samantha Conway – French horn
  • Charles Lidell – cello
  • Angela Preston – violin, viola
  • Mark Adelle – violin
  • Lynn Mira – harp
  • Mike Watts – mixing

References edit

  1. ^ Absolutepunk review
  2. ^ Act III: Life and Death at AllMusic
  3. ^ Interview with Casey 2014-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. AbsolutePunk. April 28, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Dear Hunter Announce Act III. AbsolutePunk. April 23, 2009.
  5. ^ "Billboard Charts for The Dear Hunter". Billboard.com. July 2, 2009.

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