The Aristocrats \u2013 by any measure the hottest new band in instrumental rock\/fusion today \u2013 rewrote their own rules for their third studio album, Tres Caballeros. After two fairly raw trio albums, guitarist Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, Asia\/GPS), bassist Bryan Beller (Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and drummer Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani) set up camp at legendary Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood, CA, where Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Van Halen all recorded landmark albums. The result: Nine new compositions of greater sonic depth and breadth than ever before, with unique textures and lush layering augmenting the band\u2019s preternatural ability to improvise at the highest levels possible. But it\u2019s all still tempered with a steadfast refusal to take themselves too seriously, and The Aristocrats are still having more fun than a fusion band has any right to have. \u201cWe\u2019ve learned a lot since we started this band \u2013 four years, three studio albums, two live DVDs and about a billion notes ago! \u2013 and I think our latest offering reflects this in all kinds of ways,\u201d says guitarist Guthrie Govan. \u201cThe decision to road-test our new material in front of a live audience before commencing the recording process; the choice to record in a studio which had some thoroughly inspiring rock’n’roll “mojo”; our sudden urge to become more bold and experimental with overdubs rather than feeling any pressure to record exclusively in a strict \u201ctrio\u201d format\u2026 all of this has had some kind of positive effect on the way the new record came out. Plus, I think the material on this album is some of the most interesting stuff we\u2019ve ever written for each other, so\u2026 here\u2019s hoping our noble listeners will like the finished product as much as we do!\u201d
\nDeluxe Edition Bonus DVD Features
\n\u2022 30min documentary w\/exclusive individual interviews, studio & live footage
\n\u2022 Bonus audio (outtakes\/demos) & group interview<\/p>\n
CD Track Listing 1. Stupid 7 2. Jack\u2019s Back 3. Texas Crazypants 4. ZZ Top 5. Pig\u2019s Day Off 6. Smuggler\u2019s Corridor
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