![]() I don’t think we did so much different in writing it. Was this CD written any differently than the five previous ones? The CD debuted at 19 on the Billboard charts and “Face To The Floor” is number one on active rock radio. ![]() Obviously, Bernie Madoff was one of the greediest people in history, and what he did to those people was incorrigible! Yeah, it was, and that song specifically is about greed. We try to keep our politics and our religion-I wouldn’t say out of the music, but we certainly don’t want to make it obvious and talk about it.īut then I read that your first single “Face To The Floor” was a knock on Bernie Madoff? That’s really it, but the record is not a political record, and we’re not a political band. ![]() We got a lot of hassle over us being political, and it’s only political in the sense that it’s your country and you should be involved. Not exactly! It means more about rooting for the underdog. So why did you guys choose the title Hats Off To The Bull? Was it a knock on Wall Street or something? Some people love what we do and some people think we’re writing the same record, but I don’t think that the records sound the same, I don’t think that the songs sound the same, but they do sound like us. Thank you, man! That’s awesome! You can only hope that people get what you’re doing, but we get both sides of it. From beginning to end, you guys never seize to amaze me! Here’s what he had to say:Ĭongrats on the new CD, Hats Off To The Bull. Drummer Sam Loeffler called me from tour rehearsal to discuss the band’s excitement about the new CD and heading back out on the road. 29 and House Of Blues in Atlantic City on March 3. They’ll make a stop at Irving Plaza in NYC on Feb. Here in 2012, Hats Off To The Bull already has Chevelle off and running with some major success due to their first single, “Face To The Floor,” which became the number one most added song on active and alternative rock radio.Ĭhevelle is currently on the road with Middle Class Rut and Janus as they promote Hats Off To The Bull. In 2009, the band reached their highest entry to date on the Billboard Top 200 at number six, with their CD, Sci-Fi Crimes. It wasn’t until 2002 that Chevelle would burst onto the scene with their major label breakthrough CD, Wonder What’s Next, which featured their hits “The Red” and “Closure.” In 2004, Chevelle would release This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In) and in 2007, Vena Sera. The Chicago-based hard rock band has come a long way since the release of their 1999 Independent debut CD, Point #1. In fact, one of the band’s that I played in loved them so much that we modeled our sound and songwriting technique after them and sure enough, we sparked an interest within their management company-which is proof that Chevelle has the perfect formula for success! It was pretty much a no-brainer when I was asked if I’d like to talk to one-half of the Loeffler brothers drummer Sam Loeffler!Ĭhevelle, who claims to be an underdog in the industry, recently released their sixth CD, Hats Off To The Bull. One of my favorite bands of the modern era has been Chevelle because of their amazing guitar riffs and catchy melody lines.
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