3rd from the Sun

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{{Infobox album

| name = 3rd from the Sun

| type = studio

| artist = Chrome

| cover = Chrome - 3rd From the Sun.jpeg

| alt =

| released = May 26, 1982

| recorded = Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California, United States

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = * Gothic rock

| length = 35:12

| label = Don't Fall Off the Mountain

| producer = {{flatlist|

}}

| prev_title = Blood on the Moon

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Chrome Box

| next_year = 1982

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 3rd from the Sun

| type = studio

| single1 = Firebomb"/"Shadows of a Thousand Years

| single1date = 1982

}}

}}

3rd from the Sun is the sixth studio album by the experimental rock band Chrome. It was released May 26, 1982 by Don't Fall Off the Mountain.

Musical style

The Quietus described the album's musical style as "gothic space rock".{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/15609-live-report-chrome |title=Live Report: Chrome |last=Banks |first=Joe |date=June 25, 2014 |work=The Quietus |access-date=November 23, 2014}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/3rd-from-the-sun-mw0000820871 |title=3rd from the Sun – Chrome : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |work=AllMusic |publisher=AllRovi |access-date=April 24, 2013}}

}}

AllMusic gave 3rd from the Sun the highest rating of any Chrome album, while CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "magnificent".{{cite journal|last1=Frampton|first1=Scott|title=Reviews|journal=CMJ New Music Monthly|date=July 1995|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6SwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22chrome%22+%223rd+from+the+sun%22&pg=PT33|access-date=November 23, 2014}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Side A

| all_writing = Helios Creed and Damon Edge

| title1 = Firebomb

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = Future Ghosts

| length2 = 5:19

| title3 = Armageddon

| length3 = 8:35

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Heart Beat

| length1 = 5:05

| title2 = Off the Line

| length2 = 4:32

| title3 = 3rd from the Sun

| length3 = 4:41

| title4 = Shadows of a Thousand Years

| length4 = 3:37

}}

Personnel

; Chrome

; Additional personnel

  • Fabienne Shine – backing vocals on "Off the Line" and "Shadows of a Thousand Years"

; Technical

References

{{reflist}}