Five Crooked Lines
{{Infobox album
| name = Five Crooked Lines
| type = Album
| artist = Finger Eleven
| cover = Fivecrooked.jpg
| released = July 31, 2015
| recorded = November 8–28, 2014
| studio = Low Country Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = {{hlist|Post-grunge|hard rock}}
| length = 50:03
| label = The Bicycle Music Company
| producer = Dave Cobb
| prev_title = Life Turns Electric
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Greatest Hits
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Five Crooked Lines
| type = studio
| single1 = Wolves and Doors
| single1date = June 9, 2015
| single2 = Gods of Speed
| single2date = October 9, 2015
| single3 = Blackout Song
| single3date = February 12, 2016
| single4 = Not Going to Be Afraid
| single4date = September 12, 2016
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|first=James Christopher|last=Monger|title=Allmusic review of Five Crooked Lines|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/five-crooked-lines-mw0002853483|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=December 10, 2015|date=July 31, 2015}}
| rev2 = Ultimate Guitar.com
| rev2Score = (5.6/10){{cite web|title=Five Crooked Lines Review by Ultimate Guitar|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/finger_eleven/five_crooked_lines/index.html|publisher=Ultimate Guitar.com|accessdate=December 10, 2015 |date=August 5, 2015}}
}}
Five Crooked Lines is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Finger Eleven, released July 31, 2015.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YI87LPC |title=Five Crooked Lines [Explicit]: Finger Eleven: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-25}} It is their first without drummer Rich Beddoe, after his departure in 2013, replaced by Chris Powell.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FingerEleven/posts/10152547921132572?comment_id=10152560979267572&offset=0&total_comments=38|title=Tracking for the new album is finished!!! - Finger Eleven (F11) - Facebook|work=facebook.com|accessdate=November 5, 2015}}
Writing and recording
On April 5, 2013, Finger Eleven tweeted: "The official inertia of our new album is growing." Toward the end of the year, they parted ways with longtime drummer Rich Beddoe.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Finger_Eleven/status/320310205961347072|title=Finger Eleven on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=November 5, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FingerEleven/posts/10151774084522572|title=After much debate Finger Eleven has... - |work=facebook.com|accessdate=November 5, 2015}}
In November 2014, they announced via Facebook that Chris Powell will drum on the album. They recorded the album between November 8, 2014 and November 28, 2014.
By January 29, 2015, the album was in the final stages of production.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Finger_Eleven/status/560818266592264192|title=Finger Eleven on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=November 5, 2015}}
On April 25, 2015, an open casting call was made for the album's first single's music video. "Wolves and Doors" premiered on Finger Eleven's VEVO page in June and was seen 100,000 times by July 31.
Critical reception
Fives Crooked Lines received mixed reviews. James Christopher Monger of allMusic thought it "doesn't deviate too much from the band's post-grunge past, but it is built from more volatile stuff".{{cite web|first=James Christopher|last=Monger|title=Allmusic review of Five Crooked Lines|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/five-crooked-lines-mw0002853483|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=December 10, 2015|date=July 31, 2015}} Ultimate Guitar Archive gave a mixed review: "Five Crooked Lines is not a completely avoidable album, but it's nothing to get that excited about."{{cite web|title=Five Crooked Lines Review by Ultimate Guitar|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/finger_eleven/five_crooked_lines/index.html|publisher=Ultimate Guitar.com|accessdate=December 10, 2015 |date=August 5, 2015}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
|all_writing = Finger Eleven
| headline =
| title1 = Gods of Speed
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Criminal
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Save Your Breath
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = Wolves and Doors
| length4 = 3:07
| title5 = Come On, Oblivion
| length5 = 7:16
| title6 = Not Going to Be Afraid
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = Five Crooked Lines
| length7 = 3:43
| title8 = Blackout Song
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = Absolute Truth
| length9 = 3:05
| title10 = Lost for Words
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Sensory Eraser
| length11 = 3:33
| title12 = A New Forever
| length12 = 4:28
|total_length = 50:03
}}
Personnel
Finger Eleven
- Scott Anderson - vocals
- James Black - guitar, vocals
- Rick Jackett - guitar
- Sean Anderson - bass
Additional
- Chris Powell - drums
Charts
References
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