Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events is the third album by American mathcore band The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. The album was released July 6, 2010, via Guy Kozowyk's Black Market Activities. Danza III is noted for being the first TTDTE album to feature its new lineup, most notably guitarist and primary songwriter Joshua Travis from Calico System, a band where he previously played guitar.
| Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events | ||||
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| Released | July 6, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 58:57 | |||
| Label | Black Market Activities | |||
| Producer | Josh Travis | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The NewReview | [3] |
| Skulls N Bones | (positive)[4] |
| Under the Gun Review | 9/10[5] |
Danza III has received generally positive reception. The NewReview gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stating, "simply put, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza has summoned one of the most vile sounding and entertaining extreme music releases of the year."[3] Skulls N Bones writer Carlos Moreno gave the album an extremely positive review, even going so far as to call it "the best CD of 2010 in [his] professional opinion."[4]
Allmusic's Greg Prato scored the album 2.5 out of 5, commenting that the album was surely one of the most ferocious works to come from a fairly young band. However, he was more critical of the repetitive quality of the nonstop sonic onslaught, which he suggests begins to work against the band as many of the songs become increasingly predictable.[2]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vicki Mayhem" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Yippie-Kay-Yay Motherf@#$%^" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "I Am Sammy Jankis" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "The Lost & Damned" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Passenger 57" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "There's a Time and a Place for Everything" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "W.A.L.L.S." | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Suicide's Best Friend" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Hour of the Time" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "The Union" | 2:19 |
| 11. | "A Trail of Tears" | 3:03 |
| 12. | "12-21-12" (song ends at 4:40; a hidden track begins at 14:40 feat. Nick Arthur of Molotov Solution) | 23:41 |
| Total length: | 58:57 | |
Personnel edit
- The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
- Jessie Freeland – vocals
- Josh Travis – guitar, bass guitar
- Mike Bradley – drums
- Production
- Josh Travis – producer
- Jeremiah Scott – engineer
- Nick Zampiello – mastering
- Rob Gonnella – mastering
- Steve Blackmon – mixing
- Michael J. Windsor – art direction and design
References edit
- ^ "TesseracT's James Monteith Picks Top 5 Djent Bands". Revolver. December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events". AllMusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Velliquette, Josh (May 25, 2010). "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events". TheNewReview.net. The NewReview. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ a b Moreno, Carlos (Jul 1, 2010). "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza- Danza III Review!". SkullNBones.com. SkullNBones. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ Judd, Nerissa (June 3, 2010). "Review: The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza - Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved May 4, 2018.