The View is the second studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 1993 through CMP Records; it was later reissued together with Wackerman's 1991 album Forty Reasons as a limited edition double-disc compilation.[2]

The View
Studio album by
Released1993 (1993)[1]
RecordedJune 1993
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz fusion
Length58:46
LabelCMP
ProducerChad Wackerman, Walter Quintus, Kurt Renker
Chad Wackerman chronology
Forty Reasons
(1991)
The View
(1993)
Scream
(2000)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave The View three stars out of five, calling it "worthwhile fusion [...] which falls short of remarkable but is a decent, respectable effort".[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Close to Home"Chad Wackerman5:23
2."Across the Bridge"Wackerman5:44
3."Black Coffee"Wackerman5:57
4."Empty Suitcase"Wackerman, Jim Cox, Jimmy Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Walt Fowler2:53
5."Introduction"Wackerman6:39
6."Starry Nights"Wackerman4:39
7."All Sevens"Wackerman8:13
8."On the Edge"Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth2:51
9."Just a Moment"Holdsworth, Fowler1:12
10."The View"Wackerman, Carl Verheyen5:06
11."Bash"Wackerman1:33
12."Flares"Wackerman5:26
13."Days Away"Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth, Fowler3:10
Total length:58:46

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "The View - Chad Wackerman". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ^ "Forty Reason/The View 2 CD set by Chad Wackerman" Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. CD Baby. Retrieved 2015-03-26.