Tres Caballeros (Spanish for "Three gentlemen") is the third studio album by The Aristocrats, released on June 23, 2015. The album was recorded in February 2015 during a period of ten days at the Sunset Sound Recorders studio in California. Alongside a standard CD edition, a deluxe edition is available, with a bonus DVD including studio and live footage, demos and alternate takes.
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Critical reception
Rich Wilson of Prog magazine called the trio "preposterously talented" in a review of the album, writing that "countless musical twists retain your attention throughout". Wilson wrote that "Jack's Back" could "neatly fit onto a Spaghetti Western soundtrack", while "ZZ Top" and "The Kentucky Meat Shower" have a "Southern rock charm". Dom Lawson of Prog wrote that the album sees the band "audibly revel in shared chemistry and each other's brilliance [...] from swivel-eyed bluegrass metal to squawking, off-kilter jazz fusion, often within the same song".
The Prog Report wrote that the album features "memorable performances throughout", noting the diversity of styles each track presents, adding that it "sounds like the album the band has been trying to make all along". No Treble wrote that the album shows that the band has "learned a great deal in the band's four years together". Eva Plaza of Rock Progresivo wrote that part of the band's appeal is that "none of them overshadows the others", finding some of the songs to be influenced by the works of Quentin Tarantino.
Personnel
Guthrie Govan – guitar
Bryan Beller – bass
Marco Minnemann – drums