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{{Infobox Album |
{{Infobox Album
Name = For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
| Name = For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Type = Album |
| Type = Album
Artist = [[Van Halen]] |
| Artist = [[Van Halen]]
Cover = Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.jpg |
| Cover = Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.jpg
Released = June 17, 1991 |
| Released = June 17, 1991
Recorded = March 1990 - April 1991 at [[5150 Studios]], [[Hollywood]], CA|
| Recorded = March 1990 - April 1991 at [[5150 Studios]], [[Hollywood]], CA
Genre = [[Hard rock]] |
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
Length = 52:08 |
| Length = 52:08
Label = [[Warner Bros.]] |
| Label = [[Warner Bros.]]
Producer = [[Andy Johns]]<br />[[Ted Templeman]]<br />Van Halen |
| Producer = [[Andy Johns]], [[Ted Templeman]], Van Halen
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| Last album = ''[[OU812]]''<br />(1988)
Reviews =
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| This album = '''''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'''''<br />(1991)
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*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20990/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
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| Next album = ''[[Live: Right Here, Right Now]]''<br />(1993)
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*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vanhalen/albums/album/108798/review/5942515/for_unlawful_carnal_knowledge link] |
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Last album = ''[[OU812]]''<br />(1988) |
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This album = '''''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'''''<br />(1991) |
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Next album = ''[[Live: Right Here, Right Now]]''<br />(1993) |
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'''''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge''''' (also known as '''''F.U.C.K.''''') is the 9th [[studio album]] by the American [[hard rock]] band [[Van Halen]], released in 1991. It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200]] album chart and maintained the position for three weeks. The album's title came from lead singer [[Sammy Hagar]], who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just ''Fuck''."<ref name="Rosen">Rosen, Craig. ''The Billboard Book of Number One Albums''. Billboard Books, 1996 ISBN 0-8230-7586-9</ref> Hagar eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity after he was told by his friend, former world lightweight boxing champion [[Ray Mancini|Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini]], that the word "fuck" was an [[acronym]] for the phrase "for unlawful carnal knowledge" (though this is a [[false etymology]]).<ref name="Rosen"/><ref>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fuc1.htm World Wide Words: Fuck<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>The idea that the word "fuck" is derived from an acronym is generally disbelieved by etymologists. See [[Fuck#False etymologies]].</ref> Their tour promoting the album was unofficially named [[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour|F.U.C.K. 'n' Live]]. Prior to recording, the term "for unlawful carnal knowledge" was first used by the band [[Coven (band)|Coven]] as a track on their album "[[Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls]]" in 1969.


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'''''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge''''' (also known as '''''F.U.C.K.''''') is the 9th [[studio album]] by American [[hard rock]] band [[Van Halen]], released in 1991. It debuted at #1 on the [[Billboard 200]] album chart and maintained the position for three weeks. The album's title came from lead singer [[Sammy Hagar]], who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just ''Fuck''."<ref name="Rosen">Rosen, Craig. ''The Billboard Book of Number One Albums''. Billboard Books, 1996 ISBN 0-8230-7586-9</ref> Hagar eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity after he was told by his friend, former world lightweight boxing champion [[Ray Mancini|Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini]], that the word "fuck" was an [[acronym]] for the phrase "for unlawful carnal knowledge" (though this is a [[false etymology]]).<ref name="Rosen"/><ref>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fuc1.htm World Wide Words: Fuck<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>The idea that the word "fuck" is derived from an acronym is generally disbelieved by etymologists. See [[Fuck#False etymologies]].</ref> Their tour promoting the album was unofficially named [[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour|F.U.C.K. 'n' Live]]. Prior to recording, the term "for unlawful carnal knowledge" was first used by the band [[Coven (band)|Coven]] as a track on their album "[[Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls]]" in 1969.
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== Recording ==
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Van Halen started work on the album in March 1990; the album was finished in April 1991, just two months before its release.


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==Recording==
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The album itself was marketed as the "return" to Van Halen's hard rock roots, with most songs being guitar driven, and the synth sounds being replaced by pianos. This can be prominently heard on "[[Right Now (Van Halen song)|Right Now]]", the most popular song from the album and likely from the "Hagar era". The band also reconciled with producer [[Ted Templeman]] who produced earlier Van Halen albums to return to work on the album. This was the first album that [[Eddie Van Halen]] recorded without his trademark Marshall Super Lead serving as the primary amplifier. The Marshall was fading,<ref name=autogenerated1>"The Champ's Amp", by Brad Tolinski, Guitar World Magazine 1991.</ref> so Eddie went with his 1989 Soldano SLO-100 to record the album primarily, though the Marshall was used sparingly.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> A prototype for what would become the [[Peavey Electronics|Peavey]] 5150 series of custom amplifiers was also used.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Peavey's release of the 5150 series coincided with the release of the album.
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Van Halen started work on the album in March 1990 and it was finished in April 1991, just two months before its release.

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The album itself was marketed as the "return" to Van Halen's hard rock roots, with most songs being guitar driven, and the synth sounds being replaced by pianos. This can be prominently heard on "[[Right Now (Van Halen song)|Right Now]]", the most popular song from the album and likely from the "Hagar era". The band also reconciled with producer [[Ted Templeman]] who produced earlier Van Halen albums to return to work on the album. This was the first album that [[Eddie Van Halen]] recorded without his trademark Marshall Super Lead serving as the primary amplifier. The Marshall was fading,<ref name=autogenerated1>"The Champ's Amp", by Brad Tolinski, Guitar World Magazine 1991.</ref> so Eddie went with his 1989 Soldano SLO-100 to record the album primarily, though the Marshall was used sparingly.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> A prototype for what would become the [[Peavey Electronics|Peavey]] 5150 series of custom amplifiers was also used.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Peavey's release of the 5150 series coincided with the release of the album.


"[[Poundcake]]" featured the sound of a battery operated power drill, which Eddie held to the pickups of his guitar and revved, creating the intro. The song "Top of the World" features a riff that was first heard during the outro of the 1984-era hit "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]". For this reason, "Top of the World" is frequently played directly after "Jump" and appears immediately after it on the "[[The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)|Best of Both Worlds]]" compilation. The instrumental "316" is named for the March 16 birthday of Eddie's son [[Wolfgang Van Halen|Wolfgang]], who is currently Van Halen's bass player, although the song predates his birth (as part of it was used by Eddie at the beginning of his guitar solo on tour, as seen on "[[Van Halen - Live Without a Net|Live Without A Net]]", and was originally written for [[5150 (album)|5150]]). [http://www.vanhalenfaq.com/faq.php#Q21]
"[[Poundcake]]" featured the sound of a battery operated power drill, which Eddie held to the pickups of his guitar and revved, creating the intro. The song "Top of the World" features a riff that was first heard during the outro of the 1984-era hit "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]". For this reason, "Top of the World" is frequently played directly after "Jump" and appears immediately after it on the "[[The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)|Best of Both Worlds]]" compilation. The instrumental "316" is named for the March 16 birthday of Eddie's son [[Wolfgang Van Halen|Wolfgang]], who is currently Van Halen's bass player, although the song predates his birth (as part of it was used by Eddie at the beginning of his guitar solo on tour, as seen on "[[Van Halen - Live Without a Net|Live Without A Net]]", and was originally written for [[5150 (album)|5150]]). [http://www.vanhalenfaq.com/faq.php#Q21]


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|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
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|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20990/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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|rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vanhalen/albums/album/108798/review/5942515/for_unlawful_carnal_knowledge link]
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==Track listing==
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===Band===
===Band===
*[[Sammy Hagar]] - [[lead vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Sammy Hagar]] - [[lead vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Eddie Van Halen]] - [[lead guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[electric drill]] (used on "Poundcake"), [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
*[[Eddie Van Halen]] - [[lead guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[electric drill]] on "Poundcake", [[backing vocals]]
*[[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
*[[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] - [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Alex Van Halen]] - [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Alex Van Halen]] - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]


===Guest musicians===
===Guest musicians===

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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (also known as F.U.C.K.) is the 9th studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and maintained the position for three weeks. The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just Fuck."[1] Hagar eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity after he was told by his friend, former world lightweight boxing champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, that the word "fuck" was an acronym for the phrase "for unlawful carnal knowledge" (though this is a false etymology).[1][2][3] Their tour promoting the album was unofficially named F.U.C.K. 'n' Live. Prior to recording, the term "for unlawful carnal knowledge" was first used by the band Coven as a track on their album "Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls" in 1969.

Recording

Van Halen started work on the album in March 1990 and it was finished in April 1991, just two months before its release.

The album itself was marketed as the "return" to Van Halen's hard rock roots, with most songs being guitar driven, and the synth sounds being replaced by pianos. This can be prominently heard on "Right Now", the most popular song from the album and likely from the "Hagar era". The band also reconciled with producer Ted Templeman who produced earlier Van Halen albums to return to work on the album. This was the first album that Eddie Van Halen recorded without his trademark Marshall Super Lead serving as the primary amplifier. The Marshall was fading,[4] so Eddie went with his 1989 Soldano SLO-100 to record the album primarily, though the Marshall was used sparingly.[4] A prototype for what would become the Peavey 5150 series of custom amplifiers was also used.[4] Peavey's release of the 5150 series coincided with the release of the album.

"Poundcake" featured the sound of a battery operated power drill, which Eddie held to the pickups of his guitar and revved, creating the intro. The song "Top of the World" features a riff that was first heard during the outro of the 1984-era hit "Jump". For this reason, "Top of the World" is frequently played directly after "Jump" and appears immediately after it on the "Best of Both Worlds" compilation. The instrumental "316" is named for the March 16 birthday of Eddie's son Wolfgang, who is currently Van Halen's bass player, although the song predates his birth (as part of it was used by Eddie at the beginning of his guitar solo on tour, as seen on "Live Without A Net", and was originally written for 5150). [1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Rolling Stone link

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen

No.TitleLength
1."Poundcake"5:22
2."Judgement Day"4:41
3."Spanked"4:53
4."Runaround"4:21
5."Pleasure Dome"6:57
6."In 'n' Out"6:05
7."Man on a Mission"5:04
8."This Dream is Over"4:00
9."Right Now"5:21
10."316" (Instrumental)1:29
11."Top of the World"3:55
Total length:52:08

Personnel

Band

Guest musicians

Production

  • Producers: Andy Johns, Ted Templeman, Van Halen
  • Engineers: Lee Herschberg, Andy Johns, Michael Scott, Mike Scott
  • Mixing: Andy Johns, Michael Scott, Ted Templeman
  • Art direction: Jeri Heiden
  • Photography: David Seltzer, Glen Wexler

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 1

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Poundcake" Album Rock Tracks 1
"Right Now" Album Rock Tracks 2
"Runaround" Album Rock Tracks 1
"Top of the World" Album Rock Tracks 1
The Billboard Hot 100 27
1992 "Man on a Mission" Album Rock Tracks 21
"Right Now" The Billboard Hot 100 55
"The Dream Is Over" Album Rock Tracks 7

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1991 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Best Hard Rock Performance

References

  1. ^ a b Rosen, Craig. The Billboard Book of Number One Albums. Billboard Books, 1996 ISBN 0-8230-7586-9
  2. ^ World Wide Words: Fuck
  3. ^ The idea that the word "fuck" is derived from an acronym is generally disbelieved by etymologists. See Fuck#False etymologies.
  4. ^ a b c "The Champ's Amp", by Brad Tolinski, Guitar World Magazine 1991.
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
July 6–26, 1991 		Succeeded by
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