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''Chuck'' is the third studio album from Canadian rock band Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It is the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Dave Baksh until his return in 2015. ''Chuck'' peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard 200, making it the band's highest-charting album until it would be surpassed by ''Underclass Hero'' in 2007. The album's lyrical content has been described as darker and more mature than the band's previous work, with subjects on politics being driven by the band's experience in the Congo while shooting a documentary film. The album had a slightly different sound from the band's previous work, mixing in their punk rock influence with heavy metal and adult alternative. The album proved to be a success, receiving acclaim from both critics and fans, as well as selling over 5 million copies. Singles such as "We're All To Blame" and "Pieces" gained success on the Canadian and American charts, and the album won a Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" in 2005. ==Background== The band's previous album ''Does This Look Infected'' became a commercial and critical success, and the band went on a tour in the album's support. In mid-2004, the band took a break from touring and filmed a documentary for ''War Child Canada'' in the Congo. The film was called Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo and was released in 2005 by MTV. However, fighting broke out during the filming while the band were staying in a hotel. "The shooting was all around us, and all these people were waiting, probably to die" said drummer Steve Jocz, reflecting on the experience. "Two UN people arrived at the scene and gave a speech about how everything would be fine" bassist Cone mentioned "And then after they left, things just went crazy". Deryck mentioned that he thought that a day after the UN gave an update about safety, he was expecting they would be able to evacuate. The next day, the band members woke up at 5:00 in the morning when two gunshots were fired. "We went to the hotel's restaurant to get some breakfast, when the gunfire just got closer to us" said Baksh. A U.N. peacekeeper named Charles "Chuck" Pelletier instructed the residents of the hotel to leave the restaurant (Chuck was staying in the same hotel during that time). Deryck mentioned "We all just went into Cone's room, where there was around 43 other people there. We were all hiding in the bathroom and hiding on the floor". Dave said "Our U.N. peacekeeper was armed with a club, a new club because the price tag was still on it, but they were armed with guns". After the crowd was hiding, Chuck left to get help. "Chuck kept coming in and telling us it would be fine." The U.N. kept trying to find out as much information on the gunfire as they could, but weren't able to get enough news. "After a while, the gunfire seemed to start dying down, and then people started to go outside and they started talking. We seemed to be feeling pretty good, but then out of nowhere, the huge gunfire just went off" Deryck said. "This war was so unpredictable. At one point, it sounded like it was far away, and at another point, it sounded like it was right outside the door. Then Chuck came in and told everyone to wait for the APC's to arrive. "That was probably the scariest part, when we were waiting to get into the APC's." Dave said "I remember just waiting there and just wondering what the fuck was gonna happen". Chuck called for armored carriers to take the hotel's occupants out of the hot zone. "By then, I just kept thinking about everything we did as a band and everything I've done as a person, and I thought 'this is it. This is how we're gonna die'" Deryck said. After nearly six hours, the carriers arrived, and the band and the forty other civilians were taken to safety. In honor of Pelletier, the band decided to name their next album after him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chuck (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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