DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU

Well I´m not too impressed with this album. The debut album from Atomic Rooster wasn´t very good either but I had expected a little more from this one. I have known the title track for years, because the heavy metal band Paradise Lost covered it on their As I Die EP, but I must admit that I really don´t like the original much ( the cover wasn´t too good either), even though it is one of the better songs on the album.

The music is early seventies hard rock with lots of hammond organ. Not very imaginative or innovative in any way. There are hints to Black Sabbath, but be aware these are only hints, Atomic Rooster is not metal. John Cann is new in the lineup and I can´t say I´m impressed with his voice or delivery. He sounds like a used Greg Lake trying to sing hard rock. It´s pathetic at times, and it doesn´t have the humour of the first album from Atomic Rooster (I don´t think the humour was intentional, but they made me laugh and that´s always something).

I can see that this album is generally rated pretty high in Prog Archives, but I must say that this album doesn´t impress me one bit. I will not spin this again very soon. 2 stars for this forgettable album.