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Poll Question: What is Rooster's best record in the studio?
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I voted for Death Walks Behind You(what an awesome song as well),but i really like Made In England and Nice & Greasy as well.
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Had to revive this poll to say lately I've been coming back to Made In England and forgot how good it is!
I would gladly vote for it now, I love that soul thing going on there, I think it works perfectly for the band. Great album!
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Originally posted by TODDLER TODDLER wrote:

Amazing to me how "Winter" from the debut...is reminiscent of Gentle Giant's songwriting. Although it doesn't have counterpoint, it creates the same style heard in Gentle Giant's 'Edge Of Twilight" Surf through tracks on Gentle Giant's debut and Aquiring the Taste ...then listen to "Winter". That's insane! The vocals, the melody, the choice of instruments for backing that are all in the vain of a Gentle Giant song.


That is a cool observation. I do hear Gentle Giant in "Winter". I also hear "Child of My Kingdom" from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown in it. "Winter" is a beautiful sounding song.

I have a 45 of "Friday The 13th" that I believe has the guitar added. I'll double check. There's also a remake of the song retitled "Save Me" on "Nice N Greasy".
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Death, shortly followed by In Hearing for me Smile
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Death Walks Behind You is the ultimate Atomic Rooster's album!
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^ Great comparison - I'll have to do this.
I think there is a version of Friday 13th with DuCann on guitars. There are also several versions of Devil's Answer (one with Paul French on vocals and one with DuCann singing).
There is a really tight instrumental on the 1980 S/T album called 'Watch Out!' - the drummer they had on that album is pretty good (session player Preston Heyman).
Also worthy of note is the fantastic album by Crane and Arthur Brown from around this time, called 'Faster Than The Speed Of Light'. It's a real pearl. It should be included here at P.A.....
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Amazing to me how "Winter" from the debut...is reminiscent of Gentle Giant's songwriting. Although it doesn't have counterpoint, it creates the same style heard in Gentle Giant's 'Edge Of Twilight" Surf through tracks on Gentle Giant's debut and Aquiring the Taste ...then listen to "Winter". That's insane! The vocals, the melody, the choice of instruments for backing that are all in the vain of a Gentle Giant song.
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^hey, guys, cool to see some love for the debut. I remember hearing two different versions of "Friday the 13th", one with guitar and one without. I think one version was on a compilation.
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Atomic Rooster, followed by Death Walks Behind You
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Yes, guitars appear in three songs if I remember correctly but I remember listening to a different version at a friend's house and his version had no guitars at all, or maybe they were just bonus tracks. Or maybe my mind wasn't so clear at the time Embarrassed
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^ No ; - one with tits and the other without - seriously, I don't know the one with guitars - the LP I have (without the mammary glands) has Nick Graham on bass and flute mainly, and guitar on a song or two. Just love Crane's Hammond tone on this one (similar to Crazy World) and Carl's drums have an amazing sound for the time. Just one heck of an album.

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

I have all the AR LP's but not 'Homework'. I still find their debut most wonderful and the album I spend most listening time with. That's the first vote for their S/T album !!
......oh yeah, and my ultimate favourite Rooster track is the song 'Black Snake' from 'In Hearing Of...'

Could it be that the debut has two versions? One with guitars and one without guitars??
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That's a confusing answer, Thomas, because most of their albums have some kind of occult unease about them!

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Way to go, Tom (and welcome back from your holiday!), I feel exactly the same as you, and I know it was you personally who recommended I get that debut album at a Record Fair we went to.

OK, so the vocals are a little dated, but the drumming is so snappy, plus all that sizzling Hammond work and those endless catchy tunes.

When I eventually got it on CD, I burned a disc that had both this and the first Rare Bird albums onto one, both such special albums to me, and perfectly Bird related too!

Although the first three are all as good as eachother, I cannot believe so few votes for the first one!
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I have all the AR LP's but not 'Homework'. I still find their debut most wonderful and the album I spend most listening time with. That's the first vote for their S/T album !!
......oh yeah, and my ultimate favourite Rooster track is the song 'Black Snake' from 'In Hearing Of...'

Edited by Tom Ozric - February 04 2014 at 21:55
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^Hey, cool and insightfull post, Johnny. I remember Crane once said in an interview about keys playing,
"It's just as much about what notes are not played, as those that are". Something to that effect.
                  I always remember the time I saw Made In England guitarist Steve Bolton at a bus stop in downtown Ottawa, Canada around 1989. Did not chat with him, but there he was.
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