ATOMIC ROOSTER
''MADE IN ENGLAND (BONUS TRACKS)''
2005
1972
69:21
1 - Time Take My Life/Crane/5:58
2 - Stand By Me/Crane/3:44
3 - Little Bit Of Inner Air/Parnell/2:39
4 - Don't Know What Went Wrong/Crane/3:57
5 - Never To Lose/Bolton/3:15
7 - Space Cowboy/Bolton/3:16
8 - People You Can't Trust/Crane/3:48
9 - All In Satan's Name/Parnell/4:42
10 - Close Your Eyes/Crane/3:46
BONUS TRACKS
BBC SESSIONS
11 - Stand By Me (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 12.06.72)/Crane/3:21
12 - Breakthrough (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 12.06.72)/Crane, Parnell/3:06
13 - Save Me (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 07.12.72)/Crane/3:40
14 - Close Your Eyes (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 07.12.72)/Crane/2:38
BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE, 27/7/72
15 - Stand By Me (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Crane/4:59
16 - People You Can't Trust (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Crane/4:40
17 - All In Satan's Name (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Parnell/4:01
18 - Devil's Answer (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Cann/7:08
Vincent Crane/Hammond organ, piano, ARP synthesizer
Chris Farlowe/vocals
Steve Bolton/guitars
Ric Parnell/drums, percussion, vocals on "Little Bit of Inner Air"
Bill Smith/bass on "Stand by Me"
Doris Troy and Liza Strike/backing vocals on "Stand by Me" and "People You Can't Trust"
REVIEW
by Lindsay Planer
The third incarnation of English prog rockers, Atomic Rooster make their debut on Made in England (1972). The group began as a trio featuring former Crazy World of Arthur Brown member Vincent Crane (organ), Nick Graham (bass), and Carl Palmer (drums). After a few significant shuffles within the lineup, only Crane continued with the name, recruiting Mick Jagger protégé Chris Farlowe (vocals), Rick Parnell (percussion), and Steve Bolton (guitars) as the next generation. They have an edgy and somewhat brooding sound, recalling early Mott the Hoople discs such as the highly underrated Mad Shadows (1970). Much of the material reveals the quartet's slightly funky groove, such as the pulsating "Stand by Me," or the gospel-inflection on the spoken "Introduction," which prefaces the Crane instrumental "Breathless." Somewhat misplaced is the orchestration -- especially on "Time Take My Life" -- which tends to congest the otherwise driving arrangement. Parnell penned a pair of the finest contributions on Made in England, the slinky "Little Bit of Inner Air," as well as the Southern rock-tinged "All in Satan's Name." The latter comes off like a blend of the Allman Brothers and Deep Purple. Bolton supplies the power ballad "Never to Lose," as well as "Space Cowboy," which develops into an electric hoedown following a somewhat off-balance and synth-heavy keyboard intro. Bolton would be the next casualty of the combo, leading to the formation of the criminally underrated Headstone. A successful North American tour resulted in Made in England, which charted briefly in the U.S., and would be the final Atomic Rooster album to do so. The band would successfully continue under Crane's tutelage until the early '80s, when he joined up with a post-"Come on Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Atomic Rooster was a British progressive-rock group formed in 1969 with an original lineup of Vincent Crane (organ), Nick Graham (bass), and Carl Palmer (drums). Their debut album, Atomic Rooster, hit number 49 in the U.K. in June 1970, after which Graham and Palmer left the group. Crane maintained the name and recruited guitarist/singer John Cann and drummer Paul Hammond for the second album, Death Walks Behind You, which hit number 12 in the U.K., where it featured the number 11 single "Tomorrow Night," and number 90 in the U.S. Pete French of Cactus assisted on the third album, In Hearing Of, which featured the number-four U.K. single "The Devil's Answer" and reached number 18 in England and number 167 in America. Then the group split up again, and again Crane assembled a new Atomic Rooster, this time featuring singer Chris Farlowe, guitarist Steve Bolton, bassist Bill Smith, and drummer Rick Parnell. Made in England reached number 149 in the U.S. in 1972, but the group had split again by 1974. Crane fronted lineups of Atomic Rooster into the '80s, before taking up with Dexys Midnight Runners in 1983. In 1989, he committed suicide.
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''MADE IN ENGLAND (BONUS TRACKS)''
2005
1972
69:21
1 - Time Take My Life/Crane/5:58
2 - Stand By Me/Crane/3:44
3 - Little Bit Of Inner Air/Parnell/2:39
4 - Don't Know What Went Wrong/Crane/3:57
5 - Never To Lose/Bolton/3:15
7 - Space Cowboy/Bolton/3:16
8 - People You Can't Trust/Crane/3:48
9 - All In Satan's Name/Parnell/4:42
10 - Close Your Eyes/Crane/3:46
BONUS TRACKS
BBC SESSIONS
11 - Stand By Me (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 12.06.72)/Crane/3:21
12 - Breakthrough (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 12.06.72)/Crane, Parnell/3:06
13 - Save Me (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 07.12.72)/Crane/3:40
14 - Close Your Eyes (BBC Sessions Johnnie Walker, 07.12.72)/Crane/2:38
BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE, 27/7/72
15 - Stand By Me (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Crane/4:59
16 - People You Can't Trust (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Crane/4:40
17 - All In Satan's Name (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Parnell/4:01
18 - Devil's Answer (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, 27.07.72)/Cann/7:08
Vincent Crane/Hammond organ, piano, ARP synthesizer
Chris Farlowe/vocals
Steve Bolton/guitars
Ric Parnell/drums, percussion, vocals on "Little Bit of Inner Air"
Bill Smith/bass on "Stand by Me"
Doris Troy and Liza Strike/backing vocals on "Stand by Me" and "People You Can't Trust"
REVIEW
by Lindsay Planer
The third incarnation of English prog rockers, Atomic Rooster make their debut on Made in England (1972). The group began as a trio featuring former Crazy World of Arthur Brown member Vincent Crane (organ), Nick Graham (bass), and Carl Palmer (drums). After a few significant shuffles within the lineup, only Crane continued with the name, recruiting Mick Jagger protégé Chris Farlowe (vocals), Rick Parnell (percussion), and Steve Bolton (guitars) as the next generation. They have an edgy and somewhat brooding sound, recalling early Mott the Hoople discs such as the highly underrated Mad Shadows (1970). Much of the material reveals the quartet's slightly funky groove, such as the pulsating "Stand by Me," or the gospel-inflection on the spoken "Introduction," which prefaces the Crane instrumental "Breathless." Somewhat misplaced is the orchestration -- especially on "Time Take My Life" -- which tends to congest the otherwise driving arrangement. Parnell penned a pair of the finest contributions on Made in England, the slinky "Little Bit of Inner Air," as well as the Southern rock-tinged "All in Satan's Name." The latter comes off like a blend of the Allman Brothers and Deep Purple. Bolton supplies the power ballad "Never to Lose," as well as "Space Cowboy," which develops into an electric hoedown following a somewhat off-balance and synth-heavy keyboard intro. Bolton would be the next casualty of the combo, leading to the formation of the criminally underrated Headstone. A successful North American tour resulted in Made in England, which charted briefly in the U.S., and would be the final Atomic Rooster album to do so. The band would successfully continue under Crane's tutelage until the early '80s, when he joined up with a post-"Come on Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Atomic Rooster was a British progressive-rock group formed in 1969 with an original lineup of Vincent Crane (organ), Nick Graham (bass), and Carl Palmer (drums). Their debut album, Atomic Rooster, hit number 49 in the U.K. in June 1970, after which Graham and Palmer left the group. Crane maintained the name and recruited guitarist/singer John Cann and drummer Paul Hammond for the second album, Death Walks Behind You, which hit number 12 in the U.K., where it featured the number 11 single "Tomorrow Night," and number 90 in the U.S. Pete French of Cactus assisted on the third album, In Hearing Of, which featured the number-four U.K. single "The Devil's Answer" and reached number 18 in England and number 167 in America. Then the group split up again, and again Crane assembled a new Atomic Rooster, this time featuring singer Chris Farlowe, guitarist Steve Bolton, bassist Bill Smith, and drummer Rick Parnell. Made in England reached number 149 in the U.S. in 1972, but the group had split again by 1974. Crane fronted lineups of Atomic Rooster into the '80s, before taking up with Dexys Midnight Runners in 1983. In 1989, he committed suicide.
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