"Devil's Answer" mightiness hold upwardly the tape for which artist/atomic-rooster-mn0000611881">Atomic Rooster are remembered, but it was their minute album that posted alarm that they were on the verge of creating something dazzling -- merely because the tape itself is a affair of close freakish beauty. With exclusively organist artist/vincent-crane-mn0000181302">Vincent Crane surviving from the original lineup, as well as artist/john-du-cann-mn0000939489">John Du Cann coming inward to preserve him of around of the songwriting duties, Death Walks Behind You opens at a gallop as well as closes alongside a sprint. The championship rail is effectively spooky plenty for whatever Hammer horror aficionado, all descending pianos as well as Psycho-screaming guitars, spell "Gershatzer," a duet for organ as well as percussion, proves that novel drummer artist/paul-hammond-mn0000015674">Paul Hammond is to a greater extent than than a represent for the departed artist/carl-palmer-mn0000160736">Carl Palmer. It's inward betwixt these dramatic bookends, however, that artist/rooster-mn0000611881">Rooster really peak, alongside the stately "VUG," the pensive "Nobody Else," as well as the really amazing "Tomorrow Night" (one of the scariest beloved songs always allow loose on the U.K. chart) all impressing. artist/crane-mn0000181302">Crane's liner notes, incidentally, remind us that the album packed a dissimilar version of the hit, alongside an extended ending that descends into unimagined chaos -- a shocker for the popular kids, perhaps, but a fabulous yoke into the succeeding "7 Streets." Possibly the best evidence for this existence artist/atomic-rooster-mn0000611881">Atomic Rooster's masterpiece, however, comes non merely from what's on the album, but for what has been left off. An fantabulous repackaging as well as remastering chore restores the original artwork inward all its gatefold glory, but you'll search inward vain for bonus tracks -- non because at that spot were none to add, but because they merely wouldn't fit. Sit through Death Walks Behind You, later all, as well as y'all actually won't ask whatever to a greater extent than surprises.
This album is (or should be) considered every bit a landmark as well as a masterpiece inward the difficult stone category yesteryear metalheads, progheads, as well as progmetalheads. The North American version came alongside a dissimilar embrace depicting a rooster at atomic speed inward fire. With Palmer gone to ELP, as well as Graham forming his ain band, Crane had to restart this band from scratch as well as conVinced John (Du)Cann (formely of psych bands The Attack as well as Andromeda) as well as Paul Hammond to have got the drum stool (since the organ spot was already taken), Vincent Crane soldiered on. The partnership betwixt Cann as well as Crane was similar truthful cat as well as dog, but they did handle to describe off around classic early on heavy metallic for close ii albums. Every rail hither is a jewel inward its genre as well as Seven Streets is my fave although the populace volition recollect generally their outstanding unmarried Tomorrow Night.
Tracks Listing
1. Death Walks Behind You (7:24)
2. VUG (instrumental) (5:03)
3. Tomorrow Night (4:02)
4. vii Streets (6:47)
5. Sleeping For Years (5:30)
6. I Can't Take No More (3:36)
7. Nobody Else (5:04)
8. Gershatzer (instrumental) (8:01)
Total Time: 45:27
2. VUG (instrumental) (5:03)
3. Tomorrow Night (4:02)
4. vii Streets (6:47)
5. Sleeping For Years (5:30)
6. I Can't Take No More (3:36)
7. Nobody Else (5:04)
8. Gershatzer (instrumental) (8:01)
Total Time: 45:27
Line-up / Musicians
- John Cann / acoustic & electrical guitars, atomic number 82 vocals
- Vincent Crane / Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
- Paul Hammond / drums, percussion
- Vincent Crane / Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
- Paul Hammond / drums, percussion
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