"Devil's Answer" mightiness survive the tape for which Atomic Rooster are remembered, but it was their minute album that posted alarm that they were on the verge of creating something dazzling -- only because the tape itself is a affair of virtually freakish beauty. With exclusively organist Vincent Crane surviving from the original lineup, together with John Du Cann coming inwards to salve him of unopen to of the songwriting duties, Death Walks Behind You opens at a gallop together with closes amongst a sprint. The championship rail is effectively spooky plenty for whatever Hammer horror aficionado, all descending pianos together with Psycho-screaming guitars, piece "Gershatzer," a duet for organ together with percussion, proves that novel drummer Paul Hammond is to a greater extent than than a check for the departed Carl Palmer. It's inwards betwixt these dramatic bookends, however, that Rooster genuinely peak, amongst the stately "VUG," the pensive "Nobody Else," together with the genuinely amazing "Tomorrow Night" (one of the scariest dear songs always allow loose on the U.K. chart) all impressing. Crane's liner notes, incidentally, remind us that the album packed a dissimilar version of the hit, amongst an extended ending that descends into unimagined chaos -- a shocker for the popular kids, perhaps, but a fabulous duad into the succeeding "7 Streets." Possibly the best evidence for this beingness Atomic Rooster's masterpiece, however, comes non only from what's on the album, but for what has been left off. An first-class repackaging together with remastering project restores the original artwork inwards all its gatefold glory, but you'll search inwards vain for bonus tracks -- non because at that topographic point were none to add, but because they only wouldn't fit. Sit through Death Walks Behind You, later on all, together with you lot actually won't demand whatever to a greater extent than surprises.
This album is (or should be) considered every bit a landmark together with a masterpiece inwards the difficult stone category past times metalheads, progheads, together with progmetalheads. The North American version came amongst a dissimilar encompass depicting a rooster at atomic speed inwards fire. With Palmer gone to ELP, together with Graham forming his ain band, Crane had to restart this band from scratch together with conVinced John (Du)Cann (formely of psych bands The Attack together with Andromeda) together with Paul Hammond to have got the drum stool (since the organ topographic point was already taken), Vincent Crane soldiered on. The partnership betwixt Cann together with Crane was similar truthful cat together with dog, but they did larn by to line off unopen to classic early on heavy metallic for virtually 2 albums. Every rail hither is a jewel inwards its genre together with Seven Streets is my fave although earth volition recall to a greater extent than oft than non 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, Pb 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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