A very interesting curveball from the music scene that was 1980 England. Atomic Rooster felt they belonged closer to the new metal and punk movements rather than the old dinosaur keyboard rock of Rainbow or ELP. So they went about releasing a very hard hitting rock album, with sneering vocals, guitars, and... Hammond Organ. What? The latter from band leader Vincent Crane is the x-factor here. A complete throwback to 1972 in an otherwise heroic attempt to be relevant. Which probably explains why Atomic Rooster could never get over the hump to the next level. As with White Spirit, they were no Judas Priest. In retrospect though, it's a very cool anomaly. Paved the way for the 90s renaissance of bands such as Death Organ or jazz rock revivalists Niacin. But those were made for niche markets, not the masses that Atomic Rooster were attempting to play to. And it does beg the question: Does this have the most Hammond of any rock album from the 80's? I'm thinking the answer is yes.
Ownership: LP: 1980 EMI (Germany). Single sleeve. Part of the large buy from last week.
7/14/23 (new entry)
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