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2LP ATOMIC ROOSTER
In Hearing Of
Country of release: Italy, 2015
Original released: 1971
Label: Akarma
Catalogue number: AK 169/2
Barcode: 8026575169111
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes
Condition Record: MINT
Condition Cover: MINT
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Breakthrough (6:16)
2. Break The Ice (4:59)
3. Decision / Indecision (3:48)
4. A Spoonful Of Bromide Helps The Pulse Rate Go Down (4:37)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Black Snake (5:58)
2. Head In The Sky (5:38)
3. The Rock (4:31)
4. The Price (5:15)
Tracks Side 3:
1. Devil's Answer (3:28) (From B&C Single, CB157, 1971) (Bonus Track)
2. Breakthrough (6:10) (Recorded Live At Paris Theatre, London, 27th of July, 1972) (Bonus Track)
3. Stand By Me (4:57) (Recorded Live At Paris Theatre, London, 27th of July, 1972) (Bonus Track)
Tracks Side 4:
1. People You Can't Trust (4:29) (Recorded Live At Paris Theatre, London, 27th of July, 1972) (Bonus Track)
2. All In Satan's Name (3:56) (Recorded Live At Paris Theatre, London, 27th of July, 1972) (Bonus Track)
3. Devil's Answer (5:39) (Recorded Live At Paris Theatre, London, 27th of July, 1972) (Bonus Track)
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The final of the holy trinity of the first three classic
Atomic Rooster albums, Vincent Crane and his cohorts here delivered another
scorching set fuelled by his brimstone powered Hammond organ on 1971's `In
Hearing Of'. A winning mix of heavy proto-prog, lightly R&B, blues and funk
influenced rockers and some brooding ballads, plus their delicious and
borderline wicked occult tinged trademark lyrics all still make an appearance.
However, despite still being very heavy, what makes the album stand out is a
slightly lighter touch resulting in perhaps their most mellow, even
introspective album, especially coming after all the bluster and noise of the
Carl Palmer-powered debut or the aggressive stomp of `Death Walks Behind You.'
It's a collection of eight piano/organ driven hard-rocking tunes, without a
single poor moment on the entire LP.
`Breakthrough' may be one of the most
restrained pieces to appear on an Atomic Rooster album, a classy album opener
with an unhurried dramatic build delivered by sophisticated piano and Paul
Hammond's commanding drumming, Pete French's raspy vocal delivering the
necessary emotion to convey the pleading words. `Break The Ice' is a spiky and
addictive guitar-driven rocker with call- and-response-like Hammond purrs and
aggressive drumming, and Pete gets to let rip with a suitably throat-shredding
vocal. Ballad `Decision Indecision' is one of the warmest Rooster moments ever
to appear on one of their studios discs, with a moving thoughtful vocal and some
lovely restrained piano that lifts into uplifting clouds of bliss in the soaring
middle. `A Spoonful of Bromide...' is a snapping rocker, a frantic piano and
Hammond organ soaked instrumental with relentless charging drumming and cymbals
with wailing electric guitar full of fire from John Cann.
The classic
Rooster track `Black Snake' slithers with a murky unease, Vincent Crane taking
the lead vocal and asking "What's in the dark that makes you feel so wild...?".
Fuelled by deceptively soothing coatings of wavering Hammond that makes you feel
like you're levitating in air, the piece is simply dripping with temptation and
lust. Knowing the demons the late Mr Crane went through in his life gives the
track an even more ominous and unsettling quality, but his playing and his voice
are so full of inspiration and passion. The up-tempo dirty rocker `Heads In The
Sky' offers scuzzy heavy metal riffing and wild drumming in the style of Black
Sabbath, only with more lashings of rippling and spirited Hammond organ soloing
over the top. `The Rock' is a sweaty grooving instrumental with horns and
feedback-drenched electric guitar eruptions. There's a sly menace to album
closer `The Prince' (even more hammered home with more occult themed lyrics),
with a maddening repetition to the piano and drums, not to mention some forceful
screeching vocals that makes it quite overwhelming. Pay close attention to the
contradictory lyrics, the protagonist clearly having made a very bad deal with a
Devil and being confronted with his actions. Powerful stuff.
This
particular version of Atomic Rooster would split almost as soon as the album was
released, making it all the more special, unique and distinctive. You can't go
wrong at all with the first three Rooster albums, and the furious spirit present
on this album, as on the earlier two as well, is truly infectious. It's further
proof what a talent the troubled Vincent Crane was as a musician, his organ and
piano workouts positively crackling with energy, and he's ably backed up by a
trio of other great musicians here who get plenty of standout moments throughout
as well. The occasional lighter flourishes resulted in one of the most varied
and easy to enjoy Atomic Rooster albums, and it's more evidence of what a fine
band they were, making `In Hearing Of' is an impossibly strong and always
consistent collection of hard-rocking organ-driven tunes, and proto/heavy prog
lovers will likely already know they need to own this.
(Aussie-Byrd-Brother/progarchives.com)
Vincent Crane - Harpsichord, Organ, Piano,
Vocals
John Cann - Guitar (Track 1-9)
Pete French - Vocals (Track
1-9)
Paul Hammond - Drums (Track 1-9)
Chris Farlowe - Vocals – (Track
10-14)
Steve Bolton - Guitar (Track 10-14)
Rick Parnell - Drums (Track
10-14)
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