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by ReleasedMay 1974Recorded, Length50:26 (39:43 vinyl).UK: (original release)
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(1973)Rampant
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Rampant is the fifth studio album by the hard rock band , released in 1974. It was their third and to be the last LP produced by .

's second album of 1974 finds the group tempering the four-on-the-floor hard rock attack they developed on Loud and Proud by working a surprising and effective Southern rock edge into the songs. The end result is an album that sounds like a crossbreeding of early and at their hardest rocking. Some of the country-tinged highlights include "Glad When You're Gone," a funny kissoff to an unwanted lover that pairs hillbilly-styled singing with wah-wah-drenched guitar riffs, and "Jet Lag," a tongue-in-cheek look at life as a touring rock & roller that is driven by some. However, the finest song in this vein is the powerful opener "Silver Dollar Forger"; this hard rocking tale of an outlaw racing home with the cops on his tail has a suprisingly elaborate arrangement and plenty of driving guitar riffs. It feels like the theme song to the great 1970s car chase movie that never was. also spawned a hit single and radio favorite with "Shanghai'd in Shanghai," a pile-driving rocker that works an effective stomping beat into its shout-along chorus. The downside of this album is that it lacks the experimental edge of ; there is little variation in the style or musical elements from song to song. That said, is a consistently energetic and engaging collection of Southern-tinged hard rock that will please 's fanbase and may even win over fans of groups like and with its effective grasp of Southern boogie.

-Review by Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic

Track listing

All lyrics written by , , , unless otherwise noted. 

No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1 & 2)"   5:362."Glad When You're Gone"   4:173."Loved and Lost"   5:124."Shanghai'd in Shanghai"   3:435."Jet Lag"   6:436."Light My Way"   4:097."Sunshine"   4:158."a) "
"b) Space Safari"  a) , ,
b) Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet6:21