Atomic Rooster
| Atomic Rooster | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1969, 1980 |
| resolution | 1975 |
| Founding members | |
| Vincent Crane | |
| Carl Palmer (until 1970) | |
| Current occupation | |
Keyboard |
Vincent Crane |
| Bernie Tormé (from 1981) | |
Drums |
Paul Hammond (1970, 1971, from 1980) |
| former members | |
| Nick Graham (1969, 1970) | |
Guitar , vocals |
John Du Cann (1970, 1971, 1980, 1981) |
singing |
Peter French (1971, 1972) |
guitar |
Steve Bolton (1971-1973) |
singing |
Chris Farlowe (1972–1974) |
Drums |
Rick Parnell (1970, 1971–1974) |
guitar |
Johnny Mandala (John Goodsall) (1973, 1974) |
Drums |
Preston Heyman (1980) |
Atomic Rooster was a British rock band formed in late 1969 by Vincent Crane (keyboards) and Carl Palmer (drums). Both had recently said goodbye to The Crazy World of Arthur Brown .
Band history
Atomic Rooster had their first appearance on August 29, 1969 at the Lyceum in London as the opening act for Deep Purple . Guitarist John Du Cann joined in 1971 and Carl Palmer left the band to form the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer with Keith Emerson and Greg Lake . Paul Hammond came as the new drummer.
The band played on their first albums up to and including In Hearing of .. initially hard rock with a tendency towards scary rock, later also blues rock . Its sound was strongly influenced by Vincent Crane's Hammond organ.
In 1971 Pete French joined Atomic Rooster as a singer. The band had two hit singles that year, Tomorrow Night (# 11 in the UK and # 42 in the German charts ) and The Devil's Answer (# 4 in the UK and # 25 in the German charts). But after the album, John Du Cann and Paul Hammond left the band and formed Hard Stuff . Pete French joined Cactus and later the German funk band Randy Pie . A new addition was Chris Farlowe (vocals) and Steve Bolton. A few albums and tours through Europe and America followed before Crane broke up the band in 1975.
In 1980 there was a revival of Atomic Rooster. New recordings were released and the band went on tour again. In 1984, Crane Atomic broke up Rooster for the second time. He played with Dexys Midnight Runners in 1985 , which broke up in 1987. Crane tried a fresh start with Atomic Rooster. However, he fell ill and the planned Germany tour had to be canceled. Crane died in 1989 of a pill overdose.
Discography
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Studio albums
- 1970: Atomic Ro-o-Easter
- 1970: Death Walks Behind You
- 1971: In Hearing of
- 1972: Made in England
- 1973: Nice 'n' Greasy
- 1980: Atomic Rooster
- 1981: Homework (published 2008)
- 1983: Headline News
- 1983: Live in Germany
Singles
- Friday the 13th / Banstead (1970)
- Tomorrow Night / Play the Game (1971)
- Devil's Answer / The Rock (1971)
- Stand by Me / Never to Lose (1972)
- Save Me / Close Your Eyes (1972)
- Tell Your Story, Sing Your Song (as Vincent Crane's Atomic Rooster, 1974)
- Do You Know Who's Looking for You? / Throw Your Life Away (1980)
- Do You Know Who's Looking for You? (Extended) / Throw Your Life Away (Maxi, 1980)
- Play It Again / Start to Live (1981)
- Play It Again / Start to Live / Devil's Answer (Live) (Maxi, 1981)
- End of the Day / Living Underground (1982)
- End of the Day / Living Underground / Tomorrow Night (New Version) (Maxi, 1982)
- Land of Freedom / Carnival (1983)
- Land of Freedom (extended version) / Carnival (Maxi, 1983)
Web links
- Atomic Rooster Memorial Page
- Vincent Crane Memorial Page ( June 4, 2004 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Atomic Rooster at Allmusic (English)