Rock City (crocus song)
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| publication | 1981 |
| length | 4:43 2:56 (British 7 ″ promo single) |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| Author (s) | Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr |
| album | hardware |
Rock City is a song by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus .
background
"Rock City" is a song by Krokus from the 1981 released fifth studio album Hardware . The composition, which is on position 7 on the album, was again written by the songwriter duo Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr . The song, along with “Easy Rocker”, “Winning Man” and “Celebration”, is one of the album's classics and can still be found regularly in the band's live set today. A video clip for “Rock City” was also shot at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London .
Released as a single
"Rock City" was the first of two regular single releases from the studio album Hardware and the sixth single from Krokus at all. The single, which, like all the other previously published releases of the band of this kind was denied a chart position, was published in 1981 in three different editions of the same cover artwork: While the Dutch 7 "single only the likewise on hardware song contained" Mr. 69 "as the B-side, the red 7" single for the British market also contains a live version of the song "Mad Racket", which can also be found on hardware, as a second B-side . This live recording, like the live versions of “ Bedside Radio ” and “Shy Kid”, which are also used as B-sides and which are included on certain editions of the “ Tokyo Nights ” single and “ Heatstrokes ” single, was made while visiting the radio station Radio Vara in Hilversum added. In addition to the regular singles, there is also a British 7 ″ promo single. In terms of content, this is basically the same as the regular British 7 "single, but the title song" Rock City "is included in a version shortened to 2:56.
Track list of the single
Dutch 7 ″ single
- Rock City (4:43) (Fernando von Arb / Chris von Rohr )
- Mr. 69 (3:01) (from Arb / von Rohr)
British 7 "single
- Rock City (4:43) (by Arb / by Rohr)
- Mr. 69 (3:01) (from Arb / von Rohr)
- Mad Racket (Live) (4:00) (by Arb / by Rohr)
British 7 "promo single
- Rock City (2:56) (by Arb / by Rohr)
- Mr. 69 (3:01) (from Arb / von Rohr)
- Mad Racket (Live) (4:00) (by Arb / by Rohr)
occupation
- Singing : Marc Storace
- Lead guitar : Tommy Kiefer
- Rhythm guitar : Fernando from Arb
- Bass : Chris von Rohr
- Drums : Freddy Steady
swell
- ↑ a b musik-sammler.de - Krokus - Rock City . Last accessed on July 13, 2013.
- ↑ krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - Hardware . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ↑ Chris von Rohr: You want to rock dogs forever: My trip through the rock jungle , 1991, p. 196.
- ↑ musik-sammler.de - Krokus - Rock City (UK) . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ↑ musik-sammler.de - Krokus - Rock City (UK Promo) . Retrieved July 13, 2013.