Atomic Rooster (from the English. Atomic Rooster ) - a British rock band formed in 1969 in London , England , and performed progressive rock [1] . The keyboard player Vincent Crane , the only permanent member of the group, was also the author of most of her song material. The first three Atomic Rooster albums were part of the UK Albums Chart , the band's two singles (“Tomorrow Night”, # 11 and “Devil's Answer”, # 4) became British hits in 1971 [2] .
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| Genres | progressive rock Hard rock psychedelic rock blues rock |
| Years | 1969 - 1974 1980 - 1983 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| City | London , England |
| Labels | B & C Records Dawn records Decca records EMI Polydor Records Towerbell records |
| Former the participants | Vincent Crane John du cann Paul Hammond Carl palmer Chris Farlowe Steve bolton Ric parnell John Goodsall Pete french Nick graham Preston heyman Bernie torme |
| Other projects | Crazy World of Arthur Brown Andromeda Emerson, Lake & Palmer Hard stuff Cactus Colosseum Dexys midnight runners Leaf hound |
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Group History
Atomic Rooster was formed in late 1969 after the departure of organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown . The debut album, named Atomic Roooster (the third letter O was deliberately put [3] ), was recorded in December 1969 - January 1970, was released in February 1970 and in June reached the 49th place in Britain. This album was recorded with bass guitarist Nick Graham and drummer Carl Palmer, Crane played guitar and vocals in addition to keyboards.
Soon, Graham and Palmer left the band, and Crane invited the singing guitarist John Du Cann ( John Du Cann ) and drummer Paul Hammond ( Paul Hammond ) [4] . The second album, Death Walks Behind You , recorded by this line-up, from which the single "Tomorrow Night" (# 11 UK) came out, was released in September 1970 and brought the group the first serious success (the album reached # 12 UK and # 90 US). This success was reinforced by the hit single "Devil's Answer" (# 4 UK) and the third album In Hearing of Atomic Rooster (# 18 UK and # 167 US), created with the participation of vocalist Pete French from the group Cactus .
After that, the band broke up again, and again Crane (retaining the right to name) scored a new lineup of musicians: Chris Farlow (vocals), Steve Bolton (guitar), Bill Smith (bass), Rick Parnell (drums). The last two albums were recorded with them: Made In England (which had only relative success in America - 149th place) and Nice'n'Greasy .
Later, Crane resurrected the Atomic Rooster several times without much success, participated in the Dexys Midnight Runners and the Katmandu supergroup formed by Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac . On February 14, 1989, Vincent Crane, who suffered from a mental disorder and was often depressed, committed suicide by taking an overdose of medications.
Discography
Studio Albums
- Atomic Roooster (1970)
- Death Walks Behind You (1970) Billboard 200 # 90
- In Hearing of Atomic Rooster (1971) Billboard 200 # 167
- Made in England (1972) Billboard 200 # 149
- Nice'n'Greasy (1973)
- Atomic Rooster (1980)
- Headline News (1983)
Concert albums
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 1972 (1993)
- Devil's Answer 1970-81 BBC Radio sessions (1998)
- Live and Raw 70/71 (2000)
- Live in Germany 1983 (2000)
- Live at the Marquee 1980 (2002)
Collections
- Assortment (1974)
- Home to Roost (1977)
- The Devil Hits Back (1989)
- Space Cowboy (1991)
- The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2 (1992)
- In Satan's Name: The Definitive Collection (1997)
- The First 10 Explosive Years (1999)
- Rarities (2000)
- The First 10 Explosive Years Volume 2 (2001)
- Heavy Soul (2001)
- Resurrection (2001) - Akarma unlicensed CD reissues of first three albums, with 24-page illustrated booklet
- Devil's Answer: The Singles Collection (2006) - reissue of the first six UK singles on 7 "or individual CDs
- Homework (2008)
- Close Your Eyes: A Collection 1965-1986 (2008; released under the name Vincent Crane)
- Anthology 1969–81 (2009)
DVD
- Masters from the Vaults (2003)
Notes
- ↑ William Ruhlmann. Atomic Rooster biography . www.allmusic.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2010. Archived February 26, 2012.
- ↑ Atomic Rooster . www.chartstats.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2010. Archived February 26, 2012.
- ↑ AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer
- ↑ Atomic Rooster biography . atomic-rooster.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2010. Archived February 26, 2012.
Links
- Atomic Rooster (English) on the website Discogs