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Title: Nothing To Crow About
Review: Atomic Rooster was capable of some good work (Death Walks Behind You and On The Hearing Of), but this isn't it. For starters, the sound quality is abysmal. The guitar parts are largely undermixed and sound like Du Cann was playing in the building next door. The drumming sounds all muddy. Part of this may be due to the fact that the Marquee is a relatively small venue and they were probably playing at maximum volume. Vincent Crane's usually heavy Hammond chops are totally uninspired, perhaps a consequence of his knowing that the best years of the band were behind him. Du Cann's vocals are terrible, consisting largely of unintelligible screaming that would be better reserved for some speed metal band in the 90s. This CD is solely the province of die-hard Rooster fans, of which the reviewers preceding this one must undoubtedly be. Caveat Emptor!
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