Rarities [Import, Live]

Atomic Rooster | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: ANGEL AIR
• ASIN: B00004YU4P
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Moonrise

2. Atomic Alert

3. Death Walks Behind You

4. V.U.G.

5. Broken Window

6. Alien Alert

7. Throw Your Life Away

8. Devils Alert

9. Devils Answer

10. Do You Know Who's Looking For You?

11. Don't Lose Your Mind

12. He Did It Again

13. Backward/Forward Revealed

14. End Of The Day

15. Lost In Space

16. Hold It Through The Night

17. No Change By Me

18. Play It Again

19. I Can't Take No More

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rare Rooster Indeed!, October 23, 2000

By 

Andrew Callaghan (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rarities (Audio CD)

This CD is a collection of unreleased and alternate takes from Atomic Rooster guitarist/vocalist John Du Cann's personal archives. They emanate mostly from 1980-81, at a time when the Rooster had just re-formed and issued their self-titled album from 1980. Also included on the CD are hilarious US radio adverts from 1971, circa the IN HEARING OF... period. And for ELP/Asia fans, two tracks feature Carl Palmer on drums. If you're like me and do not have a copy of ATOMIC ROOSTER (1980), you will find this album enormously satisfying as a replacement/alternative. Some tracks are alternate takes of songs that only appeared as singles after the 1980 album was finished ('Play it Again'; 'End of the Day'). There is also a note warning the consumer that the 'sound may vary due to different studios/years'. I think the album sounds fine overall, just a bit harsh in places, and the Carl Palmer-vintage tracks are in mono.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Atomic Rooster - 'Rarities' (Angel Air), December 15, 2003

By 

Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rarities (Audio CD)

Very well assembled collection of unreleased tunes that's been pulled from Rooster guitarist/vocalist's John DuCann's private stash.Can't complain.It's a pretty decent nineteen track disc that surely holds my complete interest,to say the least.Best songs are the rocking "Death Walks Behind You",the alternative mix of "Throw Your Life Away","Devil's Answer",the demo of "Don't Lose Your Mind","Forward Revealed",the in-your-teeth "End Of The Day",and one of my personal Rooster favorites "I Can't Take No More".Also liked the radio friendly "No Changes By Me".There are a couple of U.S. radio ads mixed in.Very cool!Why don't more artists tag radio ads on their later day compilation CD's?Vince Crane's killer keyboard work is nearly worth the admission price alone.'Rarities' is a good effort of top grade UK heavy progressive rock.