Razamanaz [Extra tracks, Import]

Nazareth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Edel
• ASIN: B00005NDY1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Razamanaz

2. Alcatraz

3. Vgilante Man

4. Woke Up This Morning

5. Night Woman

6. Bad Bad Boy

7. Sold My Soul

8. Too Bad Too Sad

9. Broken Down Angel

10. Hard Living (Bonus Track)

11. Spinning Top (Bonus Track)

12. Razamanaz (Alternate Edit) (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews

Originally released in 1973 this 2001 German remastered reissue from Eagle Records features almost all the original tracks (12 instead of 13) but includes one not on the original 'Razamanaz' (alternate edit) listed as a bonus track along with 'Hard Living' & 'Spinning Top'.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MOTTAMANAZ, May 18, 2001

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Kim Fletcher (Pattaya, Chonburi Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Razamanaz (Audio CD)

The title of this album says it all really, just say the word "Razamanaz" and you know it's time to party. With the release of this album, Nazareth had one of the most unusual albums to roar up the charts in 1973, not unusual in musical content, as it is a straight ahead, smack between the eyes Rock `n' Roll album, but in the company it kept at the upper reaches of the charts, considering this was the time of either Glam-rock (Sweet, Slade, T-rex etc) or highly avant - garde progressive rock (Yes, E.L.P., Jethro Tull) so to see a bunch of geezers from the heart of Glasgow, Scotland up against them caused many a backward glance, but shoot up the charts it did, attaining a high of No. 11 in the British charts. No mean feat for a band that had previously only released 2 albums, both recorded and promoted on small budgets, being honest, neither of them were truly representative of their wild stage act, mostly filled with ballads, where as this little baby is choc-a-block full of rockers. The Razamanaz album was a turning point in changing the fortunes of these Scottish rascals for the better. The basis of any good rock band is a solid rhythm section, these positions were filled by one of the nicest guys in Rock `n' Roll the aptly named Darrel Sweet on Drums, with the flamboyant and must have in your stage line up, Pete Agnew on Bass. If that was the engine room, then the decorations were laid on thick by Manny Charlton, Lead Guitar. (Who's catch phrase must have been "If you've got it flaunt it" as sprayed all over the songs, is wah-wah, fuzz box, feed back, and loads of slide guitar). Out front was graval voiced vocalist Dan McCafferty, who must of gargled with broken bottles every day to keep the chords in such rough shod order. The production work of Roger Glover the bassist from Deep Purple should not be overlooked as he encouraged the band to go for the throat & enjoy themselves, which they certainly did, having not only a hit album, but 2 top ten singles in "Broken Down Angel" & the wonderfully politically incorrect "Bad Bad Boy" with it's boisterous lyrics of "She was the apple of her daddies eye, but when that woman looked up at me, & I said honey we'll be together till the day I die............. Well I Lied!". Mind you on the following song "Sold My Soul" Dan McCafferty sounds as if he's singing from the bowls of Hades itself, so perhaps what goes around comes around. Nazareth built their reputation as an all action party band, and this studio album was a great representation of the live animal, over the next 3 decades the influence of Nazareth can often be heard especially in bands like "AC/DC" & "Guns & Roses". So if you want to hear the original, get out & get yourself Razamanazed. Mott the Dog.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cornerstone in rock, April 9, 2000

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Fredrik Bendz (Lund Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Razamanaz (Audio CD)

This is undoubtly the best album by Nazareth, and probably one of the greatest records ever produced ('though I liked the production of "Woke up this Morning" better on Excercises).

The songs, well, they are all great. The overall feeling of the record is very southern. If I didn't know these guys were from Scotland, I would have guessed Texas. "Vigilante Man" starts as an almost embarrassing-to-listen-to country-like song with lots of slide guitarr, but as the song moves along the sound gets rougher and rougher until it rocks really hard. The slide guitarr intro of "Woke up this Morning" is a logical progression to that.

Sold my soul is not only a great song, but also tells with much wit and humor exactly how it is to pray. "I prayed to God and Jesus, but I guess they didn't hear... I looked to the lord in heaven, but he must have went away." Take it for what it is, very intelligent humour, which most songs and records by this group is so full of. It may look like an ordinary "Wine women and Whiskey" attitude (like that of Guns'n'Roses), but it is done with a humour that I haven't seen with many other bands.

As some of the other reviewers have already pointed out, AC/DC and Guns'n'Roses got everything they know from these guys. Enough said!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HARD ROCK!, June 4, 1999

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"[e-mail]" (Rio de Janeiro,Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Razamanaz (Audio CD)

Nazareth is one of those good old hard and heavy rock'n'blues bands that were forgotten after the new wave hype. Even heavy rock fans tend to overlook Nazareth, and that's bad, because in their best moments, those scots could rock as well as, say, Aerosmith in the '70s, and their vocals were the biggest influence for Axl Rose's style. RAZAMANAZ captures the band struggling for their first sucess, and it was very well-received by the rock audience back in 1973. It is a no-nonsense slab of hard rock, well produced by Roger Glover, the Deep Purple bassplayer.

The title track, and "Alcatraz" are all terrific old-school hard rock (people at the time would call it heavy metal, but by today's standards is too rock 'n' roll for that); "I sold my soul" is a darker, Sabbath-influenced slow tempo number. "Bad Boy" has a Southern Rock feel, with good slide-guitar and the singer giving a lesson in rough voice that Axl paid close attention; "Woke up these morning" is very catchy, with the bass propelling the boogie and more hot and dirty slide and vocals.

Oh yes, "Vigilante Man" is allright! It begins fragile, with a country blues feel, but then it evolves into the fat sound with agressive vocals that is so good to hear when you are in the mood for some rock 'n' roll music.

This album has some other good moments, like the more commercial "Night Woman" and "Broken Down Angel" (their first radio hit). Summing up, it delivers good rock and for those who miss the band, RAZAMANAZ and HAIR OF THE DOG are essential listening. For people interested in the heavy rock scene of the early seventies and only know Zep, Aerosmith and KISS, Nazareth can be a pleasant surprise. Recommended!

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