What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library

Atomic Rooster - Headline News - 1983 - **



Prog/rock UK band that never charted in the states, but had 2 minor hits over there, neither of which is on this album, their 7th and last. Formed from Crazy World of Arthur Brown members. Band leader Vincent Crane went on to play with Dexy's Midnight Runners after Rooster disbanded in 1984 upon completion of this album. David Gilmour majes a guest appearance here. Since there were zero clips available for this album, I did include one from a Top Of The Pops performance in 1971 of their #4 UK hit off ofa previous release.

Favorite Track - Dance Of Death


1) Hold Your Fire - ***
2) Headline news - *
3) Taking A Chance - **
4) Metal Minds - **
5) Land Of Freedom - *
6) Machine - *
7) Dance Of Death - ***
8) Carnival - *
9) Time - **

YouTube - Atomic Rooster - Devil's answer (TOTP)

3's - 2
2's - 3
1's - 4

Rating - 1.8


There was a time we would go to the carnival and you would talk about the headline news even though you knew we were taking a chance in this land of freedom. Then we would do the dance of death after shouting hold your fire at the machine that was melting our metal minds.