Atomic Rooster
Atomic Rooster was a British early 1970s touring hard rock/progressive rock… Read Full Bio ↴Atomic Rooster was a British early 1970s touring hard rock/progressive rock band which continued on and off for a decade. The band was founded by the late British blues pianist Vincent Crane (21 May 1943 – 14 February 1989), originally with British drummer Carl Palmer, after Crane left The Crazy World of Arthur Brown which he had co-founded in 1966.

Crane found himself in America in 1968 on his first American Tour supporting The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's "Fire" single and "Fire" album which topped the USA charts. The single was number one in England and Europe, and the album top five. The band headlined at that year's Reading Festival. In 1969 they returned to America playing Fillmore East and Madison Square Garden. By the end of the year and after a third U.S. tour, various problems had set in. Crane lived in New York for three months and finally returned to England with Palmer. During 1970 they formed Atomic Rooster as decided in New York, and the band's first gig was headlining at the Lyceum, London, with Deep Purple as support. The first Atomic Roster single was "Friday the 13th", and the first album wasAtomic Ro-o-oster.

In 1971 John Du Cann (born John Cann, 1950 – 22 September 2011) joined Atomic Rooster and added guitar to the American version of Atomic Ro-O-oster. Palmer left to join ELP and Paul Hammond joined the band as drummer. That year saw the band's first hit single "Tomorrow Night", and their first top-ten album Death Walks behind You, followed by a second hit single "Devil's Answer". The band also played the Reading Festival.

In 1972 Pete French joined the band on vocals and they played the Oval with The Who headlining. A third album was released, In Hearing of... This was the year of Atomic Rooster’s first U.S. tour, playing the Troubadour, L.A. and Fillmore East, N.Y. Du Cann and Hammond left the band to form Hard Stuff with Johnny Gustaveston, and Ric Parnell and Steve Bolton joined. French left to join Cactus with Carl Minnaplice, replaced in Atomic Rooster by Chris Farlowe .The band then went on to release their fourth album, Made in England, and their first compilation was released, Atomic Rooster Assortment. The second tour took in the L.A. Amphitheatre, the Texas 'Rose Bowl', and the Dusseldorf 'Rock Festival' with Deep Purple and Free. A third single was released, "Stand By Me".

In 1974 the fifth Atomic Rooster album was released, Nice & Greasy, and a second compilation, Home to Roost. The band left Gaff Management and toured Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, and Portugal. In 1975, after a tour of Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain, Crane stopped touring and took the band off the road.

1980 saw the reforming of Atomic Rooster, and Crane working again with DuCann. Finally came an EMI deal, a secret warm-up tour, and the release of a new album Atomic Rooster and a single "Do You Know Who's Looking for You"; Preston Heyman did the honours on drums, but by the time of the 1981 three-month tour of the U.K., Paul Hammond was back on drums. This year, saw the release of the first two Atomic Rooster 12" singles, "Play It Again" and "End of the Day". The band played the Reading Festival; with DuCann mysteriously AWOL, Big John McCoy stepped in on bass. DuCann had decided to retire again, and subsequent tours of Germany and Italy were with Bernie Torme on guitar.

1983 saw a new style of Atomic Rooster album, Headline News, with a 12" single "Land of Freedom", featuring guitarists David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Torme, and John Mizarolli. Torme subsequently toured with the band to Germany and Italy.

In 1984, Crane disbanded Atomic Rooster.
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Atomic Rooster Lyrics


7 Streets Seven Lonely Streets, Walking All Alone. Never Needing No On…
All Across the Country All across the country, won't there be the call. All across…
All in Satan's Name Three thousand million chessmen on a planetry board Play the…
And So the Bed Want me, take me, need me, it's all in your…
Banstead Please,take me out of this place, Yeah, I know I'm never…
Black Snake Black snake living in a black hole, hiding from the…
Break the Ice Everything you say, evil woman you. Taking all you can, ever…
Breakthrough An invisible prison encircles my mind. I wait for a vision,…
Broken Wings Somebody broke your wings, little bird,, you can't fly. Some…
Can't Find a Reason Crane Sunshine - brighten up my mind. Light up faded pho…
Can't Take No More Take It From The Hand That Feeds You Well, Not Giving…
Close Your Eyes Close your eyes clear your mind and you'll find you're…
Control of You Bright lights they shine down on you, Have they really come…



Control You Bright lights they shine down on you, Have they really come…
Dance of Death Ancient dreams survive on ice Fade in secret by your lies …
Death Walks Behind You Death Walks Behind You, Death Walks Behind You, Death Walks …
Decision / Indecision I don't know what went wrong, I just can't find…
Decline & Fall I feel a hunger tonight, to break for me. I'll see…
DEVIL'S ANSWER People are looking but they don't know what to do…
DO YOU KNOW WHO'S LOOKING FOR YOU When you think it's safe, and you're out at night. Be…
Do You Know Who's Looking for You? When you think it's safe, and you're out at night. Be…
Do you know who’s Looking for you When you think it's safe, and you're out at night. Be…
Don't Know What Went Wrong I wake up in the morning just about the break…
Don't Lose Your Mind J. Du Cann Lose your mind? oh no. If you lose…
End of the Day But when I get home, gonna stay till the end…
Friday 13th Save Me, Save Me, Save Me, Save Me. Wake Up…
Friday the 13 Th Save Me, Save Me, Save Me, Save Me. Wake Up…
Friday The 13th Save Me, Save Me, Save Me, Save Me. Wake Up…
Goodbye Planet Earth Mandella Goodbye planet earth - that's all your worth. I…
He Did It Again Did it again Monday morning, distant weekend Always the sam…
Head in the Sky The scared are the chosen few, Looking for the times…
I Can't Stand It J. Du Cann Please go away, I want to be alone, Don't…
I Can't Take No More DuCann Take it from the hand that feeds you well Not giv…
In the Shadows You sink, you won't go out. You're so afraid what might…
Introduction In this day and age there's lots of trouble And…
Little Bit of Inner Air Voodoo power in the air Mushroom's sticky sweet flower just …
Living Underground And In The Heat Of The Sun, We Live, The People…
Lose Your Mind Lose Your Mind? Oh No. If You Lose Your Mind,…
Lost in Space Lost in space, Lost in space, Lost in space. (lost in spac…
Never to Lose I never had much but I gave what I had I've…
NIGHT LIVING In the heat of the sun With other people living underground…
Nobody Else My Whole World Is Falling Down. My Whole World Is Fallen…
People You Can't Trust Crane People you can't trust (x's 4) Will always let you…
Play It Again And on the other side of town There fell a silence…
S.L.Y I want you, I want you baby. I want you,I want…
S.L.Y. I want you, I want you baby. I want you,I want…
Satan's Wheel Crane Turning, turning, turning, turning Spinning, wheel…
Save Me Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me! Wake up…
Seven Lonely Streets Seven Lonely Streets, Walking All Alone. Never Needing No O…
SEVEN STREETS Seven Lonely Streets, Walking All Alone. Never Needing No On…
She's My Woman J. Du Cann I tried all night to get it right But…
She's My Women J. Du Cann I tried all night to get it right But…
Sleeping For Years Open Your Eyes, The Day Is Growing Near. Wasted Away, Sleepi…
Space Cowboy "Yee Haw" Well, I'm a space cowboy ridin' the ranges of…
Stand By Me I need you every night and day I want you don't't…
Start to live Bored With A Future Second To None, Quite Obscure If I'd…
Streets Seven Lonely Streets, Walking All Alone. Never Needing No On…
Take My Life Eyes are blinded by tears of pain Hopes and dreams are…
Take One Take Feelings, meanings, New Orleans, show it to me. And feeling…
Take One Toke Feelings, meanings, New Orleans, show it to me. And feelin…
The Devil's Answer People are looking but they don't know what to do…
The End Of The Day But when I get home, gonna stay till the end…
The Price I just won't want your love. (no I don't, no…
The Rock instrumental…
They Took Control of You J. Du Cann-C. Du Cann Bright lights they shine down on…
Throw Your Life Away I've Started To Think A Lot About You And I've Got…
Time Eyes are blinded by tears of pain Hopes and dreams are…
Tomorrow Night When I wake up in your bed, I can still hear…
Voodoo In You Avery I’m not really superstitious. I don't believe blac…
Who's Looking for You When you think it's safe, and you're out at night. Be…
Winter Spring is past, winter's coming on. Summer's dead, winter's …


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