Best Atomic Rooster Studio Record

Death Walks Behind You

Had to revive this poll to say lately I've been coming back to Made In England and forgot how good it is!
I would gladly vote for it now, I love that soul thing going on there, I think it works perfectly for the band. Great album!

Death, shortly followed by In Hearing for me 

^ Great comparison - I'll have to do this.
I think there is a version of Friday 13th with DuCann on guitars. There are also several versions of Devil's Answer (one with Paul French on vocals and one with DuCann singing).
There is a really tight instrumental on the 1980 S/T album called 'Watch Out!' - the drummer they had on that album is pretty good (session player Preston Heyman).
Also worthy of note is the fantastic album by Crane and Arthur Brown from around this time, called 'Faster Than The Speed Of Light'. It's a real pearl. It should be included here at P.A.....

^hey, guys, cool to see some love for the debut. I remember hearing two different versions of "Friday the 13th", one with guitar and one without. I think one version was on a compilation.

Yes, guitars appear in three songs if I remember correctly but I remember listening to a different version at a friend's house and his version had no guitars at all, or maybe they were just bonus tracks. Or maybe my mind wasn't so clear at the time

Tom Ozric wrote: I have all the AR LP's but not 'Homework'. I still find their debut most wonderful and the album I spend most listening time with. That's the first vote for their S/T album !! ......oh yeah, and my ultimate favourite Rooster track is the song 'Black Snake' from 'In Hearing Of...'

Could it be that the debut has two versions? One with guitars and one without guitars??

The Answer lies with the Devil.

Way to go, Tom (and welcome back from your holiday!), I feel exactly the same as you, and I know it was you personally who recommended I get that debut album at a Record Fair we went to.

OK, so the vocals are a little dated, but the drumming is so snappy, plus all that sizzling Hammond work and those endless catchy tunes.

When I eventually got it on CD, I burned a disc that had both this and the first Rare Bird albums onto one, both such special albums to me, and perfectly Bird related too!

Although the first three are all as good as eachother, I cannot believe so few votes for the first one!

^Hey, cool and insightfull post, Johnny. I remember Crane once said in an interview about keys playing,
"It's just as much about what notes are not played, as those that are". Something to that effect.
                  I always remember the time I saw Made In England guitarist Steve Bolton at a bus stop in downtown Ottawa, Canada around 1989. Did not chat with him, but there he was.