Atomic Rooster : Death Walks Behind You (Expanded Edition)

 

REACH THE TOP 

OF THE HEAVEN

THAT'S FALLEN BELLOW

Death Walks Behind You

 is the

 second 

studio album

 by British

 Rock Band 

Atomic Rooster 

released in 

September 1970. 

It was their first album

 to receive a 

US release, 

albeit in a

 different sleeve.

 It is commonly thought of 

as the 

archetypal

 Atomic Rooster album,

 recorded by the

 'classic' line-up 

of

 Vincent Crane, 

John Du Cann

 and 

Paul Hammond. 

Certainly it is their 

most successful album,

 critically and commercially,

 and often hailed as 

a classic of the

 progressive rock genre. 

It produced the hit single

 "Tomorrow Night" 

(UK No. 11), 

which became one

 of the band's 

best-known songs.

 The album cover

 features the 

William Blake monotype

 Nebuchadnezzar. 

Band photos were taken

 at Churchfield Road Cemetery, 

Acton W3, 

by former 

actor-turned photographer 

Richard Lyon.

Reception

In a retrospective review

 of 2011, 

Raffaella Berry wrote, 

"Though not exactly flawless, 

Death Walks Behind You

 is an impressive

 offering that is

 almost a 

must-listen for 

Hammond fans 

and anyone who 

likes their prog 

with a harder edge

 (though not necessarily metal).

 A fascinating, 

almost addictive album

 by an underrated band, 

whose long but 

chequered career 

ended tragically

 with 

Vincent Crane's 

death in 1989

TRACKLIST

Death Walks Behind You

Vug

Tomorrow Night

7 Streets

 (Seven Lonely Streets)

Sleeping For Years

I Can't Take No More

Nobody Else

Gershatzer

Play The Game

The Devil's Answer

 (1970 Demo) 

(w/ Carl Palmer)

The Devil's Answer

 (Alternative Version) 

The Rock

Breakthrough

Break The Ice

Decision -Indecision

A Spoonful Of Bromide Helps The Pulse Rate Go Down

BONUS CD

Tomorrow Night 

(BBC Radio Sessions)

Shabooloo 

(BBC Radio Sessions)

Seven Lonely Streets

 (BBC Radio Sessions)

Death Walks Behind You

 (BBC Radio Sessions)

Friday the 13th 

(BBC Radio Sessions)

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