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A midpoint for the collaboration of Harry Vanda and George Young and the missing early chapter in AC/DC's career, the Marcus Hook Roll Band was an Australian studio creation of the early '70s. Despite the heavy connection to AC/DC -- it features Malcolm and Angus Young on guitars while some of the songs contain musical elements that would later resurface on AC/DC albums -- it sounds very little like that sleazy heavy rock band and, despite boasting a song called "Goodbye Jane," it doesn't even sound as nasty as the big-booted Slade. Instead, this is very much in the vein of the Sweet, tempered with a little bit of the garage rock of the Easybeats and a lot of slicked-up, radio-ready studio sheen. Tales of Old Grand-Daddy shows bits of album rock indulgence -- "Silver Shoes" marches like the second side of Abbey Road -- but it's best when it's all about trashy riffs, big beats, and singalong vocals. Strictly speaking, it's not glam -- compared to all the glitter emanating from the U.K., it's not as sexy or cheap; it's polished and assured -- but it's a kindred spirit and a whole lot of fun.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Comapny
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Comapny
Harry Vanda, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums - Alan Waller, Composer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Comapny
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Comapny
Harry Vanda, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - George Young, Composer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass - Angus Young, Guitar - Malcolm Young, Guitar - Ian Campbell, Bass - Alex Young, Saxophone - Freddie Smith, Drums - Howie Casey, Saxophone - Marcus Hook Roll Band, MainArtist - John Proud, Drums
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Comapny
Album review
A midpoint for the collaboration of Harry Vanda and George Young and the missing early chapter in AC/DC's career, the Marcus Hook Roll Band was an Australian studio creation of the early '70s. Despite the heavy connection to AC/DC -- it features Malcolm and Angus Young on guitars while some of the songs contain musical elements that would later resurface on AC/DC albums -- it sounds very little like that sleazy heavy rock band and, despite boasting a song called "Goodbye Jane," it doesn't even sound as nasty as the big-booted Slade. Instead, this is very much in the vein of the Sweet, tempered with a little bit of the garage rock of the Easybeats and a lot of slicked-up, radio-ready studio sheen. Tales of Old Grand-Daddy shows bits of album rock indulgence -- "Silver Shoes" marches like the second side of Abbey Road -- but it's best when it's all about trashy riffs, big beats, and singalong vocals. Strictly speaking, it's not glam -- compared to all the glitter emanating from the U.K., it's not as sexy or cheap; it's polished and assured -- but it's a kindred spirit and a whole lot of fun.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:07
- Main artists: Marcus Hook Roll Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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