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Anyone familiar with the work of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band knows the group had an intriguing penchant for performing odd cover versions from all different areas of popular music. This 1976 album allowed the group to give full vent to this obsession: three of the tracks are band originals, but the rest are a series of covers that hit everything from Irving Berlin to the Osmonds to Alice Cooper. The resulting album has a thrown-together feel that keeps if from cohering properly, but still manages to be a worthwhile listen thanks to a combination of spirited performances and interesting arrangements. The highlight of the band originals is"Jungle Jenny," a gender-switched Tarzan tale that sets lyrics about a lusty white goddess who drives the apes mad over a tune that mixes glam rock guitar with tribal drums. In terms of covers, the standout tracks include a moody mid-tempo take on Jethro Tull's "Love Story" and "Crazy Horses," which utilizes Harvey's larynx-shredding wail to bring out the apocalyptic overtones in this surprisingly hard-rocking Osmonds tune. The band also takes some surprisingly effective stabs at country rock with their boozy sing-along cover of "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" and "Say You're Mine (Every Cowboy Song)," a Harvey original. A few of tracks come off as throwaways ("Runaway" is energetically performed but adds nothing to the tune), but this album is a solid listen overall for any fans of the Alex Harvey sound.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
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Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alistair Macdonald Cleminson, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Del Shannon, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Max D. Crook, ComposerLyricist - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Dennis Dunaway, ComposerLyricist - Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alice Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Neal A. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Owen Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Edward Buxton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Huddie 'Ledbelly' Ledbetter, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Avery Lomax, ComposerLyricist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Shelley Lee Alley, ComposerLyricist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Alan Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Punter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer - Hugh McKenna, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - John Burns, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglas Hopkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Bridges, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
Anyone familiar with the work of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band knows the group had an intriguing penchant for performing odd cover versions from all different areas of popular music. This 1976 album allowed the group to give full vent to this obsession: three of the tracks are band originals, but the rest are a series of covers that hit everything from Irving Berlin to the Osmonds to Alice Cooper. The resulting album has a thrown-together feel that keeps if from cohering properly, but still manages to be a worthwhile listen thanks to a combination of spirited performances and interesting arrangements. The highlight of the band originals is"Jungle Jenny," a gender-switched Tarzan tale that sets lyrics about a lusty white goddess who drives the apes mad over a tune that mixes glam rock guitar with tribal drums. In terms of covers, the standout tracks include a moody mid-tempo take on Jethro Tull's "Love Story" and "Crazy Horses," which utilizes Harvey's larynx-shredding wail to bring out the apocalyptic overtones in this surprisingly hard-rocking Osmonds tune. The band also takes some surprisingly effective stabs at country rock with their boozy sing-along cover of "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" and "Say You're Mine (Every Cowboy Song)," a Harvey original. A few of tracks come off as throwaways ("Runaway" is energetically performed but adds nothing to the tune), but this album is a solid listen overall for any fans of the Alex Harvey sound.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:39
- Main artists: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vertigo Berlin
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1976 Universal Music GmbH ℗ 1976 Universal Music GmbH
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