Average Rock 'n' Roller
Average Rock 'n' Roller is the fifth and final studio album for Australian proto-heavy metal band Buffalo, recorded in 1976 and originally released in 1977 on the Vertigo label. The album is considered to be their most commercially oriented release – with the band going as far as attempting ballads (such as the tracks "Rollin'" and "Sailor"). Average Rock 'n' Roller was also marked by dramatic line-up changes within Buffalo, coupled with lack of support from their record label, ultimately resulting in the band's demise prior to this album's release.
Average Rock 'n' Roller | ||||
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Released | June 1977 | |||
Recorded | Armstrong Studios and Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, 1976 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, rock | |||
Label | Vertigo Aztec Music | |||
Producer | Buffalo | |||
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Allmusic | |
I-94 Bar |
The album was remastered and reissued in December 2006 by Australian record label Aztec Music on CD with additional tracks – which are solo recordings by vocalist Dave Tice of a Beatles and Chuck Berry cover respectively, originally released as a single during 1976.
Track listing
- "You Say" (Tice, Turner, Sims, Economou) – 4:58
- "Rollin'" (Colin Stead) – 3:20
- "Average Rock 'n' Roller" (Turner) – 3:25
- "Hotel Ladies" (Turner, Tice, Stead) – 5:27
- "Bad News" (Turner) – 3:18
- "Sailor" (Tice, Economou) – 4:53
- "Rhythm Madness" (Turner, Tice, Economou) – 3:34
- "Hero Suite" – 8:14
- "(I) Lend Me Your Ears" (Turner)
- "(II) Crying Out for Help" (Turner)
- "(III) Between the Line" (Turner, Sims)
- "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, McCartney) – (cover)*
- "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" (Chuck Berry)*
* Bonus tracks on the 2006 Aztec Music reissue
Personnel
- Dave Tice – lead vocals, harp
- Chris Turner – guitar, backing vocals
- Jimmy Economou – drums
- Ross Sims – bass
- Peter Wells – bass (track 2), dobro (track 6), piano (track 4)
- Mark Simmonds – saxophone (track 3)
- Shirley Reed – backing vocals (tracks 2 & 5)
- Penny Dyer – backing vocals (tracks 2 & 5)
References
- Average Rock 'n' Roller at AllMusic
- I-94 Bar review Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine