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Atomic Rooster - Nice 'n' Greasy (1973)

Track listing:
  1. All Across The Country 5:10
  2. Save Me 3:15
  3. Voodoo In You 7:05
  4. Goodbye Planet Earth 4:11
  5. Take One To Toke 5:04
  6. Can't Find A Reason 4:37
  7. Ear In The Snow 6:12
  8. Satan's Wheel 6:42
  9. What You Gonna Do 5:26
  10. Moods 4:23
  11. The Devil's Answer 4:10
  12. Throw Your Life Away 2:54

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Nice 'n' Greasy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.

In the US, the record was issued on Elektra in a different sleeve to most territories and retitled Atomic Rooster IV, as their first album, Atomic Roooster, failed to secure a US release. The US album also had a somewhat different tracklist to the UK version. The German release followed the US track listing, but with a phallic art sleeve. It was further reissued in Germany in 1977, this time in yet another new sleeve and retitled This is Atomic Rooster Vol. 2.

Atomic Rooster experienced several lineup changes during their initial tenure in the early '70s, with Nice 'n' Greasy being the band's last before disbanding. By this time the band's musical direction had shifted from hard rock and progressive rock to a style more closely resembling blues/funk. The addition of Chris Farlowe gives the music an aggressive edge, while John Mandella's guitar work beckons images of John McLaughlin. The effort is genuine, and songs such as "Take One Toke" and "Can't Find a Reason" show the band's diversity, but there are too many inconsistent moments and nonsensical lyrics. It's too bad that Vincent Crane did not keep the band together for longer period of time, as they were obviously a talented group of musicians with a definitive sound, just lacking a firm direction.

01."All Across the Country" (Crane) 5:10
02."Save Me" (Crane) 3:14 - rerecorded, retitled version of "Friday the 13th"
03."Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) 7:04
04."Goodbye Planet Earth" (Mandala) 4:09
05."Take One Toke" (Crane) 4:59
06."Can't Find a Reason" (Crane) 4:34
07."Ear in the Snow" (Crane) 6:13
08."Satan's Wheel" (Crane) 6:39

bonus tracks
09."What You Gonna Do?" (Farlowe) 5:23
10."Moods" (Crane) 4:20 - "Can't Find a Reason" single B-side
11."The Devil's Answer" (Du Cann) 4:09 - live in Milan 1981
12."Throw Your Life Away" (Crane, Du Cann) 2:49 - "Do You Know Who’s Looking for You?" single B-side 1980