Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Head On (1975)

Canada

Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Rock, AOR

After albums whose success charts increased, we can say that the quality of the group decreased a little with this album. The guitar usage and vocals that they used in their first album are starting to get boring with this album. The album isn't bad, but it's not as good as the others. Still, it is one of the albums that should be in the archive.

Members

Fred Turner (bass, guitar, vocals), Randy Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-86, 1988-91), Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, 1973-79, 1988-2005), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-74, 1984-86), Blair Thornton (guitar, 1974-79, 1988-2005), Jim Clench (bass, vocals, 1978-79), Garry Peterson (drums, 1984-86), Randy Murray (lead vocals, 1991-2005)

Track Listing

01 - Find Out About Love 4:40

02 - It's Over 3:18

03 - Average Man 4:00

04 - Woncha Take Me for a While 5:05

05 - Wild Spirit 2:59

06 - Take It Like a Man 3:40

07 - Lookin' Out for No.1 5:20

08 - Away From Home 4:30

09 - Stay Alive 4:12

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Four Wheel Drive (1975)

Canada

Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Rock, AOR

Considered as popular Hard Rock, it is the fourth BTO album that has lost its quality but has not lost any of its tempo after Not Fragile, which is considered their best album. I must say that it is one of the best albums of the group, which also showed up on the charts during its period.

Members

Fred Turner (bass, guitar, vocals), Randy Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-86, 1988-91), Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, 1973-79, 1988-2005), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-74, 1984-86), Blair Thornton (guitar, 1974-79, 1988-2005), Jim Clench (bass, vocals, 1978-79), Garry Peterson (drums, 1984-86), Randy Murray (lead vocals, 1991-2005)

Track Listing

01 - Four Wheel Drive 4:20

02 - She's a Devil 4:44

03 - Hey You 3:33

04 - Flat Broke Love 3:55

05 - She's Keepin' Time 4:10

06 - Quick Change Artist 3:19

07 - Lowland Fling 5:20

08 - Don't Let the Blues Get You Down 4:12

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Not Fragile (1974)

Canada

Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Rock, AOR

Not Fragile is arguably the band's best album. It's tougher and more effective than the first two albums. It's melodicly exuberant. Bass guitar, guitars and vocals are perfectly matched. It turns into an enjoyable album as you listen to it. Perhaps the greatest success of the Canadian band. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet and Free Wheelin', one after the other, are my favorite songs on the album.

Members

Fred Turner (bass, guitar, vocals), Randy Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-86, 1988-91), Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, 1973-79, 1988-2005), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-74, 1984-86), Blair Thornton (guitar, 1974-79, 1988-2005), Jim Clench (bass, vocals, 1978-79), Garry Peterson (drums, 1984-86), Randy Murray (lead vocals, 1991-2005)

Track Listing

01 - Not Fragile 4:05

02 - Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song 5:00

03 - Roll On Down the Highway 3:56

04 - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 3:54

05 - Free Wheelin' 3:44

06 - Sledgehammer 4:30

07 - Blue Moanin' 3:42

08 - Second Hand 3:30

09 - Givin' It All Away 3:46

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

Canada

Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Rock, AOR

An album that looks better than the first album. Not very good quality, but not bad either. Reminiscent of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Let It Ride is pretty good. This album shows that the next album will be better.

Members

Fred Turner (bass, guitar, vocals), Randy Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-86, 1988-91), Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, 1973-79, 1988-2005), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-74, 1984-86), Blair Thornton (guitar, 1974-79, 1988-2005), Jim Clench (bass, vocals, 1978-79), Garry Peterson (drums, 1984-86), Randy Murray (lead vocals, 1991-2005)

Track Listing

01 - Blown 4:17

02 - Welcome Home 5:32

03 - Stonegates 3:50

04 - Let It Ride 4:21

05 - Give It Time 5:44

06 - Tramp 4:03

07 - I Don't Have to Hide 4:24

08 - Takin' Care of Business 4:51

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1973)

Canada

Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Rock, AOR

Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive was formed in 1973. They shined with their first album. Not an ideal album for progressive rock listeners. For hard rock lovers, it's not a great album. Gimme your Money Please and Blue Collar are really good songs. A popular album from the popular band of the period.

Members

Fred Turner (bass, guitar, vocals), Randy Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-86, 1988-91), Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, 1973-79, 1988-2005), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals, 1973-74, 1984-86), Blair Thornton (guitar, 1974-79, 1988-2005), Jim Clench (bass, vocals, 1978-79), Garry Peterson (drums, 1984-86), Randy Murray (lead vocals, 1991-2005)

Track Listing

01 - Gimme Your Money Please 4:42

02 - Hold Back the Water 5:05

03 - Blue Collar [with Barry Keane (congas)] 6:05

04 - Little Gandy Dancer 4:16

05 - Stayed Awake All Night 4:08

06 - Down and Out Man 3:10

07 - Don't Get Yourself in Trouble 4:50

08 - Thank You for the Feelin' 4:05

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Wishbone Ash / No Smoke Without Fire (1978)

United Kingdom

Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock, Blues Rock, AOR

After the disastrous album Front Page News that they released in 1977, they must have come to their senses that they recorded this album with a harder style. But the era has started to change and Punk is on the scene now. In this case, they did not stand out much. The songs are much better than the previous album. But not enough.

Members

Andy Powell (guitar, vocals), Steve Upton (drums, 1969-90), Martin Turner (vocals, bass, 1969-80, 1987-91, 1995-96), Ted Turner (guitar, vocals, 1969-74, 1987-94), Laurie Wisefield (guitar, vocals, 1974-85), John Wetton (bass, vocals, 1980-81), Trevor Bolder (bass, vocals, 1981-83), Claire Hamill (vocals, 1981-82), Mervyn "Spam" Spence [aka O'Ryan] (bass, vocals, 1983-86), Jamie Crompton (guitar, vocals, 1985), Phil Palmer (guitar, vocals, 1985-87), Andy Pyle (bass, vocals, 1986-87, 1991-94), Robbie France (drums, 1990-91), Ray Weston (drums, 1991-94, 1997-2007), Mike Sturgis (drums, 1994-97), Roger Filgate (guitar, vocals, 1994-97), Tony Kishman (vocals, bass, 1994-95, 1996-97), Bob Skeat (bass, vocals, 1997-present), Mark Birch (guitar, vocals, 1997-2001), Ben Granfelt (guitar, vocals, 2001-04), Muddy Manninen (guitar, vocals, 2004-17), Joe Crabtree (drums, 2007-present), Mark Abrahams (guitar, 2017-present)

Track Listing

01 - You See Red

02 - Baby the Angels Are Here

03 - Ships in the Sky

04 - Stand and Deliver

05 - Anger in Harmony

06 - Like a Child

07 - The Way of the World Part I & II

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Wishbone Ash / Front Page News (1977)

United Kingdom

Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock, Blues Rock, AOR

After the great albums at the beginning, it is the worst album of the process that started with Locked In. Too soft. It doesn't sound like the Wishbone Ash album at all. In some places you can hear the guitars, which is the highlight of the band, but that's it.

Members

Andy Powell (guitar, vocals), Steve Upton (drums, 1969-90), Martin Turner (vocals, bass, 1969-80, 1987-91, 1995-96), Ted Turner (guitar, vocals, 1969-74, 1987-94), Laurie Wisefield (guitar, vocals, 1974-85), John Wetton (bass, vocals, 1980-81), Trevor Bolder (bass, vocals, 1981-83), Claire Hamill (vocals, 1981-82), Mervyn "Spam" Spence [aka O'Ryan] (bass, vocals, 1983-86), Jamie Crompton (guitar, vocals, 1985), Phil Palmer (guitar, vocals, 1985-87), Andy Pyle (bass, vocals, 1986-87, 1991-94), Robbie France (drums, 1990-91), Ray Weston (drums, 1991-94, 1997-2007), Mike Sturgis (drums, 1994-97), Roger Filgate (guitar, vocals, 1994-97), Tony Kishman (vocals, bass, 1994-95, 1996-97), Bob Skeat (bass, vocals, 1997-present), Mark Birch (guitar, vocals, 1997-2001), Ben Granfelt (guitar, vocals, 2001-04), Muddy Manninen (guitar, vocals, 2004-17), Joe Crabtree (drums, 2007-present), Mark Abrahams (guitar, 2017-present)

Track Listing

01 - Front Page News

02 - Midnight Dancer

03 - Goodbye Baby Hello Friend

04 - Surface to Air

05 - 714

06 - Come in From the Rain

07 - Right or Wrong

08 - Heart Beat

09 - The Day I Found Your Love

10 - Diamond Jack

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