Atomic Rooster: In Hearing of

LP Record After the success of the album "Death Walks Behind You", a performance on Top of the Pops and a successful tour, it was time for the new stars Atomic Rooster to record their third album. The album is a perfect example of the band's evolution. Less bombastic than its predecessors, "In Hearing Of" is almost funky. The lyrics are – as was common in British hard rock at the time – full of doom and gloom, with occasional allusions to classical music bubbling to the surface. Against this, Atomic Rooster sets Vincent Crane's tasty keyboards and ear-catching melodies. If we had to define the genre of "In Hearing Of", we could say it's not quite metal, nor is it entirely progressive, but it is nonetheless moving and very well executed.