Rock Drill

by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Rock Drill cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:33
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Zal Cleminson, Ted McKenna, Chris Glen, Tommy Eyre

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The final studio release featuring the iconic Scottish frontman before his departure from the group. 'Rock Drill' presents a darker, more anxious take on their theatrical hard rock sound, highlighted by an ambitious, side-long conceptual suite exploring themes of urban decay.

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, complex

Tracklist

  1. Rock Drill (6:22)
  2. The Dolphins (6:10)
  3. Rock 'N' Rool (3:40)
  4. King Kong (3:15)
  5. Booids (1:38)
  6. Who Murdered Sex? (5:16)
  7. Nightmare City (3:48)
  8. Water Beastie (4:50)
  9. Mrs. Blackhouse (3:34)

Credits

  • Chris Glen - bass, backing vocals, arranged by, written-by
  • Zal Cleminson - guitar, backing vocals, written-by, arranged by
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards, backing vocals, arranged by, written-by
  • Ted McKenna - percussion, backing vocals, arranged by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Hugh McKenna - written-by

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