The Ballroom Blitz / Rock & Roll Disgrace

by The Sweet

The Ballroom Blitz / Rock & Roll Disgrace cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: September 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 7:49
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Phil Wainman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired by an incident where the band was violently driven offstage by a hostile crowd in Scotland, this hyperactive track translated the chaos into pure, infectious pop-rock theater. The rapid-fire drumming, screeching falsettos, and memorable spoken-word roll call cemented the track as a chaotic, high-energy masterpiece of the British glam era.

Genres

Descriptors: violence, rhythmic, party, theatrical, bombastic, guitar-driven

Tracklist

  1. The Ballroom Blitz (3:59)
  2. Rock & Roll Disgrace (3:50)

Credits

  • The Sweet - primary artist
  • Chinn And Chapman - written-by
  • Andy Scott - written-by
  • Brian Connolly - written-by
  • Mick Tucker - written-by
  • Steve Priest - written-by

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