Atomic Rooster

Atomic Rooster are a British rock band, originally formed by members of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer in 1969. They were later joined by John Du Cann, who was previously a member of Andromeda and The Attack. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band went through radical style changes, but they are best known for the hard, progressive rock sound of their hit singles, "Tomorrow Night" (UK No. 11) and "Devil's Answer" (UK No. 4), both in 1971. In 2016 Atomic Rooster reformed with permission from Crane's widow, with the new line-up featuring two members from the various 1970s incarnations of the band.
==Links to Peel==
Peel was fond of the band in the early 70's and was aware of the members previous bands that they were in. He invited the group to do a live concert for his show in 1970 and mentioned whilst compering the gig that their song title, Gershatser, was named after a Goon radio episode in which the Germans invent a secret weapon that makes shirt-tails explode, causing trousers to fall down! At the end of the track, Peel comments that although Carl Palmer had partially undressed during his drum solo, full-frontal nudity wasn't allowed on this show. A year later in 1971, the group did another live concert for Peel's show.
==Live==
Recorded 1970-04-02, Paris Theatre. First Broadcast: 12 April 1970
#Friday the 13th
#Gershatser
#Winter
#Shabaloo
Recorded 1971-01-14, Paris Theatre. First Broadcast: 24 January 1971
# Sleeping For Years
# V.U.G.
# Tomorrow Night
# I Can't Take No More
==Other Shows Played==
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*04 April 1970: Friday The Thirteenth (single) B&C 
*25 April 1970: Friday The Thirteenth (single) B&C
*10 October 1970: Tomorrow Night (7") B&C
*31 October 1970: Tomorrow Night (7") B&C
== See Also ==
*Gigography 1969 
*Gigography 1972
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns‎‎
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Prog Archives
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