Razamanaz by Nazareth - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

After pursuing a Rolling Stones-styled blend of rock and country elements on their first two albums, Nazareth segued into a harder rocking style with 1973's Razamanaz. The resulting album has a lot of energy and drive and much of this can be credited to Roger Glover's production, which tempers the group's tendency to experiment with different musical styles by imposing an overall sound that play's up the group's hard rock edge. The end result is an album that rocks consistently throughout but works in intriguing musical elements to keep things interesting. For instance, "Alcatraz" and "Night Woman" work a glam-styled tribal drum rhythm into the group's sound, and "Vigilante Man" starts out as a straight blues tune but soon mutates into a stomping slice of heavy metal. The most successful experiments come when the group works a country element into their rock attack: "Broken Down Angel" sounds like an early 1970s Rolling Stones track with heavier guitars, and "Bad Bad Boy" sounds like an old rockabilly tune as played by a 1970s hard rock band. Both tunes cleverly mix some effective pop hooks into their stew of hard rock and country elements and became hit singles in England as a result. Other Razamanaz highlights include the title track, a furious rocker that became a permanent part of the band's live set list, and "Woke Up This Morning," a heavy blues tune with darkly comic lyrics about a man with terminally bad luck. To sum up, Razamanaz is one of the finest albums in the Nazareth catalog and a gem of 1970s hard rock in general.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo

1. Razamanaz

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet
Nazareth
William Mccafferty
Manuel Charlton; Composer

2. Alcatraz

Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Peter Agnew; Performer
Bass Guitar: Peter Agnew; Performer
Drums: Darrell Sweet; Performer
Guitar: Manuel Charlton; Performer
Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Vocals: Dan Mccafferty; Performer
Composer: Nazareth
Leon Russell; Composer
Producer: Roger Glover; Production

3. Vigilante Man

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Woody Guthrie
Nazareth; Composer

4. Woke Up This Morning

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

5. Night Woman

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

6. Bad Bad Boy

Bass Guitar: Peter Agnew; Performer
Bass Guitar: Peter Agnew; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Drums: Darrell Sweet; Performer
Guitar: Manuel Charlton; Performer
Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Various Instruments: Dan Mccafferty; Performer
Vocals: Dan Mccafferty; Performer
Composer: Darrell Sweet
Agnew
William Mccafferty
Sweet
Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Charlton
Mccafferty
Peter Agnew; Composer
Producer: Roger Glover; Production

7. Sold My Soul

Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew; Performer
Drums: Darrell Sweet; Performer
Guitar: Manuel Charlton; Performer
Vocals: William Mccafferty; Performer
Composer: Darrell Sweet
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew; Composer

8. Too Bad Too Sad

Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Matthews; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew
Chris James Childs
Mark Luckhurst; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew
Chris James Childs
Mark Luckhurst; Performer
Drums: Gary Aitken; Performer
Guitar: Luke Morley
Ben Matthews
Manuel Charlton; Performer
Various Instruments: Gary Aitken; Performer
Vocals: William Mccafferty
Danny Bowes; Performer
Composer: Darrell Sweet
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew; Composer

9. Broken Down Angel

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Sweet
Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Charlton
Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

10. Hard Living

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

11. Spinning Top

Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Agnew; Performer
Guitar: Manuel Charlton; Performer
Vocals: William Mccafferty; Performer
Composer: Darrell Sweet
Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew; Composer

12. Razamanaz

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet
Nazareth
William Mccafferty
Manuel Charlton; Composer

13. Night Woman

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

14. Broken Down Angel

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Sweet
Nazareth
Manny Charlton
Dan Mccafferty
Charlton
Mccafferty
Peter Agnew
Agnew
Darrell Sweet; Composer

15. Vigilante Man

Performer: Nazareth; Performer
Primary Artist: Nazareth; Main Performer
Composer: Woody Guthrie
Nazareth; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

59 minutes and 20 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock

Label

Union Square Music

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Apr 30, 1973

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

698458811783