Razamanaz

• Artist: Nazareth
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1973
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Razamanaz	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:52)
Alcatraz	Leon Russell	Nazareth	(4:23)
Vigilante Man	Woody Guthrie	Nazareth	(5:21)
Woke up This Morning	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:53)
Night Woman	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet, Manuel Charlton	Nazareth	(3:29)
Bad Bad Boy	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet, Manuel Charlton	Nazareth	(3:57)
Sold My Soul	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(4:49)
Too Bad Too Sad	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(2:55)
Broken Down Angel	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet, Manuel Charlton	Nazareth	(3:45)
Hard Living [*]	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:03)
Spinning Top [*]	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:06)
Woke up This Morning [Alternate Version][*]	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:12)
Witchdoctor Woman	Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton	Nazareth	(4:07)

Credits

Nazareth (Main Performer), Roger Glover (Bass), Roger Glover (Percussion), Roger Glover (Producer), Dan McCafferty (Vocals), Pete Agnew (Bass), Pete Agnew (Guitar), Pete Agnew (Guitar (Bass)), Pete Agnew (Vocals (Background)), Mike Brown (Remastering), Manny Charlton (Guitar), Darrell Sweet (Percussion), Darrell Sweet (Drums), Darrell Sweet (Vocals (Background)), Darrell Sweet (Liner Notes), Robert M. Corich (Liner Notes), Robert M. Corich (Remastering), Fin Costello (Photography), Patrick Watters (Photography), Dave Field (Design), Manuel Charlton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Manuel Charlton (Banjo), Manuel Charlton (Guitar (Electric)), Manuel Charlton (Vocals (Background)), Manuel Charlton (Slide Guitar)

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