Razamanaz - NAZARETH***

Razamanaz/Alcatraz/Vigilante Man/Woke Up This Morning/Night Woman/Bad Bad Boy/Sold My Soul/Too Bad Too Sad/Broken Down Angel

Third time lucky for the Scottish heavy rock band Nazareth as Razamanaz delivers their commercial breakthrough. Features the UK top ten hit singles Bad Bad Boy and Broken Down Angel. (US:157 UK:11)

“Razamanaz is a 70s rock workout that the uninitiated can easily fall in love with. The title track is pure head-down hard rock boogie bluster, and is one of the band’s calling cards. However it doesn’t over-shadow the rest of the album, which finds the group tackling some proto-power ballads, as well as well-hewn riff-rockers.”

“This is Nazareth at their peak as a band, and they cook. Razamanaz is one blistering, snarling gem after another. From the guitar fury of the title track, to the slowed down menace of Vigilante Man, to the street swagger stomp of Alcatraz. Culminating in Nazareth's greatest expression of the blues, the astounding Woke Up This Morning. This is nothing less than a hard rock gem.”

“A key stage in their journey to becoming a great hard rock act, Razamanaz shows considerable growth from their previous efforts. Tracks such as the high energy title track and the bluesy Vigilante Man are much more reminiscent of things still to come, but really every track on this one is strong.”

“After struggling through two less-than-stellar releases, Nazareth cranked up the distortion and released one of the finest slabs of 70s hard rock you'll ever hear. The production is perfect, helping these guys establish the formula that would carry them through the decade: bluesy, simple songs and throat-destroying vocals.”

“The amped-up Razamanaz is nothing short of awesome, a raucous gem from the Nazareth camp. The raging, three-minute-plus, Deep Purple influenced title track sets the stage for this masterpiece.”

“Nazareth were one of those good old hard and heavy rock 'n' blues bands that even heavy rock fans now tend to overlook. Razamanaz captures the band struggling for their first success, and was very well-received by rock audiences back then. It is a no-nonsense slab of hard rock.”

“The songs, well, they are all great. The overall feeling of the record is very southern. If I didn't know these guys were from Scotland, I would have guessed Texas.”