Not Fragile - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE****

Not Fragile/Rock Is My Life/Roll On Down The Highway/You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'/ Sledgehammer/Blue Moanin'/Second Hand/Givin' It All Away

The heavy rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive reached a commercial and creative peak with the release of Not Fragile. Features the driving rocker You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK. (US:1 UK:12)

“This is the strongest release in the group’s catalogue. It is loud and heavy and every track is pretty much a winner. Bachman's guitar playing is at a peak here along with the vocals of himself and Turner.”

“One of the most aptly-named albums in history, this bruising collection of crunchy and heavy rockers is anything but fragile. The only reason Bachman-Turner Overdrive's third album isn't ranked as high as their first two is the fact that the songwriting is a bit weaker in spots and they were running out of things to say.”

“Being rougher in places but with some acoustic elements and pleasant vocal parts, BTO manage to create something solid and very enjoyable. All pieces stand as good in my view, with not a weak moment. One of the best BTO albums.”

“Not Fragile is loaded down with big, rigid, gear grinding rockin' tracks. There is nothing delicate on offer here, as the no-frills BTO deliver a crate full of lumbering tracks, on an album that climbed to the top of the charts.”

“The title track is a massive and mean bass driven cut that pushes the woofers in a major way, while the foot-to-the-floor Roll On Down The Highway and the stuttering You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet received extensive radio attention. Other prime numbers from this big chugging, truck stop LP include the amped-up instrumental Free Wheelin', the cowbell clunking Second Hand, and the aptly named Sledgehammer, which hits like a tire iron upside the head.”

“After a few false starts, Bachman-Turner Overdrive deliver the goods big time. This nails the blueprint of rock 'n' roll for all to hear. Perfect from beginning to end, this album shines in ways we had not thought of before. From the opening chords of Not Fragile to the jazz stylings of Rock Is My Life to the thundering Turner track Roll On Down The Highway, this album promises so much one wonders if they can sustain it. But it does not let up and just continues to snowball.”