Average Rock 'n' Roller

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Field	Value
name	Average Rock 'n' Roller
type	Studio album
artist	Buffalo
cover	AlbumCoverAvgRockNRoller.jpg
released	June 1977
recorded	Armstrong Studios
and Trafalgar Studios,
Sydney, 1976
genre	Hard rock
label	Vertigo
Aztec Music
producer	Buffalo
prev_title	Mother's Choice
prev_year	1976
next_title	Rock Legends: Buffalo
next_year	1980
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| name = Average Rock 'n' Roller | type = Studio album | artist = Buffalo | cover = AlbumCoverAvgRockNRoller.jpg | alt = | released = June 1977 | recorded = Armstrong Studios and Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, 1976 | venue = | studio = | genre = Hard rock | length = | label = Vertigo Aztec Music | producer = Buffalo | prev_title = Mother's Choice | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Rock Legends: Buffalo | next_year = 1980 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = I-94 Bar | rev2Score = Average Rock 'n' Roller is the fifth and final studio album for Australian rock band Buffalo, recorded in 1976 and originally released in 1977 on the Vertigo label. The album is considered to be their most commercially oriented release – with the band going as far as attempting ballads (such as the tracks "Rollin'" and "Sailor"). Average Rock 'n' Roller was also marked by dramatic line-up changes within Buffalo, coupled with lack of support from their record label, ultimately resulting in the band's demise prior to this album's release.

The album was remastered and reissued in December 2006 by Australian record label Aztec Music on CD with additional tracks – which are solo recordings by vocalist Dave Tice, originally released as a single during 1976.

Track listing

1. "You Say" (Tice, Turner, Sims, Economou) – 4:58
2. "Rollin'" (Colin Stead) – 3:20
3. "Average Rock 'n' Roller" (Turner) – 3:25
4. "Hotel Ladies" (Turner, Tice, Stead) – 5:27
5. "Bad News" (Turner) – 3:18
6. "Sailor" (Tice, Economou) – 4:53
7. "Rhythm Madness" (Turner, Tice, Economou) – 3:34
8. "Hero Suite" – 8:14

• "(I) Lend Me Your Ears" (Turner)
• "(II) Crying Out for Help" (Turner)
• "(III) Between the Line" (Turner, Sims)

1. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, McCartney) – (cover)*
2. "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" (Roberto Danova)* ** Bonus tracks on the 2006 Aztec Music reissue*

Personnel

• Dave Tice – lead vocals, harmonica
• Chris Turner – guitars, backing vocals
• Ross Sims – bass
• Jimmy Economou – drums, backing vocals
• Peter Wells – bass (track 2), piano (track 4), dobro (track 6)
• Mark Simmonds – saxophone (track 3)
• Shirley Reed – backing vocals (tracks 2 & 5)
• Penny Dyer – backing vocals (tracks 2 & 5)

References

References

1. {{AllMusic
2. [http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/buffalo.html I-94 Bar review] {{webarchive. link. (10 June 2011)

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