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| Name = Average Rock 'n' Roller
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| Type = [[Studio Album]]
| Longtype =
| name = Average Rock 'n' Roller
| Artist = [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]]
| type = Studio album
| artist = [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]]
| Cover = AlbumCoverAvgRockNRoller.jpg
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| Released = June, 1977
| released = June 1977
| Recorded = Armstrong Studios <br />& [[Trafalgar Studios]], <br />[[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]], 1976
| recorded = Armstrong Studios <br />and [[Trafalgar Studios]], <br />Sydney, 1976
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| Genre = [[heavy metal]] <br /> [[hard rock]] <br /> [[rock music|rock]]
| Length =
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| Label = [[Vertigo Records]]<br />[[Aztec Music]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| Producer = Buffalo
| length =
| label = [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]]<br />Aztec Music
| Reviews =
| producer = Buffalo
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating-5|2.0}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbfoxq80ldae]
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| prev_title = [[Mother's Choice]]
* I-94 Bar (3/5) [http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/buffalo.html]
| Chronology =
| prev_year = 1976
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| next_title = [[Rock Legends: Buffalo]]
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| Last album = ''[[Mother's Choice]] <br />(1976)''
| next_year = 1980
| This album = '''''Average Rock 'n' Roller''''' <br />(1977)
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| Next album = ''[[Rock Legends: Buffalo]] <br />(1980)''
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'''''Average Rock 'n' Roller''''' is the fifth and final studio album for [[Australian]] proto-[[heavy metal]] band [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]], recorded in 1976 and originally released in 1977 on the [[Vertigo Records|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 together with lack of support from their record label, ultimately resulting in the band's demise prior to this album's release.
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r579594}}</ref>

| rev2 = I-94 Bar
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The album was remastered and reissued in December 2006 by Australian record label [[Aztec Music]] on [[Compact Disc|CD]] with additional tracks - which are solo recordings by vocalist [[Dave Tice]] of a [[Beatles]] and [[Chuck Berry]] cover respectivley, originally released as a [[single (music)|single]] during 1976.
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/buffalo.html I-94 Bar review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610214758/http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/buffalo.html |date=10 June 2011 }}</ref>
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'''''Average Rock 'n' Roller''''' is the fifth and final studio album for Australian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]], recorded in 1976 and originally released in 1977 on the [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] label.
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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.
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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==
==Track listing==
<ol>
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<li> You Say (Tice/Turner/Sims/Economou)</li>
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<li> Rollin' (Colin Stead)</li>
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<li> Average Rock 'n' Roller (Turner)</li>
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<li> Hotel Ladies (Turner/Tice/Stead)</li>
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<li> Bad News (Turner)</li>
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<li> Sailor (Tice/Economou)</li>
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<li> Rhythm Madness (Turner/Tice/Economou)</li>
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<li> Hero Suite <br>
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(i) Lend Me Your Ears (Turner)<br>
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(ii) Crying Out for Help (Turner)<br>
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(iii) Between the Line (Turner/Sims)<br></li>
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<li> [[I Don't Want To Spoil The Party]] ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]/[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]]) - (cover)*</li>
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<li> Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller ([[Chuck Berry]]) - (cover)*</li>
</ol>


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# "You Say" (Tice, Turner, Sims, Economou) – 4:58
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# "Rollin'" (Colin Stead) – 3:20
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# "Average Rock 'n' Roller" (Turner) – 3:25
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# "Hotel Ladies" (Turner, Tice, Stead) – 5:27
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# "Bad News" (Turner) – 3:18
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# "Sailor" (Tice, Economou) – 4:53
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# "Rhythm Madness" (Turner, Tice, Economou) – 3:34
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# "Hero Suite" – 8:14
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#*"(I) Lend Me Your Ears" (Turner)
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#*"(II) Crying Out for Help" (Turner)
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#*"(III) Between the Line" (Turner, Sims)
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# "[[I Don't Want to Spoil the Party]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney|McCartney]]) – (cover)*
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# "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" ([[Roberto Danova]])*
''* Bonus tracks on the 2006 Aztec Music reissue''
''* Bonus tracks on the 2006 Aztec Music reissue''


==Line Up==
== Personnel ==
[[Dave Tice]] - [[lead vocals]], [[harp]]<br>
*Dave Tice – lead vocals, [[harp]]
[[Chris Turner (musician)|Chris Turner]] - [[guitar]], [[backing vocals]]<br>
*Chris Turner – guitar, backing vocals
[[Jimmy Economou]] - [[drums]]<br>
*Jimmy Economou – drums
[[Ross Sims]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Ross Sims – bass
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*[[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]] – bass (''track 2''), [[dobro]] (''track 6''), piano (''track 4'')
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*[[Mark Simmonds (saxophonist)|Mark Simmonds]] – saxophone (''track 3'')
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*Shirley Reed – backing vocals (''tracks 2 & 5'')
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*Penny Dyer – backing vocals (''tracks 2 & 5'')


==References==
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[[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]] - [[bass guitar|bass]] (''track 2''), [[dobro]] (''track 6''), [[piano]] (''track 4'')<br>
{{Reflist}}
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[[Mark Simmonds (musician)|Mark SImmonds]] - [[saxophone]] (''track 3'')<br>
{{Buffalo (band)}}
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[[Shirley Reed]] - [[backing vocals]] (''tracks 2 & 5'')<br>
{{Authority control}}
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[[Penny Dyer]] - [[backing vocals]] (''tracks 2 & 5'')


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Latest revision as of 12:38, 5 August 2021

Average Rock 'n' Roller
Studio album by
Buffalo
ReleasedJune 1977
RecordedArmstrong Studios
and Trafalgar Studios,
Sydney, 1976
GenreHard rock
LabelVertigo
Aztec Music
ProducerBuffalo
Buffalo chronology
Mother's Choice
(1976) 		Average Rock 'n' Roller
(1977) 		Rock Legends: Buffalo
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
I-94 Bar[2]

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 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

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  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)
  9. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, McCartney) – (cover)*
  10. "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" (Roberto Danova)*

* Bonus tracks on the 2006 Aztec Music reissue

Personnel

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

References

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  1. ^ Average Rock 'n' Roller at AllMusic
  2. ^ I-94 Bar review Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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