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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Struck Down
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = Struck Down
| Artist = [[Y&T]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Y&T|Yesterday and Today]]
| Cover = struck_down_cover.jpg
| Released = 1978
| cover = struck_down_cover.jpg
| alt =
| Recorded = [[The Record Plant]], <br/><small>[[Sausalito]] and [[Los Angeles]]</small>
| released = June 1978<ref name="strong">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin|date=1998|title=The Great Metal Discography|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Canongate Books|page=379|isbn=0-86241-727-9}}</ref>
| Producer = Jim Robinson
| recorded = [[The Record Plant]], <br/><small>[[Sausalito]] and [[Los Angeles]]</small>
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r52978|pure_url=yes}} link]
| venue =
| Last album = ''[[Yesterday & Today (Y&T album)|Yesterday & Today]]''<br/>(1976)
| studio =
| This album = '''''Struck Down'''''<br/>(1978)
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]}}
| Next album = ''[[Earthshaker (album)|Earthshaker]]''<br/>(1981)
| length = 29:35
| label = [[London Records|London]]
| producer = Jimmy Robinson
| prev_title = [[Yesterday and Today (Yesterday and Today album)|Yesterday and Today]]
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = [[Earthshaker (album)|Earthshaker]]
| next_year = 1981
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
'''''Struck Down''''' is the second studio album by [[United States|American]] [[hard rock]]/[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Y&T|Yesterday and Today]], released in 1978. It was one of the last [[Rock music|rock]] albums to be released by [[London Records]]. The album was brought back into print in 2009 when it was made available on the band's official website together with the [[Yesterday & Today (Y&T album)|self-titled debut]] on a single CD.
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| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 10/10<ref name="martin">{{cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|author-link=Martin Popoff|title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies|publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]]|date=October 2003|location=[[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada|isbn=978-1894959025|page=[https://archive.org/details/collectorsguidet0000popo/page/316/mode/2up 317]}}</ref>
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'''''Struck Down''''' is the second studio album by American [[hard rock]]/[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Y&T|Yesterday and Today]], released in 1978. It was one of the last [[Rock music|rock]] albums to be released by [[London Records]].


The band would change their name to Y&T for their next studio album, ''[[Earthshaker (album)|Earthshaker]]''.
The band would change their name to Y&T for their next studio album, ''[[Earthshaker (album)|Earthshaker]]''.

==Critical reception==
On its release, reviewers of ''[[Record World]]'' considered group "completely self-contained" and expressed an opinion that "hard rockers and heavy metal enthusiasts should delight to "I'm Lost" and "Struck Down".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/RW-1978-06-10.pdf|title=Album Picks. Yesterday and Today — ''Struck Down''|magazine=[[Record World]]|location=New York|publisher=Record World Publications Inc.|volume=35|issue=1615|page=27|date=10 June 1978|issn=0034-1622|access-date=29 January 2023|via=World Radio History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129122709/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/RW-1978-06-10.pdf|archive-date=29 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in its review of 15 July 1978 found the band on this album "continues its emphasis on high energy rock'n'roll in the [[Van Halen]] tradition". In comparison with [[Yesterday and Today (Yesterday and Today album)|debut LP]] this one has more polished sound due to [[Jimmy Robinson (recording engineer)|Robinson's]] production. Reviewer concluded that "the writing is also sharper and more on the lyrical side, delivered convincingly and instrumentally supported by pulsating guitar riffs" and named among the best tracks the following: "Struck Down", "Tried to Show You", "Pleasure in My Heart" and "Dreams of Egypt".<ref name="bboardreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1978/Billboard%201978-07-15.pdf|title=Top Album Picks: Yesterday and Today — ''Struck Down''|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=15 July 1978|volume=90|number=28|page=72|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|access-date=25 August 2022|via=World Radio History|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131084341/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1978/Billboard%201978-07-15.pdf|archive-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklisting
#"Struck Down" ([[Dave Meniketti]], [[Leonard Haze]]) – 4:33
|headline= Side one
#"Pleasure In My Heart" (Meniketti, Haze) – 4:44
|title1= Struck Down
#"Road" (Meniketti, Haze) – 2:58
|writer1= [[Dave Meniketti]], [[Leonard Haze]]
#"Nasty Sadie" (Haze, Joey Alves, Meniketti) – 3:48
|length1= 4:33
#"Dreams Of Egypt" (Haze, Meniketti) – 4:14
|title2= Pleasure in My Heart
#"Tried To Show You" (Meniketti) – 3:43
#"I'm Lost" (Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Haze) – 2:59
|writer2= Meniketti, Haze
|length2= 4:44
#"Stargazer" (Kennemore) – 4:36
|title3= Road
|writer3= Meniketti, Haze
|length3= 2:58
|title4= Nasty Sadie
|writer4= Haze, Joey Alves, Meniketti
|length4= 3:48
}}
{{tracklisting
|headline= Side two
|title5= Dreams of Egypt
|writer5= Haze, Meniketti
|length5= 4:14
|title6= Tried to Show You
|writer6= Meniketti
|length6= 3:43
|title7= I'm Lost
|writer7= Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Haze
|length7= 2:59
|title8= Stargazer (Round & Round)
|writer8= Kennemore
|length8= 4:36
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Cherie Currie]] – backing vocals
*[[Cherie Currie]] – backing vocals
*Galen Cook – [[Organ (music)|organ]]
*Galen Cook – [[Organ (music)|organ]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.yandtrocks.com Official Y&T website]
*[http://www.yandtrocks.com Official Y&T website]

{{Y&T}}

{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 16:47, 14 August 2023

Struck Down
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1978[1]
RecordedThe Record Plant,
Sausalito and Los Angeles
Genre
Length29:35
LabelLondon
ProducerJimmy Robinson
Yesterday and Today chronology
Yesterday and Today
(1976)
Struck Down
(1978)
Earthshaker
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[3]

Struck Down is the second studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Yesterday and Today, released in 1978. It was one of the last rock albums to be released by London Records.

The band would change their name to Y&T for their next studio album, Earthshaker.

Critical reception

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On its release, reviewers of Record World considered group "completely self-contained" and expressed an opinion that "hard rockers and heavy metal enthusiasts should delight to "I'm Lost" and "Struck Down".[4] Billboard in its review of 15 July 1978 found the band on this album "continues its emphasis on high energy rock'n'roll in the Van Halen tradition". In comparison with debut LP this one has more polished sound due to Robinson's production. Reviewer concluded that "the writing is also sharper and more on the lyrical side, delivered convincingly and instrumentally supported by pulsating guitar riffs" and named among the best tracks the following: "Struck Down", "Tried to Show You", "Pleasure in My Heart" and "Dreams of Egypt".[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Struck Down"Dave Meniketti, Leonard Haze4:33
2."Pleasure in My Heart"Meniketti, Haze4:44
3."Road"Meniketti, Haze2:58
4."Nasty Sadie"Haze, Joey Alves, Meniketti3:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Dreams of Egypt"Haze, Meniketti4:14
6."Tried to Show You"Meniketti3:43
7."I'm Lost"Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Haze2:59
8."Stargazer (Round & Round)"Kennemore4:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin (1998). The Great Metal Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 379. ISBN 0-86241-727-9.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r52978
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 317. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  4. ^ "Album Picks. Yesterday and Today — Struck Down" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 35, no. 1615. New York: Record World Publications Inc. 10 June 1978. p. 27. ISSN 0034-1622. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Top Album Picks: Yesterday and Today — Struck Down" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 28. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 15 July 1978. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via World Radio History.
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