Average Rock 'n' Roller

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.

Average Rock 'n' Roller
Studio album by
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]

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)
  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

  • 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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