Firing on All Six is the second studio album by Welsh hard rock band Lone Star. The album was released in August 1977. The album was produced by Gary Lyons, who was one of two engineers on their debut album Lone Star. The album entered the UK Albums Charts on 17 September 1977 reaching number 36.[4] It stayed in the charts for 6 weeks.[4] Between their debut album and Firing on All Six, the lead vocalist, Kenny Driscoll, had been replaced by John Sloman.[5]
| Firing on All Six | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | 25 June 1977 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Studios | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock | |||
| Label | Epic (UK) RockCandy Music (UK) — reissue. | |||
| Producer | Gary Lyons | |||
| Lone Star chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Firing on All Six | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Steve Woods, manager of Lone Star at the time said:
“We all went down there (Ridge Farm Studio), and the idea was to write a new record, but the band just started smoking masses of dope in bong pipes, and got into these extended jams. It turned into Pink Floyd or funk jams. It was really weird. There was an upstairs area in the barn they were rehearsing in. Pete Hurley had an extended lead attached to his bass so he could he could play up there while lying down, he was so stoned. It was an unbelievable situation. There were women, drugs… nobody was doing any work. They lost sight of their goals. One day the record company came down, unannounced, at three in the afternoon to check how their investment was doing. Everybody was asleep. And they were horrified by the new songs when they heard them.”[6]
Eventually the album was recorded at Utopia Studios in London.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Bells of Berlin" |
| 6:56 |
| 2. | "The Ballad of Crafty Jack" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Time Lays Down" |
| 4:49 |
| 4. | "Hypnotic Mover" |
| 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Lovely Lubina" |
| 3:36 |
| 6. | "Seasons in Your Eyes" |
| 4:13 |
| 7. | "Rivers Overflowing" |
| 4:57 |
| 8. | "All of Us to All of You" |
| 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "The Bells of Berlin" |
| 8:51 |
| 10. | "All of Us to All of You" |
| 6:42 |
| 11. | "Lonely Soldier" |
| 6:15 |
Personnel edit
- Lone Star
- John Sloman – lead vocals
- Tony Smith – guitars, backing vocals
- Paul Chapman – guitars
- Rick Worsnop – keyboards, backing vocals
- Peter Hurley – bass
- Dixie Lee – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Technical
- Gary Lyons – record producer, engineer
- Jeff Wayne – musical arranger
- Curt Evans – album cover design
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "RAMzine Classic: Lone Star – Firing on all Six". RAMzine Rock & Metal Zine. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Lone Star – Discography". 45cat website. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Lone Star — Firing on All Six". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Lone Star – Firing On All Six". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Lone Star — Firing on All Six". realgonerocks.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "The strange story of Lone Star, the band that punk killed (or did it?)". Future Publishing Limited. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.