Nazareth-Close Enough For Rock´n´Roll (1976)

With “Close Enough For Rock 'n' Roll”, the seventh album by the Scottish band Nazareth, they began to move away from their eclectic rock and roll and hard rock sound, venturing into the melodic rock that was so fashionable in the year of its release (1976). While their previous album, “Hair of the Dog”, overflowed with the energetic progressive heavy rock that would lead them to achieve a platinum and a gold record, this album lacked almost entirely that same punch and energy, with the exception of the vibrant “Telegram”, the boogie-rock track “Lift The Lid”, and the vigorous cover of Jeff Barry’s “You’re The Violin”. Harmonious and dynamic sounds took over with the silky “Homesick Again”, the rhythmic “Vancouver Shakedown”, the playful “Born Under The Wrong Sign”, and the melodic rock songs “Loretta” and “Carry Out Feelings”. Despite the risk involved in their radical change of style, the band managed to pull it off, producing an album that was well received by fans and decently maintaining their status among the top of the world's hard rock scene.