Average Rock 'n' Roller

Average Rock 'n' Roller
Studio album by Buffalo
Released	June 1977
Recorded	Armstrong Studios and Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, 1976
Genre	Hard rock
Label	Vertigo Aztec Music
Producer	Buffalo
Buffalo chronology
Mother's Choice (1976) Average Rock 'n' Roller (1977) Rock Legends: Buffalo (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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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