Struck Down

Struck Down

Studio album by

Yesterday and Today

Released

June 1978^[1]

Recorded

The Record Plant,
Sausalito and Los Angeles

Genre

Length

29:35

Label

London

Producer

Jimmy Robinson

Yesterday and Today chronology

Yesterday and Today
(1976)

Struck Down
(1978)

Earthshaker
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10^[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.

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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".^[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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Struck Down"	Dave Meniketti, Leonard Haze	4:33
2.	"Pleasure in My Heart"	Meniketti, Haze	4:44
3.	"Road"	Meniketti, Haze	2:58
4.	"Nasty Sadie"	Haze, Joey Alves, Meniketti	3:48

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dreams of Egypt"	Haze, Meniketti	4:14
6.	"Tried to Show You"	Meniketti	3:43
7.	"I'm Lost"	Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Haze	2:59
8.	"Stargazer (Round & Round)"	Kennemore	4:36

Personnel

Dave Meniketti – vocals, guitar
Joey Alves – guitar, vocals
Phil Kennemore – bass, vocals
Leonard Haze – percussion, drums, vocals
Robert Russ – piano
Cherie Currie – backing vocals
Galen Cook – organ

References

^ Strong, Martin (1998). The Great Metal Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 379. ISBN 0-86241-727-9.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r52978
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Official Y&T website

v t e Y&T
Dave Meniketti John Nymann Mike Vanderhule Aaron Leigh Leonard Haze Phil Kennemore Joey Alves Jimmy DeGrasso Stef Burns Steve Smith Brad Lang
Studio albums	Yesterday and Today (1976) Struck Down (1978) Earthshaker (1981) Black Tiger (1982) Mean Streak (1983) In Rock We Trust (1984) Down for the Count (1985) Contagious (1987) Ten (1990) Musically Incorrect (1995) Endangered Species (1997) Facemelter (2010)
Live albums	Open Fire (1985)
Compilation albums	Best of '81–'85 (1990)

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