Brontosaurus (The Move song)
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| "Brontosaurus" | ||||
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| Single by the Move | ||||
| from the album Looking On | ||||
| B-side | "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" | |||
| Released | March 6, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock,[1] art rock,[2] power pop[3] | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Regal Zonophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood | |||
| The Move singles chronology | ||||
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"Brontosaurus" is a song by rock group
Release
Released as a single early in 1970, it was also included on the band's Looking On album near the end of that year. With its aggressive guitar riff and growling vocal, the song marked a major shift in sound compared to their previous, more pop-oriented singles, bearing a much closer resemblance to their most recent album, Shazam.[citation needed]
This song was the first Move recording made after former
Idle Race front man Jeff Lynne had joined,[6] and he contributed guitar and piano. Lynne had been recruited into the group with the main aim of developing the embryonic Electric Light Orchestra, though they were contractually required to keep The Move (with their proven track record as a hit singles outfit) functioning in order to help finance the new project.[citation needed
] This single (including its B-side, "Lightning Never Strikes Twice") was the only Move production after Lynne's addition that was credited solely to Wood; all subsequent releases (including the first ELO album) were credited to both Wood and Lynne.
When The Move promoted "Brontosaurus" on
References
- ISBN 9781847670205.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-9797714-0-8.
- The Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 19, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ a b Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.
