After the success of 'Death Walks Behind You', an appearance on Top of the Pops, and a successful tour, it was time for emerging stars Atomic Rooster to record their third studio album 'In Hearing Of'. The album is a perfect example of a band evolving and in constant transition, such as they show with this little-known gem of the '70s British rock. Much less bombastic than the band's earlier releases, 'In Hearing Of' is almost funky at times. The lyrics are doom-laden in the spirit of much of this genre of British hard rock at the time, and pseudoclassical references crop up from time to time, but Vincent Crane's keyboards are generally tasty, and the melodies are often downright memorable. Comes on 180 gram vinyl.